Events & Activities

Face-to-face meeting have now resumed. Some past Zoom talks are now available on the RISW YouTube website: Royal Institution of South Wales - YouTube.

If you have any queries about the programme please contact Andrew Green on events@risw.org

Future Events & Activities
Event Archive

Barbecue

Monday 27th of June, 2022 at 1:00pm

RISW Summer Barbecue
Prof. /Yr Athro Richard Bevins

Thursday 28th of April, 2022 at 7:30pm

Re-tracing the Stonehenge bluestones: applying new techniques to an old problem / Ail-olrhain cerrig gleision Côr y Cewri: taclo hen broblem trwy ddulliau newydd
Suzanne Bosman

Saturday 2nd of April, 2022 at 2:00pm

Hidden art in Wales in WW2 / Celf guddiedig yng Nghymru yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel Byd
Julian Tudor Hart 4

Friday 11th of March, 2022 at 1:00pm

Yr Athro / Prof. George Davey Smith
Julian Tudor Hart 3

Thursday 3rd of March, 2022 at 1:00pm

Yr Athro / Prof. Graham Watt
Julian Tudor Hart 2

Thursday 24th of February, 2022 at 1:00pm

Gareth Jones a / and Jonathan Richards
Julian Tudor Hart 1

Thursday 3rd of February, 2022 at 1:00pm

Dr Brian Gibbons
Annual General Meeting / Cyfarfod Blynyddol Cyffredinol

Thursday 27th of January, 2022 at 7:00pm

Annual General Meeting / Cyfarfod Blynyddol Cyffredinol
Prof. / Yr Athro Stephen Tooth and / a Dr Hywel Griffiths

Thursday 13th of January, 2022 at 7:30pm

Memories and perceptions of hydrological extremes in Welsh Patagonia / Atgofion a chanfyddiadau o eithafion hydrolegol ym Mhatagonia
Stephen K. Jones

Thursday 9th of December, 2021 at 7:30pm

A tale of two towns: the South Wales Railway / Hanes dwy dref: Rheilffordd De Cymru
Prof. / Yr Athro Dan Hicks

Thursday 2nd of December, 2021 at 7:30pm

The restitution of museum objects / Dychwelyd gwrthrychau amgueddfaol
Postponed - Annual Local History Book Fair / Ffair Flynyddol Llyfrau Hanes Lleol

Saturday 6th of November, 2021 at 10:00am

Annual Local History Book Fair / Ffair Flynyddol Llyfrau Hanes Lleol
Dr Dylan Foster Evans

Thursday 14th of October, 2021 at 7:30pm

‘Where the two languages, like two seas, meet’: the history of the Welsh and English languages in Gower / 'Where the two languages, like two seas, meet’: hanes y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg yng Ngŵyr
History Day / Diwrnod Hanes

Saturday 25th of September, 2021 at 10:00am

History Day will be on a vastly reduced scale this year, but it will comprise two live elements.
Rob Humphreys

Thursday 9th of September, 2021 at 7:30am

Adult education in Wales: reflections on its past, thoughts on its future / Addysg i oedolion yng Nghymru: meddyliau am ei orffennnol a’i ddyfodol
Richard Allen

Thursday 20th of May, 2021 at 7:30pm

A champion of human rights? Joseph Tregelles Price (1784–1854)
Catrin Stevens

Thursday 29th of April, 2021 at 7:30pm

Was your grandmother one of them?
Garry Owen

Thursday 18th of March, 2021 at 7:30pm

Swansea, news ... and me!
Gerald Gabb

Thursday 18th of February, 2021 at 7:30pm

Swansea's pictorial past
Annual General Meeting

Thursday 28th of January, 2021 at 7:00pm

Annual General Meeting
Prof. Jon Roper

Thursday 14th of January, 2021 at 7:30pm

The contemporary American Presidency: reflections and expectations
Dr Ruth Callaway and Peter Matthews

