Mission
The Wales Arts and Humanities Alliance (WAHA) was launched in August 2023 and encompasses all nine universities in Wales. WAHA provides a pan-Wales opportunity to build deeper and stronger partnerships and knowledge exchange through the research and innovation excellence of higher education arts and humanities – from archival and textual analysis to creative economies and design thinking. The Alliance is also a platform for advocacy and activism rooted in our shared creativity and expertise in arts and humanities research and impact rooted in Wales. It offers an opportunity for arts and humanities in Wales to contribute fully to national and international debates on arts and humanities and their value for people, employability, and the economy in a rapidly changing world
WAHA Working Groups:
Creative Industries (Chair: Professor Lisa Lewis)
Arts, Health and Well-Being (Chair: Professor Emily Underwood-Lee)
Research Development Managers
Our members
Dr Patrick Finney, Aberystwyth University
Professor Matthew Jarvis, Aberystwyth University
Professor Sue Niebrzydowski, Bangor University
Professor Ruth McElroy, Bangor University
Dr Debbie Savage, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Dr Nicholas Taylor-Collins, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Dr Liz Wren-Owens, Cardiff University
Dr Richard Marsden, Open University in Wales
Professor Jonathan Bradbury, Swansea University
Professor Kirsti Bohata, Swansea University (co-chair)
Dr James Lea, University of South Wales (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama)
Professor Lisa Lewis, University of South Wales
Dr Malcolm MacLean, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Professor Mary-Ann Constantine, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (co-chair)
Professor Alec Shepley, Wrexham University
Dr Karen Heald, Wrexham University
Dr Fiona Dakin, Learned Society of Wales