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The much-anticipated Swansea Science Festival is back, promising an exhilarating journey into the fascinating world of science this October half-term.

Writer Matthew G. Rees has won the 2023 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition for his story Harvest.

More than 100 young people have gathered with their family and friends to celebrate their graduation from the Step Up to Swansea Programme at a very special ceremony at Swansea University’s Great Hall.

School pupils have been given an exclusive look into the science behind the Rugby World Cup at a special outreach event held by Swansea University.

Swansea is set to become a UK leader in the natural product research and enterprise sector, as the University has succeeded in a bid for funding of £587,000 to set up a new centre known as the BioHUB. 

Swansea City is delighted to announce a multi-year extension to its partnership with Swansea University.

The award-winning Egypt Centre at Swansea University is inviting past and present volunteers to help celebrate its 25^th anniversary.

Researchers are calling for new approaches to reduce healthcare inequalities for Autistic people when they need medical treatment after identifying serious flaws in NICE-recommended health passports.

Swansea University graduate Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi has been named the Global Winner in the Social Action category of this year's esteemed British Council's Study UK Alumni Awards.

A fantastic line-up of authors taking part in the first of its kind free Children’s Literary Festival held at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea during the weekend of 7-8 October has been announced.

Thousands of Swansea University students called Hendrefoilan Student Village home for more than half a century before the site finally closed earlier this year.

An extraordinary graduate from Swansea University is embarking on the next chapter of her life two years after being forced to leave her home country of Afghanistan to escape the Taliban.

The movement of animals across major barriers, such as oceans or mountain ranges, has long intrigued scientists for its role in shaping Earth's biodiversity. A new Swansea University study has unveiled groundbreaking insights into this process, showing how characteristics like body size and life history can influence the global spread of animals.

A new study has revealed that children receiving services under a care and support plan had higher overall vaccination rates and were more up to date with immunisations than the general child population in Wales.

A new sculpture has been installed at Crymlyn Burrows Site of Special Scientific Interest, home to Swansea University's Bay Campus, to celebrate the wildlife and diversity of the protected coastal site and its importance to the local community.

Swansea University staff are celebrating after earning the Fairtrade University Award for the first time in five years.

Swansea University has received a prestigious grant from the Wolfson Foundation which will provide a major boost to its Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM) in creating the semiconductor technologies that are used in almost every modern high-tech device.

Dr Rhian Hedd Meara, Senior Lecturer in Geography at Swansea University, has been awarded the Eilir Hedd Morgan Memorial Award by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol in recognition of her significant contribution to Welsh language geography provision at Swansea.

A new study by Swansea University’s Medical School has explored the rationale behind the creation of the COVID-19 shielding policy for clinically vulnerable people and found that while policymakers intended it make a positive difference, they did not know to what extent or what other impacts it would have.

Alan Llwyd, Professor in Swansea University’s Department of Welsh, has won the Chair in the Llŷn and Eifionydd Eisteddfod 2023.

A team from Swansea University Medical School has visited Zambia to train doctors, nurses and midwives who teach in the country in using clinical simulation, which enables students to learn new skills without putting patients at risk.   The visit was also a chance for the team to learn from their Zambian colleagues and to discuss future research partnerships and opportunities for students.

Local school pupils recently had the chance to learn about sustainability and manufacturing in south Wales at an event hosted at Swansea University.

A Welsh virtual reality company has teamed up with Swansea University and Hywel Dda University Health Board to deliver pioneering healthcare training.

A device that produces a fountain of caesium atoms could boost understanding of the Universe by measuring the frequency of light absorbed by antimatter.

A Swansea University-led study revealed breastfeeding rates in Wales increased during the pandemic.

Swansea University continues to fly the flag for the importance of green spaces in Wales.

Wales’s Chief Scientific Adviser was given an insight into different areas of research under way at Swansea University, ranging from medicine to semiconductors, on a recent visit to the University.

Swansea University is sponsoring Y Babell Lên (The Literary Tent) at the Llŷn ac Eifionydd National Eisteddfod from 5-12 August 2023.

A student from Swansea University has been honoured with the highly coveted Council of Military Education Committees (COMEC) Best Student Award.

A promising bobsledder hoping to debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics is celebrating the completion of her undergraduate studies in Egyptology and Classical Civilisation at Swansea University.

Linking police and healthcare data has revealed that highly vulnerable individuals are detectable before the involvement of the police. Now a new study by Swansea University researchers says data sharing and linkage could help reduce police callouts and future emergency medical admissions.

Four senior leaders from Swansea’s partner university in Ukraine are visiting Wales to help strengthen collaboration between the two institutions in research, teaching and creating opportunities for students.

Improving a workforce’s understanding of treatment strategies for mental health problems can significantly reduce staff sickness as well as encouraging people to ask for support, according to new research.

A Covenant to recognise the value that serving personnel, both regular and reservists, veterans and military families contribute to the university and the country, has been signed by Swansea University.

More than 250 youngsters got a chance to find out more about the real consequences of climate change on struggling communities at a special event hosted by Swansea University.

Oriel Science is thrilled to announce the launch of its latest exhibition, IMAGING, which promises a unique and interactive look at how Swansea University’s esteemed researchers visualise, capture, and interpret the world within and around us.

Swansea residents will be able to benefit from free, confidential legal advice sessions this July.

The University of Birmingham and a consortium of Welsh universities including Swansea University have been awarded £15 million by the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) to establish a new world-leading railway research and innovation centre in south Wales.

Swansea University is set to play a key role in a new platform aimed at bringing together UK strengths in the research of rare diseases to develop better and faster understanding, diagnosis and treatment.

Students and researchers came together to discuss AI and its wide variety of applications at a special event hosted by Swansea University.

New research, led by Population Data Science at Swansea University Medical School, published in The Lancet Public Health, examines how co-existing diseases develop over time and how they impact  patient outcomes and healthcare resources.

Swansea University has soared 118 places to be ranked joint 307^th, its highest ever position, in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings 2024.

Two leading Swansea University academics are taking part in the latest in a series of special talks aimed at taking research to the community.

Swansea University is set to play a key role in shaping the skills needed for the workforce to achieve Net Zero, after gaining funding from the Swansea Bay City Deal’s Skills and Talent programme to establish the Net Zero Wales (NØW) Skills project.

What is the future of AI and Chat GPT? Can digital technology help deter reoffending?  Can we build systems that are safe, secure and resilient to any security threats?

The ground beneath Antarctica’s most vulnerable glacier has been mapped for the first time, by a team that includes a Swansea expert, helping scientists to better understand how it is being affected by climate change.

Ten Swansea University researchers – a third of this year’s cohort - have been selected for the 2023 Welsh Crucible, the award-winning programme of personal, professional and leadership development for the future research leaders of Wales.

A Swansea expert in extremism who has been involved in community activity to counter hate messages has won an award for her work from the Ethnic Minority Welsh Women Achievement Association (EMWWAA). 

Swansea University has agreed a partnership with two Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) providers to deliver high-quality student accommodation in the city.

A UK-wide consortium is developing technologies to use nanoparticles as state-of-the-art sensors on small, shoebox-sized satellites known as CubeSats.

Swansea University researchers are launching a new study which will examine both work and mental health experiences among female academics in the UK’S higher education sector.

Swansea University has held its position among the leading academic institutions in the UK for generating spinout companies, according to a new report by data analyst firm Beauhurst.

Starting your first job as a newly-qualified nurse just before the pandemic struck would be enough of a challenge for anyone.

A team of high-flying Swansea students soared to victory in a unique challenge designed to celebrate the talents of future aerospace engineers.

Swansea University has welcomed a delegation from the National Institute of Biology (NIB) in Slovenia as part of the CutCancer twinning project.

Giving schools the right resources and training to teach pupils about mental health really can have a positive impact on young people’s wellbeing.

A library assistant, two English teachers, and a university student are among the 12 authors shortlisted for the 2023 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition.

Swansea University academic on leadership team of £31m programme aimed at ensuring future AI is responsible and trustworthy.

A film documenting the transformative effects of a solar building in a village in India developed through a partnership led by Swansea University will be featured at the prestigious British Academy Summer Showcase. 

Swansea University sleep expert Mark Blagrove is heading to California for a series of events to promote his new book.

Researchers from the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre and COATED M2A programme at Swansea University have collaborated with the University of Bath to make a groundbreaking advancement in thermal storage research, developing a new efficient material that is easily scalable and can be sized and shaped to fit multiple applications.

