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The latest news from the Learned Society of Wales

Job Vacancy: Programme Officer – Researcher Development

5 November, 2025
We are looking to appoint a motivated and professional Programme Officer on a full-time, fixed-term contract until 31st March 2027. The Programme Officer role will support the expansion of our Researcher Development Programme, working closely with the Programme Manager. They will help deliver one of the four priori... Read More

A New President for the Learned Society of Wales

28 October, 2025
Professor Dame Elan Closs Stephens will become the first woman President of the Learned Society of Wales. Dame Elan will take up the position in May 2026, as the Society celebrates its 15th anniversary. The Society is Wales’ National Academy. It is made up of 700 Fellows, academics, researchers and leaders f... Read More

The Society Fellows bringing a Welsh view to European debates

2 October, 2025
Wales’s voice will be heard at an important European level after three Learned Society of Wales Fellows were appointed to task forces with ALLEA, the Federation of European Academies. ALLEA’s task forces provide advice, share innovative practice and support national academies across a range of important areas. ... Read More

Join us in shaping the future of Wales Studies

29 September, 2025
LSW shapes Wales Studies’ future through new network.  To champion Wales in a global context, we must first know it. Wales Studies encompasses all fields of enquiry that explore the cultural, social, and physical features of Wales. It is research about Wales, of Wales, for Wales.  Six months after our Wales ... Read More

‘Trusted Voices’: new grant scheme offers up to £10,000

25 September, 2025
A new partnership between the Learned Society of Wales and The Williamson Trust will offer three grants of up to £10,000 each for projects that create content for audiences in Wales and beyond which is innovative, engaging, and trustworthy. The content must be based on research and evidence and aligned with the th... Read More

Developing our impact in partnership with the Williamson Trust

24 September, 2025
Assessing the Learned Society of Wales’ impact and effectiveness is the aim of a new freelance impact practitioner, who will work on an ambitious programme of work for the Society over the next year. Leon Quinn’s role at the LSW will be delivered in partnership with the Williamson Trust, a charity whose core mi... Read More

Strong Welsh presence on REF29 panels

8 September, 2025
Twenty-six Learned Society of Wales Fellows are among the forty-six academics from Wales named as members of the Research Excellence Framework 2029 panels and sub-panels, which are the expert review bodies that assess the quality of research from UK universities. The REF is collectively managed by Medr in Wales, th... Read More

LSW grant scheme reopens to build on growing success

8 September, 2025
The renewal of a partnership with Academi Heddwch Cymru, Wales’ peace institute, shows the growing importance of our Research Workshop Grant (RWG) scheme, which relaunches for 2025-26.  The scheme offers grants to organise workshops that result in the development of new networks or research agendas.  ... Read More