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The latest news from the Learned Society of Wales

Five Fellows Recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

17 June, 2024
Congratulations to the following Fellows who were recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours Professor Karen Holford, DBE (Chief Executive and Vice Chancellor, Cranfield University). For services to Engineering. Professor Elizabeth Treasure, CBE (Lately Vice-Chancellor, Aberystwyth University). For services to... Read More

Professor Sir Mansel Aylward, 1942 – 2024

30 May, 2024
We were saddened to hear the news of the death of Professor Sir Mansel Aylward FLSW, who was elected a Fellow in 2016. In a varied and influential career, he was Chair of the Life Sciences Hub Wales, Chair of the Bevan Commission and the first Chair of Public Health Wales. We offer deepest sympathy to family, fr... Read More

Society Grant Scheme Leads to Further Funding Success

16 May, 2024
The impact of our researcher development progamme is evident in the award of significant funding to one of the recent recipients of our Research Workshop Grant Scheme.  Dr. Tegan Brierley-Sollis has received £15,000 from Adverse Childhood Experiences Hub Wales to develop her project, Police Peer Supervision t... Read More

Senedd Research and Development Report Published

14 May, 2024
A Senedd committee inquiry into Wales’ research, development and innovation landscape has made a series of conclusions that draw upon comments submitted by the Learned Society of Wales. The report from the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee also uses evidence from a number of our research sector partners... Read More

CTER and Civic: Our Shared Mission

8 May, 2024
In August 2024, Wales’s Higher Education Funding Council, HEFCW, will transition to a new public body, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research. Since 2023, the Learned Society of Wales (LSW) has been working in close partnership with HEFCW to deliver our five-year strategy, with core priorities: Contr... Read More

Learned Society of Wales Welcomes 43 New Fellows

23 April, 2024
The Learned Society of Wales congratulates the latest forty-three people elected to its Fellowship, all of whom represent the best of Wales’ academic, cultural and civic life. Our strategy puts the Fellows at the centre of our work. They are vital in cementing our reputation as an independent and authoritative vo... Read More

Professor Chris Williams FLSW, 1963 – 2024

15 April, 2024
We were hugely saddened to hear the news of the death of Professor Chris Williams. He was a valuable member of the Society, chairing one of our committees and will be missed enormously. We offer our deepest sympathy to his family, friends and colleagues. This wonderful tribute has been written by his friend and col... Read More

Professor Tony Ford FLSW, 1941 – 2024

10 April, 2024
We were saddened to hear of the recent death of one of our Fellows, Professor Tony Ford, who was Emeritus Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, in South Africa, where he had lived and worked since 1970. This eulogy was delivered at a memorial service on 6 April by his colleague and fellow Welshman P... Read More

ECR Colloquium – A Connected Wales: call for proposals

27 March, 2024
Our ECR Network Colloquium takes place in Bangor on 18th June. Its theme is ‘A Connected Wales: Developing your Career as Researcher in Wales and Beyond’. We're now inviting ideas from researchers for flash talks and posters that examine how their research impacts the Welsh policy landscape in ... Read More