Draft:Hugh Owen Medal

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Hugh Owen Medal
Awarded for"...in recognition of significant contributions to educational research."
Sponsored byWelsh Government
CountryWales Wales
Presented byLearned Society of Wales
First awarded2017
Currently held byProfessor Tom Crick
WebsiteOfficial website

The Hugh Owen Medal is a national research excellence medal[1] awarded annually by the Learned Society of Wales, the national academy of Wales. It is named in honour of Sir Hugh Owen (1804-1881), a pioneer of higher education in Wales, and the main founder of what is now Aberystwyth University.

The medal is awarded in recognition of significant contributions to educational research, or the application of research to produce significant innovations in education policy and/or professional educational practice in Wales. It is one of the four prestige medals awarded by the Learned Society of Wales.[2]

The award is supported by the Welsh Government[3] and Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament),[4] and fulfils the Society’s strategic objective of recognising and celebrating international excellence in scholarly disciplines connected to Wales.[5] As of 2023, researchers from Cardiff University have been awarded four of the six medals to date.

  1. ^ "The Hugh Owen Medal". Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  2. ^ "Learned Society of Wales launch Dillwyn Medal research awards". BBC News. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  3. ^ "Lansiad Medal Hugh Owen Hugh Owen Medal Launch". British Educational Research Association. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  4. ^ "Learned Society of Wales Medal Ceremony 2023". Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament. 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  5. ^ "The Learned Society of Wales: 2023-2028 Strategy". Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 2024-09-27.