Eilian Richmond, a PhD student in Creative Writing, has won the 2023 Swansea University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

Swansea University researchers have been taking a closer look at the role prevention can play in improving social care for our most vulnerable.

A collection of lithographs by the acclaimed Welsh artist Ceri Richards, inspired by the poems of Dylan Thomas, have gone on permanent display at Swansea University’s Great Hall.

A new study from Swansea University and the University of Cape Town provides the first documented evidence of a cessation in urban space use by a female baboon after giving birth: another example of how wild animals are adaptively responding to urbanisation.

Swansea University’s Department of Education and Childhood Studies has launched a new Centre for Research into Practice (CRIP) which will help educators enhance their teaching practices.

Swansea academics are playing a key role in exploring how Wales can speed up its transition to net zero and help amend its target to 2035 from 2050.

Swansea University researchers have found that a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes can potentially be used in the treatment of autoimmune disorders.

Swansea University’s commitment to sustainability and minimising waste has been recognised by the Carbon Trust.

Experts from Swansea University and Queen’s University, Belfast have helped to bring life-changing eye care to people with diabetes in Bermuda.

Academic Tom Wilkinson has been honoured for helping to develop inspirational ways of teaching immunology to students during Covid.

Nigerian writer Arinze Ifeakandu has been awarded one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – for his ‘exhilarating’ debut God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, a stunning short fiction collection, whose nine stories simmer with loneliness and love, and depict what it means to be gay in contemporary Nigeria.

Dozens of Swansea University staff and students attended a multi-location local litter pick - The Big Clean Up as part of The Big Help Out to mark His Majesty The King's Coronation.

Wales' former Grand Slam-winning captain Ryan Jones has been named as the official ambassador for the Swansea University Swansea Half Marathon, which is set to take place on 11 June 2023.

Bevan Commission host major conference

Born from the ruins of a world in crisis, the NHS is an enduring testament to the extraordinary things that happen when people come together for the common good.

Two Ukrainian students currently studying at Swansea University have attended a reception at the House of Lords, marking one year of a twinning partnership between universities in the UK and Ukraine.

A new research collaboration aimed at accelerating capabilities and improving research on maternal and infant health has received a £1.4 million funding boost.

To celebrate its 10^th year, the Swansea University Science for Schools Scheme (S4) are making all their science content open access to teachers and learners in Wales and around the world.

Women using prescription medicines whilst breastfeeding are often faced with a lack of information.

Swansea has been named the safest city for students in Wales, according to a study by the trusted and independent Complete University Guide (CUG).

Four Swansea University academics are among the new entrants to the Learned Society of Wales’ Fellowship.

Swansea University's Big Pitch Competition, sponsored by Santander Universities, recently returned, offering more student entrepreneurs a major boost for their business ideas.

The effectiveness of sport as a tool to tackle youth crime has been analysed by Welsh academics and their findings will now be used to help inform police leaders.

Shielding did not reduce COVID-19 infections in Wales: new study questions benefits of policy for vulnerable people. 

Scientists from Swansea University and the University of Cape Town have tracked social grooming behaviour in wild baboons using collar-mounted accelerometers.

New research examining how the foundational economy can be supported in Wales is helping to inform government policy for the future.

Swansea University has donated more than 600 assorted student nurse uniforms to disadvantaged organisations in sub-Saharan Africa, helping healthcare workers stay safe from contracting transmissible diseases as they provide medical aid for vulnerable patients.

A film for school pupils about ice melt in Antarctica and sea level rise, made by a team involving a Swansea University polar expert, has been awarded the prestigious Silver Publishers Award from the Geographical Association.

Research by Swansea scientists investigating sugars in the blood could lead to more effective testing and earlier diagnoses for prostate cancer – which would save countless men’s lives.

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that high consumption of a common artificial sweetener, sucralose, lowers activation of T-cells, an important component of the immune system, in mice.

Dr Roberto Angelini has become the latest academic at Swansea University to receive the prestigious Academy of Medical Science Springboard award.

A study by Swansea University has revealed how machine learning can help with the early detection of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) inflammatory arthritis and revolutionise how people are detected and diagnosed by their GPs.

A high-tech Swansea University initiative to develop specialist virtual reality training for healthcare professionals has secured a major funding boost.

TV and radio broadcaster Owain Wyn Evans has urged a Swansea audience to stay true to themselves and never be afraid of taking risks.

Asim Hafeez, Home Office Director of International, Strategy, Engagement and Devolution, recently returned to his alma mater to share his impressive career journey in the Civil Service with Swansea University students.

The science and art of dreaming, the concussion crisis in sport, and the winning title of this year’s Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize are among the subjects set to delight audiences at the 36th Hay Festival between 25 May - 4 June.

University researchers are seeking participants to complete an online survey which will assist with the most in-depth study to date into how the daily exposure of babies and very young children to digital technologies influences how they speak and interact with others.

A team of Swansea University students who have invented a pump that makes polluted river water safe to drink have reached the grand final of a worldwide design competition, which will take place in Texas in April.

Experts from Swansea and Grenoble have joined forces to develop a practical way to produce green hydrogen using sustainable catalysts.

A new short film showcasing how a Friends and Neighbours community group based in Neath is working positively to mitigate climate change, had its premier to coincide with Earth Hour.

A Swansea University student has collaborated with the Met Office to identify how one of its land surface models can be improved, allowing more accurate projections of future climate-vegetation interactions.

Today, the shortlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes celebrating young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – is announced, showcasing the breadth and depth of new international writing talent.

Swansea University is one of 32 research organisations across the UK that will benefit from the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) support through a five-year Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) award of £1.25 million.  

Swansea University has delivered its best-ever performance in a leading global university ranking by subject for the second year in a row.

Swansea University has gained global recognition for the high standard of chemistry education it offers.

Swansea University’s Graduate Support Programme has been shortlisted for HE careers and employability team of the year in the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2023.

Swansea University has been shortlisted in six categories for this year’s WhatUni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs).

Scientists from Swansea University ‘s Institute for Innovative Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies (IMPACT) and Japan have been awarded £1.3 million to develop a new “point of care testing” kit that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease.

New Swansea University research has looked at the long-term environmental impact of different methods to control Japanese knotweed.

Research to tackle gambling harm among Armed Forces veterans has received a major boost with three awards, totalling £1 million, for new projects in the field that involve Swansea University experts.

Swansea University has been awarded a research grant with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cornell University, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in a multi-institutional research project.

Swansea University's Katie Harris has been named Careers Information Advice and Guidance Apprentice of the Year at Gower College Swansea's Apprenticeship Awards.

An ITWales event organised by Technocamps to celebrate women in STEM was held on International Women’s Day at Swansea Arena.

Swansea University has established a low-cost and scalable carbon ink formulation capable of unlocking, for the first time, the potential for perovskite solar cells to be manufactured at scale.

A new book by Swansea University sleep expert Mark Blagrove will be launched at a sell-out event later this week.

A population data linkage study using anonymised primary and secondary care health records in Swansea University’s SAIL Databank has revealed that in 2020 and 2021, fewer people in Wales were being diagnosed with long-term conditions than expected.

The Circular Economy Innovation Communities (CEIC) Spring Conference will be held on Friday March, 24  at the Swansea.com Stadium and is an open invitation for environmental champions from throughout South Wales and beyond to discuss how well-designed, incremental efforts can have substantial impact.

Researchers at home and away have joined forces for a new international collaboration with the ultimate aim of improving patient care.

Selenium is a micronutrient that plays an essential role in human health but is toxic at high levels. However, new biomedical research has shown selenium actually has anti-cancer properties when used at high doses.

A new app has been launched aimed at celebrating and highlighting the work of Welsh artist Gwen John.

A host of rare Egyptian antiquities has arrived in Swansea ready to go on display to the public and be studied by University experts for the first time.

New research from Swansea University shows that reducing social media use by 15 minutes a day can significantly improve general health and immune function and reduce levels of loneliness and depression.

Swansea University is set to play a key role in shaping Wales’s manufacturing workforce of the future.

A team of researchers at Swansea University have been awarded £740,000 to develop self-powered and sustainable digital “Internet of Things” technologies to tackle accessibility for older people.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany and Swansea University have revealed how different seabird species use distinct strategies to cope with cyclones, with some flying directly into the storm, and others using avoidance tactics. 

Students from Ukraine, including from Swansea’s partner university in the country, were given an official welcome to Swansea at a reception on campus, where they were addressed by the Vice-Chancellor and Universities UK.

Swansea University has teamed up with an immersive tech firm to create a new virtual reality experience designed to inspire the next generation to pursue a career in STEM subjects.

