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The latest news from the Learned Society of Wales

Creating Wellbeing: Research and Practice – ECR Webinar

3 May, 2023
The study of well-being, what it is, how it is measured, how we can create and maintain it, has seen a growth in academic study into the field. Our latest Early Career Researchers Network event, Creating Well-being: Research and Practice¸ will present some of the latest research emerging from Wales’ universities... Read More

Society Reveals New Fellows as Women Make Up Over 50% of Intake

25 April, 2023
Wales’ reputation for high-calibre research and a thriving civic life, built on knowledge and expertise, is recognised in the 41 new Fellows elected to the Learned Society of Wales. The new Fellows include academics from across Welsh and UK universities, writers, researchers and leaders from the world of higher e... Read More

UK Young Academy Announces Inaugural Executive Group Members

13 April, 2023
UK and Ireland National Academies have today announced seven newly elected members of the UK Young Academy’s first Executive Group. They are: Jahangir Alom, Barts Health NHS Trust Michael Berthaume, London South Bank University Denis Newman-Griffis, University of Sheffield Linda Oyama, Queen's Universit... Read More

‘How Prepared Can We Be’: Scientific Symposium, 22 June

6 April, 2023
How can public services help us respond to various crises such as conflict and climate change? What role do different actors play in preparing for future pandemics? What lessons can we learn from civil emergencies regarding researchers’ access to data, and how can we apply these lessons to future processes? The L... Read More

Professor Hywel Thomas Re-Elected as Society President

27 March, 2023
Professor Hywel Thomas CBE FREng FRS FLSW MAE has been elected President of the Learned Society of Wales for a second three-year term, following a ballot of Fellows. Professor Thomas became President in May 2020, shortly after the Covid pandemic sent the world into lockdown, and lead the Society through these unpa... Read More

Professor Andrew Linklater

17 March, 2023
We are sorry to report the news about the recent death of Professor Andrew Linklater FLSW, who was one of the Founding Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales. Professor Linklater was born in Aberdeen and, after time in Australia and at Keele University, became the 10th Woodrow Wilson Professor of International Pol... Read More

Learned Society of Wales Commits to a Greater Focus on Equity 

8 March, 2023
The Learned Society of Wales’ new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) commitment, released on International Women’s Day 2023, shifts our focus from equality to equity.  ‘Equality (equal treatment for all) is not the same thing as equity (a fair outcome for all). Our use of the term equity acknowledges... Read More