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  • 28 December 2020
    Faster, greener way of producing carbon spheres could improve carbon capture technology

    A fast, green and one-step method for producing porous carbon spheres, which are a vital component for carbon capture technology and for new ways of storing renewable energy, has been developed by Swansea University researchers.

  • 22 December 2020
    Covid-19: Medical School and Wuhan partners share innovations with British Ambassador in China

    Swansea University’s Medical School has strengthened its unique connection with Wuhan, by joining an online conference of health professionals, also attended by the British Ambassador in China, Caroline Wilson CMG, which has helped to shine a light on healthcare and innovation and Covid-19.

  • 21 December 2020
    Funding boost for research collaboration studying provision of eye care in the community

    A new project set up to study the best way to care for patients with long-standing eye conditions in the community has secured a major research grant.

  • 18 December 2020
    New international research examines way of fighting back against Covid-19

    Researchers at Swansea University Medical School are helping to drive forward understanding of the virus that causes Covid-19 and how it can be tackled.

  • 18 December 2020
    Medical School course records triple exam success

    Swansea University’s physician associate course is celebrating a remarkable hat trick – its students recorded a 100 per cent pass rate in the September PA National Exams for the third year running.

  • 18 December 2020
    Fire-resistant tropical forest at brink of disappearance in Indonesian regions due to human modification

    A new study led by researchers in the Geography Department at Swansea University reveals the extreme scale of loss and fragmentation of tropical forests, which once covered much of the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.

  • 16 December 2020
    Europe’s rivers are broken, but there is a fix

    A new study published in Nature reveals the true extent of river fragmentation and offers some solutions.

  • 15 December 2020
    Double delight for Tennessee after master’s distinction

    A Swansea University student and world kickboxing champion is finishing 2020 on a high after graduating in her master’s.

  • 13 December 2020
    University’s Money@CampusLife awarded Stand Alone Pledge Award 2020

    Swansea University’s Money@CampusLife team have been awarded a Stand Alone Pledge award for their role in helping estranged students during Covid-19.

  • 11 December 2020
    New study shows how microalgae could be crucial to circular economy

    New Swansea University research has revealed microalgae could play a crucial role in not only successfully reusing food and farm waste on an industrial scale but also creating thousands of jobs.

  • 11 December 2020
    Book about child Holocaust survivors makes Daily Telegraph’s book of the year list

    A Swansea University academic’s latest book, about child survivors of the Holocaust, has been included in the Daily Telegraph’s list of the best history books of 2020.

  • 10 December 2020
    Designing safer buildings - self-powered wireless sensing systems to detect cracks and damage

    Researchers at Swansea University are developing an innovative approach to the design of smart buildings. A new environmentally sustainable, safer and cost-efficient model, designed at the Institute for Innovative Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies (IMPACT), will offer an improved system for energy supply distribution to sensors in smart structures. 

  • 10 December 2020
    SUNRISE project wins Times Higher Education award

    Swansea University in collaboration with international and UK institutions has lifted the International Collaboration of the Year trophy at the 16th annual Times Higher Education Awards. 

  • 9 December 2020
    Pregnant women who stop asthma medication at risk of preterm birth

    A new study from Swansea University suggests that women who stop taking their asthma medication during pregnancy are at risk of giving birth prematurely and are less likely to breastfeed their babies.

  • 8 December 2020
    £4m research funding boost for Welsh manufacturing sector

    Manufacturing businesses across Wales can remain at the forefront of innovation, thanks to £4 million of EU funding announced by the Welsh Government.

  • 8 December 2020
    Judges announced for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize

    The judges for the 2021 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize have been announced today (8 December).

  • 4 December 2020
    Community butterfly project set to give nature a helping hand

    Swansea University bioscientists are helping a community create a butterfly and wildlife garden in the heart of a Swansea village. 

  • 4 December 2020
    Smarter, greener steelmaking: three new studies to be funded by Swansea-based research programme

    Three research projects that could help the steel industry become smarter and greener have been given the go-ahead as part of a national steel research programme led by Swansea University.

  • 4 December 2020
    New funding for research on COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease

    Swansea University has received £125k of funding from Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) to study the impact of the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 on cardiovascular disease (CVD).

  • 3 December 2020
    Researcher to deliver keynote address at unique virtual summit

    Swansea University researcher Dr Lewis Francis will share his work with a global audience at an international online conference next week.

  • 2 December 2020
    Research to improve Welsh athletes’ performance gets four-year funding boost

    A Wales-wide research project that helps enhance the performance of Welsh athletes will be able to continue its work thanks to a £440,000 grant from Sport Wales.

  • 1 December 2020
    Study reveals new findings on nature’s UV sunscreens

    Swansea University research has provided a new insight into the behaviour of nature’s own UV sunscreens when they are exposed to other parts of the light spectrum.

  • 30 November 2020
    Swansea University relaunches prestigious Rhys Davies Short Story Competition

    Swansea University’s Cultural Institute is relaunching the distinguished national Rhys Davies Short Story Competition for writers from, or living in, Wales.

  • 27 November 2020
    University cancer research progress leads to partners’ funding boost

    A Swansea University project’s ground-breaking work to improve diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer has helped it secure more than £3 million of investment from industrial partners.

  • 24 November 2020
    Turning waste plastic into carbon nanotubes to transmit electricity

    The Welsh government is backing a cutting-edge science project at Swansea University that changes waste plastics into highly valuable compounds for the energy industries.

