The Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA), founded in 1987, is an independent think-tank, which acts as a bridge between public policy makers, the academic community, business and non-profit organisations. It operates by commissioning research, organising seminars, lectures and conferences to facilitate debate, and by publishing reports and policy papers. The IWA has its own journal, agenda, and has published many reports and discussion papers in the last three years. It is highly regarded in Wales and has built a track record of effective influence on a range of policies. Its central aim is to develop practical proposals for policy innovation and improvement. It is a membership-based organisation which has over 1,100 individual members and 150 corporate members. The IWA is based in Cardiff but has branches in north, and west Wales, Swansea Bay, Gwent and London.

Recent Work

See our Research page for information about our research programme 2007/08, our recent publications, work under way, and research proposals in development.

To see the Trustees' Report for March 2008, click here (PDF size 204K).
To see the Trustees' Report for March 2007, click here (PDF size 204K).