Swansea University has signed a three-year deal to become the headline sponsor for the multi-award-winning Swansea Half Marathon.

New research has revealed how members of minority ethnic groups in South Wales coped with challenges presented by the Covid pandemic.

Swansea University has achieved its highest ever position in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, climbing 14 places to overall 12^th in the UK.

Swansea City are teaming up with Swansea University and British Heart Foundation Cymru to show their support for Heart Month this February.

A team from Population Data Science at Swansea University is part of a UK-wide partnership that has secured £2.2 million in support from the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative (ADDI) to help bridge the gap between fundamental discoveries in the lab and successful trials of new treatments for dementia. 

Multiple births, a short interval between pregnancies and mothers with a maternal physical or mental health condition are more at risk of having a low birth rate baby according to Swansea University researchers.   

New research from Swansea University shows that female selfie posting is associated with intimidatory self-presentation strategies, linked to higher levels of aggression.

More babies in Wales will benefit from the arrival of a new electric vehicle to support donor milk collections.

Steel experts have been taking a virtual look inside a shaft furnace, as part of a new project to test how well hydrogen would work as a reductant for steelmaking.  If switching to hydrogen from fossil fuels proves feasible, it would slash the carbon emissions from steelmaking.

Swansea University is the headline sponsor Swansea City Centre Conference & Exhibition 2023, which will return to Swansea Arena on Wednesday March 29, following the success of last year’s conference at the venue.

The 2023 Welsh Varsity tournament will be returning to Cardiff for the first time since 2019 as student teams from Swansea and Cardiff University go head-to-head in its 25^th year.

Academics from Swansea University have received £100,000 in funding to help boost essential evidence and understanding around the importance of creating appropriate, social, sustainable, and resilient neighbourhoods, places, and environments for older adults with hearing loss.

The international longlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – is announced today, Thursday 26 January. With authors hailing from the UK, Ireland, Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia, Lebanon and Australia, this year’s longlist of 12 features an even split of debut and established names, with African diaspora and female voices dominating the longlist.

A leading Swansea University scientist has developed a new ‘smart patch’ that can detect proinflammatory biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's through the use of microneedle technology.

The future of the research and innovation sector in Wales, including over 240 highly skilled jobs at Swansea University alone, in vital areas from clean energy to medical research, is at risk in the next few weeks, unless the UK Government acts now to replace EU funding, the head of Swansea University has warned.

Swansea University has been named as the only university in Wales to have featured in the first Royal Anniversary Trust report, which outlines an ambitious roadmap for decarbonisation of the tertiary education sector.

A Swansea expert has been awarded first prize at a prestigious international conference for his research on tackling river pollution from disused mines.

Is it acceptable to harm another person? It might depend whether or not there’s a car involved, according to a new study from UK researchers. They showed that people have a shared ‘blind spot’ that can make them use different moral and ethical standards when they think about driving cars, compared to other areas of life.

A pioneering researcher whose work on chest trauma has had a global impact has scored a first-in-Wales appointment.

Dr Muhammad Naeem Anwar, of Swansea University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, is among the first members of the new UK Young Academy – a network of early career researchers and professionals established to help tackle local and global issues and promote meaningful change.

People who are homeless or precariously housed are to be routinely offered lateral flow tests for hepatitis C, followed by rapid PCR tests to speed up diagnosis and treatment and therefore reduce the risk of transmission.

A group of Swansea law interns have been helping shape the debate around academic integrity by sharing their views with higher education professionals.

A research team at Swansea University have developed a ‘digital twin’ to help prioritise patients for urgent intensive care and ventilator support.

A Ukrainian medical student spending a semester at Swansea as part of a new partnership with her home university has said she fell in love with this country from her first day and thanked both universities for making the visit possible.

More than 600 Christmas hampers have been donated to Swansea foodbanks, thanks to the generosity of Swansea University staff.

Swansea University's Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR) has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the connection between hearing loss and dementia.

A new study is seeking participants to explore how respiratory tract infections, such as coughs, colds, flu, and Covid-19, are affecting people in Wales this winter.

Swansea undergraduate students will have the chance to study abroad in Australia, thanks to a new student exchange agreement signed with the University of Canberra.

Swansea University is part of a new CutCancer twinning project aimed at strengthening and increasing the research and innovation capacity and excellence of the project coordinator, the National Institute of Biology (NIB) in Slovenia.

One of Swansea University’s most exciting facilities has been expanded to offer an even better learning environment for its students.

A 74-year-old retired teacher who failed his 11-plus has graduated from Swansea University with merit and is encouraging others never to stop learning.

Attraction to same-sex partners is common in humans but the biological influences on homosexuality and bisexuality are not fully understood.

New research has revealed that sexual arousal leads to an immediate preference in short-term mating in men over more long-term committed relationships, such as marriage.

A new study from Swansea University has highlighted how social media may be threatening the future of the Welsh language and the psychological health of its speakers.

As a new ASTUTE Centre of Excellence is established in place of the ASTUTE 2020+ project,  the successes of ASTUTE 2020+ have been made all the more striking through its impressive £541 million contribution to the Welsh economy through Industry-Academia Collaboration in the Manufacturing Sector. 

A new study led by researchers at Swansea University has revealed that potentially only one in three pregnant women in Wales would actually have the Covid-19 vaccine during pregnancy, even though two in three said they would have the jab.

The annual Rhys Davies Short Story Competition is now open for entries.

A research collaboration examining how young children’s rights can be embedded into teaching practice has secured a major funding boost.

A major new collaboration has been launched aimed at improving diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular patients across Wales.

Research by psychologists from the School of Psychology at Swansea University found that people’s fear of COVID-19 has led to worsened mental health. The study, just published in the Journal of Health Psychology, also found that older participants and those from minority ethnic groups were most likely to experience COVID-19 fear.

The Children’s Legal Centre Wales, with the support of Welsh Government funding, has updated a series of guides designed for children seeking asylum in Wales, and the social workers and foster carers who look after them.

An old technique of overcoming fears may have potential for ridding people of their fears and anxieties about Covid-19, a new Swansea University study has revealed.

A Swansea University prestige lecture entitled “Asking the Next Evolution of Twins to Radically Shape Our Future” has been delivered by Professor Royston Jones, the Executive Vice President of European Operations and Global CTO of Altair, a global leader in simulation, AI and high-performance computing, at an event at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

A Swansea University academic’s new book explores how an innovative digital exhibit was used to display historical photographic images across city sites and examines its implications for future practices.

Technocamps has been named Informatics Europe’s 2022 Best Practices in Education Award winner. 

A low-cost heated seat cover that can keep vulnerable older adults warm at the touch of a button is being put to the test using Swansea University expertise.

Three Swansea University academics have been named in the much anticipated annual Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list.

A new study led by Swansea University has shown how the flight of birds can offer a meteorological insight into fine-scale environmental conditions.

Primary school pupils have been given a unique opportunity to use creative engineering tools to learn about marine conservation as part of a project involving Swansea University.

Three academics from Swansea University are among the latest recipients of the Learned Society of Wales’ medals.

Swansea University has signed a twinning agreement with a Ukrainian university that paves the way for research partnerships, sharing online teaching and learning materials, and opportunities for students and staff from Ukraine to visit Swansea.

Social media sites are still not doing enough to tackle self-harm content being pushed to users on their sites, says Samaritans.

A Swansea University collaboration with Aspire2Be, iBroadcast has been named Academia and Business Partnership of the Year at the Wales Technology Awards 2022.

Swansea University’s Science for Schools Scheme (S4) was named the winner of the STEM Educational Programme of the Year in the Public Sector category at this year’s Wales STEM Awards.

New research has revealed the impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on senior staff in Welsh schools.

On Wednesday, 9 November, Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering will host its sixth Zienkiewicz Lecture, with distinguished guest speaker Professor Sir Jim McDonald, BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc, CEng, one of Scotland's most accomplished engineers.

As world leaders gather in Egypt for the next COP27 summit, organised by the United Nations, four Swansea experts who conduct research on various aspects of the climate crisis are to feature in a showcase of Welsh collaborations with African universities.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has awarded an IET Achievement Medal to Professor Tom Crick MBE of Swansea University.  

Innovative ways the public sector in South Wales is tackling the climate emergency have been highlighted at a conference organised by the circular economy experts. 

A new book which shows school pupils the diversity of research and of researchers includes a chapter by a Swansea expert in chemistry and climate change education who has learned that she is autistic.

The difference in finger length between a person’s left and right hand may provide vital information about how ill they could get if they contract Covid-19.

