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Welcome to our new Fellows 2025: solving the challenges we face

29 April, 2025
The 56 new Fellows and 4 Honorary Fellows announced by the Learned Society of Wales show how Wales has answers to many of the most pressing questions we face today. Our new Fellows are drawn from academia, the public and health service, and Wales’ wider civic and cultural life. They are elected because of their e... Read More

Robin Okey’s gift to the LSW: the profound impact of leaving a legacy

28 April, 2025
The strength of the relationship formed between the Learned Society of Wales and its Fellows is the most gratifying aspect of our work. We were therefore humbled to discover in March that our late Fellow, Professor Robin Okey FLSW, had left us a legacy of nearly £70,000 in his will, following his death in 2023.  ... Read More

Showcasing Welsh arts and humanities research in Brussels

31 March, 2025
In this latest LSW blog article, Professor Claire Gorrara FLSW, reflects on the outcomes of a recent event in Brussels that championed arts and humanities research from Wales. I was delighted, as Co-Chair of the Wales Arts and Humanities Alliance (WAHA), to attend an event in Brussels in early March, devoted to art... Read More

Horizon Europe webinar: values, not just funding

20 March, 2025
Good research should not be restricted by geographic or political boundaries. That is why, in the midst of the damage caused to UK higher education by Brexit, the decision to rejoin Horizon Europe in 2023 was a welcome step. When reassociation with Horizon Europe was announced, the LSW’s President, Professor Hywe... Read More

UK Young Academy appoints 42 new emerging leaders

19 March, 2025
Today, 42 emerging leaders from across the UK have been named as the newest members of the UK Young Academy – an interdisciplinary network of early-career professionals and researchers working together to tackle pressing global and local challenges and promote lasting change. The new members come from a wide rang... Read More

Where next for Wales Studies? Restarting the conversation

19 March, 2025
Wales Studies is about understanding Wales’ unique cultural, social, and physical characteristics, and how they connect with the wider world. ‘Where next for Wales Studies’, our event in Aberystwyth later this month, takes a close look at what Wales Studies is and what it could be. The idea of this distinc... Read More

We’re making some changes to our annual medals

13 March, 2025
This is usually the time of the year when we begin the search for the recipients of our annual medals. This year is going to be different... For the first time in a while, we're planning to introduce some new medals to our roster. The thinking on this has been led by the LSW Fellows on our medals working group. ... Read More

International Women’s Day 2025: Our Commitment to #AccelerateAction

7 March, 2025
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Accelerate Action’. It is a day for us to stress our commitment, as an organisation, to improving equity, diversity and inclusion. We will be welcoming and inclusive and will ensure Fellows from under-represented groups have a voice in the Society’s work... Read More

ALLEA: threats to academic freedom in the US

25 February, 2025
We have endorsed ALLEA's recent statement about threats to academic freedom and international research collaboration in the United States. It highlights concerns about funding freezes, censorship, and political interference in research. The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities expresses ... Read More