  • 24 November 2020
    New engineering partnership to develop digital marketplace to improve manufacturing supply chain

    A research team, led by Swansea University College of Engineering, are developing a pilot online marketplace designed to optimise manufacturing supply chain networks and create a new industry-wide business model.

  • 19 November 2020
    University partnership ready to help new businesses make the right connections

    A new collaboration is set to give student entrepreneurs a valuable networking boost as they launch their business ideas.

  • 19 November 2020
    Older, poorer people at greater risk from adverse drug reactions

    A review by Swansea University academics has found that older, poorer people who are socially distanced from their doctors or pharmacists, suffer more adverse drug reactions (ADRs) than the general population and that systematic monitoring is needed to protect these patients suffering from reactions which could result in over-sedation, falls, or drug-induced Parkinsonism.

  • 17 November 2020
    New Richard Burton exhibition tells the story of an international star of stage and screen

    A brand new exhibition on Richard Burton’s life reveals the man behind the headlines - the husband, father, reader, writer and passionate Welshman.

  • 12 November 2020
    Sunlight could turn COVID waste into clean fuel – funding for new Swansea-led project 

    Sunlight could be used to convert hazardous medical waste into clean hydrogen fuel, using a new technique being developed by a joint Wales/India team led by Swansea University researchers.  The project has just been awarded £47,000 of funding by the Welsh Government.  

  • 11 November 2020
    New survey reveals toll Covid-19 is taking on mental health in Wales

    Wales faces a wave of mental health problems in the wake of Covid-19, with younger adults, women and people from deprived areas suffering the most.

  • 5 November 2020
    New funding making a difference to life-saving research projects

    Four Swansea University projects aimed at making a life-saving difference to patients’ lives have taken a major step forward.

  • 5 November 2020
    Scientists develop method to detect charge traps in organic semiconductors

    Scientists at Swansea University have developed a very sensitive method to detect the tiny signatures of so called ‘charge traps’ in organic semiconductors.

  • 5 November 2020
    Warmth not waste: new research will look at re-using waste heat from industry

    A new project involving Swansea University researchers and Tata Steel will investigate the potential for recovering waste heat from industry so it can be re-used.

  • 4 November 2020
    Swansea University outreach project keeps children learning during lockdown

    A Swansea University outreach project has helped deliver hundreds of science workbooks to children studying at home during Wales’ fire-break lockdown.

  • 3 November 2020
    University Navy Plaques mark the spots where memories were made

    Meeting a life partner, forging friendships and enjoying a long happy career are just some of the life-changing experiences now commemorated at Swansea University.

  • 3 November 2020
    Swansea student nurse named best in Britain

    When it comes to helping patients prepare themselves for surgery, Rea Pugh-Davies is arguably one of the best around.

  • 3 November 2020
    Designing low carbon buildings: Swansea team’s know-how gathered in new toolkit for others to use

    The team that designed and built two low carbon buildings at Swansea University, which generate their own energy, is publishing a toolkit of the design principles that they used. The aim is to encourage others to construct these “Active Buildings” as it would drastically cut the UK’s carbon footprint; currently 40% of our emissions come from heating and powering our buildings.

  • 2 November 2020
    New study examines how Covid-19 safety measures are leading to increased anxiety and avoidance behaviour

    A new Swansea University study is being launched to investigate how following Covid-19 safety measures may have the unfortunate effect of making people feel less safe, leading to increased anxiety and people avoiding situations and places they once considered safe.

  • 30 October 2020
    First study to assess risk of COVID-19 to health of domiciliary care workers in Wales

    The first study to establish the risk of COVID-19 to domiciliary care workers across Wales is to launch today.

  • 29 October 2020
    Award for physicist for work on antimatter

    A Swansea University physicist has been awarded a prestigious honour by the Institute of Physics for his leadership over thirty years in the field of antimatter science.

  • 29 October 2020
    Swansea expert helps shape world’s first agreed guidance for people with diabetes to exercise safely

    A Swansea University academic has helped draw up a landmark agreement amongst international experts, setting out the world’s first standard guidance on how people with diabetes can use modern glucose monitoring devices to help them exercise safely.

  • 28 October 2020
    Swansea nursing student scoops prestigious Most Inspirational Student of the Year award

    Matt Townsend, an Adult Nursing student from Swansea University, has won the Most Inspirational Student of the Year award in this year’s Student Nursing Times Awards.

  • 27 October 2020
    Academics call for NHS gambling treatment clinics in Wales

    Swansea University academics have called for NHS gambling disorder treatment clinics to be established in Wales, as a letter published in The Lancet reveals the serious impact of problem gambling in Wales, particularly amongst younger people. 

  • 27 October 2020
    Gut hormone blocks brain cell formation and is linked to Parkinson’s dementia, Swansea research reveals

    A gut hormone, ghrelin, is a key regulator of new nerve cells in the adult brain, a Swansea-led research team has discovered. It could help pave the way for new drugs to treat dementia in patients with Parkinson’s Disease.

  • 27 October 2020
    International collaboration will lead to online archive of Dylan Thomas’ work

    A digital collection of manuscripts and photographs related to the Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas will soon be available online thanks to an international collaboration.

  • 26 October 2020
    University’s double success at diabetes awards

    A Swansea University honorary senior tutor and a master’s student have been honoured for their dedication to diabetes care at a major UK healthcare awards.

  • 26 October 2020
    New animation helps lymphoedema patients recognise symptoms

    A new animated video has been developed by Swansea University to raise awareness of lymphoedema and help patients understand more about how their condition will be treated.