A Swansea University study is seeking participants to explore public experiences on bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic and on their views of how the pandemic was handled and what support they felt did, or did not, receive. 

Swansea University physicists are using their research undertaken at the CERN facility in a major project aimed at developing next-generation, low-cost radiotherapy for cancer treatments that will be particularly effective when treating children and tumours near sensitive tissues.

New research has found that the cost of living crisis is having significant impacts on people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Swansea University features among the world's top institutions in 10 out of 11 subject rankings in the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject.

The Particle Physics and Cosmology Theory group in Swansea University’s Physics Department is one of 25 UK institutions that have been awarded more than £20 million to expand and test theories of how the universe works.

Swansea University’s Professor Michael Draper has been playing a key role at international events to highlight ethics and academic integrity.

General Engineering at Swansea University has been named a winner at the Engineering Talent Awards for Innovation of the Year 2022.

Students from Ukraine were given an official welcome to Swansea at a University reception, where they were able to meet each other and find out more about the support available to them during their studies.

Work is now under way on high-tech new teaching facilities set to put Swansea University at the forefront of healthcare education.

New diagnostic tool could deliver health test results in two minutes using fingertip sample - researchers develop proof of concept. 

In the first in a series of special talks, audiences will be invited to share a century of farming stories and take part in a discussion of what entrepreneurship means to the Welsh.

Swansea University academics have pioneered a process which converts the carbon found in discarded facemasks to create high-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) which were then used to make Ethernet cable with broadband quality.

A major international conference at Swansea University has brought together experts in integrated pest management (IPM) to discuss new ways of cutting reliance on harmful chemical insecticides.

Children would like more space and time to play with their friends in school and at home, according to a new study led by Population Data Science researchers at Swansea University.  

A beach walk to raise money and awareness of suicide in young people returns to Swansea later this month.

New research led by Swansea University has found some pelagic seabirds fly directly towards the eye of a storm, which researchers think may help them avoid being forced onto land masses, reducing the risk of injury or death.

Swansea University recently hosted academics, researchers and enterprise educators from around the world at the first in-person International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (IEEC) in three years.

As concussion in rugby comes under the spotlight, a Swansea researcher is inviting rugby players past and present to help with her research into head impacts, by sharing their experiences anonymously through a survey.

In their fourth year as rugby performance partners, Ospreys and Swansea University (Sport Swansea) have ramped up their commitment to the support and development of young players this season.

This year’s Swansea Science Festival will feature a week-long programme of in-person events, including a talk from award-winning TV presenter and conservationist Chris Packham, when it returns this autumn.

Mining metals that are crucial for net zero technologies, but in a way that does not harm the environment, is the aim of a joint UK-Philippines project which involves a Swansea University expert who has just returned from a research visit to the country.

A new book written by Stan Addicott, A Century of Sport (Y Lolfa) presents the story of the past 100 years of sporting activity at Swansea University, from its founding in 1920 to present times.

Swansea University has introduced beehives to its campuses as part of a project to enhance student and staff wellbeing.

Welsh research on multiple sclerosis has been strengthened by a visit to the Welsh Tissue Bank by a Swansea expert, made possible by the scholarship she was awarded by the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales.

Swansea University’s Science for Schools Scheme (S4) and Technocamps are thrilled to be amongst the prestigious businesses and individuals shortlisted in the 2022 Wales STEM Awards.

A group of pupils have not only been learning about a new way of using waste carbon emissions, but they have also made their own film to spread the word about the exciting project.

Laura Morris, an English teacher from Caerphilly, has won the 2022 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition for her story ‘Cree’, described by guest judge Rachel Trezise as “bristling with an irresistible melancholia and brimming with a bold confidence.”

Swansea University experts say digital transformation could bridge the gap between knowledge, revolutionary technology, and patient psychology, to improve the experiences of amputees and clinicians.

A new animation and report, developed by Swansea University’s online safety DRAGON-S project, to assist with anti-grooming training is being launched at a virtual Senedd meeting today.

Two Swansea University researchers in sport and exercise sciences have won travel scholarships from the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales, which will allow them to further their research.

Welsh Government Minister for the Economy Vaughan Gething has visited the £130 million Swansea Bay City Deal Campuses project at Swansea University to understand more about how this exciting development will boost innovation and business growth in the expanding Medical Technology and Sports Technology sectors.

Better water quality in Wales’ most famous cockle area is linked with smaller cockles that have a higher mortality rate, a new survey of fifty years of data has revealed.

A Swansea University-led study has highlighted the importance of parental health literacy and suggests those with higher understanding and access to medical information were more likely to take their child to be tested for COVID-19 and be identified as positive.

Children receiving books from the Imagination Library, set up by icon Dolly Parton, read more frequently and perform better at reading and development assessments than their peers, new Swansea University research has revealed.

A Welsh tradition dating to the medieval period of a landscape lost to the sea is plausible, new evidence on the evolution of the coastline of west Wales has revealed.

The Academy of Social Sciences has conferred the award of Fellow on 40 outstanding social scientists – including Professor Tom Crick MBE of Swansea University.

Recycling more material from products at the end of their life – from rails and girders to cars and washing machines – is the aim of a Swansea-led team who are planning to build a new high-tech sorting plant, and calling for industry support.

A ‘Report Card’ on the overall levels of physical activity (PA) of children and young people has assigned Wales a grade F - and raises concerns that this could have long-term implications for their health and well-being

The unnecessary death of a much-loved relative has driven Bethel Ohanugo’s passion for improving healthcare in her native Nigeria.

As Ukraine marks its national day on 24 August, Swansea University and staff members continue with efforts to support the country and its people, in the wake of the invasion by Russian forces in February.

Environmental champions from across South Wales and beyond will be able to share ideas and gain valuable inspiration for supporting the sustainable future of Wales at a special event next month.

If you have ever considered working in an operating theatre, at the very heart of hospital health care, a new course could put you on the perfect career path.

Thanks to a megalodon which was discovered in the 1860s, an international team of scientists, including some from Swansea University, have been able to create, what is to date, the most complete 3D reconstruction of a megalodon – the largest shark that ever lived.

Swansea University has secured more places on its successful Graduate Entry Medicine programme as part of a government investment to increase the number of Welsh-trained doctors for Wales.

Alpha Evans from Swansea University was crowned the winner of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol's Merêd Award at the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod in August.

Materials science and engineering at Swansea has been voted top in the UK for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey (NSS). This latest success follows awards for the department’s pioneering work on renewable energy technology.

With the climate crisis increasing the risk of wildfires in the UK and many other parts of northern Europe, scientists from across the world are sharing their expertise to help tackle the dangers.

With A-level results expected next week, many students may be feeling some uncertainty over beginning a university course following the challenges of the past few years.

The UK is experiencing not only record temperatures, but also unprecedented conditions favouring extreme wildfire danger and behaviour, according to wildfire experts.  

A Swansea academic at the forefront of shaping our understanding of Covid-19 has received further recognition for his work in the field of data science.

Two Swansea University graduate-led businesses have received top honours at this year's Wales StartUp Awards.

The spectacular and diverse grounds of Swansea University’s two campuses have once again been judged among the best green spaces in Wales.

A Swansea University researcher has developed a unique way to help build psychological resilience in young people, utilising gamification of mental health interventions and embedded learning.

Experts at the forefront of efforts to restore the UK’s coastal seagrass meadows say the remarkable plant’s contribution to the most important to-do list in the history of humankind should be reassessed.

Wales’ economic prospects are more uncertain than at any time since the Assembly was established – and what is needed is more intervention by the Welsh Government and more collaboration by politicians at all levels, a leading expert argues in a new survey of the Welsh economy since devolution.

Studying wellbeing science as part of their courses could be a key way of improving how today’s students cope with the barrage of stressors they face, according to research.

A village in rural India will now get clean, reliable electricity for the first time, thanks to a newly opened Active Building, similar to those pioneered in Swansea, which generates, stores and releases its own solar power.

A new paper from Swansea University in collaboration with ConcePTION, an Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has called for breastfeeding data to be routinely collected in healthcare databases so that the long-term impacts of medicines taken by women during pregnancy and when breastfeeding, can be better understood.

Swansea University Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR) is a key partner in a pioneering Biophilic Living initiative which will provide a radical new approach to living and working within the city.

Disapproval or even disgust from the general public is one of the reasons why some women are reluctant to breastfeed outside of the home, according to researchers.

Swansea University has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the largest women's university in the world to deliver a joint programme that will empower young Saudi female scholars within the energy sector.

