Today we are pleased to launch our Research Workshop Grants funding scheme.
The scheme is designed to encourage collaborative investigation into a research proposition t... Read More
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Society’s New Fellows Demonstrate Wales’ Thriving Academic and Civic Life
3 May, 2022
Sixty-six new Fellows elected to the Learned Society of Wales, almost half of them women, show that Wales has the solutions to many of today’s challenges.
Academics, researchers and public figures join the Society from acro... Read More
LSW Statement on Ukraine
1 March, 2022
The Learned Society of Wales condemns the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine. This attack against a sovereign nation and the indiscriminate killing of civilians is contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and to international law. It runs counter to every one of our values. We stand in so... Read More
Society Welcomes New Chief Executive
15 February, 2022
Olivia Harrison has joined the Society as its new Chief Executive, coming from her role as Head of Research, Innovation and Engagement at HEFCW.
Olivia trained and worked as a chartered structural engineer in London before moving into&nb... Read More
Olivia Harrison Announced as Society’s Next Chief Executive
29 November, 2021
The Learned Society of Wales is delighted to announce that Olivia Harrison will be its new Chief Executive.
Olivia is currently Head of Research, Innovation and Engagement at the Higher Education Fundi... Read More
Learned Society of Wales Announces Departure of Chief Executive
13 August, 2021
The Learned Society of Wales today announced that Martin Pollard, Chief Executive, will leave the charity on 3rd December 2021. A search for a new Chief Executive will begin. The Learned Society of Wales will continue to focus on its schedule of events over the autumn and the annual process of electing its new Fe... Read More
President’s speech – AGM, 19 May 2021
26 May, 2021
"I am delighted to have this opportunity to speak to you all at the end of my first year as President. First, I would like to reiterate the Society’s warm welcome to all of our new Fellows, and of course to Professor Carby and Sir Michael as our... Read More
Society Writes to Queen Elizabeth
15 April, 2021
The Learned Society of Wales, a Royal Charter Charity for which the Prince of Wales is patron, has written to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, to offer its condolences to her and her family following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
Read MoreLockdown Was No Barrier to these Prize-Winning Welsh School Students
27 October, 2020
A rap about nitrogen and an introduction to quantum theory that even you can understand have won a competition for Welsh school students that took place over the s... Read More
President’s Address 2020
20 May, 2020
Sir Emyr Jones-Parry's six-year tenure as President of the Learned Society of Wales ended at its AGM on 20th May, 2020.
He made his final address at the meeting, reflecting on the Society's achievements since it was formed a decade ago, its a... Read More