Robin Stowell, an Emeritus Professor in the School of Music, Cardiff University and one of the Society’s Fellows has won, along with his co-editor Colin Lawson, the C.B. Oldman prize, 2019, for The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Historical Performance in Music (Cambridge University Pres... Read More
Archive for the ‘Publication’ Category
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 – celebrating Welsh Higher Education, research and innovation
3 October, 2017
Last week the Learned Society of Wales launched Wales and the World, which was a featured supplement in Times Higher Education on 14 September.
The report showcases how... Read More
Celebrating the impact of Wales’s research
30 June, 2017
A blog by Kirstie Hewlett and Saba Hinrichs-Krapels, King’s College London, authors of 'Impacts of academic research from Welsh universities'
We and colleagues from ... Read More
The Societal and Economic Impact of Welsh Universities
28 June, 2017
A new report commissioned by the Learned Society of Wales captures the impressive research impact of Welsh universities to wider society and the economy. The Read More
Welsh Economic Review – Economic Policies for Peripheral Economies
13 May, 2016
On 10 May 2016, a special edition of Welsh Economic Review on Economic Policy for Peripheral Economies was launched, featuring papers from the Society’s first International Symposium held at Portmeirion in April 2015, and supported by Bangor University .
The aim of the special issue organised by the LSW, and edite... Read More
Growing STEMM Research Capacity in Wales
14 May, 2015
In the early 1990s, concerns were raised about the performance of Welsh research compared with that of other UK countries. Of particular concern was the low capture of Research Council (RC) funding. Research Council grant capture became a key target for the Welsh Government and HEFCW during the first decade of devoluti... Read More