In response to the agreement reached on a future relationship between the UK and EU, Professor Hywel Thomas, President of the Society said:
"The Learned Society of Wales welcomes the announcement of an agreement between the UK and ... Read More
Archive for the ‘Brexit’ Category
Learned Society of Wales responds to the UK Government’s spending review
15 December, 2020
As the national academy for Wales, we welcome the UK Government’s recognition of the vital importance of research and development. The announcement in the autumn Spending Review of nearly £15 billion of R&D investment will be crucial in helping the UK recover from the current crisis. It ... Read More
LSW response to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
7 September, 2017
The Learned Society of Wales has responded to the joint consultation on the European (Withdrawal) Bill and its implications for Wales, run by the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee and the External Affairs and Additional Leg... Read More
National academies ready to engage with Brexit negotiations
3 August, 2017
Today the Learned Society of Wales, along with the British Academy, the Royal Irish Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, has issued a joint a statement expressing readiness to engage with the UK Government as it proceeds with the negotiations with the EU and in facilitating the various other arrangements which w... Read More
LSW’s Brexit comments
3 May, 2017
The recent consultation and inquiry responses, comment pieces and other relevant Society activity related to the UK's decision to exit the EU have been compiled in a summary document.
The document is availab... Read More
‘We can only end up with less’ – the risks and challenges of Brexit
3 April, 2017
On 29 March, Sir Emyr Jones Parry, President of the LSW published an essay in the Western Mail on the risks and challenges of Brexit, in particularly in terms of the impact on the devolved legislatures of the UK, and their relationship with Westminster:
Exiting the EU will not lead directly to add... Read More
Higher Education, Research and Innovation: After Triggering Article 50
29 March, 2017
Speaking in response to today's decision to trigger Article 50 as part of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, Sir Emyr Jones Parry, President of the LSW said
"UK HE and research are pre-eminent. Cooperation with external universities is crucial to the UK’s success... Read More
‘Science priorities for Brexit’ – LSW comment
24 March, 2017
On the 21st March Stephen Metcalfe MP, Chair of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee and the Commons Science and Technology Committee, published a statement Science priorities... Read More
Society Contributes to House of Lords EU Select Committee inquiry on Brexit: devolution
9 March, 2017
The Learned Society of Wales, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and The British Academy, provided a joint submission to the House of Lords EU Select Committee inquiry on Brexit: devolution.
The evidence has been developed with the particular expertise of Professor Christopher McCrudden FBA, Professor Michael Keating FB... Read More
Science is global – European academies’ statement
28 July, 2016
On the occasion of the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF, 2016) conference in Manchester in July, many of Europe’s National Academies took the opportunity to lend their support to the value of exchanging ideas and international science. Given that many of today’s most pressing challenges are global ones, the joint pr... Read More
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