Recent News from 2026

A new interdisciplinary network of leading clinicians, researchers, patients and innovators has secured landmark funding that will transform efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease across Wales.

ReNeuron Group Limited, a leading UK biotechnology company, has joined Swansea University’s Institute of Life Science (ILS) in a new strategic research partnership to advance next-generation exosome therapies, helping transport medicines to the parts of the body where they are needed most.

Swansea University’s Joanne Davies has been celebrated for her exceptional achievement in the field medical training at this year’s prestigious St David Awards.

Politics experts at Swansea University have launched an innovative new website that brings the excitement of fantasy sports to political forecasting, offering a fresh and interactive way for people to engage with the 2026 Senedd election.

A Swansea University scientist has been awarded almost £1m to lead a new research team investigating antimatter gravity.

The search is underway for the UK’s most inspiring canine classroom companion, as Swansea University and the National School Dog Alliance (NSDA) open nominations for the 2026 UK School Dog of the Year Awards.

Children in contact with family court, whether following parental separation or care proceedings are more likely to self-harm than those who have no contact with the family justice system.  Any family court contact is an opportunity to identify and initiate care and prevention efforts for at risk children, according to new research.

Helping patients gain better access to cross-border healthcare, a climate and sustainability education platform and a tool collating global product recalls – these are just some of the bright ideas generated by groundbreaking Swansea University women.

A new study led by Swansea University has mapped international evidence on the outcomes of children who grow up in out-of-home care.

Swansea University has been chosen to host the Google DeepMind Research Ready Programme — a fully funded, eight-week experience designed to widen participation in artificial intelligence (AI) research. 

Swansea University has secured funding from the Welsh Government to help improve the teaching of international languages in schools in mid and west-Wales.

Experts from Swansea University’s Computer Science Department are playing a key role in an international initiative tackling growing cybersecurity risks across the semiconductor supply chain — a sector underpinning everything from national defence systems and critical infrastructure to connected vehicles.

The importance of learning languages was highlighted during a recent two-day celebration at Swansea University.

A Swansea University student’s quick thinking and networking skills at a local business event in the city led to him to secure a visit from the Governor of the Bank of England.

Malaysian-based small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) received a helping hand when launching their products in the UK, thanks to Swansea University expertise.

Swansea University’s position as a world leader in sustainable solar manufacturing is set to go from strength to strength following a prestigious £3 million research award.

The evolution of the human species is marked by an increase in brain size. Now new research suggests that could be partly dependent on increases in prenatal oestrogen - revealed by looking at the length of a person’s fingers.

Swansea University’s pioneering head of simulation and immersive learning is in the running for a prestigious St David Award, the national awards of Wales.

Swansea University has taken a positive step towards reducing single-use packaging with the launch of the 2GoCup scheme across several catering outlets on campus.

Swansea University has partnered with INEOS Grenadiers to develop cutting-edge data and AI solutions that could revolutionise how emerging talent is identified in professional cycling.

A groundbreaking new study using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed that the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago caused only a modest decline in shark and ray species. The findings challenge previous understandings of how severely this mass extinction affected life in the oceans.

The longlist for the world’s largest and most prestigious literary prize for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – is announced today, with authors hailing from across the world including UK, US, Ireland, Pakistan, and Nigeria.

Experts at Swansea University Medical School have secured extra support for a groundbreaking study into brain ageing and genes that could advance drug development.

A study led by researchers at Swansea University suggests that dietary patterns may play a role in adolescent mental health and sets out a detailed research roadmap to better understand this relationship.

A collaborative research team involving Swansea University has just released guidance aimed at supporting new teachers to embed children’s participative rights in schools.

From celebrating disability rights to sharing young people’s experiences of growing up in a steel community - once again Swansea University has played a key role in the success of the Being Human Festival.

Swansea University is a founder member in a major university consortium to offer policy to research opportunities for civil and public servants.

As another new year gets under way many of us will be looking for a way of boosting how we feel but is it better to hit the gym or mediate in nature? Now new research by Swansea experts has provided the largest ever comparison of wellbeing-focused interventions delivered to adults.

The judging panel for this year’s edition of the world’s largest and most prestigious literary prize for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – is shared today, ahead of the longlist announcement on Thursday 22 January.

Swansea University experts are teaming up with Power Roll Ltd, a leading technology disruptor in the flexible PV market, for a new collaborative project to appraise novel characterisation techniques for perovskite solar cells (PSCs).

Swansea University has launched a new podcast series celebrating the success stories of its graduates and the inspiring journeys that began at Swansea.

Swansea University will lead a major national initiative to address the UK’s semiconductor skills gap with the launch of a new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in semiconductor skills.

Experts have uncovered a unique slice of history – a Roman villa – which they say will offer unparalleled information about Wales’s national story.