Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category

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

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

Huge congratulations to Dr Iestyn Woolway on being awarded a prestigious Leverhulme prize.

We're especially excited to see this because Read More

Thirty-two emerging leaders from across the UK have been selected as the newest members of the UK Young Academy, a network for early career researchers and professionals established to help tackle local and global issues and promote meaningful change. ... Read More

Three Welsh universities received a prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace earlier this month. The prize celebrates excellence, innovation and public b... Read More