Neil McKeown elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Professor Neil McKeown, Tercentenary Professor of Chemistry, is one of 60 new Fellows elected this year. Fellows are elected following a rigorous five-stage election process, and play an important role in ensuring that the RSE can continue its work for the advancement of learning and useful knowledge. Amongst its wide range of activities the Royal Society of Edinburgh provides: independent advice to Government and Parliament; research and enterprise Fellowships; education programmes for young people; conference and events aimed at both public engagment and specialists. Publication date 16 Feb, 2017