The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Accelerate Action’. It is a day for us to stress our commitment, as an organisation, to improving equity, diversity and inclusion. We will be welcoming and inclusive and will ensure Fellows from under-represented groups have a voice... Read More
Author Archive
ALLEA: threats to academic freedom in the US
25 February, 2025
We have endorsed ALLEA's recent statement about threats to academic freedom and international ... Read More
Higher Education funding crisis: LSW statement
Recent announcements of further job losses across several of Wales' universities are a huge concern to us. Above all, we are alarmed for individual staff, many of them Fellows and members of our Early Career Researchers Network, who face uncertainty and life-changing decisions.
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, as part of our strategic role 'to celebrate the value of excellent research and diverse contributions', we're showcasing the work of our most recently elected women Fellows who work in science, technology, engineering, medicine and maths.
... Read MoreCardiff University reorganisation plans: LSW Statement
7 February, 2025
As Wales’ National Academy, the Learned Society of Wales has been increasingly concerned that Welsh universities are operating within a difficult financial context. Economic strain, the impacts of immigration policy on international student numbers, and Brexit have all contributed to this UK-... Read More
Researcher Development Advisory Group Launched
28 January, 2025
Welcome to the early- and mid-career researchers joining our LSW Advisory Group for Researcher Development. Together with LSW Fellows, they will shape... Read More
Shaping policy: giving research a voice in the Senedd
20 January, 2025
How can we ensure that the latest research is seen by politicians and legislators, helping them to make well-informed decisions and improving the quality of their policy work?
Finding answers to this pressing question is Read More
Celtic Academies Alliance Shines Light on Effective Research Culture
14 January, 2025
Collaboration, training research leaders and clear values are all essential in creating an inclusive and effective research culture.
These were among the many important lessons to emerge from the Research and Innovation Culture Conference hel... Read More
Professor Geraint Jenkins, Historian of Wales and Founding Fellow of the LSW, 1946 – 2025
Professor Geraint Jenkins, former Director at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies and a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, has died at the age of 78.
Professor Jenkins who was raised in Penparcau... Read More
Our ‘Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’ journey… so far
17 December, 2024
Professor Terry Threadgold FLSW is a feminist scholar, internationally acclaimed for her work on gender, race and identity. Here, she charts the equity, diversity and inclusion journey the Learned Society of Wales has been on since it formed in 2010 and identifies the hurdles that remai... Read More
