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  • March 20, 2023
    Swansea University shortlisted for prestigious early careers recruitment award

    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.

  • March 20, 2023
    Swansea University shortlisted for six Whatuni Student Choice Awards

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

  • March 17, 2023
    Alzheimer's early detection - Swansea University and Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology to lead on major project

    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.

  • March 17, 2023
    New study counts the environmental cost of managing knotweed

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

  • March 17, 2023
    £1 million for projects involving Swansea experts to tackle gambling harm among Armed Forces veterans

    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.

  • March 16, 2023
    University collaboration secures prestigious National Science Foundation grant to develop new field of Socioresilient Materials

    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.

  • March 16, 2023
    Swansea University Staff Member Recognised at Prestigious Apprentice Awards

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

  • March 15, 2023
    ITWales’ International Women’s Day event celebrated 20 years of Technocamps

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

  • March 15, 2023
    Swansea University academics develop world’s first completely roll-to-roll printable perovskite solar cell

    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.

  • March 14, 2023
    How dreams can bond us together revealed in new book

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

  • March 13, 2023
    Study reveals Impact of pandemic on incidence of long-term conditions in Wales

    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.

  • March 13, 2023
    Conference to highlight how circular economy can shape future for Wales

    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.

  • March 10, 2023
    Research team extends international links to Australia

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

  • March 9, 2023
    International team examines how selenium could help in fight against ovarian cancer

    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.

  • March 8, 2023
    App sets out to present artist to a new and wider audience

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

  • March 7, 2023
    Egypt Centre experts set to reveal history of ancient artefacts

    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.

  • March 6, 2023
    New Swansea University research shows reducing social media use by just 15 minutes a day can improve your health

    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.

  • March 1, 2023
    University wins funding to boost battery manufacturing skills in Wales

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

  • March 1, 2023
    Researchers to develop self-powered and sustainable smart technologies for older generation

    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.

  • February 24, 2023
    Tracking data reveals how seabird species adopt different strategies to cope with extreme storms

    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. 

  • February 24, 2023
    Official welcome to Swansea for visiting students just arrived from Ukraine 

    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.

  • February 23, 2023
    University helps create new VR app to spark interest in semiconductor careers

    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.

  • February 20, 2023
    Swansea University announced as new title sponsor of the Swansea Half Marathon

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

  • February 17, 2023
    Minority ethnic groups share experiences of living through Covid with researchers

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

  • February 16, 2023
    Swansea University ranked 12th in the 2023 Stonewall Workplace Equality Index

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

  • February 15, 2023
    Swansea University joins Swansea City and the British Heart Foundation to support Heart Month

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

  • February 15, 2023
    University team part of UK partnership awarded £2.2m to improve dementia research

    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. 

  • February 14, 2023
    New study identifies risk factors associated with low birthweights

    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.   

  • February 14, 2023
    New research shows female selfie posting can be driven by aggression

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

  • February 13, 2023
    New car boosts donor milk hub’s vital support for sick and premature babies

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

  • February 9, 2023
    Cleaner greener steel: virtual technology assesses hydrogen as fuel for furnaces, to slash carbon emissions

    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.

  • January 31, 2023
    Swansea 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.

  • January 30, 2023
    Welsh 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.

  • 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.

  • January 26, 2023
    African 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.

  • January 25, 2023
    Newly developed ‘smart patch’ could be used to detect Alzheimer's

    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.

  • January 24, 2023
    On 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.

  • January 23, 2023
    Swansea 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.

  • January 17, 2023
    Swansea 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.

  • January 17, 2023
    The ‘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.

  • January 16, 2023
    Researcher’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.

  • January 13, 2023
    Swansea 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.

  • January 13, 2023
    Screening 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.

  • January 10, 2023
    Swansea 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.

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