Congratulations to the following Fellows who were recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours
We were saddened to hear the news of the death of Professor Sir Mansel Aylward FLSW, who was elected a Fellow in 2016.
In a varied and influential career, he was Chair of the Life Sciences Hub Wales, Chair of the Bevan Commission and the firs... Read More
It was fantastic to hear from newly elected LSW fellow Professor Wendy Larner about her vision for Cardiff University, how the university sits within the industrial and geographical context of Wales, and the challenges facing the university sector as a whole.
The impact of our researcher development progamme is evident in the award of significant funding to one of the recent recipients of our Research Workshop Grant Scheme.
A Senedd committee inquiry into Wales’ research, development and innovation landscape has made a series of conclusions that draw upon comments submitted by the Learned Society of Wales.
The report from the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs ... Read More
In August 2024, Wales’s Higher Education Funding Council, HEFCW, will transition to a new public body, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research. Since 2023, the Learned Society of Wales (LSW) has been Read More
The Learned Society of Wales congratulates the latest forty-three people elected to its Fellowship, all of whom represent the best of Wales’ academic, cultural and civic life.
Our strategy puts the Fellows at the centre of our work. They ar... Read More
We were hugely saddened to hear the news of the death of Professor Chris Williams. He was a valuable member of the Society, chairing one of our committees and will be missed enormously. We offer our deepest sympathy to his family, friends and colleagues.
We were saddened to hear of the recent death of one of our Fellows, Professor Tony Ford, who was Emeritus Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, in South Africa, where he had lived and worked since 1970.
This eulogy was deliver... Read More
Our ECR Network Colloquium takes place in Bangor on 18th June. Its theme is ‘A Connected Wales: Developing your Career as Researcher in Wales and Beyond’. We're now inviting ideas from researchers for flash talks and posters that examine how their research impacts the We... Read More