Thursday 3rd of December, 2020 at 7:30pm

The bigger picture: art meets science
Prof./Yr Athro Mary Gagen

Thursday 26th of November, 2020 at 7:30pm

Climate change and science education: outreach in turbulent 2020
Prof./Yr Athro Terry Stevens

Thursday 12th of November, 2020 at 7:30pm

Wish you were here: travels in a post-Covid environment
Dr Jay Rees

Thursday 1st of October, 2020 at 7:30pm

Dr Jay Rees
Anthony Hughes

Thursday 17th of September, 2020 at 7:30pm

Inside the Guildhall
Cancelled - Summer strawberry afternoon tea / Te prynhawn mefys yr haf

Thursday 25th of June, 2020 at 12:00pm

Summer strawberry afternoon tea / Te prynhawn mefys yr haf
Cancelled - Anthony Hughes

Wednesday 6th of May, 2020 at 10:00am

Annual outing: expert guided tour of the Guildhall, Swansea / Taith dywysedig arbenigol o Neuadd y Ddinas, Abertawe
Cancelled - Ruth Callaway

Thursday 30th of April, 2020 at 7:30pm

Mary Anning: 19th century scientist and inspiration for Swansea marine research / Mary Anning: gwyddonydd o’r 19ed ganrif ac ysbrydoliaeth i wyddor môr yn Abertawe
Cancelled - Robin Lyons

Saturday 4th of April, 2020 at 2:30pm

SuperTed knew my father: a history of Welsh animation / Adnabu SuperTed fy nhad: hanes animeiddio yng Nghymru
Cancelled - Spring coffee morning / Bore coffi’r gwanwyn

Thursday 26th of March, 2020 at 10:30am

Spring coffee morning / Bore coffi’r gwanwyn
Norma Glass

Thursday 12th of September, 2019 at 7:30pm

My life as a Jewish woman in Swansea / Fy mywyd fel Iddewes yn Abertawe
Rhodri Talfan Davies

Thursday 7th of March, 2019 at 7:00pm

Walking with giants: Wales and the global media / Cerdded gyda chewri: Cymru a’r cyfryngau byd-eang
Chris Small and Sally Hyman

Thursday 28th of February, 2019 at 1:00pm

Two case studies / Dwy astudiaeth achos
Deb Hill and Judith Oakley

Thursday 21st of February, 2019 at 1:00pm

Biodiversity / Bioamrywiaeth
Hamish Osborn and Fran Rolfe

Thursday 14th of February, 2019 at 1:00pm

Sustainability / Cynaladwyedd
Philip McDonnell

Thursday 7th of February, 2019 at 1:00pm

Greening Swansea: an introduction / Abertawe gwyrdd: cyflwyniad
Ryland Wallace

Thursday 10th of January, 2019 at 7:30pm

The women's suffrage movement in Swansea / Y mudiad dros etholfraint i ferched yn Abertawe
Karmen Thomas

Thursday 22nd of November, 2018 at 7:30pm

Scientific research and the birth of the University College of Swansea / Ymchwil wyddonol a genedigaeth Coleg y Brifysgol Abertawe
Cosmology after Hawking by Prof Steve Eales

Tuesday 13th of November, 2018 at 7:00pm

Cosmology after Hawking / Cosmoleg ar ôl Hawking
Annual Local History Book Fair / Ffair Flynyddol Llyfrau Hanes Lleol

Saturday 27th of October, 2018 at 10:00am

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Henry Naunton Davies: A Rhondda Colliery Doctor by Ceri Thompson

Thursday 25th of October, 2018 at 7:30pm

Henry Naunton Davies: a Rhondda colliery doctor / Henry Naunton Davies: meddyg glofaol yn y Rhondda
History Day 2018

Saturday 22nd of September, 2018 at 10:05am

This September don't miss the annual History Day. Visit Swansea Museum and the National Waterfront Museum for a day full of talks & the launch of the latest Swansea History Journal!
Dr Rhian Davies

Thursday 6th of September, 2018 at 7:30pm

‘A refined and beautiful talent': thoughts on the centenary of the death of Morfydd Owen 'Dawn goeth a hardd': meddyliau ar ganmlwyddiant marw Morfydd Owen
Summer strawberry afternoon tea / Te prynhawn mefys yr haf

