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Bold Thinking Can Drive Forward Welsh Innovation

12 October, 2022
Wales must develop a distinctive narrative about innovation in Wales, says the Learned Society of Wales.  The comments come in the Society’s response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on its Innovation Strategy for Wales. One of the strengths of small nations is the ability for key stakeholders to ... Read More

How to Apply for our Research Workshop Grants

6 October, 2022
We have launched the second round of this year’s Research Workshop Grants funding scheme, which is supported by HEFCW. Up to £1000 is available per project. The aim is to encourage collaborative investigation at the early stage of developing a research project. We will be holding an information session... Read More

News from Our Fellows: September 2022

6 October, 2022
Congratulations to Professor Gillian Bristow and Professor Tom Crick MBE after the Academy of Social Sciences named them both as Fellows. Congratulations also to both Professor Chris Hancock and Professor Qiang Shen on their election as Fellows of the Royal Academ... Read More

‘Spaces of Possibility’: Amy Dillwyn Lecture 2022

5 October, 2022
Professor Charlotte Williams OBE FLSW is giving the Amy Dillwyn Lecture 2022, organised by Swansea University, on 23rd November. Her lecture will argue for more space in the literary canon for Welsh writers of colour who challenge ideas of Britishness and give voice to 'multifaceted identities'. The lec... Read More

Society Launches Next Phase of Research Workshop Grant Scheme

21 September, 2022
Today we are pleased to launch the second round of our Research Workshop Grants Scheme, 2022.  The scheme is designed to encourage collaborative investigation into a research proposition that is at an early stage of its development, and is supported by HEFCW.  Building on the success of last year’s p... Read More

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth: Learned Society of Wales Statement

8 September, 2022
The Learned Society of Wales expresses its sadness at the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth. "Queen Elizabeth has served the country with dedication and a clear and profound sense of duty," said Professor Hywel Thomas OBE, President of the Learned Society of Wales. “It is right that we recognise and rememb... Read More

Wales Studies: Research Workshop Grant Scheme

1 September, 2022
The Society launched its pilot Research Workshop Grant Scheme in 2021.  Last year, we awarded seven grants of up to £1000 to projects that fell under the Wales Studies banner and originated in Wales’ universities.  The projects funded were:  Narrating Rural Change: Socio-ecological pasts and... Read More

Early Career Researchers Network: August Update

4 August, 2022
It has been a couple of busy weeks for members of our ECR Network and some of the Society’s Fellows. In June, we hosted a roundtable discussion which explored ‘How to ensure fair access to medicines’. The panel raised important questions, including the development of policies to address private companies... Read More

News from Our Fellows: Appointments and Publications

4 August, 2022
Professor Kamila Hawthorne has been elected as the next Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners. The R. Tudur Jones and Pennar Davies Memorial Lecture (under the auspices of the Union of Welsh Independents) was delivered on 15 June 2022 by Professor E. Wyn James. It was entitled 'Ieuan ... Read More