Today we launch a competition for year 11 and year 13 learners to help motivate their learning during lockdown
The Learned Society of Wales, the national academy for arts and sciences, celebrates its tenth birthday this month... Read More
Archive for the ‘Society News’ Category
UPDATE: Coronavirus
18 March, 2020
Many thanks for your continuing support for the Society during these challenging times.
All members of LSW staff are now working from home and can be reached via their usual email addresses and phone numbers.Read More
Professor Hywel Thomas is Learned Society of Wales’ new President
11 March, 2020
Professor Hywel Thomas CBE FREng FRS FLSW MAE has been confirmed as the next President of the Learned Society of Wales, following a ballot of Fellows.
On 20 May he will succeed Sir Emyr Jones Parry, who has led the Society through a period of... Read More
Raising the international profile of your Society
8 September, 2019
Our General Secretary, Alan Shore, recently represented the Society at a meeting of the world’s learned academies in Philadelphia. Below you can read about his trip.
The Future of Learned Academies by Alan Shore
Read MoreOur commitment to excellence
2 September, 2019
In August, thanks to the work of our staff, we received the quality mark from the Charity Excellence Framework.
This mark offers demonstrable evidence to funders and other stakeholders of our... Read More
LSW collaborates with the British Academy on Childhood project
27 June, 2019
On 25 June 2019 we co-hosted a British Academy Roundtable at the University of South Wales.
The workshop was held to review a draft policy document that has been drawn up as a part of the British Academy’s Childhood Project, which seeks to review the policy landscape across the UK in terms of how UK and devolved g... Read More
Learned Society of Wales welcomes 48 New Fellows
1 May, 2019
Forty-eight individuals have joined us at the Learned Society of Wales as newly elected Fellows. Our new Fellows have contributed to the world of learning as researchers, academics, and professionals – and all come with a strong connection to Wales.
As Wales’ National Academy, at the Learned Society of Wales weâ... Read More
Three Academies call for UK Government engagement with devolved nations
18 March, 2019
The Learned Society of Wales, Royal Society of Edinburgh and Royal Irish Academy are the national academies for Wales, Scotland and the island of Ireland respectively.
The three societies, who r... Read More
LSW Chief Executive shortlisted for Wales’ national leadership awards
30 July, 2018
Martin Pollard – formerly Chief Executive of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, now Chief Executive at the Learned Society of Wales – has been named a finalist in this year’s Leading Wales Awards.
The 2018 Leading Wales Awards (Wales’ long-established and only dedicated leadership awards) in associa... Read More
Learned Society announces new Chief Executive
19 April, 2018
The Learned Society of Wales is pleased to announce that Martin Pollard has been appointed as its new Chief Executive, with effect from 1 July 2018.
Martin is currently Chief Executive of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs (WCIA) and since 2010 has led the charity through an unprecedented period of strategic... Read More
