Welsh Economic Review – Special Edition: Launch Event 10 May 2016
22 April, 2016
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The latest news from the Learned Society of Wales
News coverage of election of Fellows
22 April, 2016
The full list of new Fellows can be accessed here.
Reports of the announcement on other websites:
Aberystwyth University
Bangor University
Cardiff University
Swansea University
University of South Wales
UCL Faculty of Laws
The Western Mail
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Learned Society of Wales welcomes new Fellows
20 April, 2016
Outstanding scientists, eminent academics and celebrated professionals join Wales’s National Academy
The Learned Society of Wales (LSW) is pleased to announce the results of its 2016 Election of new Fellows spanning the arts, sciences and public service sectors. This election further strengthens the Society’s ... Read More
HOUSE OF LORDS Science and Technology Select Committee on EU membership and UK science
20 April, 2016
UK businesses are lagging behind competitor nations seeking EU funding, while UK universities are reaping rewards, says the Lords Science and Technology Committee's report on the influence of EU membership on UK science.
The Report of the inquiry, which heard evidence from Sir Emyr Jones Parry, President of the Soci... Read More
“Other People’s Countries: Tales of Literary and Cultural Belonging” – event report
19 April, 2016
More than a hundred people filled the historic main lecture hall of the Old College in Aberystwyth at 11.30 on Saturday 16 April to hear a public lecture given by Professor Patrick McGuiness FLSW and sponsored by the Learned Society of Wales.
His subject “Other People's Countries: Tales of Literary and Cultural... Read More
Report on the International Year of Light: Wales
15 April, 2016
A report on the 2015 International Year of Light: Wales activities, which were supported by the Society, is now available.
To read the report, please click on the links below.
International Year of Light Wales Report
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Mamwlad – Frances Hoggan
6 April, 2016
A documentary on Frances Hoggan is currently available on the BBC iplayer until 26 April 2016. The programme, part of the Mamwlad series, is presented by Ffion Hague, and was produced by Tinopolis.
Follow this link http://bbc.in/23aD4B5 to watch the programme; subtitles are available.
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RSE and LSW response to Stern Review of REF
30 March, 2016
The national academies of Scotland and of Wales, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and the Learned Society of Wales (LSW) have welcomed the opportunity to submit evidence to Lord Stern’s review of the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
Their response was prepared using the expertise of a Working Group of ... Read More
New Medal to celebrate educational research
30 March, 2016
A NEW MEDAL named in honour of Sir Hugh Owen (1804-1881) the Welsh educator, philanthropist and pioneer of higher education in Wales is to be established by the Learned Society of Wales (LSW) this Autumn.
As part of its mission to help recognize and celebrate Welsh scholarship, the LSW plans to establish an annual p... Read More