Swansea University celebrated the achievements of the three winners of its inaugural Chancellor’s Award, during graduation ceremonies held in Swansea Arena.

A marine biology student who chose Swansea University for his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees has now made it a hat-trick by graduating with a PhD in Biological Sciences.  

A woman who is amongst the first in her family to go to university, and who has Asperger's Syndrome and ADHD, has paid tribute to all who supported her, encouraging others to follow in her wake, as she graduated with a master’s degree – with distinction - in History at Swansea University.

Data experts, technology suppliers and policymakers have gathered to celebrate the power and future of supercomputing in Wales.

Swansea University is sponsoring Y Babell Lên (The Literary Tent) at the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod from 30 July to 6 August 2022.

A Barry woman is celebrating her graduation today which marks the culmination of an academic, professional and personal journey where she qualified as a Paramedic while working for the NHS through the pandemic and became part of a kidney donation exchange that helped her grandniece recover from serious illness.

Nine Carol Vorderman Maths Access Bursaries - worth £2000 each - are on offer to all students applying to do Mathematics at Swansea University, including those who apply through clearing.  

A woman who has struggled with poor mental health and an eating disorder, is today celebrating as she graduates from Swansea University with an undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science.

Swansea University experts have helped identify several news species of bacteria growing in arid Asian soil which could play a key role in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

A mature student who suffered a devastating family tragedy during her degree course has now successfully graduated and dedicated her success to her late daughter.

A researcher motivated by her son’s sunburn on a school sports day is encouraging primary schools across Wales to help develop sun safety guidelines for the spring and summer terms.

A Swansea University lecturer who has provided immeasurable support to his students has been recognised with a prestigious award by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Doctoral researchers and academics linked to two Centres of Doctoral Training (CDT) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science came together to share ideas at the 2022 Artificial Intelligence Conference. 

Solar roofing panels which are greener, lighter, cheaper and flexible, and which can be printed on the steel used in buildings, are the focus of a new three-year research collaboration between Swansea experts and Tata Steel UK.

Partygate, a lack of media coverage and the perception that the virus is now milder could all affect future compliance with Covid guidance.

A team of researchers at Swansea University have been awarded £322,000 to develop digital solutions to reduce concrete construction defects.

The UK Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Register is not only celebrating a decade of vital data collection and research, it has also secured another £2 million of funding.

An expert in nanomaterials who is based in Swansea and Germany has secured around £250,000 of funding from the Humboldt Foundation to recruit early-career scientists to join his research team.

Swansea University Employability Academy (SEA) has won the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity category at this year's Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) Awards for Excellence.

Seven current Swansea University students and three graduates are set to compete at this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

A new animation and report recommendations, developed by Swansea University’s online safety DRAGON-S project, will provide vital tools to assist with anti-grooming training. 

New research published today highlights how the risk of wildfire is not only rising globally due to climate change, but already at a pace faster than climate models have predicted. 

A childhood visit to a museum not only triggered Ken Griffin’s lifelong passion for Egyptology, it has also led to him landing his perfect job.

Children younger within the school year are more likely to be treated for ADHD which suggests immaturity may influence diagnosis.

Swansea University has been ranked as the 15^th best university in the UK in the StudentCrowd University Awards 2022, and has claimed the 20^th position in the Students’ Union category.

A collaboration between researchers at the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University and insulation producer ROCKWOOL Limited has seen the installation of a new carbon dioxide demonstration unit at the company’s manufacturing plant in Bridgend, South Wales.

Swansea University is to take on the leading role in an international research network, established in 2014 with EU funding, that studies online extremism and terrorism and responses to them.

Swansea University’s Egypt Centre has been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award, it was announced today. 

How terrorist groups use social media, and how this can be countered, is the focus of a major international conference in Swansea, which brings together researchers, practitioners and representatives from governments and major tech companies around the world.

Feeding a growing population while reducing the environmental impact is an urgent challenge, but a major international conference at Swansea University will help by bringing together experts in integrated pest management. They will discuss new approaches to managing insect pests which will cut reliance on harmful chemical insecticides.

Singleton Park is set to get a new stretch of lighting to help keep students and staff safe.

Swansea University's Professor Serena Margadonna has been named one of the UK's Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) by the Women's Engineering Society (WES).

Swansea University has launched a new five-year strategy outlining its ambitions and aspirations to continue its work of ensuring a prominent place for the Welsh language within the institution and the local community.

An analysis carried out by Swansea University Science for School Scheme (S4), a widening access STEM outreach programme established in 2012, has found that it is having a positive impact on young people from poorer areas by improving their career aspirations, and opinions on studying science at university.

Swansea University has won more than £2 million of funding to continue the drive forward the impact of its wide-ranging research and innovation.

A trainee schoolteacher, a Costa Short Story Prize finalist, and an author whose work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4, are among the 12 authors shortlisted for the 2022 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition.

Swansea University will be Swansea City’s front of away shirt partner and will sponsor the club’s travel and training wear for the forthcoming 2022-23 season.

Technocamps has been awarded a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) STEM Inspiration Award for Outstanding Contribution to Widening Participation, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM.

The Swansea region could become a centre for natural products – from biopesticides to natural alternatives in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals – as funding has just been confirmed for a feasibility study into setting up a new hub to support research and businesses in this fast-growing sector.

The life and work of Ludwig Wittgenstein, the Austrian-British philosopher regarded by many as the greatest philosopher of the 20^th century, is to be celebrated with a series of events hosted by Swansea University in partnership with the Austrian Cultural Forum London and the Wittgenstein Initiative in June 2022.

The issues now facing visitor attractions around the world are explored in the latest edition of a book edited by a Swansea University tourism expert.

Swansea University hosted the launch of the Swansea Bay Healthy Travel Charter, signed by 11 leading organisations from across the region.

Swansea University is pleased to sponsor one of the main attractions at the Urdd National Eisteddfod, the GwyddonLe pavilion, again this year – offering a full week of entertaining educational activities for children and young people.

Swansea University has ranked within the top 200 in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022.

A unique film project which brought together Swansea University students, staff and the community to showcase the beauty of Gower will be officially launched next month.

The breadth of Swansea University’s world-leading research was put in the spotlight at the Research and Innovation Awards 2022, with fourteen projects named as winners.

A Swansea University researcher is on the hunt for help to carry out a unique study into older Welsh speakers’ experience of care.

Swansea’s European links and research across the breadth of the institution will be strengthened when researchers working in Swansea and France meet in July, as part of a flourishing partnership with Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA).

Swansea University Employability Academy (SEA) has been nominated for five awards at the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) Awards for Excellence 2022.

With skin cancer rates rising, much of it preventable, a new research project is to explore the role of primary schools in Wales and assess the effectiveness of sun safety policies in protecting children. The results will help improve prevention of skin cancer in Wales and beyond.

Welsh researchers have found that health checks help improve survival for people with a learning disability, especially those with autism or Down’s syndrome.

A new research and innovation facility based at Swansea University has received a funding boost of nearly £2.5m to host a project that will trial innovative emission reduction strategies for the semiconductor industry to help the sector deliver on Net Zero ambitions.

American poet, novelist and essayist Patricia Lockwood has been awarded one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – for her debut novel, No One Is Talking About This (Bloomsbury Publishing). 

The publication of the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF2021) results today (12 May) shows that Swansea University has improved the proportion of its world-leading and internationally excellent research. In the 2021 assessment, 86% of the University’s overall research was rated as 4*, (world-leading) or 3* (internationally excellent) - up from 80% in the previous REF exercise in 2014.

Scientists at Swansea University, Biovici Ltd and the National Physical Laboratory have developed a method to detect viruses in very small volumes.

A Swansea University public health expert has been honoured by the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences.

Seeing a larger number of species on urban coastlines - from marine animals to seaweed - is likely to improve the wellbeing of local people and visitors, new research from a team at Swansea University has revealed. The findings provide further evidence that biodiversity brings wide-ranging benefits.

Money can’t buy you love but it does make your profile more attractive when it comes to online dating. New research has revealed that level of education and income are particularly important, especially for men.

Queer short stories from Wales, the everyday voices of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the winning title of this year’s Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize are among the subjects set to delight audiences at the 35^th Hay Festival between 26 May - 5 June.

As many as four in 10 people in Wales who may have needed social care did not access its services during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report.

Four midwives had special reason to celebrate this year’s International Day of the Midwife – it saw them being the first ever winners of a prestigious new honour.

Generations of surfers know there’s nothing like catching the perfect wave, but now new research has looked at just how beneficial the power of the sea can be.

Eight Swansea University academics are among the new entrants to the Learned Society of Wales’ Fellowship.

