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January 31, 2023Swansea University is headline sponsor of city conference and exhibition
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.
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January 30, 2023Welsh Varsity returns to the capital for 25th tournament
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 25th year.
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January 27, 2023£100,000 funding boost for CADR to support older adults with hearing loss
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.
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January 26, 2023African diaspora and stories of alienated youth dominate longlist for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2023
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.
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January 24, 2023On the brink: 240 jobs and vital research and innovation at risk without urgent replacement for EU funding, Vice-Chancellor warns
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.
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January 23, 2023Swansea University featured in flagship Net Zero report
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.
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January 17, 2023Swansea researcher’s prize for work on cutting river pollution from disused mines
A Swansea expert has been awarded first prize at a prestigious international conference for his research on tackling river pollution from disused mines.
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January 17, 2023The ‘blind spot’ that stops us seeing the dangers of motoring
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.
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January 16, 2023Researcher’s appointment is a first for women in Wales
A pioneering researcher whose work on chest trauma has had a global impact has scored a first-in-Wales appointment.
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January 13, 2023Swansea fellow joins first UK-wide Young Academy
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.
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January 13, 2023Screening homeless people for hepatitis C will speed up diagnosis and treatment
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.
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January 10, 2023Swansea University interns share a student's view on academic integrity
A group of Swansea law interns have been helping shape the debate around academic integrity by sharing their views with higher education professionals.