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The latest news from the Learned Society of Wales

New Honorary Fellows offer powerful messages

15 July, 2025

The risks we face from environmental changes in the Arctic and Antarctica, and the need to listen to marginalised communities were the messages delivered by two of our new Honorary Fellows last month Professor Jane Francis, who is Director of the British Antarctic Survey, and Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, author, lectur... Read More

LSW at the Eisteddfod 2025

19 June, 2025

We are going to have a strong presence at this year's Eisteddfod in Wrexham. Here are the events we are running as well as the events that some of our Fellows are involved in. LSW Events Wednesday 6th August 11:30, 'Why is Wales worth studying?' | Wrexham University Tent Organised by the Learned... Read More

LSW Colloquium 2025: Prioritising the needs of ECRs

18 June, 2025

Next month’s third LSW annual Colloquium for early career researchers will run over two days for the first time in a sign of its growing importance in Wales’ research environment. The pan-Wales, interdisciplinary event will be held at Cardiff Metropolitan University 3-4th . It is aimed not just at researchers w... Read More

Welsh academics to play key role in REF2029 process

22 May, 2025

Wales’ voice in UK research is evident in the announcement of the new chairs who will lead sub-panels through the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029, the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. Four academics based in Wales, three of them Fellows of the Learned Soci... Read More

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