Presentation of the RSE Royal Medals by Her Majesty the Queen 2017 HD

Some of the UK’s most outstanding talent was been recognised by Her Majesty The Queen who visited the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) on the 7 July 2017 to present the RSE’s Royal Medals. The distinguished Royal Medallists are: Professor Peter Boyle CorrFRSE FMEDSci, President, International Prevention Research Institute and Director, the University of Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health, for his outstanding contribution to global cancer control and public health policy. Professor Tessa Holyoake FRSE FMedSci, Director, Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, University of Glasgow, for her outstanding contribution to the field of Life Sciences through her discovery of the existence of cancer stem cells in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia and her development of a new therapy for this condition. Mr Donald Runnicles OBE, Chief Conductor, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, for his outstanding contribution to the art of music at the highest international level. Mr Runnicles is in Wyoming at present, in his capacity as the Music Director of the Grand Teton Music Festival, therefore the RSE President Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell accepted the Medal on his behalf and will present the accolade to him at a later date. The RSE Royal Medals were instituted by Her Majesty The Queen – who is a patron of the RSE – to mark the Millennium and have been awarded since then with her express approval. These accolades are awarded for distinction and international repute in any of the following categories: Life Sciences; Physical and Engineering Sciences; Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Business and Commerce. Previous recipients have included Nobel Laureates such as Sir James Black, Sir James Mirrlees and Professor Peter Higgs, as well as the distinguished Scottish historian Professor Tom Devine.