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
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Barbecue
Monday 27th of June, 2022 at 1:00pm
RISW Summer Barbecue
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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
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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
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Julian Tudor Hart 4
Friday 11th of March, 2022 at 1:00pm
Yr Athro / Prof. George Davey Smith
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Julian Tudor Hart 3
Thursday 3rd of March, 2022 at 1:00pm
Yr Athro / Prof. Graham Watt
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Julian Tudor Hart 2
Thursday 24th of February, 2022 at 1:00pm
Gareth Jones a / and Jonathan Richards
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Julian Tudor Hart 1
Thursday 3rd of February, 2022 at 1:00pm
Dr Brian Gibbons
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Annual General Meeting / Cyfarfod Blynyddol Cyffredinol
Thursday 27th of January, 2022 at 7:00pm
Annual General Meeting / Cyfarfod Blynyddol Cyffredinol
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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
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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
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Prof. / Yr Athro Dan Hicks
Thursday 2nd of December, 2021 at 7:30pm
The restitution of museum objects / Dychwelyd gwrthrychau amgueddfaol
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Richard Allen
Thursday 20th of May, 2021 at 7:30pm
A champion of human rights? Joseph Tregelles Price (1784–1854)
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Catrin Stevens
Thursday 29th of April, 2021 at 7:30pm
Was your grandmother one of them?
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Garry Owen
Thursday 18th of March, 2021 at 7:30pm
Swansea, news ... and me!
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Gerald Gabb
Thursday 18th of February, 2021 at 7:30pm
Swansea's pictorial past
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Annual General Meeting
Thursday 28th of January, 2021 at 7:00pm
Annual General Meeting
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Prof. Jon Roper
Thursday 14th of January, 2021 at 7:30pm
The contemporary American Presidency: reflections and expectations
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Dr Ruth Callaway and Peter Matthews
Thursday 3rd of December, 2020 at 7:30pm
The bigger picture: art meets science
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Prof./Yr Athro Mary Gagen
Thursday 26th of November, 2020 at 7:30pm
Climate change and science education: outreach in turbulent 2020
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Prof./Yr Athro Terry Stevens
Thursday 12th of November, 2020 at 7:30pm
Wish you were here: travels in a post-Covid environment
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Dr Jay Rees
Thursday 1st of October, 2020 at 7:30pm
Dr Jay Rees
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Anthony Hughes
Thursday 17th of September, 2020 at 7:30pm
Inside the Guildhall
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cancelled - Spring coffee morning / Bore coffi’r gwanwyn
Thursday 26th of March, 2020 at 10:30am
Spring coffee morning / Bore coffi’r gwanwyn
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Norma Glass
Thursday 12th of September, 2019 at 7:30pm
My life as a Jewish woman in Swansea / Fy mywyd fel Iddewes yn Abertawe
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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
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Chris Small and Sally Hyman
Thursday 28th of February, 2019 at 1:00pm
Two case studies / Dwy astudiaeth achos
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Deb Hill and Judith Oakley
Thursday 21st of February, 2019 at 1:00pm
Biodiversity / Bioamrywiaeth
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Hamish Osborn and Fran Rolfe
Thursday 14th of February, 2019 at 1:00pm
Sustainability / Cynaladwyedd
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Philip McDonnell
Thursday 7th of February, 2019 at 1:00pm
Greening Swansea: an introduction / Abertawe gwyrdd: cyflwyniad
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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
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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
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Cosmology after Hawking by Prof Steve Eales
Tuesday 13th of November, 2018 at 7:00pm
Cosmology after Hawking / Cosmoleg ar ôl Hawking
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Annual Local History Book Fair / Ffair Flynyddol Llyfrau Hanes Lleol
Saturday 27th of October, 2018 at 10:00am
Select to read more.
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Reviving the High Street / Adfywio’r High Street
Tuesday 13th of February, 2018 at 1:00pm
Reviving the High Street / Adfywio’r High Street
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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
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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
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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
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Peter Vaughan
Thursday 5th of October, 2017 at 7:00pm
Crime, policing and technology / Trosedd, plismona a thechnoleg
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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
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Lyn Evans
Thursday 16th of March, 2017 at 7:30pm
The Large Hadron Collider: a marvel of technology / Y Gwrthdarydd Hadron Mawr: rhyfeddod technolegol
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Martin Thomas
Tuesday 28th of February, 2017 at 12:00pm
Heritage in health / Treftadaeth mewn iechyd
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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Annual summer outing
Thursday 12th of May, 2016 at 9:15am
An account of the Annual Summer Outing 2016
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William Grove
Thursday 22nd of October, 2015 at 7:30pm
Lecture on William Grove, pioneer of the fuel cell.
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Josef Herman in Wales
Thursday 17th of September, 2015 at 6:30pm
Josef Herman in Wales, held at Dynevor Centre for Art and Design
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The Newport Medieval Ship
Thursday 3rd of September, 2015 at 7:30pm
Seafaring and Iberian trade in the fifteenth century
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Culture and the arts - Swansea on the world stage
Tuesday 10th of February, 2015 at 12:00am
Lecture given by Professor Peter Stead.