Two esteemed academics of the University of Aberdeen have joined more than sixty outstanding individuals elected this week to Fellowship of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland's National Academy.
The RSE is Scotland's foremost learned society and Scotland's National Academy of Science & Letters. Election to Fellowship of the Society honours outstanding achievement across all academic subjects, the professions, the arts, commerce, industry and public life.
Two academics from the University, John Forrester, Cockburn Professor of Ophthalmology and Head of Ophthamology, and Robert Logie, Anderson Professor Psychology, have been elected as Ordinary Fellows, based on the quality of their innovative contributions to their field and achievement in public service.
The academics were delighted to hear of their elections. Commenting on his, Professor Logie, said: "I am delighted to receive this honour not only for myself, but also for the Department of Psychology, and for the University of Aberdeen. This election provides welcome recognition of psychology's central role among the sciences, and in particular, the advances that have been made in my own field of human memory."
Professor Forrester added: "This is a wonderful, personal achievement and I am very pleased to be held in such high regard and to have been elected by the RSE. The delight is all the greater because it was unexpected. It surely reflects all the hard work and effort of the staff of our small Department in making its mark through our research."
RSE President, Lord Sutherland of Houndwood, distinguished academic and graduate of the University of Aberdeen, said: "The breadth of the RSE's expertise is one of the key qualities which enables the Society to make a valuable contribution to the social, cultural and economic wellbeing of Scotland. I am delighted that these distinguished individuals, who encompass such a diverse range of skills and abilities have been elected to the Fellowship. We will be seeking to harness their wisdom, experience and energy to help achieve the aims of the Society and, in turn to be of further benefit to Scotland."