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Creating Connections in Scotland

Date
Tue 6 Jun 2023
Time
9:30am – 1pm
Event access
Members Only
Location address
Welcome West (1), Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ
Primary label: Meeting
Creating Connections in Scotland, 6 - 7 June 2023.

Creating connections is a series of regional and national meetings that address the scientific and technical opportunities and challenges faced by the UK. Creating connections meetings have been hosted across the UK, with the next event to be held in Scotland. The following event will bring together members of the Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) and the UK Young Academy (UKYA) to discuss best practise for initiating work programmes and projects and how both Young Academies could share resources and provide mutual support when tackling issues pertaining to Scotland.

The Creating connections meeting is taking place between 6 – 7 June 2023. The Young Academy sessions will be split into two sessions on 6 June, the first being hybrid and the second being in person. UK Young Academy members who are based in Scotland will be invited to attend both sessions in person; members based outside of Scotland will be invited to participate in the first session remotely.

In person attendees may be able to join other sessions as part of the wider Creating connections programme, depending on ticket availability. Details about the wider programme will be circulated in due course.

This event is run in partnership with the Young Academy of Scotland and the UK Young Academy.

This is a members-only event; members from both Young Academies will be contacted directly with the registration link.

Organisers

UK Young Academy

Young Academy of Scotland

RSE Young Academy of Scotland

Agenda: 6 June 2023

9.30am - 9.40am

Welcome

Welcome address from the leadership teams at the Young Academy of Scotland and UK Young Academy.

9.40am - 10.20am

Presentations from the Young Academy of Scotland

This first part of this session will give a platform to members of the Young Academy of Scotland to showcase examples of work and projects they have initiated, the challenges they have faced and the lessons they have learned in the process.

This will be the agenda for the session:

1. The Charter for Responsible Debate: Matthew Chrisman and Peter McColl
2. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Aude LeGuennec (online), Sadie Ryan and Mirna Solic
3. Scotland Cares: Kieren Egan, Josie Fullerton and Joanne Ingram

10.20am - 11am

Q&A

The second half will involve a Q&A with speakers and wider discussion with members in the room. Members will have the opportunity to engage with the Q&A session both in person and online.

11am - 11.30am

11.30am - 1pm

Round table discussions

This session will provide a chance for members of the UK Young Academy to talk with their Young Academy of Scotland counterparts about ways in which the two organisations could collaborate or support one another in initiatives relating to Scotland. Young Academy of Scotland and UK Young Academy members will sit in mixed groups to hold semi-structured discussions about Young Academy activities.