  • 23 October 2020
    SUNRISE project shortlisted for Times Higher Education award

    SUNRISE has been shortlisted for ‘International Collaboration of the Year’ in the 16th annual Times Higher Education (THE) Awards. 

  • 23 October 2020
    Professor’s new role helping to promote nanomedicine across the UK

    Swansea University Medical School’s Professor Steve Conlan has taken up a key role helping to highlight UK nanomedicine research.

  • 20 October 2020
    Boost for Wales’s lead in green solar technology thanks to EU funding

    Wales can remain at the forefront of next generation solar energy technology, for applications such as remote sensors and electric vehicles, thanks to £2.5 million of EU funding announced by the Welsh Government, to continue a Swansea-led research programme.

  • 19 October 2020
    Power to the People:  Swansea expert marks prestigious award with lecture on how coated steel can harness solar energy 

    Coated steel can harness solar energy and cut carbon emissions, a Swansea expert will explain in a public online lecture, which is being held to mark him being awarded the prestigious Bessemer Gold Medal by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. 

  • 16 October 2020
    Researcher receives Royal Society of Biology Outreach and Engagement Award

    Swansea University postdoc researcher Dr Claire Price has been recognised for her work to make science more accessible to the community in her home town.

  • 15 October 2020
    Lockdown mental health problems amongst family carers up to 10 times higher – new study

    Family carers for children and adults with intellectual disabilities have reported rates of mental health problems under lockdown that are up to 10 times higher than parents without those responsibilities, a new study has found.

  • 15 October 2020
    Swansea University judged one of country’s best green spaces

    Swansea University has once again been named among the winners of this year’s Green Flag Awards – the international mark of a quality park or green space. 

  • 8 October 2020
    New module allows engineering students to work remotely with Texas team

    A group of engineering students have taken up a module run by Texas A&M University, which involves working remotely with fellow engineers overseas, thanks to a new initiative by the College of Engineering, which is founded on Swansea University’s Texas links.

  • 8 October 2020
    Student Matt says Covid-19 taught him what it really means to be a nurse

    When Swansea University nursing student Matt Townsend was given the opportunity to join the NHS frontline at the height of coronavirus crisis, he knew just what he had to do.

  • 7 October 2020
    Welsh Government funding at ESRI for next generation PPE

    Welsh Government have announced funding for the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University to develop a unique approach to next generation Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the fight against viruses.

  • 5 October 2020
    Wales Women prepare for Scotland clash at Swansea University

    Wales Women are using Swansea University’s sports facilities as they prepare for their Six Nations clash against Scotland.

  • 5 October 2020
    Being Human Festival returns for seventh year

    Swansea University’s Cultural Institute has been chosen as one of four hubs for Being Human 2020, the UK’s only national festival of the humanities.

  • 2 October 2020
    Award to fund display on cultural diversity and racism in the ancient world

    An expert in ancient history and Swansea’s Egypt Centre have been jointly awarded £1100 to develop a new display on Egypt and its neighbours, which will be used for the Centre’s education programme on issues such as identity, racism and xenophobia in the ancient world.

  • 1 October 2020
    Study shows how pandemic has hit vital breastfeeding support

    A new research collaboration led by Swansea University has highlighted a lack of high-quality breastfeeding support for some families during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • 1 October 2020
    Swansea University announces star-studded lineup for the 2020 Swansea Science Festival

    October will see the return of the Swansea Science Festival, with a host of special guests including Professor Brian Cox, Steve Backshall, Konnie Huq, Iolo Williams and Lyn Evans.

  • 25 September 2020
    Swansea experts launch new podcast on the US 2020 presidential campaign

    Researchers from Swansea University have launched a new podcast series which uses real-time data from political gambling markets to analyse the US 2020 presidential campaign.

  • 24 September 2020
    University marks double sustainability success

    Swansea University’s commitment to sustainability has led to a double achievement.

  • 24 September 2020
    £3.7m circular economy innovation funding to support south Wales organisations

    A new £3.7m project will help public service organisations in south Wales work collaboratively to develop new regional service solutions to existing circular economy challenges.

  • 23 September 2020
    Help with groundbreaking research to find ways of improving recovery from Covid-19

    Researchers exploring a new method to help people recover from Covid-19, using breathing exercises and a hand-held device, are looking for volunteers who have had Covid to help them test it. The work could benefit patients and ease the strain on the NHS.

  • 22 September 2020
    University gets behind drive to make Wales recycling world champion

    Swansea University has literally gone green to hammer home the recycling message.

  • 18 September 2020
    Citizen scientists show that UK rivers are in pieces

    New research led by Swansea University academics and assisted by citizen scientists, has found that 99% of river basins in the UK are fragmented by artificial barriers like dams, weirs, and culverts. Urgent action is needed to reconnect rivers, to ensure their long-term health, and the health of the communities around them.

  • 17 September 2020
    University helps keep 1,100 pupils learning over lockdown

    More than a thousand pupils in South Wales were given a helping hand with their studies during lockdown, thanks to a project involving Swansea University.

  • 15 September 2020
    Participatory approach expands global instream infrastructure inventories

    An international team of researchers – including some from Swansea University – have used remotely sensed data available through a Google Earth Engine to identify, map, and validate instream infrastructure such as dams, weirs, and locks across the world.

  • 11 September 2020
    Protests, strikes and sharing a room with Paul McCartney. . .

    Swansea University has seen thousands of students pass through its doors in the past 100 years, but few can have had a more eventful time than Jeffrey Temple.

