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        <![CDATA[New Postgraduate Research Exchange in Engineering strengthens China links]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University’s College of Engineering has established a new Postgraduate Research Exchange in Engineering programme with one of the world’s top universities – Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.]]>
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        Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA["The DNA of thinking":  archives projects win two prizes for Swansea   ]]>
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        <![CDATA[Two projects which involved research in the Richard Burton Archives at Swansea University have won prizes in the national Tell us Your Story competition, organised by Archives Wales.  Entrants had to describe their experience using archives, and explain how it helped them with their project.  ]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/thednaofthinkingarchivesprojectswintwoprizesforswansea.php</link>
    
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        News article 163406
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        Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Popular Singer Strikes Scientific Note at Swansea’s Science Pavilion  ]]>
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        <![CDATA[Popular singer and prominent member of Only Men Aloud, Wyn Davies will extend a warm welcome to visitors to the GwyddonLe pavilion at the Urdd Eisteddfod next Monday, 27 May 2013 at 11am.]]>
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        News article 163803
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        Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea academic appointed to government safety committee]]>
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        <![CDATA[A Swansea University academic has been appointed to a prestigious committee which advises government on the safety of chemical compounds in food, household goods, pesticides and pharmaceuticals.]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/swanseaacademicappointedtogovernmentsafetycommittee.php</link>
    
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        News article 163347
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        Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[History, poetry, terrorism - Swansea experts in the spotlight at Hay Festival ]]>
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        <![CDATA[Whether it’s award-winning poetry and song, debating the most important place in Welsh history, or discussing literature, protest and terrorism, authors from the College of Arts and Humanities at Swansea University will be in the spotlight at this year’s Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts. ]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/historypoetryterrorism-swanseaexpertsinthespotlightathayfestival.php</link>
    
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        News article 163724
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        Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[EU-backed project helps maximise the potential of Welsh businesses in the green economy]]>
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        <![CDATA[Economy Minister, Edwina Hart, has  launched the next phase of a project aimed at helping businesses in West Wales and the Valleys become more sustainable and support the low carbon economy.]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/eu-backedprojecthelpsmaximisethepotentialofwelshbusinessesinthegreeneconomy.php</link>
    
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        News article 163343
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        Wed, 15 May 2013 12:29:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Cheltenham Science Festival showcase for Swansea researchers]]>
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        <![CDATA[Researchers from Swansea University will showcase their world-class work at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival 2013, which takes place from Tuesday, June 4 until Sunday, June 9.]]>
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        Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Road signs or red dragons?  Swansea historians debate the most important object in Welsh history.  ]]>
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        <![CDATA[What's the most important object in Welsh history?  Historians from Welsh universities are making the case for everything from bibles to bowls of gruel, in a series of essays published in the Western Mail, and spearheaded by experts from Swansea University, to mark Welsh History Month. ]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/roadsignsorreddragonsswanseahistoriansdebatethemostimportantobjectinwelshhistory.php</link>
    
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        News article 163242
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        Mon, 13 May 2013 16:57:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[£20m Europe Day boost as construction of Science and  Innovation campus gets underway]]>
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        <![CDATA[A £32m investment to create an Engineering Manufacturing Centre (EMC) at Swansea University’s planned Science and Innovation Campus is to go ahead thanks to an EU boost First Minister, Carwyn Jones, announced today .]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/20meuropedayboostasconstructionofscienceandinnovationcampusgetsunderway.php</link>
    
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        Thu, 09 May 2013 12:10:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University excels in QS world subject rankings]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University has been recognised as one of the top 200 institutions in the world by the QS World University Subject Rankings. ]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/swanseauniversityexcelsinqsworldsubjectrankings.php</link>
    
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        News article 163053
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        Thu, 09 May 2013 09:51:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea marks Europe Day ]]>
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        <![CDATA[Europe Day is on Thursday 9 May, marking the achievements of the European Union.  Swansea University will be flying the European Flag, acknowledging how direct financial EU support has helped the University.  ]]>
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        Wed, 08 May 2013 13:59:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Award honour for Swansea academic ]]>
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        <![CDATA[Professor Peter Raynor of Swansea University’s Department of Criminology has been awarded the status of Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS), the UK’s premier learned society for all the social sciences.]]>
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        Tue, 07 May 2013 11:02:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Autism: New course offered for healthcare professionals ]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University’s College of Medicine has marked Autism Awareness month by announcing a new taught Master of Science degree course in Autism and Related Conditions will be offered in the next academic year 2013/14.

