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The latest news from the Learned Society of Wales

“Why Wales Studies needs to be protected and preserved”

23 March, 2017

An article by Professor M Wynn Thomas FLSW, Vice-President for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences was featured in the Western Mail on 23 March. The achievement of Wales Studies deserves to be celebrated not only within Wales but well beyond. The Irish long ago turned the multifaceted study of Ireland into a globa... Read More

Society Contributes to House of Lords EU Select Committee inquiry on Brexit: devolution

9 March, 2017

The Learned Society of Wales, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and The British Academy, provided a joint submission to the House of Lords EU Select Committee inquiry on Brexit: devolution. The evidence has been developed with the particular expertise of Professor Christopher McCrudden FBA, Professor Michael Keating FB... Read More

Welsh Crucible seeks future research leaders in Wales

22 February, 2017

“Game-changing” Welsh Crucible programme opens latest round of recruitment for exceptional researchers across Wales Welsh Crucible is urging exceptional researchers from across Wales to apply for this year’s award-winning programme. Now in its sixth year, the programme will offer early- and mid-career res... Read More

Society Contributes to the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee’s first report on the implications of Wales leaving the European

1 February, 2017

The report by the National Assembly for Wales’s External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee published last week is the first published by the assembly committee tasked with safeguarding Welsh interests in the Brexit process. The conclusions and recommendations were based on a range of seminars and evidence... Read More

LSW Medals – Call for nominations

26 January, 2017

On Thursday 19 January, the Society's medals were featured in the Times Higher Education, and in the Western Mail Read More

NAASWCH 2016 – event report

12 January, 2017

The 2016 biennial NAASWCH (North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History) conference took place at Harvard University from July 20 - 22, 2016. The conference was hosted by the Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University and organised by NAASWCH secretary Melinda Gray an... Read More

Professor Margaret MacMillan: ‘David Lloyd George: The Peacemaker’ 12/12/2016

6 December, 2016

To mark the centenary of David Lloyd George's appointment as Prime Minister, Bangor University (in conjunction with the Learned Society of Wales) is hosting a special lecture on his life and legacy by one of the UK's most renowned historians, Professor Margaret MacMillan, on Monday, 12 December at 7pm in the Eric Sunde... Read More

Launch of the LSW Hugh Owen Medal

29 November, 2016

A NEW MEDAL named in honour of Sir Hugh Owen (1804-1881) the Welsh educator, philanthropist and pioneer of higher education in Wales has been launched by the Learned Society of Wales (LSW). As part of its mission to help recognize and celebrate Welsh scholarship, the LSW has established an annual prestigious medal ... Read More

Future of UK Research and Scholarship – Cardiff AE Hub in association with LSW

18 November, 2016

On 11 November, a panel session organised by the Academia Europaea Cardiff Knowledge Hub and Learned Society of Wales explored ideas about how best to pursue European and other international collaborations post-Brexit. This involved contributions from Professor Richard Catlow, the incoming Foreign Secretary of the ... Read More

Hamlyn Lecture – event report

11 November, 2016

Cardiff Law School in conjunction with The Learned Society of Wales, hosted the first of the 2016 three Hamlyn Lectures delivered by The Rt. Hon. Dame Sian Elias, GNZM, Chief Justice of New Zealand on Tues 8th November. The lecture was chaired by The Rt Hon The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of Engla... Read More

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