Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

Hamlyn Lecture – event report

11 November, 2016

Cardiff Law School in conjunction with The Learned Society of Wales, hosted the first of the 2016 three Hamlyn Lectures delivered by The Rt. Hon. Dame Sian Elias, GNZM, Chief Justice of New Zealand on Tues 8th November. Th... Read More

Supporting the British Science Festival 2016

9 September, 2016

The Learned Society supported 3 events at this year's British Science Festival, held at Swansea University, 6 – 9 September 2016, as well as the Soapbox Science Swansea even... Read More

Academia Europaea Annual Conference – Cardiff

12 July, 2016

The 28th Academia Europaea Annual Conference was held in Cardiff from 27-30 June supported by the Learned Society of Wales. The event was organised by Profess... Read More

Welsh Economic Review – Special Edition: Launch Event 10 May 2016

22 April, 2016

“Other People’s Countries: Tales of Literary and Cultural Belonging” – event report

19 April, 2016

More than a hundred people filled the historic main lecture hall of the Old College in Aberystwyth at 11.30 on Saturday 16 April to hear a public lecture given by Professor Patrick McGuiness FLSW and sponsored by the Learned Society of Wales. His subject “Other People's Countries: Tales of Literary and Cultural... Read More

Whither a British Constitution – lecture text

24 March, 2016

The full text of this year's SWIEET2007 William Menelaus Memorial Lecture is now available to read. The lecture offered a personal reflection by Sir Emyr Jones Parry, President of the Learned Society of Wales, on ... Read More

University of South Wales – Women in Academia event

9 March, 2016

In partnership with the Learned Society of Wales, the University of South Wales' Women in Academia@USW Network recently celebrated International Women’s Day 2016 with their biggest event to date. Held on Friday 4 March, the Network welcomed a range of speakers fro... Read More

Relevance of Learned Societies in the 21st century: Royal Society Event

11 February, 2016

Catalysed by the Learned Society of Wales receiving its Royal charter in September 2015, the Royal Society in association with LSW held a discussion meeting intended to explore and highlight the role, relevance and public benefit that learned societies have and continue to make. Key issues discussed included the ... Read More

Royal Charter Celebration Evening: Report

20 November, 2015

[soliloquy slug="royal-charter-celebration-evening"] The Learned Society of Wales held a formal celebration at the Wales Millennium Centre on the evening of 19 November to mark the award of Royal Charter by Her Majesty the Queen to the Society. Awards of Royal Charter are comparatively rare and are typically rese... Read More

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