Swansea Insights

Professor Judith Lamie discusses the international higher education landscape

The Future of International Higher Education and Internationalisation

International Higher Education has always had its challenges with changing patterns of demand and delivery, higher student expectations, changing employer needs and increasingly rigorous government regulations and immigration controls. Professor Judith Lamie PhD, Pro Vice-Chancellor for International, shares her thoughts on the changing international higher education landscape.

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News Round Up

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Climate change will increase chances of wildfire but humans can reduce the risk

New research 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.

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New bacteria species discovered in Asia could help against antibiotic resistance

New bacteria species discovered in Asia could help against antibiotic resistance

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.

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Swansea to lead international research network on online political extremism

Swansea to lead international research network on online political extremism

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.

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University launches anti-grooming animation to help keep children safe online

University launches anti-grooming animation to help keep children safe online

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.

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Research Highlights

Computer modelling for aerospace and industry

Computer modelling for aerospace and industry

To help with the advancement in computer modelling researchers at Swansea University led by Professor Oubay Hassan have developed FLITE, an unstructured grid system which contains an automatic mesh generation capability for arbitrary geometries to model compressible aerodynamic flows.

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Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

Professor Yogesh Dwivedi is at the forefront of research in Artificial Intelligence (AI), working with industry, academia, and the public sector to understand the potential opportunities, challenges, and research agendas associated with the rise of AI in society.

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How maggots could soon be loved in hospitals

How maggots could soon be loved in hospitals

Professor Yamni Nigam has dedicated years of research into medicinal maggots, embracing opportunities to breakdown the stigma by engaging with communities and organisations to 'Love a Maggot'.

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Dr Aimee Grant

Early Career Researcher

Dr Aimee Grant is a senior lecturer in the Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translational Studies who is working to understand Autistic people’s experiences of reproductive health from menstruation to menopause.

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Research Centre

The School of Management is home to the Bevan Commission, a think tank that works to interpret, analyse, and advise on health-related matters in Wales.

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Rochelle Embling

Postgraduate Researcher

Rochelle Embling is a PhD student in Psychology who is exploring the effects of external factors on eating behaviour as it relates to better health.

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Expert Opinion

Dr Ian Mabbett

Clean energy: revolutionary research to generate, store and use renewable energy

In this Podcast from our Exploring Global Problems Podcast Series, Dr Ian Mabbett talks about SUNRISE, a project which aims to develop new materials for energy generation, storage and use that are integrated into buildings.

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COVID and the cost of living crisis are set to collide this winter

In this article from The Conversation Dr Simon Williams looks at how, if governments fail to take action, the cost of living crisis will worsen the impact of the pandemic this winter, and vice versa.

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Research Collaborations

Tata Steel

Tata Steel

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.

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Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

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.

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ROCKWOOL Limited

ROCKWOOL Limited

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.

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