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Western Mail Series – Wales leading the world

8 January, 2018
Two of the Society's Fellows have recently contributed articles to the Western Mail and WalesOnline, outlining the impact of aspects of their research and work. Professor Jonathan Shepherd's article considers the impact of the Cardiff Model for Violence Prevention is changing the way violence is tackled around the ... Read More

President’s guest blog – Global Science and Innovation Network

3 January, 2018
A piece celebrating the contribution of the Welsh Higher Education sector to Wales and world by the President of the Society, Sir Emyr Jones Parry,  was recently featured on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Global Science and Innovation Network blog. The blog can be accessed here.   Read More

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Review of the Learned Society of Wales

4 December, 2017
Background In 2014, the Council of the Learned Society of Wales approved the Report and Recommendations of the Gender Balance Working Group led by Dame Professor Teresa Rees. This equality focused report and recommendations were published here. In response to this changes were made, including making the elect... Read More

Making the Case for Wales

24 October, 2017
Marking the recent launch of the Society's 'Wales in the World' report distributed by the Times Higher Education, Prof Peter Halligan wrote the following column in the Western Mail on Oct 12, 2017 "The political environment in the UK post Brexit remains increasingly uncertain, despite encouraging policy initiatives de... Read More

Wales and the World – Times Higher Publication

15 September, 2017
Wales operates in a competitive global environment where international awareness and recognition of its research excellence and innovation is often less well known. On the 14th September 2017 the Times Higher Education (THE) printed and distributed a dedicated supplement by the Learned Society of Wales highl... Read More

LSW response to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

7 September, 2017
The Learned Society of Wales has responded to the joint consultation on the European (Withdrawal) Bill and its implications for Wales, run by the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee and the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee. The response highlights the vital need for real consultat... Read More

Exchanging Ideas Seminar Series 2017

17 August, 2017
Since earlier this year, the Society has worked with the National Assembly for Wales Research Service to develop a pilot series of expert seminars for Assembly Members and their support staff, looking at ambition in policy development. The three seminars have considered economic policy, the development of civil s... Read More