  • 11 September 2020
    University develops new Value-Based Health and Care programme

    Swansea University has developed a dedicated Value-Based Health and Care (VBHC) programme in conjunction with strategic partner, Sprink Ltd, as part of its Executive Education offer. 

  • 10 September 2020
    University to develop advanced energy storage systems with new £1 million venture

    A Swansea University research team from the College of Engineering are to form a new partnership with major global energy solutions provider ENSERV POWER.

  • 9 September 2020
    Swansea health and medicine students recognised for volunteering in Covid-19 crisis

    Around 1000 healthcare and medical students who have volunteered during the Covid-19 pandemic are to receive a voucher for a local business, thanks to a donation of £27,500 by Santander, through Santander Universities.

  • 8 September 2020
    True size of prehistoric mega-shark finally revealed

    A new study led by Swansea University and the University of Bristol has revealed the size of the legendary giant shark Megalodon, including fins that are as large as an adult human.

  • 7 September 2020
    Swansea University climbs to 24th in the Guardian University Guide

    Swansea University has achieved its highest ever rank in any UK league table after rising from 31st to 24th in the Guardian University Guide 2021.

  • 7 September 2020
    Kier appointed for £30m CISM building project at Bay Campus

    A new state-of-the-art facility at Swansea University that will bring together groundbreaking research with technology development in the field of semiconductor science and engineering, is one step closer with the execution of the main build contract with Kier for the Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM) at the Bay Campus

  • 4 September 2020
    Distance is no hurdle as Chinese students’ language classes continue online

    Chinese students, eager to prepare for Swansea University courses, have been continuing their studies - even though their teachers were more than 5,000 miles away.

  • 4 September 2020
    Back to school safely: pupils in 12 local schools protected by Swansea Uni hand sanitiser

    Children returning to lessons at 12 local schools this week are the latest people to be protected by hand sanitiser made at Swansea University, where a solar tech lab has temporarily switched production during the COVID-19 outbreak.

  • 3 September 2020
    Study focuses on best way to handle 999 calls from Covid-19 patients

    A new Swansea University study examining the best way for ambulance services to deal with suspected Covid-19 999 calls has just won major funding support.

  • 3 September 2020
    Osteopathy services resume at Swansea’s Health and Wellbeing Academy

    Swansea University’s Health and Wellbeing Academy (HWA) will begin providing osteopathy services to the general public again from Monday 7 September.

  • 2 September 2020
    New research unveils environment drivers of ecological complexity in marine intertidal communities

    Environmental conditions such as sea surface temperature and the occurrence of cold water upwelling events drive the structure of interaction networks in marine intertidal communities via their effects on species richness, according to new research.

  • 2 September 2020
    Investment of £20m extends AgorIP project to 2023

    The AgorIP Project which has helped the Welsh economy and innovation in west Wales to prosper over the last four years, has been extended to benefit all of Wales, with a total investment of more than £20m. 

  • 2 September 2020
    New report warns of massive decline in freshwater fish populations and threat to livelihoods

    The Living Planet Index for Migratory Freshwater Fish, the first comprehensive global report on the status of migratory fish has revealed that there has been a 76% average decline in freshwater fish populations from 1970 to 2016 - including a staggering average decline of 93% in Europe.

  • 1 September 2020
    Teachers welcome return to school but highlight concerns - survey

    As schools reopen, a survey of primary school staff in Wales shows that they support children going back to their classes, for the sake of their education and social development, but that they also have real concerns.

  • 28 August 2020
    Swansea University announces £230,000 funding boost for student experience

    Students at Swansea University are set to benefit from a funding boost dedicated to a programme of events for new and returning students from September 2020 to February 2021.

  • 26 August 2020
    Microneedle skin patches to administer vaccines

    A revolutionary new way to give vaccines through microneedle skin patches is being tested at Swansea University, thanks to £200,000 of EU funding announced by the Welsh Government.

  • 25 August 2020
    Study shows inbreeding reduces cooperation in banded mongooses

    Inbreeding can reduce cooperation in banded mongooses according to a recent study by researchers.

  • 20 August 2020
    Star author David Walliams backs University’s schools contest

    Best-selling children’s author David Walliams has given his support to a children’s competition being held to mark Swansea University’s centenary.

  • 20 August 2020
    Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt

    Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers, using high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented detail about the animals’ lives – and deaths - over 2000 years ago.

  • 19 August 2020
    University unveiled as Swansea City’s new front of shirt sponsor

    Swansea University is delighted to announce that it will be the new front of shirt sponsor for Swansea City ahead of the forthcoming 2020-21 season.

  • 14 August 2020
    Researchers capture footage of fluid behaving like a solid

    Researchers from the College of Engineering have captured the moments a fluid reacts like a solid through a new method of fluid observation under pressurised conditions.

  • 14 August 2020
    University experts leading the way on pandemic research

    Four Swansea University academics are part of major new research project investigating Covid-19 and what it can teach us about coping with future pandemics.

  • 14 August 2020
    Discovery charity awarded funding to assist in COVID-19 pandemic

    Discovery SVS has been awarded two grants from Welsh Government for its work in alleviating the impact of COVID-19 in Wales and communities in Africa.

  • 12 August 2020
    Ospreys, Wales and Lions rugby star James Hook to be University attack coach

    International rugby star James Hook, who played 81 times for Wales and toured with the 2009 British and Irish Lions in South Africa, has taken up the position of Attack Coach for Swansea University rugby teams.

  • 12 August 2020
    Project reveals how algae could play crucial role in sustainable food production

    A ground-breaking Swansea University project is using microalgae to explore how to reuse waste while increasing food production.

