Dame Elan Closs Stephens, the new President of the Learned Society of Wales', argues that the Welsh Government must address the erosion of Wales' research base and that, in the breadth of experience gathered within the Learned Society, it has a powerful tool at its disposal.Read More
Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category
Members of LSW’s ECR Network among new cohort of UK Young Academy
10 March, 2026
Four researchers from Wales are among the new members of the UK Young Academy (UKYA).
The four, who will join 141 emerging leaders already in the UKYA's ranks, ar... Read More
Return to Erasmus: Society Response
18 December, 2025
The Learned Society of Wales welcomes the announcement of plans for the UK to reassociate with the Erasmus programme from 2027.
LSW supports calls to protect fellow Academy from funding cut
16 December, 2025
The Learned Society of Wales has added its name to calls for the Flemish government to reverse its decision ... Read More
LSW Fellow Brings Wales’ Voice to European Ethics Committee
15 December, 2025
Dr Emma Yhnell FLSW will sit on the Research Ethics and Integrity Council (REIC), at ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, following her successful competitive nomination for the role by the Learned Society of Wales.
Wales’s voice will be heard at an important European level after three Learned Society of Wales Fellows were appointed to task forces with ALLEA, the Federation of European Academies.
ALLEA’s ta... Read More
Strong Welsh presence on REF29 panels
8 September, 2025
Twenty-six Learned Society of Wales Fellows are among the forty-six academics from Wales named as members of the Research Excellence Framework 2029 panels and sub-panels, which are the expert review bodies that asse... Read More
Welsh academics to play key role in REF2029 process
22 May, 2025
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.
<... Read MoreShowcasing 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.