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The latest news from the Learned Society of Wales

How we’re supporting the projects that strengthen Wales’ research culture

9 March, 2026

There is a startling amount of excellent research coming from Wales at the moment, but the researchers producing that work need as much support as we can give them. That's where the Research Culture Networks Grants, which we are running in partnership with Medr, come in. The first 14 projects we've supported sho... Read More

‘Give to gain’ with the Society’s medals and awards on International Women’s Day

6 March, 2026

Is there a simple but effective way of helping efforts to create a gender equal world? We think there is… Nominate a woman for one of our medals and awards. Wales’ researchers and innovators, in the arts, humanities, sciences and medicine, are the drivers of Wales’ future well-being and success. We c... Read More

Our new medals and awards: sharing the success stories of Welsh innovation and research

27 February, 2026

The Learned Society of Wales has launched a new range of medals and awards to highlight Wales’ extraordinary researchers and innovators. Find out details about all our new medals and awards here. Wales boasts countless imaginative, inventive and creative people who use this talent to carry out vital rese... Read More

New Research Culture Grant gets off to a roaring start

26 February, 2026

A huge response to the recent launch of our latest grant fund shows the strength in depth in Wales’ research environment. Fourteen projects will receive funding as part of the Research Culture Networks Grants, which we are running in partnership with Medr. These include promoting research amongst pharmacy prof... Read More

LSW to support mid-career research leaders in new cross-Wales programme

24 February, 2026

The Learned Society of Wales is expanding its work with mid-career academics by supporting a new programme that will give researchers in Wales the chance to develop their research leadership skills. The Welsh Universities Research Leadership Programme (WURLP) is organised by Bangor and Aberystwyth universities in c... Read More

Share your research: proposals welcome for ECR Colloquium flash talks and poster presentation

12 February, 2026

The chance to share research with fellow early career researchers is one of the key features of our annual ECR Colloquium, which takes place this year in Aberystwyth, 29-30 June. ECRs can now submit an abstract for the flash talks and poster presentations that play a starring role within the Colloquium. Proposal... Read More

Society launches travel and expenses bursary fund for early career researchers

7 January, 2026

The LSW’s ongoing commitment to supporting the career progression of early career researchers takes a new step with the launch of a travel and expenses bursary fund. The fund has been built upon the generosity of a large number of the Society’s Fellows, who responded to a call for donations to help establish th... Read More

Fellows Recognised in New Year’s Honours list

5 January, 2026

We were delighted to hear the news that two of our Fellows were recognised in the recent New Year’s Honours list. We offer many congratulations to Professor Meena Upadhyaya who was named as a Dame for services to community cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics; and to Professor Julia Jones MBE, Professor in... Read More

Return to Erasmus: Society Response

18 December, 2025

The Learned Society of Wales welcomes the announcement of plans for the UK to reassociate with the Erasmus programme from 2027. We had previously expressed our disappointment when the UK chose not to participate in Erasmus and highlighted the importance of giving students of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity... Read More

Grant scheme supports 21 new projects