  • 12 August 2020
    Swansea wins bid to recruit 250 extra engineering students

    Swansea University has been successful in its bid to the Department for Education (DfE) to recruit 250 extra engineering students as part of a Government drive to provide over 9,000 additional places at UK universities for courses that will deliver vital services, support the economy and create positive outcomes for students.

  • 7 August 2020
    University welcomes new Research and Innovation Pro-Vice Chancellor

    Swansea University has welcomed a new Pro-Vice Chancellor to its senior management team, with responsibility for the University’s Research and Innovation portfolio.

  • 7 August 2020
    Four-year delay in getting autism diagnosis, but online tools can cut the wait

    Parents concerned that their child may have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can wait up to four years for a formal diagnosis, but online assessments can help reduce these delays, two new research studies from Swansea University have shown.

  • 31 July 2020
    Project helping to reduce burn casualties in Nepal

    A burn prevention project backed by Swansea University experts has had a dramatic effect on communities in Nepal.

  • 31 July 2020
    Swansea University’s Academi Hywel Teifi contributes to AmGen programme

    The first week of August promised to be a busy one for Tregaron this year, but now that the main festival will not be held there, the Eisteddfod has launched the 2020 AmGen Festival – a project that will give people a taste of the main festival between 30 July and 8 August, all available on S4C, Radio Cymru and the Cymru Fyw website.

  • 26 July 2020
    £6 million award to drive next-generation solar technology into new applications

    A £6 million award will drive next-generation solar technology into new applications.

  • 24 July 2020
    University innovation team helping to develop high-tech dementia aid

    Swansea University innovation experts are helping to refine a high-tech device which is already making a vital difference to people living with dementia and their carers.

  • 23 July 2020
    University centenary competition invites pupils to look to the future

    Swansea University is marking its centenary by asking children to share their vision of how it would look in another 100 years.

  • 23 July 2020
    “My degree saved me” – Natalie beats cancer to graduate

    Natalie Jarvis, 27, escaped domestic abuse and has now overcome breast cancer. This week she graduates from Swansea University. In her own words, this is Natalie’s story.

  • 22 July 2020
    New partnership set to examine how algae could be key to safer sunscreens

    A Swansea University project exploring how to use algae to create the next generation of sunscreens has now teamed up with an award-winning skincare firm to help develop the idea.

  • 22 July 2020
    Delight for Julia after 50-year wait to graduate

    A retired civil servant is celebrating after graduating from Swansea University - 50 years later than planned.

  • 20 July 2020
    Sky’s the limit for Swansea students after graduation

    Two students are looking forward to their global aviation business soaring even higher after graduating from Swansea University.

  • 19 July 2020
    The Prince of Wales records message for Swansea University’s centenary

    The Prince of Wales has recorded a special video message for Swansea University as it celebrates its centenary on 19 July.

  • 17 July 2020
    Study shows how traumatic experiences can leave their mark on a person’s eyes

    New research by Welsh academics shows that a patient’s pupils can reveal if they have suffered a traumatic experience in the past.

  • 17 July 2020
    Swansea University to use centenary celebration funds to fight Covid-19

    Swansea University, which this year is marking its centenary, is to channel funds that were previously earmarked for celebration events, into fighting Covid-19 and to champion innovation.

  • 16 July 2020
    Wonders of animal migration: how sea turtles find small, isolated islands

    One of Charles Darwin’s long-standing questions on how turtles find their way to islands has been answered thanks to a pioneering study by scientists.

  • 15 July 2020
    Swansea University ranked 6th in the UK for student satisfaction

    Swansea University has been ranked sixth for overall student satisfaction in the 2020 National Student Survey (NSS).

  • 13 July 2020
    Experts’ high-flying study puts soaring birds in spotlight

    New research has revealed when it comes to flying the largest of birds don’t rely on flapping to move around. Instead they make use of air currents to keep them airborne for hours at a time.

  • 9 July 2020
    Swansea student’s family inspire award-winning idea for disability aid

    A Swansea University student’s personal experience was the inspiration for his winning entry in a nationwide hunt for the best new innovation in disability products.

  • 9 July 2020
    University joins nationwide initiative to help students into higher education

    Swansea University has signed up to be part of a new online initiative aimed at supporting students disadvantaged by the coronavirus pandemic to enter higher education.

  • 9 July 2020
    University lecturer scoops prestigious British Science Association award

    A Swansea University lecturer has won the prestigious Jacob Bronowski Award for Science and the Arts from the British Science Association.  

  • 6 July 2020
    Students step up to offer support in time of crisis

    Two Swansea University students have been working to support the emergency services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • 3 July 2020
    Swansea University shortlisted in Guardian University Awards 2020

    Swansea University has been shortlisted for Best Student Experience in the Guardian University Awards 2020.

  • 3 July 2020
    Welsh super database and technology platform play major role in new international Covid-19 research collaboration

    The Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank, funded by Health and Care Research Wales, has been selected to play a key role in an international collaboration to accelerate Covid-19 research.

  • 3 July 2020
    Helicopter or cartwheel? How molecules rotate determines what happens when they collide with surfaces

    What happens when a molecule collides with a surface? Researchers at Swansea University have shown that the orientation of the molecule as it moves – whether it is spinning like a helicopter blade or rolling like a cartwheel - is important in determining what happens in the collision.

  • 2 July 2020
    Couple share happy memories of University dubbed Butlin's-by-the-Sea

    Sandra and Bob Cuthill will definitely be among those raising a glass to Swansea University when it marks its centenary this month.

