We had a strong presence at this year's National Eisteddfod in Y Garreg Las, with Fellows leading lectures and events across the week, including our Annual Eisteddfod Lecture and the Three Minute Thesis Competition.
Professor Emyr Lew... Read More
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Learned Society of Wales and Medr strengthen long-term partnership
5 August, 2026
Wales’s national academy for arts and sciences and the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research* have renewed their commitment to work together to further support research, innovation and collaboration in Wales.
Alarm at how proposed US government rules could restrict international research collaboration has prompted a strong response from ALLEA, the European Federation of Academ... Read More
Securing the future of Welsh research: Government must use Learned Society’s expertise
15 July, 2026
Dame Elan Closs Stephens, the new President of the Learned Society of Wales', argues that the Welsh Government must address the erosion of Wales' research base and that, in the breadth of experience gathered within the Learned Society, it has a powerful tool at its disposal.Read More
LSW at the Eisteddfod 2026
7 July, 2026
We are going to have a strong presence at this year's Eisteddfod in y Garreg Las. Here are the events we are running as well as the events that some of our Fellows are involved in.
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Inspiring mentor receives inaugural Hywel Thomas ECR Prize
30 June, 2026
Dr Caitlyn Donaldson has received the Learned Society of Wales’ inaugural Hywel Thomas Prize, in recognition of her mentorship, community building, and service at instituti... Read More
Countering misinformation: Trusted Voices scheme awards grants to six projects
An innovative new Learned Society of Wales grant scheme, delivered in partnership with the Williamson Trust, has made awards of up to £10,000 to six projects.
The projects all contribute to ideas... Read More
LSW Colloquium highlights need for researchers to engage with Wales’ communities and policy priorities
26 June, 2026
The LSW’s fourth annual Early Career Researcher’s Colloquium will show why university research is one of the best tools the government has for developing economic growth and social progress in Wales.
The Colloquium takes place at Aberystw... Read More
Just how serious is the biodiversity crisis in Wales?
16 June, 2026
Combining established and new methods of gathering evidence is essential to help policy-makers access the data they need to tackle Wales’, and the world’s, accelerating loss of biodiversity.
That is one of the reco... Read More
Menai Owen Jones FLSW recognised in prestigious Pinc List 2026
13 June, 2026
Menai Owen Jones FLSW has been named among the top ten of the Wales Online Pinc List 2026.
The annual list recognises LGBTQ+ people w... Read More
