Professor Christopher Glasbey, Head of Research at Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS), part of the SCRI Group, has been elected a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

Professor Glasbey’s research focuses on spatial and temporal models, including image analysis and bioinformatic applications. He holds honorary professorships at Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh universities, SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) and Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Speaking about becoming a Fellow Professor Glasbey said: “I feel very honoured to have been elected, and welcome the recognition this brings to BioSS.”

He is one of 44 new UK and International Fellows elected in the Sciences, Arts, Humanities, the Professions, Industry and Commerce. The new Fellows were elected after a rigorous four-stage selection process culminating in a ballot of the entire Fellowship.

Each new Fellow of the RSE is recognised within his or her peer group as having achieved excellence within their discipline or profession.

Once admitted to the RSE, Fellows are encouraged to contribute to the aims and objectives of the Society, including the provision of expert policy advice to Government and Parliament, outreach education programmes for young people, and public engagement events including conferences and discussion forums. The central aim of the Society is the advancement of learning and useful knowledge.

In welcoming the new Fellows, the RSE President, Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, said: “I know that the new intake of Fellows will enhance the already considerable knowledge base of the RSE Fellowship. We will continue to put this expertise at the service of education and policy development in Scotland, the UK, and where appropriate internationally.”

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Notes to editors

The RSE was founded in 1783 by Royal Charter for the “Advancement of Learning and Useful Knowledge”. It is Scotland’s National Academy of Science and Letters. Today it has around 1500 Fellows whose expertise encompasses the full spectrum of the sciences, medicine, engineering and technology, education, law, the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, industry, the professions and public service. This multi-disciplinary perspective makes the RSE unique amongst the United Kingdom’s learned societies.