A chemistry PhD researcher has won two prizes at STEM for BRITAIN, a major scientific poster competition held at Parliament, which aims to give politicians “an insight into the outstanding research work being undertaken in UK universities by early-career researchers.”

The unique challenges facing health and wellbeing as we emerge from the pandemic into a new era have been highlighted in a new annual report launched today.

Hywel Dda University Health Board and Swansea University will work together to help improve the health and well-being of communities in the three counties under a new agreement.

Swansea researchers have developed a new method to stop a molecule from rotating using ultra-low energy, shedding new light on molecule-surface interactions.

Researchers will soon be able to reconstruct the climate of north-west Europe including the UK over the last 4500 years, and to date wooden buildings and objects more accurately, by analysing the chemistry of ancient oak trees, through a new Swansea-led project just selected for €3 million in European funding.

A Swansea University researcher’s pioneering work in the field of diabetes has helped earn her a major funding boost.

Menstrual cycle education in UK schools is inconsistent and inadequate, and teachers feel they lack time, confidence, and subject knowledge, according to new research led by Swansea University.

Swansea University has been shortlisted in the Outreach and Widening Participation Submission Award category of this year’s Whatuni Student Choice Awards.

Welsh food wholesaler Castell Howell and the new Swansea Arena will be the principal sponsors for Swansea University at this year’s Welsh Varsity returns.

Entrepreneurial students received a major boost for their business ideas at Swansea University’s annual Big Pitch Competition, sponsored by Santander Universities.

A new review by Swansea University, working with the University of Kent and non-profit organisation, Autistic UK, has found that breastfeeding support from midwives and health visitors is often not well suited to meet the needs of Autistic women.

Leading researchers within the Faculty of Science and Engineering are continuing a successful partnership with a leading rainforest research programme in Borneo following a new £330,000 research grant.

Swansea University and Aspire2Be have been recognised as highly commended at the National Undergraduate Employability Awards for their collaborative project, iBroadcast.

Swansea University has delivered its best-ever performance in a leading global university ranking by subject released today.

A research project aimed at bringing a truly circular economy one step closer, has received a £1.2 million research grant from the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC).

A Swansea University student has won £1,000 in a competition for his idea to create an online database for suppliers, manufacturers and dealerships in the automotive industry.

A Swansea University academic has won the Agronomy Best PhD Thesis Awards for his research to establish a new combination of methods for the earlier detection of plant disease in food crops, which could have global economic and environmental impact.

Swansea University is playing a key role in helping shape youngsters’ knowledge about migration at a unique new city exhibition.

The shortlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – has been announced. From Sri Lanka to Trinidad, Texas, and Ireland via the Middle East, this year’s shortlist features a powerful, international collection of writers who are offering platforms for under-represented voices.

A novel and eco-friendly nano asphalt binder has been developed by researchers at Swansea University and the Technical University of Braunschweig.

Could the length of a person’s fingers provide a clue to how ill they might get after contracting Covid-19?

Swansea University has signed the Technician Commitment, joining more than half of UK universities and several research institutions in backing a pledge to support their technicians.

A Swansea geographer has recently returned from the Amazon with vital data on giant trees of over 80 metres, which she first helped discover in 2018. As a result of this work, the State government in Brazil has pledged to enact a Bill to protect them and their surroundings.

Swansea University showed its commitment to sustainability by going green to mark Global Recycling Day.

PhD students from Swansea University have been sharing their cutting-edge research into artificial intelligence with colleagues in America.

Two Swansea University researchers have won travel scholarships from the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales, which will allow them to further their research and share it with fellow experts.

At Swansea University, we join with universities and academic organisations around the world in condemning unequivocally the Russian state’s decision to invade Ukraine. 

HRH The Countess of Wessex, patron to The Scar Free Foundation, visited the world-leading facial reconstruction research programme based at Swansea University, meeting patients who could benefit from these ground-breaking studies.

Stronger links with Oman and Qatar were the subject of discussions during a visit by a senior Swansea University delegation to the Cultural Attaches’ offices for both countries in London.

Swansea University chemical engineers are finding new ways to capture and reuse carbon by turning it into useful products to help tackle the climate crisis.

Scientists at Swansea University have launched a major study to discover how everyday pollutants impact the development and health of fetuses and children.

A new Ofcom-commissioned study has revealed UK network news providers have enhanced their coverage of devolved topics, largely due to the pandemic.

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson will be speaking about the challenges she has faced and how she has overcome them, following the International Women’s Day 2022’s theme #BreakTheBias.

New technology that could store heat for days or even months, helping the shift towards net zero, is the focus of a new project involving the Active Building Centre Research Programme, led by Swansea University, which has just been awarded funding of £146,000.

Thomas Spriggs, a PhD research student at Swansea University, is to present his physics research in Parliament, to a panel of expert judges and politicians, as one of the finalists in STEM for Britain 2022.

Swansea University has been named in the UK’s top 100 most inclusive employers for LGBTQ+ staff, for the sixth time in a row.

If you are looking to return to education or just want to see what it is like to study, Swansea University is offering a series of free sessions to give you first-hand experience.

Swansea University has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of its Materials Science and Engineering research that is leading a revolution in renewable energy technologies, particularly solar electricity and heat generation and storage. 

A new app has just been launched that puts the power to rate and help improve communities in the hands of young people.

UK Government Minister David TC Davies has visited the £132 million Swansea Bay City Deal Campuses project to see how the technology for Smart Garments has been developed and was used by athletes, including medal winners, in last year’s Tokyo Olympics.

Swansea University has launched a new digital resource pack for 9-11-year-olds which will help pupils learn about Swansea’s globally significant copper industry while developing their literacy, numeracy and digital competency skills.  

Young people were the hardest hit as the second Covid-19 lockdown took its toll on the mental health and wellbeing of the Welsh population, new research has revealed.

A Swansea University study is seeking participants to explore public attitudes to social care in Wales following the Covid-19 pandemic.

The UK is an ‘international outlier’ in its approach to protecting children from Covid, argue experts in The BMJ today.

Researchers from Swansea University and SAIL Databank are playing a key role in a multi-million pound international project to improve the safety of medicines given to mums-to-be and breastfeeding mothers. 

Professor Kelly Mackintosh from Swansea University's School of Sport and Exercise Sciences has been recognised as a world-leading expert in sedentary behaviour.

The international longlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – has been announced. From Sri Lanka to Trinidad, Texas, and Ireland via the Middle East, this year’s longlist features a powerful, international collection of writers who are offering platforms for under-represented voices.

A new study by Swansea University and the RAF Benevolent Fund has been published, exploring wellbeing issues among serving RAF personnel, with a key focus on problem gambling, alcohol use and mental health.

Swansea University has announced the appointment of Niamh Lamond as Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, following a competitive external recruitment process. Niamh has been covering the role in an interim capacity since July 2021 and will now continue in post on a permanent basis.

An initiative involving Swansea University that has transformed how data can be used to provide insight into social and economic issues in Wales will continue, thanks to an investment of almost £17 million.

Swansea University’s commitment to promoting a circular economy has led to it winning international recognition.

In a unique study, researchers from Swansea University (UK) and the University of Cape Town in South Africa have used GPS collars to study the collective behaviour of a troop of baboons living on the outskirts of the City of Cape Town.

Following a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the date for the 2022 Welsh Varsity between Cardiff and Swansea Universities has been confirmed.

Policies to tackle COVID-19 are more likely to get broad public support if they are proposed by experts or bipartisan coalitions, rather than by politicians from only one party, a new study of seven countries involving a Swansea University academic has shown.

The importance of wellbeing and its role in health has been highlighted in a new paper by Swansea University academics.

Swansea University and Swansea Bay University Health Board have launched a new partnership with the Human Milk Foundation (HMF) that will see a donor milk bank hub in Wales for the first time.

A new spatial database of dams and other river obstructions built partially or fully across the world's largest rivers has been published.

Young people with a history of mental health and drink and drug issues are more likely to die than those with a mental illness or who use substances alone.

A public health expert recognised by the Queen says his honour is a reflection of just how highly the work of Swansea University’s SAIL Databank is regarded.

Secondary school children struggled to concentrate and engage with schoolwork in the move to online learning during lockdown, negatively affecting their confidence and wellbeing, according to a new study. 

A Swansea law expert has been awarded €1.5 million to examine how public perceptions of deepfakes – AI-manipulated images, videos or audio – affect trust in user-generated evidence of human rights violations.

Professor Tavi Murray, Professor of Glaciology in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Swansea University has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours list for services to Glaciology and Climate Change Research.

