I’m delighted to have been elected Royal Society of Edinburgh President from April 2025. I’m grateful to the Fellows of the RSE for their support. Looking forward to working with you in the coming years, and further extending our collaborations in Scotland, the U.K. and at international level.

And what an absolute privilege this is. Thank you to Channel 4 for the honour.

Excellent to see an up to date edition of this for the Collected Galt from Craig Lamont - a very interesting text on economic & social change in Scotland

Welcome back to all of #TeamUofG! 👋💙 We hope you had a wonderful and restful winter break. ‌In his New Year video message, Anton Muscatelli Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli looks back at incredible achievements from last year and ahead to 2025.

Tomorrow, January 7th - is the 574th anniversary, since King James II of Scotland asked Pope Nicholas V to grant a Papal bull, authorising Bishop William Turnbull of Glasgow to set up a university. University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest in the English-speaking world. Via Veritas Vita💙

Bet her mammy is super proud. 🙌🏽

CANCER UPDATE - BIDEN When Compassion Becomes Inconvenient by Michael Whelan. Somewhere along the way, we stopped believing that pain—real, human pain—deserved reverence. I read earlier that President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. I paused, not

The year of the birds.

Sky Sports just dropped the coldest Ange edit....

I’m a world of hyperbole there’s actually no finer compliment than the simple act of being called a decent bloke….and big Ange is a decent bloke.

Ange, a man of his word... 🏆✔️ #UELfinal

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2015: A heartbroken Son Heung-min is comforted by Australia coach Ange Postecoglou after losing the Asian Cup final 2025: Son and Ange Postecoglou lift the UEFA Europa League trophy together It was meant to be ⚪️🔵

Mate!

WOW

So, a U.S. Marshall was arrested (then released) by ICE in Tucson, Arizona. Not because he was an undocumented immigrant or a gang member. But because he “looked” Hispanic. Hey ICE. I have brown skin. Come get me. Send me back to my country. I’m Native American btw.

It is night again. That means the drones are back. The sound is not a sound anymore. It is a presence, like madness humming above your head. I am writing by the glow of my phone. My hands stink of antiseptic, salt, and something I do not name. There are no hospitals left in the

It's home, again.

W O W Lionesses mentality, resilience and team power- incredible! #euro2025 #lionesses

31 prominent Israelis, in a letter in today's Guardian, call on the international community to "impose crippling sanctions on Israel" - sanctions on their own country.