The Cardiff Poetry Festival takes place on 15th - 18th April. Professor Mererid Hopwood and Professor Menna Elfyn are participating and ... Read More
Archive for March, 2021
Job opportunity: Network Development Officer
29 March, 2021
Part time (0.4) for 6 months
Flexible working hours
£20,130 pro rata (£4,026 actual salary over 6 months)
Last year, the Learned Society of Wales launched a national, cross-institutional, cross-disciplinary Read More
The National Academies of Scotland, Wales and the island of Ireland join forces to launch the Celtic Academies Alliance
25 March, 2021
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), the Learned Society of Wales (LSW) and the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) have today (25th March) launched the Celtic Academies Alliance.
Society Support for Socio-Legal Studies Association Conference
The Learned Society of Wales is delighted to support the annual three-day Socio-Legal Studies Association conference, which starts on 30th March.
The conference, held online, is organised by ... Read More
Learned Society of Wales welcomes continued funding for the Frances Hoggan Medal
24 March, 2021
The Society is pleased to announce that the Welsh government has committed to support our Frances Hoggan medal for outstanding research by women in STEMM for a further five years.
The medal is awarded annually in recognition of an outs... Read More
Learned Society of Wales response to cuts to funding of research supported by Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Horizon association uncertainty
The Society is disappointed by the cuts announced by the UK Government to the ODA-funded budget for Research and Development, and the continuing uncertainty around the funding of Horizon Europe association.
Professor Hywel Thomas, Presi... Read More
Society Welcomes Wales’ Erasmus+ Replacement Scheme
23 March, 2021
The Learned Society of Wales has welcomed the decision of the Welsh Government to establish Wales’ own version of the Erasmus+ education exchange programme.
On International Women’s Day, I am pleased to reaffirm the Learned Society of Wales’ commitment to equality and diversity, and especially to the inclusion of women.
During the weeks to come, we will highlight the achievem... Read More
Wales must make more of its language skills to create an inclusive nation – Report
1 March, 2021
A new report from the Learned Society of Wales says Wales must make better use of its language skills to develop a more ‘open, inclusive and empathetic nation.’