Drivers of electric vehicles could save an average of £110 a year - and cut their carbon footprint by 20% - by using “smart charging” to power up their cars at the best possible times, a report by a research team involving Swansea University experts has shown.

The noise created by the Earth’s movements has been used to build up a detailed picture of the geological conditions beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet and the impact on ice flow, in new research led by Swansea University.

Swansea University has successfully secured funding for a PhD to research a topic relating to the Early Years and the New Curriculum following a joint bid with Cardiff Metropolitan University and Mudiad Meithrin, a charity specialising in childcare and early years in Wales.

Swansea University has been awarded £2.4 million in funding to continue and develop the Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal - a world-class data repository for dementia research.

The distinguished national Rhys Davies Short Story Competition for writers from, or living in, Wales is now open for entries.

A nurse of fourteen years has advanced her career with a master's degree at Swansea University, all while being a single mother to two young children and working on the frontline.

Swansea University is one of the top ten universities in the UK for environmental and ethical issues, the new league table compiled by People and Planet, published by The Guardian, has revealed.

An international student has graduated with distinction from Swansea University, despite COVID-19 restrictions preventing him from travelling to the UK at the start of his degree.

The Richard Burton Archives at Swansea University, which holds material of local, regional and national significance, has retained accreditation status in recognition of its high standards, both in looking after valuable records, and in making them available to researchers and the wider community.

A collaborative community science project developed between parents and researchers to assess the safety of powdered infant formula preparation techniques in the home has been launched by Swansea University and independent public health nutrition charity, First Steps Nutrition Trust.

Renowned Welsh physicist Professor Lyn Evans has been appointed an Institute of Physics 2021 Honorary Fellow.

A new study from Swansea University has introduced a framework to calculate the material properties of a new class of two-dimensional curved hexagonal lattices that could be used in the production of improved mechanical metamaterials found in bio-engineering, stretchable electronics, impact absorption and soft robots.

Swansea University has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of its Materials Science and Engineering research that is leading a revolution in renewable energy technologies, particularly solar electricity and heat generation and storage.  

Professor Emily Shepard, an expert in the movement ecology of wild animals, has been awarded the prestigious Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Scientific Medal, in recognition of her outstanding research.

The Welsh Government has announced additional funding of £1.73 million for a project, which involves Swansea University and partners, developing world-leading semiconductor process technologies. Applications include autonomous vehicles, novel devices for clean energy, future mobility, artificial intelligence, advanced packaging, and biosensors and wearable sensors.

Poor school attendance impacts a child’s future, not just through their educational achievement but also socially and developmentally.

Academics and students from Swansea University have used experiences and knowledge of the Covid-19 pandemic to develop an interactive and innovative game.

A team of conservation scientists, including 11 Swansea University researchers, have published a landmark guide to support efforts to restore seagrass beds, which capture carbon more quickly than rainforests do.

Children who live with a parent who has depression are more likely to develop depression and to not achieve educational milestones, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Sinead Brophy of Swansea University and colleagues.

On Wednesday, 24 November, Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering will host its fifth Zienkiewicz Lecture, with special guest Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE FREng FRS, Julia King.

A software tool meant to help reduce emergency hospital admissions is of limited use and benefit to patients, a new study of GPs’ views and experiences has revealed.

A Swansea researcher has invented a new type of plastic packaging for raw meat which avoids the need for non-recyclable pads inside the trays to soak up the juices, meaning the whole of the packaging tray can now be recycled.

Students from Swansea University’s Department of Media and Communications have been given the rare opportunity to experience the reality of a live newsroom.

The inaugural edition of the Global Drug Policy Index (GDPI), released on 8 November 2021 by the International Drug Policy Consortium, ranks Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, the UK and Australia as the five leading countries on humane and health-driven drug policies.

A long-standing volunteer has been honoured for her dedication to Swansea University’s award-winning Egypt Centre.

Being Human Festival 2021 will return between 11-20 November with Swansea University featuring as one of four UK hubs for the seventh consecutive year. 

Swansea University research into therapeutic treatments for ovarian cancer will be highlighted to a global audience at a virtual online conference next week.

An international collaboration involving Swansea experts will boost pioneering research into how exercise can benefit stroke patients.

Artificial intelligence experts from Swansea University will be sharing their knowledge with international peers at a series of special events, kicking off this month.

A Swansea University diabetes expert was named a three-time winner at a major UK healthcare awards.

A unique exhibition featuring virtual reality artwork created by young people to express their feelings about their mental health is being held in Swansea this month.

Swansea University has joined landmark international project examining the history and politics of deindustrialisation.

As health leaders call on the UK Government to implement Covid-19 contingency plans, a leading Covid-19 behavioural expert from Swansea University has warned that clear messaging from the UK and devolved governments will be essential to ensure high public compliance if additional measures are introduced. 

South Wales is set to build on its strength and expertise in steel and metals innovation with the launch of a new £20 million facility to help industry in the region create a low-carbon future.

A new study has revealed UK Armed Forces veterans experiencing problem gambling cost society more in terms of their higher use of health and social care services, brushes with the police, loss of working hours, welfare benefits and heavier debt burden.

A beach walk to raise money and awareness of suicide in young people returns to Swansea this weekend.

New collaborative research from Swansea University and the University of Aberdeen has identified potential protective effects in breast milk and amniotic fluid against SARS-CoV-2.

A pioneering study examining the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health and wellbeing of Welsh people is appealing for more information from the public.

A Swansea University ecologist is part of the team behind an important new online tool which reveals just how the biodiversity of regions has changed over time.

Swansea University’s commitment to encourage youngsters with a passion for learning has been highlighted once again at this year’s Swansea Science Festival.

Virulent diseases which devastate food crops like coffee, almond, citrus and grapevines with serious global economic and environmental consequences, could be controlled by large-scale aerial scanning, says new collaborative research involving Swansea University.

A new framework for developing rugby players of all levels, launched by England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU), has drawn on the expertise of a Swansea sport scientist.

Deaf people in Wales are experiencing significant mental health inequalities because there is a lack of accessible services, no specialist Deaf mental health service in Wales and limited training about Deaf issues for health and care workers, according to a new report.

A Swansea University academic is in the running for a nationwide award for her pioneering work in the field of child health and education during her PhD.

A Swansea University expert has been named as one of the UK’s latest clean air champions.

Swansea University has once again been named among the country’s best green spaces.

To mark World Sight Day (14 October), a new report by a Swansea University research team has revealed that blind and sight impaired people still face barriers that prevent them from fully utilising digital services.

The outstanding nurse training offered at Swansea University has once again been highlighted at this year’s Student Nursing Times Awards.

Swansea University bioscientists have teamed up with a West Wales microbrewery to help it reduce its CO₂ emissions.

October will see the return of the Swansea Science Festival, hosted by Swansea University, in partnership with the National Waterfront Museum.

Six Swansea University researchers have been awarded funding by Health and Care Research Wales, to investigate topics ranging from sun safety policies in primary schools to the impact of COVID-19 on people with epilepsy.

The Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR) have launched their first app, in support of the International Day of Older Persons.

Wales may be a small country, but it punches above its weight in the quality and the quantity of the research it carries out. A new report highlights the particular strength of Welsh science in contributing to efforts to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Swansea University has today (30^th September) announced the speakers who will participate during the opening day of the inaugural Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges Summit, which runs from 8^th to 10^th November.

British athletes in Tokyo, including top medal winners, used wearable technology designed by Swansea University experts, with a printed carbon ink heater to keep their muscles warm before competing.

Explore with Me: Textiles and Ancient Egypt

The 10-week course is available to anyone and will explore the different methods of textile design that were used in Ancient Egypt.

An initiative aimed at promoting the knowledge available at your local pharmacy proved the perfect inspiration for a Swansea University student’s award-winning success.

New research by a Swansea University expert has highlighted how torn members of the public are over the issue of Covid-19 booster vaccines and the flu vaccine.

As part of Adult Learners Week (20 - 26 September 2021), Swansea University will be holding a free course encouraging adults to develop new skills.

Alpha Evans of Lampeter has won the inaugural £3,000 Hywel Teifi Memorial Scholarship.

Swansea University are delighted to announce that we will be hosting the International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (IEEC) 2022.

Swansea University has retained its UK top 25 position in the prestigious Guardian University Guide, ranking 24^th nationally and is once again top in Wales in the latest 2022 edition, published on Saturday 11 September.

Swansea University will host the inaugural Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges Summit in November.

