A white building shape is etched into a pristine, green tree canopy.

29 October 2024

How universities can lead the way to a sustainable future

Three students are in lively conversation in a brightly coloured coffee shop. They have laptops, tablets and phones and are holding drinks cups.

21 August 2024

Thinking about the future following A-level results day

A large group of students in graduation robes throw their mortarboards in the air while standing in front of Swansea University’s Great Hall.

10 June 2024

Celebrating the achievements of the class of 2024

World globe and book in background and a computer keyboard in the foreground with a miniature mortarboard and degree scroll resting on it.

15 April 2024

Celebrating our international community

Chair of Universities Wales and Vice Chancellor of Swansea University, Professor Paul Boyle outside the university’s Singleton Abbey.

23 February 2024

What are universities for? A look ahead to 2024

Project Amber map: funded by the EU Horizon programme, which the UK has now just rejoined, and led by Swansea University, the project involved researchers removing unnecessary barriers along hundreds of kilometres of European rivers.

9 November 2023

Glimmers of hope on the horizon to protect research and innovation in Wales

EU, UK and Wales flags

12 September 2023

Rejoining Horizon Europe is good news, says Vice-Chancellor

Picture: students of German in Dresden on a summer course. Higher Education enriches and adds value to people’s lives in many ways, not just financially, argues Prof Paul Boyle, such as opportunities to study abroad.

31 August 2023

What represents good value in Higher Education?

Swansea Bay: one very likely impact of losing this funding is a brain drain of highly skilled researchers. Losing well-paid professional job opportunities will be disastrous for regions like ours; ironically, those very areas previously identified as needing specific socio-economic support

12 June 2023

Levelling up will fail if UK Government does not protect research and innovation in Wales

Cross-section through reconstructed human skin, cultured in the laboratory, used to test the safety of products applied to the skin. Research by the Swansea-led CALIN project, which works closely with companies.

5 April 2023

Threat to research is a threat to our economy:  companies and innovation will suffer

A compass is shown with the compass rose depicted as a Welsh flag with the magnetic needle pointing to 'University' as the destination.

6 March 2023

HE in Wales: valued and thriving

Mobile phone and tablet on a desk - technology can keep going 24/7, but we aren't meant to, says Professor Judith Lamie.

3 March 2023

Technology can keep on going 24/7 – we aren’t meant to!

Michelle Donelan (picture) has been appointed to lead the government’s science strategy. City AM article by Professor Paul Boyle, Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, calling for UK government to protect research and innovation at risk as EU funding ends

21 February 2023

Small price to pay to protect vital innovation: UK government must act fast to save at-risk research

Two examples illustrate what is at stake, says Professor Paul Boyle. SPECIFIC are developing technologies such as printable flexible solar cells (left), and the Materials and Manufacturing Academy (M2A - right) creates the future leaders of Welsh industry through industry-sponsored research

19 January 2023

On the brink: impending cliff edge for jobs, research and innovation in Wales

European Union and Union Jack flags

2 December 2022

Levelling up or levelling down?

Storm on Bracelet bay

18 November 2022

Hundreds of local jobs, skills and growth on a cliff edge

A student holding a book in the library

22 September 2022

The true value of higher education

Graduates sitting in their graduation ceremony

27 June 2022

The future of international higher education and internationalisation

Earth from space

21 January 2022

Meeting global challenges

An aerial view of the Singleton Park Campus

13 October 2021

A second century of making waves

Mummering Starlings

16 July 2021

MASI: Discovery and innovation to change the world

A lecturer teaching students in a lecture theatre

23 April 2021

A foundation for excellence: Swansea University’s learning and teaching research