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The latest news from the Learned Society of Wales

Society announces medal and award winners in celebration of life-changing research and innovation from Wales

5 November, 2026

Welsh imagination, invention and creativity are evident in the six individuals and teams who have won the Learned Society of Wales’ new medals and awards. The winners of the Learned Society of Wales’ new medals and awards display an inspiring range of research and innovative practice, all of which brings soluti... Read More

Survey launched to understand the needs of early and mid-career researchers across Wales

26 October, 2026

Wales’s research ecosystem is diverse. It spans a wide range of disciplines, institutions and career pathways, including universities, public and private organisations, and third sector and community settings. Significant attention has been given to Early Career Researchers (ECRs). The distinct needs and identities ... Read More

National Academy mobilises collective expertise in response to Wales’s Higher Education crisis

19 October, 2026

The Learned Society of Wales welcomes the formal start of the Welsh Government’s Higher Education Review as the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Cefin Campbell announces the membership of the independent panel. The Learned Society of Wales has brought together a team of experts to inform its resp... Read More

New Mobility Scheme: Supporting ECRs to Build Wales-Ireland Research Collaborations

14 October, 2026

Research collaboration between Wales and Ireland has an important role to play in addressing shared opportunities and challenges, and early career researchers are key to building these connections. To support this, the Wales-Ireland Early Career Researcher (ECR) Mobility Scheme provides new opportunities for researche... Read More

Research Workshop Grants: Open for Applications until 14 October

9 October, 2026

Our Research Workshop Grants are open for applications until 4pm on 14 October 2026. The grants are intended to facilitate intellectual and creative interaction and partnership between researchers from different disciplines and a range of institutions, across the academic community and the public, private and third se... Read More

Three grant schemes for researchers: deadlines nearing

8 October, 2026

Our grant schemes: making Wales a great place to be a researcher Our close work with researchers across Wales', from universities to industry to the third-sector, means we know how important, and difficult, it is to find that little bit of money needed to set up a research network or run a collaborative workshop. ... Read More

Watch Back: Building a Welsh Language Research Infrastructure: Access, Confidence, and the Path into Higher Education

7 October, 2026

On Monday 21 September, the Learned Society of Wales's Early Career Researchers' Network hosted a webinar exploring the use of Welsh in higher education and research. With an ambition of reaching one million Welsh speakers by 2050, and growing numbers of young people coming through Welsh-medium education, the sess... Read More

Research Workshop Grant Scheme: Access Insight Knowledge Exchange

2 October, 2026

The power of the right training to help Welsh communities still struggling to recover from post-industrial poverty and deprivation cannot be underestimated. However, letting people know about suitable courses, and then retaining them as students, is an enduring challenge. The expertise of teaching staff working in ... Read More

Research Culture Network Grants strengthening research communities across Wales

29 September, 2026

Medr and the Learned Society of Wales (LSW) have collectively launched the second year of the Research Culture Network Grants (RCNG) scheme, which supports researchers, research professionals and research communities to work together to address challenges and strengthen research culture across Wales. Recognising th... Read More

“Beginner’s guide” launched to help at-risk scholars navigate UK academia

17 September, 2026

New comprehensive resource to reduce barriers for scholars rebuilding their careers and professional networks in a new academic system. The UK Young Academy has launched a new guide for academics who have recently arrived in the UK to help them continue their careers. Many at-risk scholars arrive in the UK with ... Read More

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