Mike Welch named RSE Fellow

Tyre industry entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr Michael Welch OBE, has been named alongside BAFTA and Emmy-winning satirist Armando Iannucci and award-winning journalist and charity founder Sally Magnusson among the 57 fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) announced the 2024. Other 2024 fellows include: Leonie Bell, Director of the V&A Dundee, public health advocate Professor Jason Gill, and Professor Elham Kashefi, a world leader in the field of quantum computing.

New fellows have been elected from institutions from across the UK, including Dundee, Aberdeen, St Andrews, Stirling, Highlands and Islands, and from countries around the world including the Netherlands, Germany, USA, and China

Nominated for their individual excellence in a wide range of fields such as physics, chemistry, informatics, literature, law, social sciences, and business, they will be joining the 1,800 current Fellows of the RSE, Scotland’s National Academy.

Armando Iannucci was elected as an Honorary Fellow, known for award-winning satirical films and programmes such as The Death of Stalin and The Thick of It. He is vice president of the Royal Television Society and takes an active interest in political issues and the functioning of democracy.

Armando Iannucci was elected alongside one other Honorary Fellow, health and social care expert, chair of both the Royal College of Physicians and Dementia UK, Professor David Croisdale-Appleby.

Broadcaster and journalist Sally Magnusson was also elected for her charity work and her own dementia charity Playlist for Life:

“It’s a tremendous honour to be elected as a Fellow. The RSE has a centuries-old history as Scotland’s National Academy and I’m proud to belong to it. I Iook forward to playing my part in its longstanding mission to deploy knowledge for public good,” she commented.