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Two projects aimed at making Swansea University’s collections more accessible and entertaining for staff, students and the community have secured a £350,000 boost.

Swansea University will play a key role in evaluating a pioneering approach to mental health support across Wales which aims to improve access, patient experience and outcomes for people in need of care.

Swansea University researchers have led major European study investigating how socio-economic circumstances influence survival among children born with major congenital anomalies.

There are increasing calls for tighter legislation and restrictions on social media use, particularly for children and young people.   Evidence shows potential harms co-exist on social media platforms alongside opportunities for crisis support and connection.

Researchers have discovered that people with ADHD are more likely to experience violence and attend hospital emergency departments.

Professor Siwan Davies, Swansea University's Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Enterprise), has been awarded this year’s National Eisteddfod Science and Technology Medal.

A groundbreaking new study led by Swansea University has laid bare the devastating impact that soaring infant formula milk prices are having on the health, finances, and mental wellbeing of UK parents and their children.

A Swansea University researcher whose work could help create more inclusive icons and symbols for neurodivergent people has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to present her findings at a leading international psychology conference.

Swansea University will be hosting a series of events at this year’s National Eisteddfod, which takes place in Llantood, north Pembrokeshire, from 1–8 August.

Professor Siwan Davies, Swansea University's Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Enterprise), has been announced as the winner of this year’s National Eisteddfod Science and Technology Medal.

Researchers have discovered that microglia – the main immune cells of the brain – play a critical role in maintaining the stability of neuronal networks in Alzheimer’s disease. Crucially, this suggests treatments that indiscriminately suppress these cells could be counterproductive.

A major new study led by Swansea University has shown that upstream river management rather than local rainfall is the primary driver of one of the world's most important wetlands.

A mature student whose education was disrupted by family tragedy has graduated from Swansea University with First-class honours in Mathematics and Computer Science, earning a place at the University of Oxford.

Swansea University has awarded beloved entertainer and broadcaster Kev Johns MBE an Honorary Doctor of Letters.

A former asylum seeker who arrived in Wales without knowing the country had its own language is celebrating his graduation from Swansea University with a master’s in Welsh.

Three former Swansea University students have been honoured with honorary master’s degrees in recognition of a volunteering initiative they launched more than 60 years ago that continues to make a lasting difference across Swansea.

Researchers say biodiversity compensation works best with long-term recovery, the right landscape setting, and enough land for restoration.

A Swansea University academic has earned international recognition for his dedication to educating the next generation of pharmacologists.

The hard work of Swansea University grounds staff to maintain its award-winning green spaces has been recognised once again this year.

A pioneering project aimed at supporting Welsh primary pupils’ health and wellbeing has been such a success it has now been extended to include nursery-aged children.