One of the purposes of the Learned Society is to recognise, celebrate and promote scholarly excellence. Individual medals, competitively won on the basis of merit, have provided a long and distinguished history of recognition in academia. We are developing our own portfolio of medals, which not only recognise the... Read More

The medals of the Learned Society of Wales were awarded earlier this week at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff in a ceremony celebrating achievement in academia. The national academy of Wales’ medals recognise outstanding contributions in research and scholarship, celebrating a... Read More

A NEW MEDAL named in honour of Sir Hugh Owen (1804-1881) the Welsh educator, philanthropist and pioneer of higher education in Wales has been launched by the Learned Society of Wales (LSW). As part of its mission to help recognize and celebrate Welsh scholarship, the LSW has established an annual prestigious medal ... Read More

The Learned Society of Wales is pleased to announce the award of this year’s Frances Hoggan and Menelaus Medals to the eminent Scientists Professor Dame Jean Thomas and Professor Hagan Bayley .

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STEMM Fellows of the Society are invited to submit the names of one or more candidates who fulfil the criteria for the award of the Medal, as defined in the Menelaus Medal Regulations... Read More

The Learned Society of Wales is pleased to announce that the eminent Welsh scientist Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas FLSW Hon.FRSE Hon.FREng FRS will be the third recipient of the Society’s Menelaus Medal. The Medal, which is sponsored by the South Wales Institute of Engineers Educational Trust (... Read More