Royal Society of Edinburgh

Royal Society of Edinburgh

Arms of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Established	1737 – diverged from the Royal Medical Society 1783 – received royal charter
Founder	Colin Maclaurin and Alexander Monro, primus (instrumental in founding the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh) William Cullen, Alexander Monro, secundus and William Robertson (instrumental in obtaining the royal charter)
Focus	Science and technology Arts Humanities Social science Business Public service
Headquarters	22–26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ
Location	New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland
Members	Over 1,800 Fellows
Owner	Registered charity No. SC000470
President	John Ball
CEO	Sarah Skerratt
Key people	Michael Keating, General Secretary
Subsidiaries	RSE Scotland Foundation RSE Young Academy of Scotland
Budget	£5.9 million
Staff	34
Website	www.rse.org.uk
Formerly called	Philosophical Society of Edinburgh

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and non-partisan basis and provides public benefit throughout Scotland. It was established in 1783. As of 2021^[update], there are around 1,800 Fellows.^[1]

The Society covers a broader range of fields than the Royal Society of London, including literature and history.^[2][3] The Fellowship includes people from a wide range of disciplines: science and technology, arts, humanities, medicine, social science, business, and public service.