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27 January 2021Experts call for more pragmatic approach to higher education teaching
Millions of students around the world could benefit if their educators adopted a more flexible and practical approach, say Swansea University experts.
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27 January 2021Remembering disasters in Wales and France - volunteers needed for new study
A Swansea University researcher is appealing for Welsh volunteers to share their memories of past disasters for a new study that will look at how these memories are processed by people living in Wales and in France.
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27 January 2021Global experts unite to discuss historic dream of Freud’s patient Dora
Swansea University sleep expert Mark Blagrove is hosting special event to commemorate a significant moment in the history of dream analysis.
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25 January 2021Swansea University and Faradair Aerospace strengthen relationship for UK aerospace revival
Swansea University and Faradair Aerospace are to expand their relationship with the British company’s commitment to bring back large-scale aircraft production to the UK and deliver 300 home-designed, sustainable aircraft for regional air mobility and special missions by 2030.
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22 January 2021Award-winner Tirion now tackling her next challenge – becoming a midwife
Rugby coach Tirion Thomas was delighted to be honoured for her dedication to sport but now she enjoys preparing for her future career just as much as for the next match.
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22 January 2021Spitting cobras evolved painful venom for defence, possibly against ancestral humans
The ability of some cobras to spit their venom, unique amongst snakes, evolved as a defence mechanism to inflict pain rather than to catch prey, new research involving a Swansea University expert has revealed.
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21 January 2021Six-fold rise in brain pressure disorder linked with obesity and deprivation
A brain pressure disorder that especially affects women, causing severe headaches and sometimes permanent sight loss, has risen six-fold in 15 years, and is linked to obesity and deprivation, a new study by Swansea University researchers has shown.
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21 January 2021Researchers show Irish soil can offer more hope in fight against antibiotic resistance
Scientists who highlighted the bug-busting properties of bacteria in Northern Irish soil have made another exciting discovery in the quest to discover new antibiotics.
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21 January 2021Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize 2021: Debuts and female voices dominate longlist
The international longlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – is announced today, featuring a record number of nine debut writers.
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20 January 2021Test, Trace and Protect in Wales: call for study participants to help better understand what support people need to self-isolate
Researchers from Swansea University have been commissioned by the Senedd to explore people’s experiences of being contacted by Test, Trace, Protect (TTP) and told to self-isolate.
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20 January 2021More acclaim for Copperopolis – involving communities in Swansea’s history
The Copperopolis project, which is at the heart of regenerating Hafod-Morfa copper works, has been selected as an example of how universities across Wales are working with their communities, creating social and economic benefits.
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20 January 2021Swansea team help company recycle old products into new toner cartridges
The EU-Funded ASTUTE 2020 operation based at Swansea University has provided industrial Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) support to help Brother Industries (U.K) Ltd. produce their first Brother branded toner cartridge manufactured from recycled materials recovered from End of Life products.
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20 January 2021Researcher honoured for work seeking sustainable solutions
A Swansea University researcher has received international recognition for his work in the field of industrial decarbonisation.
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20 January 2021Active Buildings to be constructed in India, bringing clean solar energy to off-grid communities
Active Buildings, which generate, store and release their own solar energy, are to be constructed in India, helping some of the 600,000 villages in the country struggling with electricity supply.
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13 January 2021Alcohol research study wins charity grant support
A Swansea University project has won funding to investigate the use of alcohol among people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds.
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12 January 2021Swansea University developing world’s first COVID-19 ‘smart-patch’ vaccine that will measure effectiveness
Researchers at Swansea University are developing the world’s first smart vaccine device that will both deliver the COVID-19 vaccine and measure its efficacy through monitoring the body’s associated response.
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11 January 2021Simple monitoring could reduce medicine misuse in care homes
New research from Swansea University suggests that a simple nurse- or carer-led medicines’ monitoring system can help reduce medication-related illness for people living in residential care homes – and the process takes just a few minutes per patient.
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7 January 2021Courses win accreditation from Royal Geographical Society
Two Swansea University courses are among the first postgraduate qualifications to be awarded accreditation by the Royal Geographical Society.
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7 January 2021Swansea professor appointed as Director of European Centre for Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Professor Gert Aarts FLSW, of Swansea University's Physics Department, has been appointed as Interim-Director of the European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*).
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6 January 2021New review says ineffective ‘learning styles’ theory persists in education around the world
A new review by Swansea University reveals there is widespread belief around the world in a teaching method that is not only ineffective but may actually be harmful to learners.
