Committees and Groups

The Council has delegated some of its responsibilities to the following Committees.

Governance Structure

See our governance structure below, or download it here.

Executive Committee

This Committee supports the Society’s day-to-day work. It includes the President, Officers, Chief Executive and Clerk.

Membership

Finance Committee

Develops budgets, oversees funds, and monitors income and expenditure.

Membership

General Purposes Committee

Oversees events, publications, awards and agreements with stakeholders.

Membership

Fellowship Committee

Oversees the Fellowship election process and works to improve the diversity of the Fellowship.

Membership

Governance Oversight Committee

Oversees the election process for Council and committees, and works to improve committee diversity.

Membership

Human Resources Committee

Oversees human resources matters.

Membership

Presidential Search Committee

Oversees and supports the process of electing a new President to succeed the outgoing officeholder.

Membership

Scrutiny Committees

Every nomination for Fellowship is assessed by one of our ten Scrutiny Committees. Each committee is made up of existing Fellows. They will consider and make their recommendations based on the submitted nomination forms alongside independent reviews obtained for each nominee.

See our Scrutiny Committees here.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Advisory Group

Membership

Researcher Development Advisory Group

Helps shape the work of the Early Career Researchers Network and the broader Researcher Development Programme.

Membership

LSW Fellows

Early & Mid-Career Researchers

Dr Ruth Atherton – University of South Wales
Dr Helen Chadwick – Swansea University
Dr Caitlyn Donaldson – Cardiff University
Dr Edith England – Cardiff Metropolitan University
Dr Gareth Evans – Swansea University
Steffan James – Cardiff University
Dr Esther Muddiman – Cardiff University
Dr Yipeng Quin – Cardiff University
Dr Yasir Saleem Shaikh – Aberystwyth University
Dr Catherine Sharp – Public Health Wales
Dr Hannah Vallin – Aberystwyth University

More information can be found here.

Welsh Language Advisory Group

Membership

Cenhadon

The link between the Learned Society of Wales and Welsh universities. They help to increase connectivity among the Fellows at their organisation and support us in raising awareness of the Society and Fellowship.

See our Cenhadon here.