Naomi Paulus has won the 2021 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition for her story Take a Bite, a “delightful, wistful, satisfying piece” in which a young woman, Rhian, returns home to the voices and rituals of her mother and aunts for an important family event.

Swansea University has been able to offer additional places on its graduate entry medicine programme as part of a government investment to increase the number of doctors being trained in Wales.

Swansea University alumnus Dr Daniel Bassey has been selected as a global finalist in the British Council Study UK Alumni Awards 2021.

They may be seen as the ones least vulnerable to transmission and the negative health impacts of Covid-19, but pandemic restrictions disrupted young people’s education, physical activity and opportunities to socialise.

Caitlin McCall, an engineering doctoral student from Swansea University, has been named one of 2021’s Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) by the Women's Engineering Society (WES).

A Swansea University initiative dedicated to creating the next generation of Welsh medical professionals has been given a major boost by Welsh Government.

As part of Technocamps’ STEM Academy this Summer, the Welsh Government-funded outreach project hosted a week of fun activities in Swansea to inspire, motivate and engage young people in STEM subjects.

Bird species across the globe are suffering and dying from a type of malaria and, while these strains are not infectious to humans, they’re spreading quickly through global transmission hotspots.

A community garden created with help from Swansea University bioscientists has blossomed into a magnet for wildlife.

The more direct contacts primary school staff had with people outside their household, the greater the likelihood of Covid-19 cases in school and self-reported symptoms, such as colds.

In collaboration with Swansea University, a new study published today by Public Health Wales evidences the negative impact that caring responsibilities have on educational participation in those aged 16-22, and how this has the greatest impact on those living in the most deprived areas.

Elite athletes who are trans gender, like New Zealand Olympic weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, or have differences in sex development (DSD), like South African runner Caster Semenya, have been in the global spotlight.

The extraordinary diversity of insects and fishes, the most species-rich invertebrate and vertebrate groups in the animal kingdom, is partly due to the origin of venom, a new study of their evolution has revealed.

Scientists at the Energy Safety Research Institute of Swansea University have received a boost to their research into climate change solutions following funding from the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre.

Over 600,000 emergency calls to 999 during the first wave of the pandemic were for suspected Covid, with ambulances sent in almost 80% of cases and 43% of patients being conveyed to hospital, a major new survey of UK ambulance services has shown.

Researchers at Swansea University have laid out a step-by-step guide to reduce exposure to the coronavirus when travelling by car, including some important and surprising advice on opening windows.

A new study has revealed first responders and healthcare workers experienced lower levels of psychological distress than the general population during the first lockdown.

New research published in Scientific Reports has revealed that a simple but robust algorithm can help engineers to improve the design of cellular materials that are used in a variety of diverse applications ranging from defence, bio-medical to smart structures and the aerospace sector.

New research by a Swansea University expert has highlighted just how torn members of the public are over whether children should be offered Covid-19 vaccines.  

A first-year student who also works as a freelance game moderator has won a £1000 award from the Santander UK Freelancer scheme to help support his work.

An international team led by Swansea University has come up with a novel way of teaching youngsters about fish migration.

A Swansea chemistry researcher has been awarded a scholarship to support his work on molecules known as “radicals”, which could help improve the efficiency and performance of technologies such as solar cells and batteries.

Researchers from the School of Psychology have been awarded funding to examine the potential health benefits of creating sustainable eco-friendly hospitals and providing healthcare outdoors.

Personalised rehabilitation programmes for patients with long Covid are to be developed as part of a new research project involving Swansea University health economists, which has just been awarded £1.1 million of UK government funding.

A world-leading £2.5 million plus research programme to revolutionise surgeons’ ability to reconstruct nose and ear cartilage in patients affected by facial difference has been launched at Swansea University.

Swansea University will sponsor the Babell Lên (literary pavilion) and contribute to several online sessions as part of this year’s Eisteddfod AmGen programme.

A series of books to help support the psychological needs of people living with diabetes have been given a major boost by experts at Swansea University.

A pharmacist who grew up in a community where access to basic healthcare supplies was a luxury has secured a scholarship to further her studies at Swansea University.

Using advanced remote sensing techniques can help the early detection of oak tree decline and control many other forest diseases worldwide, says new research from Swansea University.

When Robert Yarr left secondary school, he viewed university as purely a necessity. However, with the help of the Swansea Employability Academy (SEA), he has been able to study whilst developing his passion for sports journalism.

Throughout July, FIRE Lab's art-science creations, Underwater Realm, are being exhibited in Swansea's Square Peg Coffee House and mark the starting point of a QR code treasure hunt around the city.

Swansea University has been ranked 12th for overall student satisfaction in the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS).

The easing of lockdown seems to have helped many British teenagers’ mental health but loneliness and anxiety remain extremely common, according to new research by the Mental Health Foundation and Swansea University.

Coastal wetlands – such as salt marshes - provide even more flood protection than previously thought, reducing the risk to lives and homes in estuaries, a new study has revealed.

Sir David Suchet, star of the famous Poirot TV series takes the lead role in a new drama written by Swansea University’s Director of Creative Writing, Professor David Britton.

A new study by a Swansea University academic has announced a new mathematical formula that will help engineers assess the point at which cellular materials, which are used a wide range of applications ranging from aerospace to the construction industry, will bend and buckle.

Swansea University's Academi Hywel Teifi has published a follow-up report to its conference ‘A Worry or an Opportunity: Welsh in the “New Normal”’, which was held in March this year.

A Swansea University academic has received a double accolade for his expertise at teaching Information Systems.

A Swansea student is speaking out about her own experiences of racism to help ensure Wales becomes a better place to live.

A new documentary film series that explores the challenges facing Wales, drawing on academic research, is to be launched at a virtual event - open to all - by a Welsh Government Cabinet Minister.

Swansea University scientists will be sharing their expertise with the community at a special weekend of online events.

A University art project aimed at highlighting the connection between art and science features in a new exhibition at Swansea’s Mission Gallery.

A PhD student from Swansea University Medical School has won the Swansea University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

Swansea University's Oriel Science has welcomed the first school to visit its new city centre exhibition venue.

On 4 June 2021, Llanelli-based tech experts Vindico ICS Ltd represented small businesses at Downing Street to launch Together for Our Planet, a nationwide campaign that will roll out across the UK in the run-up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November.

Swansea University has announced the appointment of Niamh Lamond as Interim Registrar and Chief Operating Officer. 

Swansea University will continue to play a vital role in training the healthcare workforce of the future for the next decade.

Swansea University is to welcome Professor Judith Lamie to its senior leadership team as a new Pro-Vice Chancellor with responsibility for the university’s international portfolio.

A free event aimed at showing just what a university education could offer is being held in Swansea city centre on Tuesday 6 July.

Swansea University and Diamond Light Source to exploit revolutionary nanoparticle beam technology.

A children’s author, the winner of the inaugural BBC Young Writers Award, and a previous Colm Tóibín International Prize winner are among the 12 authors shortlisted for the 2021 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition.

Seventeen stunning images, and the fascinating stories behind them – the surprise finding inside a crocodile shark, Antarctic glaciers on the move, and the unexpected uses of insect poo - have today been revealed as the winners of the 2021 Research as Art competition.

In June 2020, protesters toppled the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston from its plinth in Bristol and debates about controversial statues became front-page news in Wales and around the world. Twelve months on, those issues are the focus of a major international conference organised by academics at Swansea University.

Swansea University has been recognised for its excellence in diversity and inclusion during the pandemic, winning a silver award in the 2021 Whatuni Student Choice Awards.

The pan-Wales research network in advanced engineering and materials, led by a Swansea University Engineering Professor, has received a second round of funding which will allow it to continue its work for a further 2 years.

Report captures learnings and innovative practice emerging from across NHS Wales in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Warm mix asphalt (WMA) is gaining attention in the asphalt industry as an eco-friendly and sustainable technology.

Former Swansea City star and USA international footballer Jordan Morris is teaming up with Swansea University to discuss how he manages to combine a career in top-flight sport with type 1 diabetes.

A paper by Swansea University’s Grigory Garkusha has just been published by one of the world’s most prestigious mathematical journals. 

Swansea University is building on its successful collaboration with Trent University in Canada to launch an additional opportunity for transatlantic study.

Researchers at Swansea University’s Computational Foundry are sharing a new, low cost invention which combines the concept of traditional public voting machines and automatic hand sanitiser dispensers.

A Swansea University Medical School academic has been honoured for his innovative approach and contribution to teaching.

Sport and exercise science experts from Swansea and the University of Canberra (UC) in Australia have launched an official partnership which will see them collaborate on research, teaching and student exchanges.