  • 2 July 2020
    £6m EU investment in SPECIFIC Innovation & Knowledge Centre recognises project’s success

    In 2011, SPECIFIC was one of six UK Innovation and Knowledge Centres (IKCs) created by the UK Government.

  • 2 July 2020
    Swansea academics join call for statutory levy on gambling firms

    Academics warn current system gives industry too much influence on how money is spent.

  • 1 July 2020
    New doctors praised at University’s first-ever virtual graduation celebration

    More than 150 former students reunited to celebrate their time at Swansea University Medical School with a unique virtual graduation celebration.

  • 1 July 2020
    Swansea University student receives prestigious Diana Award in recognition of voluntary work

    Isabel Francis, a law student at Swansea University, has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person aged between 9 and 25 can achieve for their social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award.

  • 30 June 2020
    Face shields designed by University team get CE mark for safety for NHS to use

    Face shields to protect NHS staff, designed and 3D printed by a Swansea University team, have been awarded the CE safety mark, which means they can now be manufactured at larger scale for hospitals.

  • 30 June 2020
    University’s popular bike share scheme re-opens

    Cyclists in Swansea will be back in the saddle from July 1 following the decision to re-open the University’s popular bike share scheme.

  • 29 June 2020
    Call to reconnect Europe’s rivers as one million barriers found

    New research has found that Europe’s rivers are the most fragmented in the world, with up to one million barriers blocking their flow, and urgent action to reconnect them is now vital to ensure the long-term health of these rivers and their surrounding habitats.

  • 26 June 2020
    Project to help health staff using PPE facemasks communicate scoops innovation award

    Swansea University’s Healthcare Technology Centre has played a key role in developing an award-winning communication aid for frontline health staff forced to wear face masks during the pandemic.

  • 26 June 2020
    CSconnected project receives UK government funding through UKRI

    The UK Government has announced the first wave of funding through UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund in which a major £43.74M project with South Wales’ compound semiconductor cluster has been approved and will be supported by £25.44M funding from Strength in Places.

  • 25 June 2020
    Shaped by Steel - Swansea's first Twitter conference is open to all

    ‘Shaped by Steel’ is the first ever ‘Twitter’ conference to be hosted by Swansea University.  With more traditional ‘face-to-face’ conferences cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the History Department’s ‘Social Worlds of Steel’ research project team is taking to Twitter as an alternative way to share research and heritage practice to a different audience – the Twittersphere.

  • 25 June 2020
    Researchers uncover new environmentally-friendly approach to water treatment

    Researchers from Swansea University have developed a new environmentally friendly method for removing toxic chemicals from water.

  • 24 June 2020
    Pioneering single process could help safeguard water quality, environment and health

    A research team at Swansea University have developed a new method for fast removal and detection of wastewater pollutants that come from everyday pharmaceuticals like paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin, which could help minimise their impact on the environment.

  • 18 June 2020
    Historian’s new book reveals Swansea University’s key role during WW2 and its aftermath

    The history of Swansea University comes under the microscope in a new book published to mark the university’s centenary year in 2020.

  • 18 June 2020
    University professor honoured for exceptional contribution to innovation and science

    Swansea University’s Professor Dave Worsley has won a prestigious St David Award for his contribution to Innovation, Science and Technology.

  • 18 June 2020
    Young people benefit from Swansea University’s community grant during pandemic

    Swansea University has awarded a community grant of £250 to homelessness charity Llamau. 

  • 17 June 2020
    Swansea student’s role helping to ensure hospital staff stay protected

    A Swansea University student is playing a key role in managing supplies of PPE at one of the hospitals hit hardest by the pandemic.

  • 16 June 2020
    Swansea University researchers take up cancer fundraising baton

    Cancer researchers from Swansea University have set themselves the epic challenge of cycling more than 4,500km this June to raise money for Tenovus Cancer Care and Maggies Cancer Centres.

  • 16 June 2020
    Academi Hywel Teifi contributes to Tafwyl’s programme of events

    The partnership between Swansea University's Academi Hywel Teifi and Tafwyl continues once again this year as the popular festival moves online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • 12 June 2020
    Free English lessons go online to continue during lockdown

    Swansea University’s free English language lessons for beginners are still going strong despite lockdown.

  • 10 June 2020
    Be part of new project to shape mental health and wellbeing support in Wales after Covid-19

    Researchers behind a major new study charting how the people of Wales have coped with coronavirus are appealing for volunteers to share their experiences.

  • 10 June 2020
    Recovering from coronavirus: new ventilator can save lives and create jobs

    A team of Swansea doctors and engineers has designed a new ventilator that can be built quickly from local parts and – crucially - used even for patients with severe coronavirus. Until now, ventilator designs could either be one or the other, but not both.

  • 10 June 2020
    PhD student wins Swansea University 3MT competition final

    A Swansea University PhD student has won the Swansea University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final.

  • 9 June 2020
    Swansea reaches its highest ever position in the Complete University Guide

    Swansea University has been ranked joint 32nd in the 2021 Complete University Guide League Tables – its highest ever position.

  • 5 June 2020
    Real living wage accreditation for Swansea University

    Swansea University has been accredited as a real living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation (LWF).

  • 4 June 2020
    Swansea University student crowned UK FameLab champion

    Swansea University student Rebecca Ellis has been declared this year’s UK champion of FameLab - the world’s foremost science communication competition.

  • 1 June 2020
    Discovery: More than 50 years of changing lives

    As part of Volunteers’ Week across the UK (1-7 June), we look at the way Discovery continues to help change lives in South Wales and across the globe.

