The Learned Society of Wales’ 15th anniversary celebrations at the Senedd on 6th November included some memorable singing by giant of the opera world, Sir Bryn Terfel, an invigorating panel discussion, and reflections on the Society's future.
Professor Dame Elan Closs Stephens will become the first woman President of the Learned Society of Wales.
Dame Elan will take up the position in May 2026, as the Society celebrates its 15th anniversary. The Society is Wales’ National A... Read More
A new partnership between the Learned Society of Wales and The Williamson Trust will offer three grants of up to £10,000 each for projects that create content for audiences in Wales and beyond which is inno... Read More
Assessing the Learned Society of Wales’ impact and effectiveness is the aim of a new freelance impact practitioner, who will work on an ambitious programme of work for the Society over the next year.
Leon Quinn’s role at the LSW will be d... Read More
The risks we face from environmental changes in the Arctic and Antarctica, and the need to listen to marginalised communities were the messages delivered by two of our new Honorary Fellows last month
Professor Jane Francis, who is Director of... Read More
We are going to have a strong presence at this year's Eisteddfod in Wrexham. Here are the events we are running as well as the events that some of our Fellows are involved in.
The strength of the relationship formed between the Learned Society of Wales and its Fellows is the most gratifying aspect of our work.
We were therefore humbled to discover in March that our late Fellow, Professor Robin Okey FLSW, had left u... Read More
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Accelerate Action’. It is a day for us to stress our commitment, as an organisation, to improving equity, diversity and inclusion. We will be welcoming and inclusive and will ensure Fellows from under-represented groups have a voice... Read More
We have endorsed ALLEA's recent statement about threats to academic freedom and international ... Read More
Professor Terry Threadgold FLSW is a feminist scholar, internationally acclaimed for her work on gender, race and identity. Here, she charts the equity, diversity and inclusion journey the Learned Society of Wales has been on since it formed in 2010 and identifies the hurdles that remai... Read More
