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UK Young Academy appoints 32 new members

12 March, 2024
Thirty-two emerging leaders from across the UK have been selected as the newest members of the UK Young Academy, a network for early career researchers and professionals established to help tackle local and global issues and promote meaningful change.  From policy to engineering, education, archaeology and the cre... Read More

ECR Network Colloquium 2024, Bangor: A Connected Wales

5 March, 2024
‘A Connected Wales: Developing your Career as a Researcher in Wales and Beyond’ is the theme of this year’s LSW Early Career Researchers Network Colloquium.   The Colloquium will take place on 18 June at Bangor University.   The event is being driven by Early Career Researchers, who will wo... Read More

Celtic Academies Alliance: Ireland-Wales Research and Innovation Showcase

4 March, 2024
The Celtic Academies Alliance (the Learned Society of Wales, the Royal Irish Academy, and the Royal Society of Edinburgh) warmly invites you to a showcase of research excellence and impact created through collaborations between Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. The event in Dublin on 12 March will feature: detail... Read More

Professor Ambreena Manji: Academy of Social Sciences

4 March, 2024
Professor Ambreena Manji FLSW has been elected to the Academy of Social Sciences. She is Professor of Land Law and Development at Cardiff University. Her research is in African law and society and includes work on law in African literature, African history, legal education, and women and the law. Read More

LSW Medals 2024: Help us celebrate the best of Welsh research 

1 March, 2024
The search for our 2024 medallists is on... and you can play a full part in who receives this year’s medals.  Every year, the Learned Society of Wales awards medals to recognise those people from Wales who are carrying out ground-breaking research.  There are medals for the arts and humanities, socia... Read More

Prestigious prize for three Welsh universities

27 February, 2024
Three Welsh universities received a prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace earlier this month. The prize celebrates excellence, innovation and public benefit in work carried out by UK colleges and universities. The awards prizes were awarded for the following: Aberystwyt... Read More

Making Connections: Aberystwyth ‘Meet and Greet’

13 February, 2024
The LSW is in Aberystwyth for a day of get-togethers, part of our efforts to be an inclusive, welcoming Society and to demonstrate the important role the LSW and its Fellows can play in helping find solutions to real-world challenges.  'Meet and Greet' We have arranged a ‘Meet and Greet’ event in the Resear... Read More

International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024

11 February, 2024
To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024, we celebrate two outstanding women scientists who are recipients of our latest Learned Society of Wales medals:   Professor Siwan Davies FLSW received our latest Hoggan Medal, which recognises and celebrates the contribution of outstanding women connected... Read More

‘Pathways to Peace’

7 February, 2024
‘Pathways to Peace’ is a research programme organised by Academi Heddwch which examines contemporary sources of conflict within Wales and beyond, and explores new ways of mitigating or resolving it. The Learned Society of Wales has partnered with Academi Heddwch to run a sandpit event today (7th February 2024) ... Read More

King Charles

6 February, 2024
The Learned Society of Wales wishes King Charles a full and quick recovery following his cancer diagnosis. Read More