  • 29 May 2020
    S4 Science: Online science resources keep kids learning during lockdown

    Outreach scientists and academics from Swansea University have been hard at work in their kitchens and gardens producing online science workshops, lessons, and science club content to give school students the support and resources they need to continue their science learning from home, during lockdown.

  • 29 May 2020
    Researchers develop new method to map cholesterol metabolism in brain

    A team of researchers led by Swansea University have developed new technology to monitor cholesterol in brain tissue which could uncover its relation to neurodegenerative disease and pave the way for the development of new treatments.

  • 27 May 2020
    Swansea University announces it will be open and ready to teach at the start of the new academic year

    Swansea University has announced its intention to be open and ready to teach online and in person at the beginning of the new academic year in September 2020.

  • 27 May 2020
    Medical School head appointed to board of local NHS

    Professor Keith Lloyd, head of Swansea University’s Medical School, has been appointed Independent Member of the Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB).

  • 26 May 2020
    Viruses in lobsters: study sheds light on disease and fragile ecosystems

    Levels of virus infection in lobsters seem to be related to habitat and other species, new studies of Caribbean marine protected areas have shown.

  • 22 May 2020
    Imperial Subjects: Wales and South Asia – digital discussion a big success

    A digital discussion session on the imperial links between South Asia and Wales brought together more than 150 delegates from all over the globe, attending via Zoom.

  • 22 May 2020
    Swansea University’s double success reaching FameLab final

    Nine of the finest new science voices from across the country, including two from Swansea University, will battle to represent the UK in FameLab – the world’s foremost science communication competition.

  • 21 May 2020
    Antarctic climate change research with Tasmania gets go-ahead

    Research into the effect of climate change in the Antarctic has been boosted by an award of $20 million (£10 million) from the Australian government for work led by the University of Tasmania in partnership with Swansea University glaciologists.

  • 21 May 2020
    New study examines risks facing frontline medical staff during pandemic

    A leading Swansea University clinician is among a group of experts calling for the introduction of a risk assessment for frontline health professionals treating coronavirus patients.

  • 21 May 2020
    Public torn over COVID-19 contact tracing apps, study shows

    A study by researchers at Swansea University and Manchester University suggest that people are torn over whether they will use the COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone app, which is planned for release in the UK later this month.

  • 21 May 2020
    Medical School appoints two honorary professors in pharmacy

    Swansea University Medical School has appointed two key members of staff as it prepares to launch its new pharmacy course.

  • 21 May 2020
    Swansea academics receive Learned Society of Wales medals

    Two academics from Swansea University are among the latest recipients of the Learned Society of Wales’ medals, announced at the Society’s AGM on Wednesday, 20th May.

  • 20 May 2020
    Swansea University experts deliver Welsh-medium science activities online as part of virtual Eisteddfod

    Scientists from Swansea University will launch a series of Welsh-medium online activities for children as part of the alternative, redesigned Urdd National Eisteddfod event to be held online from 25-30 May.

  • 18 May 2020
    Hillary Clinton praises Swansea University’s response to Covid-19 crisis

    Secretary Hillary Clinton has praised Swansea University staff and students for their “critical response” to the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • 14 May 2020
    Bryan Washington wins £30,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize

    Twenty-seven-year-old American writer Bryan Washington has been named the winner of the £30,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize for his debut short story collection, LOT.

  • 14 May 2020
    Care homes and frontline housing teams now using University-made hand sanitiser

    Frontline housing workers, homelessness support services and the people they look after, many of whom are vulnerable, are the latest groups to be using hand sanitiser made at Swansea University, where a solar tech lab has temporarily switched to producing 5000 litres a week during the COVID-19 outbreak.

  • 13 May 2020
    Medical School wins major boost to nanomedicine research

    Swansea University Medical School has secured a prestigious funding boost to accelerate the transition from discovery research to development projects in the field of nanomedicine. 

  • 13 May 2020
    £5m funding announced for primary and emergency care research in Wales

    The Welsh Government is to invest £4.85m over the next five years on research into primary and emergency care in Wales, which will involve Swansea University.

  • 8 May 2020
    Professor to deliver keynote address at unique virtual research summit

    Swansea University’s Professor Steve Conlan will be the keynote speaker at the world’s first virtual summit on cancer and immunology research.

  • 7 May 2020
    Innovative online test set to welcome more international students to Swansea University

    International students who want to study in Swansea will now be able to sit a crucial English language test online, ensuring their University applications can continue as normal.

  • 7 May 2020
    Nursing graduate’s pride at being part of NHS

    A Swansea University graduate has spoken of her immense pride at being part of the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • 6 May 2020
    University's help for disabled people and their Shared Lives carers during lockdown

    Disabled young people and adults will be able to benefit from health and wellbeing advice from Swansea University as they cope with life in lockdown.

  • 6 May 2020
    Short story launched for young children in South Wales

    Freshwater Interdisciplinary Research and Engagement (FIRE) Lab at Swansea University have helped launch a short-animated film for young children in South Wales and beyond.

  • 6 May 2020
    New study to identify highest risk factors for COVID-19

    Scientists from across the UK, including Swansea University, are calling on the public to sign up to a new study which will help identify who is most at risk of contracting COVID-19 and why some people become more ill than others with the disease.

  • 1 May 2020
    Academics help give pupils a virtual view of University life

    Swansea University academics are among the world-leading experts sharing their knowledge to help Welsh sixthformers with their studies during lockdown.

  • 1 May 2020
    Research into lockdown: do short-term benefits translate into long-term benefits?

