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Can Wales’ wellbeing law survive the pressures of the next Senedd election?

With the Senedd (Welsh parliament) election due in May, Wales faces a test of whether long-term thinking can survive short-term political pressure.

The Conversation

Professor Paul Boyle appointed Chair of The Conversation UK

The Conversation UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Paul Boyle, Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees.

The Conversation

£700m plan with ‘fish disco’ could save 90% of marine life, says Hinkley Point C study

Scientists find underwater acoustic project to stop fish being sucked into cooling systems could save 44 tonnes a year

The Guardian - UK

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'Data science and AI are the next frontier for the sport' – Ineos Grenadiers partner with Swansea University to help find the next generational talent

Partnership aims to "revolutionise how emerging talent is identified"

Cycling Weekly

Newly discovered ‘Port Talbot Pompeii’ may have been Roman centre for agriculture

Academics say the villa, found in Welsh deer park, shows the area was not on fringes of Roman empire

The Guardian - UK

Huge Roman villa found in Wales dubbed ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’

Surveys unexpectedly reveal buried remains of largest Roman villa ever found in Wales

The Independent UK

The reality behind the ‘hidden crisis’ of suicide among new fathers

WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY: As new research finds that seven times as many fathers have taken their own life compared to mothers, Olivia Petter asks what can be done

The Independent UK

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New fathers face ‘hidden’ suicide crisis as study reveals shocking figures

Seven times more fathers died by suicide within their baby’s first 1,001 days than mothers

The Independent UK

Concerns over ‘hidden crisis’ of suicide among new fathers

A study from Wales highlights rates of suicide among new fathers.

The Independent UK

The key ways menopause is different for autistic people

Autistic people face different challenges when it come to the menopause, report Aimee Grant, Harriet Axbey and Rebecca Ellis

The Independent UK

Eley Williams and Ferdia Lennon shortlisted for Dylan Thomas prize

Yael van der Wouden, Seán Hewitt, Yasmin Zaher and Rebecca Watson also in running for Swansea University’s £20,000 writers’ award, with winner announced on 15 May

The Guardian - UK

What happens on Norris's "worst day of the year" in F1 winter training

McLaren driver Lando Norris has revealed the gruelling assessment of his fitness levels he conducts between Formula 1 seasons – required to tune his training through the upcoming 2025 championship.

Motorsport

Home Office commission paid ‘incels’ to take part in study

Exclusive: Hundreds of men given £20 or $20 for completing Commission for Countering Extremism survey

The Guardian - UK

Farewell potholes? UK team invents self-healing road surface

Researcher at Swansea University says tiny plant spores mixed into bitumen can extend surface lifespan by 30%

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Letter: Chris Williams obituary

Wendy Dear writes: A cheerful and charming man, at the time Chris was professor of Welsh history at Swansea University

The Conversation

Why we really need to learn to love maggots - for the sake of our health

For years, maggots have been a powerful tool in medicine, quietly excelling in the treatment of chronic wounds. But despite the clinical evidence supporting their efficacy, maggots remain an underused treatment. This isn’t due to a lack of effectiveness but rather our own innate negative perceptions.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Franklin obituary

Other lives: Biographer of Sir William Jones, the Welsh orientalist and polymath

The Guardian - UK

Police ‘not looking for anyone else’ after two found dead in Staffordshire

Bodies of Lauren Evans, 22, and Daniel Duffield, 24, were discovered at a house in Hednesford, Cannock, on Tuesday

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‘From disco to dog-walking: 1970s everywoman on five decades of life changes’

More than 50 years ago, the Observer interviewed British women about their ‘everyday lives’. Gaynor Evans, one of those who took part, offers an update on what has changed for her

LiveScience

Controversial study claims megalodon didn't look like a 50-foot giant great white shark

Scientists say they have discovered a discrepancy in previous research and suggest megalodons may have been longer and more slender than previously believed — but not everyone is convinced.

The Guardian - UK

Welsh StreetSnap app targets racist and homophobic graffiti

Pioneering vandalism-reporting scheme will launch in January involving police, youth workers and housing officials

The Independent UK

Bill Clinton describes Israel-Hamas conflict as ‘heartbreaking’

The former US president, who was speaking at Swansea University with his wife Hillary Clinton, urged those involved to find ‘common ground’.

Wales Online

'Fear of vaccines threatens all of us - and Covid has made it worse'

Simon Nicholas Williams, of Swansea University, argues that tackling vaccine hesitancy is a matter of global importance. This article originally appeared in The Conversation

Birmingham Post

Swansea University spinout awarded government grant for innovative medtech

Corryn Biotechnologies creates cheap and quick-to-apply bandages made from micro-fibres

Wales Online

Cardiff University students invited to graduate despite not knowing grades or even if they've passed

Staff at universities across the UK have been on a marking strike for months in a years long dispute over pay and conditions;

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