Professor Roger Falconer, Emeritus Professor of Water Management School of Engineering, Cardiff University and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, was elected a Foreign Member o... Read More
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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
POSTPONED: Through the Language Prism
12 March, 2020
We have today taken the difficult decision to postpone our bi / multilingualism symposium, ‘Through the Language Prism’.
This is in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
We have worked for... 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
Professor John Wyn Owen: Obituary
It was with great sadness that we reported the death last month of Professor John Wyn Owen CB FRSPH FLSW, a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.
The following obituary has been written by Sir Emyr Jones Parry:
Our Universities as Global Communities conference took place in Bangor on 13th February. It was the third event in our Wales and the World series.
You can review the event here:
Sir John Cadogan
21 February, 2020
It is with much regret that we report the death of the Society's inaugural President, Professor John Cadogan, CBE DSC FRSE FRSC MAE FLSW FRS on 9th February 2020.
Read the ina... Read More
Wales Studies Network launch: 29.01.20
29 January, 2020
The launch of the Wales Studies Network in Cardiff on 29th January 2020 shows that Wales’ future as an outward-looking nation can be built on the strength of research in the growing field of Wales Studies.
Lord Dafydd Elis ... Read More
‘Multilingual Literatures: An Interdisciplinary Conference’ event report
11 November, 2019
The Society-supported Multilingual Literatures Conference took place 17-19 July 2019. You can read the event report below:
‘Multilingual Literatures: An Interdisciplinary Conference’ was the dissemination s... Read More
How should Wales project itself on the world stage?
25 October, 2019
As the Welsh rugby team compete for a place in the world cup final in Yokohama – with Japanese and Welsh fans singing ‘Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau’ and ‘Calon Lan’ in support – an event on Monday will consider how Wales should project itself on the world stage, and make better use of its sof... Read More