Our successful research grant scheme has, over the past year, supported for the first time projects with a focus on developing a better understanding specific issues relating to peace. The results have been excellent... Read More
Author Archive
In memory of John Heywood Thomas FLSW
23 July, 2025
9 November 1926 - 6 April 2025
John Heywood Thomas was one of the most accomplished theologians of his generation. Having been based in four universities: Durham, Manchester, Nottingham and the University of Wales, he establi... Read More
New Honorary Fellows offer powerful messages
15 July, 2025
The risks we face from environmental changes in the Arctic and Antarctica, and the need to listen to marginalised communities were the messages delivered by two of our new Honorary Fellows last month
Professor Jane Francis, who is Director of... Read More
LSW at the Eisteddfod 2025
19 June, 2025
We are going to have a strong presence at this year's Eisteddfod in Wrexham. Here are the events we are running as well as the events that some of our Fellows are involved in.
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LSW Colloquium 2025: Prioritising the needs of ECRs
18 June, 2025
Next month’s third LSW annual Colloquium for early career researchers will run over two days for the first time in a sign of its growing importance in Wales’ research environment.
Wales’ voice in UK research is evident in the announcement of the new chairs who will lead sub-panels through the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029, the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.
<... Read MoreWelcome to our new Fellows 2025: solving the challenges we face
29 April, 2025
The 56 new Fellows and 4 Honorary Fellows announced by the Learned Society of Wales show how Wales has answers to many of the most pressing questions we face today.
Robin Okey’s gift to the LSW: the profound impact of leaving a legacy
28 April, 2025
The strength of the relationship formed between the Learned Society of Wales and its Fellows is the most gratifying aspect of our work.
We were therefore humbled to discover in March that our late Fellow, Professor Robin Okey FLSW, had left u... Read More
Showcasing Welsh arts and humanities research in Brussels
31 March, 2025
In this latest LSW blog article, Professor Claire Gorrara FLSW, reflects on the outcomes of a recent event in Brussels that championed arts and humanities research from Wales.
I was delighted, as Co-Chair of ... Read More
Horizon Europe webinar: values, not just funding
20 March, 2025
Good research should not be restricted by geographic or political boundaries. That is why, in the midst of the damage caused to UK higher education by Brexit, the decision to rejoin Horizon Europe in 2023 was a welcome step.