Thursday 21st of June, 2018 at 2:00pm

Summer strawberry afternoon tea / Te prynhawn mefys yr haf
Wales and the European Union / Cymru a'r Undeb Ewropeaidd

Thursday 8th of March, 2018 at 7:00pm

Wales and the European Union / Cymru a'r Undeb Ewropeaidd
Swansea’s tidal lagoon: an update / Morlyn llanwol Abertawe: diweddariad

Tuesday 27th of February, 2018 at 1:00pm

Swansea’s tidal lagoon: an update / Morlyn llanwol Abertawe: diweddariad
Reviving the High Street / Adfywio’r High Street

Tuesday 13th of February, 2018 at 1:00pm

Reviving the High Street / Adfywio’r High Street
Reviving the city’s centre / Adfywio canol y ddinas

Tuesday 6th of February, 2018 at 1:00pm

Reviving the city’s centre / Adfywio canol y ddinas
The earliest inhabitants of Gower's caves / Trigolion cynharaf ogofau Penrhyn Gwŷr

Thursday 11th of January, 2018 at 7:30pm

The earliest inhabitants of Gower's caves / Trigolion cynharaf ogofau Penrhyn Gwŷr
Annual Local History Book Fair / Ffair Flynyddol Llyfrau Hanes Lleol

Saturday 28th of October, 2017 at 10:00am

Annual Local History Book Fair / Ffair Flynyddol Llyfrau Hanes Lleol
Peter Vaughan

Thursday 5th of October, 2017 at 7:00pm

Crime, policing and technology / Trosedd, plismona a thechnoleg
History Day & Journal Launch / Diwrnod Hanes a Lansiad Cylchgrawn

Saturday 23rd of September, 2017 at 10:00am

History Day & Journal Launch / Diwrnod Hanes a Lansiad Cylchgrawn
Lyn Evans

Thursday 16th of March, 2017 at 7:30pm

The Large Hadron Collider: a marvel of technology / Y Gwrthdarydd Hadron Mawr: rhyfeddod technolegol
Martin Thomas

Tuesday 28th of February, 2017 at 12:00pm

Heritage in health / Treftadaeth mewn iechyd
Rory Farelly

Tuesday 21st of February, 2017 at 1:00pm

The journey of being patient- and family/carer-centred / Y daith o fod yn ganolog ar y claf ac ar y teulu/gofalwr
Hamish Laing

Tuesday 14th of February, 2017 at 1:00pm

Healthcare for the future: meeting the challenges / Gofal iechyd ar gyfer y dyfodol: cwrdd â’r heriau
Andrew Davies

Tuesday 7th of February, 2017 at 1:00pm

Meeting local health and social care demand in the 21st century / Diwallu anghenion iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol lleol yn y 21ain ganrif
Prof. Gareth Jenkins

Thursday 27th of October, 2016 at 7:00pm

Blood tests for cancer: the future of cancer diagnosis / Profion gwaed ar gyfer canser: dyfodol diagnosis canser
History Day & Journal Launch / Diwrnod Hanes a Lansiad Cylchgrawn

Saturday 24th of September, 2016 at 10:00am

Another successful History Day and Swansea History Journal launch!
Annual summer outing

Thursday 12th of May, 2016 at 9:15am

An account of the Annual Summer Outing 2016
William Grove

Thursday 22nd of October, 2015 at 7:30pm

Lecture on William Grove, pioneer of the fuel cell.
Josef Herman in Wales

Thursday 17th of September, 2015 at 6:30pm

Josef Herman in Wales, held at Dynevor Centre for Art and Design
The Newport Medieval Ship

Thursday 3rd of September, 2015 at 7:30pm

Seafaring and Iberian trade in the fifteenth century
Culture and the arts - Swansea on the world stage

Tuesday 10th of February, 2015 at 12:00am

Lecture given by Professor Peter Stead.