One of the highlights of the Society's year is the awarding of our medals.

These recognise Welsh research excellence in science, education, social sciences and the humanities.

Today, on St.... Read More

The Society is pleased to announce that the Welsh government has committed to support our Frances Hoggan medal for outstanding research by women in STEMM for a further five years.  

The medal is awarded annually in recognition of an outs... Read More

The Learned Society of Wales has announced the names of the latest six academics to win the Society’s medals, in recognition of academic excellence.

The medals recognise outstanding contributions in research and scholarship. They are a cele... Read More

The medals of the Learned Society of Wales w... 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

The AGM dinner on the 17th May saw the medals of the Learned Society of Wales awarded at a ceremony in at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. The recognition of merit is a significant aspect of the work of the national academy of Wales.  Celebrating achievement is important for all the individua... Read More

On Thursday 19 January, the Society's medals were featured in the Times Higher Education, and in the Western Mail 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