Neath Port Talbot visitors given tour of Bay Campus

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Aberavon MP and AM, Dr Hywel Francis and David Rees, have visited the Swansea University’s new Bay Campus together with Councillor Ali Thomas, Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, to see the enormous progress made since construction began on the site.

NPT group croppedAberavon MP and AM, Dr Hywel Francis and David Rees, have visited the Swansea University’s new Bay Campus together with Councillor Ali Thomas, Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, to see the enormous progress made since construction began on the site.

Swansea University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard B. Davies, said he was delighted to be able to welcome the University’s key partners and show them the exciting development, as the £450m project would not have been possible without their support.

The visitors were also able to learn more the about the contracts and job opportunities benefiting the local area.

Dr. Francis said: “I was delighted to survey the tremendous progress which has been made in the construction of Swansea University’s Bay Campus at Crymlyn Burrows in my constituency of Aberavon.

“I am confident the Campus will be completed on schedule by September 2015 and will play a powerful educational and economic role in the future of the region’s changing economy.”

For more information on Swansea University's Campus Development plans visit http://www.swansea.ac.uk/campus-development/.


Image caption: Left to right, Aberavon MP Dr. Hywel Francis; Professor Iwan Davies, Swansea University; Councillor Ali Thomas, Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council; Professor Richard B. Davies, Swansea University; and Aberavon AM David Rees.