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Narrative Ethics in the Hebrew Bible: Professor Eryl W. Davies

27 September, 2021
Professor Eryl W. Davies, Professor Emeritus Hebrew Bible, Bangor University has recently published Narrative Ethics in the Hebrew Bible.   By examining these narratives, Davies shows that a fruitful and constructive dialogue is possible between biblical ethics and modern philosophy. He also emphasizes the eth... Read More

Dr Rowan Williams FLSW to become Chair of Academi Heddwch Cymru

22 September, 2021
Academi Heddwch Cymru has announced that the former Archbishop of Wales and Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams FLSW, will be its first Chair. On making this announcement, Dr Rowan Williams said: ‘Wales has a long tradition of international vision and of commitment to social and international reconciliation.  It i... Read More

Walk to talk with your children: Professor Meredith Gattis

17 September, 2021
Going for a walk with your children may be one of the best ways of getting them to talk with you. This article from the National Geographic features a contribution from Professor Meredith Gattis FSLW. Regardless of where you’re talking to your child, good conversations begin with strong connections. “... Read More

‘Pandemics and More: Learning from Crises’

16 September, 2021
4.00pm - 5.30pm, 19th October 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 Margaret MacMillan. Book your place now Professor MacMillan, Professor of History at Oxford University and Honora... Read More

Professor Terry Threadgold

14 September, 2021
Routledge has just published this book which features a contribution from one of our Fellows, Professor Terry Threadgold FLSW: Women in Social Semiotics and SFL: Making a Difference. 'This book showcases interviews with nine women who have made pioneering contributions to social semiotics and systemic functiona... Read More

‘Where did the Universe Come From?’: Book Launch

8 September, 2021
Professor Geraint F. Lewis FLSW has recently published this book, co-written with Chris Ferrie: 'Where Did the Universe Come From? And Other Cosmic Questions: Our Universe, from the Quantum to the Cosmos' This is a book for non-scientists about both cosmology (the study of the origin and eventual fate of the uni... Read More

‘Seventy Years Of Struggle And Achievement’: Book Launch

7 September, 2021
Seventy Years Of Struggle And Achievement: Life Stories Of Ethnic Minority Women Living In Wales, co-edited by Professor Meena Upadhyaya, is published in October and available now for pre-order. It tells the life stories of forty Black Asian Minority Ethnic women who were finalists for or winners of the Ethnic Mi... Read More

Professor Ralph A. Griffiths: Derek Allen Prize

7 September, 2021
Congratulations to Professor Ralph A. Griffiths FLSW, one of our Fellows. Professor Ralph A. Griffiths is awarded the 2021 Derek Allen Prize for his outstanding contribution to the field of the late medieval history of Wales and England. Ralph A. Griffiths is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Swansea Un... Read More

Sir Stephen O’Rahilly: Croonian Medal

24 August, 2021
Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, one of our Fellows, is a co-winner of the Royal Society’s Croonian Medal and Lecture 2022 for his work on the control of human body weight. The Croonian Medal and Lecture 2022 is awarded to Sir Stephen O'Rahilly FMedSci FRS and Professor Sadaf Farooqi FMedSci FRS ... Read More

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell: Copley Medal 2021

24 August, 2021
Congratulations to Dame Jocelyn Burnell, one of our Honorary Fellows, who has been awarded the Copley Medal 2021 by the Royal Society for her work on the discovery of pulsars. Dame Jocelyn said: “I am delighted to be the recipient of this year’s Copley Medal, a prize which has been awarded to so many incre... Read More