    New research from Swansea University suggests that short, intensive lockdowns to flatten the COVID-19 epidemic curve could actually cost more lives – and instead the overall case numbers could be minimized by introducing a range of measures over a long period of time.

  • 1 May 2020
    Nursing students say they are ready to play their part during pandemic

    Swansea nursing students say they are proud to be able to face the challenge of joining the NHS during the pandemic.

  • 1 May 2020
    University announces new three-year partnership with Swansea City

    Swansea University is delighted to announce a new three-year partnership with Swansea City Football Club until the end of the 2022-23 season.

  • 30 April 2020
    Waves and tides overshadow human impact on marine life in Swansea Bay

    The biggest impacts on the sea life in Swansea Bay come from waves and tides rather than human activity, a wide-ranging new study - encompassing over 170 species of fish and other sea life such as crabs, squid and starfish - has revealed.

  • 29 April 2020
    University’s link to Wuhan brings experts together in fight against Covid-19

    Swansea University has used its unique connection to Wuhan to bring together health experts from across Wales with some of the first medics to tackle coronavirus.

  • 29 April 2020
    Researchers looking for child participants in online survey on health and wellbeing

    Researchers at Swansea University are looking to ask children age 8-11 to take part in an online questionnaire to understand more about their health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 lockdown.

  • 29 April 2020
    Swansea University academics Honoured by Welsh Academy

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

  • 27 April 2020
    Funding for team to test speed clean of ambulances carrying Covid-19 patients

    Swansea University has successfully won funding to reduce the time it takes to sanitise ambulances after carrying a suspected Covid-19 positive patient.

  • 23 April 2020
    The show must go on! Swansea student helps keep choir singing during pandemic

    They may not be able to rehearse in person but a Swansea University student has found a way for his choir to keep performing during the coronavirus outbreak.

  • 23 April 2020
    University language training beats lockdown by launching online CELTA programme

    Swansea University’s English Language Training Services is continuing to run its prestigious Cambridge CELTA programme despite the lockdown. 

  • 22 April 2020
    Experts demand urgent government action to prevent coronavirus suicide risk

    Governments need to give ‘urgent consideration’ to their public health response to prevent any   possible impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the number of suicides, experts warn.

  • 21 April 2020
    School of Law’s research centre invited to join global counter-terrorism research network

    The Cyber Threats Research Center (CYTREC), based at the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law at Swansea University, has been formally invited to join the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate’s (CTED) Global Research Network (GRN).

  • 20 April 2020
    Swansea University professor becomes Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

    Swansea University academic Norah Keating is among a group of eminent social scientists who have been honoured by the Academy of Social Sciences.

  • 17 April 2020
    Extinction of threatened marine megafauna would lead to huge loss in functional diversity

    The extinction of threatened marine megafauna species could result in larger than expected losses in functional diversity, according to research led by Swansea University.

  • 17 April 2020
    Coronavirus lockdown: new study into the effect on physical activity and wellbeing

    A team of researchers has launched a new study to examine the effect of the UK Government’s lockdown strategy on the population’s physical activity levels and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • 16 April 2020
    COVID-19 social distancing having significant impact on mental health, study shows

    A study by researchers at Swansea University and Manchester University shows social distancing and isolation is having a significant impact on people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.

  • 16 April 2020
    Trio of Swansea University scientists go from lab bench to backbench

    A trio of Swansea University scientists swapped their lab coats for legislation when they spent a week in Westminster at the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall. 

  • 15 April 2020
    University psychologists provide support to isolated patients

    Swansea patients whose appointments have had to be cancelled because of coronavirus are getting expert support over the phone instead so they can continue their treatment.

  • 15 April 2020
    Swansea students develop solution to improve emergency vehicle response times

    A team of Swansea University students have developed a solution to improve emergency vehicle response times in a worldwide competition involving over 40 universities.

  • 14 April 2020
    From solar to sanitiser – Uni team producing 5000 litres a week for NHS 

    A solar tech lab at Swansea University has temporarily switched to producing 5000 litres of hand sanitiser a week, to help the NHS fight the Covid-19 outbreak.   

    The sanitiser, which meets the standard set by the World Health Organization, is already in use in the local NHS.

  • 8 April 2020
    COVID-19 and the 1918-19 ‘Spanish Flu’: differences give us a measure of hope

    Dr Michael Bresalier, lecturer in the History of Medicine at Swansea University, has published a historical perspective that highlights important differences between COVID-19 and the 1918-19 influenza pandemic.

  • 8 April 2020
    Technocamps shortlisted for new Welsh STEM Award


    Swansea University’s innovative schools’ outreach programme is in the running for a top award for its work promoting diversity in the world of science education.

  • 7 April 2020
    University maternity expert hosting free online antenatal classes

    Mums-to-be whose antenatal classes have had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus are now taking advantage of free online advice from a Swansea University expert.

  • 7 April 2020
    Student support for disabled people continues through virus crisis

    Student volunteers who work with disabled adults are staying in touch with them despite the coronavirus crisis, by offering support over the phone and getting them involved in online activities to help others.

  • 7 April 2020
    Debut poets dominate the shortlist for the 15th anniversary of the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize

    Celebrating the Prize’s 15th anniversary, the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize recalls its namesake thanks to the dominance of young and experimental poets showcased on its shortlist each of whom are in the running for the £30,000 prize.

  • 6 April 2020
    Medical students join NHS workforce to battle coronavirus

    Final year medical students from Swansea University are joining NHS staff in the fight against Covid-19.

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