 
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        News article 162705
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    <pubDate>
        Wed, 01 May 2013 16:12:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Learned Society Fellows 2013: Honours for Swansea academics ]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Learned Society of Wales has announced the results of its 2013 Election of new Fellows. ]]>
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        Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University Professor awarded esteemed  Research Merit Award]]>
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        <![CDATA[Professor Gert Aarts, from the Physics Department, in the College of Science at Swansea University, has been awarded the esteemed Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award. ]]>
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        Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:18:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[MA scholarships for new Arts and Humanities students launched ]]>
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        <![CDATA[Students enrolling on undergraduate courses in Arts and Humanities this autumn will be in the running for scholarships for them to stay on to do an MA course.  The Centenary Graduate Scholarships are the first of their kind in the UK.  The aim is to reward academic achievement. ]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/mascholarshipsfornewartsandhumanitiesstudentslaunched.php</link>
    
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        Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:15:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[University launches Swansea Paid Internship Network to boost students' employability]]>
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        <![CDATA[These are tough times in the job market, and work experience can make all the difference, which is why Swansea University has launched the Swansea Paid Internship Network (SPIN), in partnership with the Evening Post.  SPIN will give students a chance to gain valuable period of paid relevant experience with local employers during the summer break.]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/universitylaunchesswanseapaidinternshipnetworktobooststudentsemployability.php</link>
    
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        Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:30:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea granted nine ESRC doctoral studentships  ]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University has been awarded nine PhD studentships by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Wales Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) for 2013.]]>
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        Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:40:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[PRIME opportunities for pupils: Law School and DJM Solicitors partner for innovative work placement scheme]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University’s School of Law has been working with Douglas-Jones Mercer (DJM) Solicitors, which has become the first law firm in the Swansea area to take part in the innovative national PRIME work placement scheme. ]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/primeopportunitiesforpupilslawschoolanddjmsolicitorspartnerforinnovativeworkplacementscheme.php</link>
    
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        Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[£768,000 boost to support the next generation of engineers and scientists]]>
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        <![CDATA[Training grants worth £768,000 have been awarded to Swansea University to support young researchers in engineering and science, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced. ]]>
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        Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:16:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[The impact of Criminology: Swansea researchers win 2013 Howard League Research Medal]]>
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        <![CDATA[Professor Kevin Haines and Dr Stephen Case (pictured below) from Swansea University’s Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology have been named as joint winners of the 2013 Howard League Research Medal, for their work on the Swansea Bureau youth diversion scheme. ]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/theimpactofcriminologyswansearesearcherswin2013howardleagueresearchmedal.php</link>
    
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        Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University launches new Academy for inclusivity and learner support]]>
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        <![CDATA[Getting more people from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education, and improving the support provided to students: those are the aims of a new Academy to be launched at Swansea University on Thursday 21 March. ]]>
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        Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:59:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea to host premier Athletics Championships]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea will be hosting the 2014 IPC European Athletics Championships, the first time that  the event has been held anywhere in the UK. ]]>
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        Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:01:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University appoints leading UK regeneration company to build new campus]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University has signed a development agreement with St. Modwen, the UK’s leading regeneration specialist to build the first phase of its new Science and Innovation Campus.]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/swanseauniversityappointsleadingukregenerationcompanytobuildnewcampus.php</link>
    
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        Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:26:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Knowledge exchange: High Performance Sport innovation project enters next leg]]>
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        <![CDATA[A Swansea University led project to enhance elite sport performance and stimulate economic opportunities through the exchange of expertise has received further funding to take the project into its second phase. ]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/knowledgeexchangehighperformancesportinnovationprojectentersnextleg.php</link>
    
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        Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:19:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University awarded funding for new Centre for  Innovative Manufacturing partnership]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University has been recognised as one of the UK’s leading academic centres of excellence in the UK by the EPSRC]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/swanseauniversityawardedfundingfornewcentreforinnovativemanufacturingpartnership.php</link>
    
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        Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:28:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Key Professionals in Sport Consider Wales Status as a Sporting Society]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Taliesin welcomed a robust audience for Swansea University’s Research Institute for Arts and Humanities (RIAH) panel discussion: ‘Wales: a sporting society’.]]>
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        Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:22:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University students pitch their way to success]]>
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        <![CDATA[A team of three Business Management students from Swansea University impressed Wales’ leading marketers with a winning presentation at Brolio / The Pitch, a competition organised by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) with the support of Big Ideas Wales, a Welsh Government-led campaign that aims to inspire young people to start their own businesses. ]]>
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    <link>http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/latest-news/swanseauniversitystudentspitchtheirwaytosuccess.php</link>
    
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        Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:39:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea’s 18 new international research stars]]>
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        <![CDATA[Eighteen researchers with global reputations are being appointed as Distinguished Research Professors at Swansea University. The appointments are spread across all six academic Colleges and will further strengthen the University’s reputation for research excellence as it seeks to fulfil its ambition of becoming one of the world’s top 200 universities by 2020. ]]>
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    <pubDate>
        Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:40:00 GMT
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