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Growing STEMM Research Capacity in Wales

14 May, 2015
In the early 1990s, concerns were raised about the performance of Welsh research compared with that of other UK countries. Of particular concern was the low capture of Research Council (RC) funding. Research Council grant capture became a key target for the Welsh Government and HEFCW during the first decade of devoluti... Read More

Election of New Fellows 2015

23 April, 2015
The Learned Society of Wales (LSW) is pleased to announce the results of its 2015 Election of new Fellows spanning the arts, science and public service sectors. This election has strengthened the Society considerably, adding forty new Fellows to its ranks. Like the Founding Fellows and the Fellows elected in earlier ye... Read More

Medal y Gymdeithas Ddysgedig i Syr Terry Matthews

21 May, 2013
Mae Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru’n falch i gyhoeddi mai’r peiriannydd a’r entrepreneur o Gymru, Syr Terry Matthews Kt OBE PEng FIEE FREng, fydd y cyntaf i dderbyn Medal Menelaus glodfawr y Gymdeithas. Dyfernir y Fedal, a noddir gan Ymddiriedolaeth Addysgol Sefydliad Peirianwyr De Cymru (SWIEET2007), am “ragoriae... Read More

Learned Society Medal for Sir Terry Matthews

21 May, 2013
The Learned Society of Wales is pleased to announce that the Welsh engineer and entrepreneur, Sir Terry Matthews Kt OBE PEng FIEE FREng, will be the first recipient of the Society’s prestigious Menelaus Medal.  The Medal, which is sponsored by the South Wales Institute of Engineers Educational Trust (SWIEET2007)... Read More

Election of new Fellows 2013 ¦ Ethol Cymrodyr Newydd 2013

24 April, 2013
Election of new Fellows The Learned Society of Wales is pleased to announce the results of its 2013 Election of new Fellows.  This election has strengthened the Society considerably, adding sixty-nine Fellows to its ranks.  Like the Founding Fellows and the Fellows elected in 2011 and 2012, the newly-elected ... Read More

Sir John Cadogan Awarded Royal Medal of The Royal Society of Edinburgh

12 April, 2013
Learned Society Of Wales President, Sir John Cadogan, Awarded Royal Medal Of The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Sir John Cadogan CBE FRS FRSE, Inaugural President of the Learned Society of Wales, has been awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for his outstanding contribution to Organic Chemistry throug... Read More