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The latest news from the Learned Society of Wales

HEFCW CUTS – LSW Response: Western Mail, 11 February

11 February, 2016
Back in January 2015, the Learned Society of Wales’s (LSW) submission to the Diamond Review committee predicted that without significant change to the growing and un-controlled current fee‐grant support leaving Wales, there would be less central funding available to support important HEFCW activities. In particular... Read More

Relevance of Learned Societies in the 21st century: Royal Society Event

11 February, 2016
Catalysed by the Learned Society of Wales receiving its Royal charter in September 2015, the Royal Society in association with LSW held a discussion meeting intended to explore and highlight the role, relevance and public benefit that learned societies have and continue to make. Key issues discussed included the ... Read More

Proposed HEFCW Budget Cuts 2016/17

9 February, 2016
The Society was actively involved in efforts to overturn the proposed cut to the HEFCW budget. The President wrote to the First Minister, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport and the Minister for Education (see letter here) and the Society was a co-signatory of the letters sent by the Campaign for Science a... Read More

HEFCW Cuts: Contribution to CASE letter

5 February, 2016
In January CaSE wrote to the Minister for Education and Skills in the Welsh Government, expressing concerns at the 32% cut to the budget of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) proposed in the Welsh Government’s draft Budget in December. The letter was co-signed by eight other organisations from ... Read More

Frances Hoggan Medal Launch and Nomination Call

3 February, 2016
On Wednesday 27 January, the Society launched the Frances Hoggan Medal for women in STEMM at the Senedd. The Society’s new medal, sponsored by Welsh Government will be awarded annually in recognition of an outstanding contribution to research in any area of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine... Read More

Evidence by President to Lords’ Science and Technology Committee

20 January, 2016
On 12 January 2016, Sir Emyr Jones Parry, President of the Society appeared in front of the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Lords, to give evidence to the inquiry on the Relationship between EU Membership and the Effectiveness of UK Science. Transcript available here Read More

Launch of the Frances Hoggan Medal – 27 January 2016

8 January, 2016
Wednesday 27 January 2016 10.45am - 12.00pm, Senedd Oriel Gallery, Cardiff Bay Sponsored by Edwina Hart MBE AM Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science We are pleased to invite you to the Launch of the Learned Society of Wales's Frances Hoggan Medal, which will be held in the Senedd Oriel Gallery... Read More

Royal Charter Celebration Evening: Report

20 November, 2015
[soliloquy slug="royal-charter-celebration-evening"] The Learned Society of Wales held a formal celebration at the Wales Millennium Centre on the evening of 19 November to mark the award of Royal Charter by Her Majesty the Queen to the Society. Awards of Royal Charter are comparatively rare and are typically rese... Read More

Menelaus Medal 2015

5 July, 2015
The Learned Society of Wales is pleased to announce that the eminent Welsh scientist Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas FLSW Hon.FRSE Hon.FREng FRS will be the third recipient of the Society’s Menelaus Medal. The Medal, which is sponsored by the South Wales Institute of Engineers Educational Trust (SWIEET2007), is a... Read More