Past Events
The Learned Society of Wales events in November 2021
Free
The Climate Emergency and Social Inequality – Responses from Researchers in Wales
Online conference
Free
Imagining History: Wales in Fiction and Fact
Imagined histories in the form of historical fiction, films or television programmes are often at the heart of how we think about our national and personal identities. Histori...
The Learned Society of Wales events in October 2021
Free
Pandemics and More: Learning from Crises
How we can learn from history to emerge stronger from our current period of crisis is the subject of a Learned Society of Wales lecture event, featuring Professor Ma...
The Learned Society of Wales events in July 2021
ECR Seminar: Grant Writing Style
Early Career Researchers' Network for Wales
This session will look at the art of grant writing - considerably different from other form...
Medals Award Evening
Join us to congratulate our Menelaus, Frances Hoggan, Hugh Owen and Dillwyn Medallists:
The Learned Society of Wales events in June 2021
ECR Seminar: Applying for Grants and Top Mistakes
Early Career Researchers' Network for Wales
The session will cover applying for grants at every career stage and include, the different...
Wales Innovation Network Preview
Universities Wales and the Learned Society of Wales warmly invite you to join us at a preview event for the soon to be established Wales Innovation Network.
The Learned Society of Wales events in May 2021
Maintaining Mental Health in Academia
Combatting Impostor Syndrome and Other Challenges
Early Career Researchers' Network - free Zoom seminar
This session provides guidance on mental health cha...
The Learned Society of Wales events in April 2021
FREE
Our Life in Science: In conversation with Frances Hoggan Medal Winners
Ahead of the announcement of our new medallists in May, we are holding a Frances Hoggan medal event on 27 April.
Three former recipients of the medal,
FREE
2021 Senedd Elections Science Hustings
The Learned Society of Wales, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics and Royal Society of Biology invite you to the 2021 Senedd Elections Science Hustings
The Learned Society of Wales events in March 2021
Public Engagement Master Class
Photo by David von Die...
The Learned Society of Wales events in February 2021
Free
The SHAPE of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Humanities, Arts and Social Science disciplines teach us to analyse, interpret, create, communicate and collaborate with rigour, clarity and energy ...
The Learned Society of Wales events in November 2020
Through the Language Prism / Trwy Brism Iaith
This virtual international symposium will bring together a wide range of people with an academic, cultural and political interest in bilingualism and...
Free
Science Seiat: A Conversation about Science and Technology in Welsh History and Heritage
What is science to Wales, and Wales to science? Our country has a long and rich history of science, but despite the significant contribution that Welsh people have made to our...
Innovation, productivity and “levelling up R&D” – the opportunities for Wales
The productivity of the Welsh economy – as measured by GVA per head – is the lowest in the UK.
Free
Zoom seminar: Impact in Principle and in Practice
Early Career Research Network – our first free Zoom seminar
‘Impact’ describes the benefits of academic research to wider society.
This fir...
The Learned Society of Wales events in October 2020
Free
Wales & the World – Promoting Wales Internationally: The Next Steps
This event will explore the next steps needed to promote Wales on the international stage. We'll consider the topics of international relations, univ...
Free
Mary McAleese: ‘From child to world citizen: but what kind of world?’
‘From child to world citizen: but what kind of world?’
The Learned Society of Wales events in July 2020
Webinar: How Parliaments work and how they could work better
With Sir Paul Silk
A masterclass looking at how the UK and Welsh Parliaments operate. Drawing on comparative examples elsewhere in the world, this webinar w...
CERN and the Large Hadron Collider
Join Professor Lyn Evans, former project lead for the Large Hadron Collider, CERN for a talk on the science behind the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator....
The Learned Society of Wales events in March 2020
Free
POSTPONED: Lecture: Are we living in the Matrix? – Professor David Tong
Unfortunately, the lecture scheduled for 19 March has had to be postponed.
We are currently exploring dates in the autumn.
Apol...
POSTPONED: A Journey in Science – a lecture by Dame Jean Thomas
Unfortunately, the lecture scheduled for 18 March has had to be postponed.
We are currently exploring dates in the autumn.
Apol...
POSTPONED: Cyber Security Challenges for Small Nations
Unfortunately, the lecture scheduled for 13 March has had to be postponed.
We are currently exploring dates in the autumn.
Ap...
The Learned Society of Wales events in February 2020