Archive for the ‘Policy’ Category

ALLEA, EUA and Science Europa statement

10 April, 2019
The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA), the European University Association (EUA) and Science Europe issued a joint statement on 10 April on the urgent need to back commitments to academic freedom and university autonomy with solid actions. At the Learned Society of Wales we’re com... Read More

Skills and Diversity Audit (All Wales)

22 August, 2018
The Learned Society of Wales recognises and values diversity and the different perspectives that people from different backgrounds bring to its work and its contribution to Wales. In June 2017, The Appointments, Governance and Nominations Committee recommended commissioning a wide review of the society’s work focu... Read More

Royal Society–Wellcome Trust: Future Partnership Project

10 May, 2018
The Learned Society of Wales has joined 51 other organisations in supporting the joint Royal Society–Wellcome Trust ‘Future Partnership Project’ statement launched today (Friday 4 May 2018). The statement demonstrates the commitment of research communities across the wider European Research Area to a future pa... Read More

Making the Case for Wales

24 October, 2017
Marking the recent launch of the Society's 'Wales in the World' report distributed by the Times Higher Education, Prof Peter Halligan wrote the following column in the Western Mail on Oct 12, 2017
"The political environment in the UK post Brexit remains increasingly uncertain,... Read More

Wales and the World – Times Higher Publication

15 September, 2017
Wales operates in a competitive global environment where international awareness and recognition of its research excellence and innovation is often less well known. On the 14th September 2017 the Times Higher Education (THE) printed and distributed a dedicated supplement by the Lear... Read More