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IFoRE (Sigma Xi): An opportunity for Scotland’s emerging researchers
06 March 2026
Scotland’s research and engineering community continues to deliver work with real global relevance—from net zero and offshore innovation to digital systems, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and the wider applied sciences. For students and early-career researchers, one of the most effective ways to accelerate development is to engage with credible international forums that strengthen research communication skills, expand professional networks, and provide interdisciplinary feedback.
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Edinburgh and its hinterland is supported by iconic infrastructure that has contributed to its success as a global centre of excellence. Our Georgian and Victorian predecessors connected the city to the wider world with canals, ports,…
Publication of the Month
Great ships, solitary waves, and solitons
John Mellis
John Scott Russell was one of the foremost naval architects of his time. Born near Glasgow in 1808, he became a noted and popular lecturer, before moving away from academia to focus on industrial engineering. Among his many achievements, two stand out. First, the design and construction of the SS Great Eastern in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Second, the discovery and study of a strange wave phenomenon he acutely observed on the Union Canal near Edinburgh. Scott Russell’s ‘Wave of Translation’, now known as Solitary Waves or solitons, turned out to have significance and application in many fields, including optical telecommunications.
