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.
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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.
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.
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
ALLEA makes fresh case for open access scholarly publishing
23 October, 2024
A call to provide researchers across the EU with ‘secondary publication rights’ (SPR) has been made by the European Federation of Academies of Scienc... Read More
Dillwyn medallist wins prestigious Leverhulme prize
21 October, 2024
Huge congratulations to Dr Iestyn Woolway on being awarded a prestigious Leverhulme prize.
We're especially excited to see this because Read More
Changing the narrative: Valuing Arts and Humanities degrees
14 August, 2024
A new report from the Open University Wales, the Learned Society of Wales and History UK responds to a powerful UK-wide narrative about the financial value of higher educa... Read More
What kind of university, for what kind of future? – Professor Wendy Larner
21 May, 2024
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.
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