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World Peace Day: All universities in Wales sign up to establish Academi Heddwch Cymru

21 September, 2020

Today, on World Peace Day, every university in Wales has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, along with the Learned Society of Wales, the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, leading to the establishment of Academi Heddwch Cymru.

We regret to report the death of Professor Sir Vaughan Jones, one of our Honorary Fellows.

Mathematics was revolutionised by Sir Vaughan in the early 1980s when he found deep connections between subfactors, analytic objects in the theory of o... Read More

UK Government Student Number Controls – comment

11 June, 2020

Today the Learned Society of Wales, the Royal Irish Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh have issued a statement in response to the UK Government’s recent announcement on controlled numbers for English domiciled students, in England and in the devolved administrations.

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

Lockdown Learner Challenge

14 May, 2020

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