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Students are at the heart of what we do; we know that ourstudents value the quality of the learning, teaching, and support

they already receive, and we are committed to ensuring that we

continue to invest appropriately in the student learning experience.

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Fro 2012, SwanseaUniversitys tuition feeswill be 9,000 per annu.

o student will be required to

pay their tuition fee up-front.

ll UK students (includingstudents fro ales) will beentitled to a uition Fee oanpaid directly to the Universityon the students behalf tocover the fee charged bytheir University.

Students fro ales will havethe fee increase paid by theelsh overnent whereverthey study in the UK.

uition fee loans will bedeferred until student earningsexceed 21,000 per annu.

Swansea Universitys package

of support will be worth1.1 illion in 2012/13,rising to 4.2 illion perannu by 2015/16, to aidstudents fro households withan annual incoe of lessthan 30,000.

Further information aboutthe Universitys Fee Plan canbe found on the website atwww.swansea.ac.uk

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The cover image showsa picture mosaic of

Alan Turing.

lan uring ade soevery inuential scienticcontributions leadingto the developent ofodern coputers andcoputer science.

he iage, based on an original portrait by J ogers, was subitted by r rnoldBeckann, epartent of oputer Science

for the 2011 esearch as rt opetitionand won a runner-up prie.

he osaic is ade up of hundreds of iagesreecting research and activities over recent yearswhere Swansea University coputer scientistshave played a key role and which have soelink to lan urings work. he pictures, takenfro our public website, range fro s everalinternational conferences hosted by SwanseaUniversity, via research activities around theworld, to the people who are foring theepartent of oputer Science.

ext year, 2012, is the centenary oflan urings birth.

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Its that time of year again when we update you on the many excitingdevelopments taking place at Swansea University, and give you som ehighlights of what your fellow alumni are doing now.

Firstly, congratulations to our 2011 graduates, and best wishes to youall as you ebark on the next stage of your acadeic or professionaljourney. s luni of Swansea University you are part of a growingglobal network; we hope you stay in touch and send news of where yourcourse takes you in the coing years.

here are challenging ties ahead for higher education institutions acrossthe UK, but you can be condent that Swansea University is pushingfull stea ahead with its coitent to providing an outstandingstudent experience, widening access to higher education, deliveringcareer-enhancing prograes of study, ipleenting capusdevelopents, and aintaining its position as a world-class,research-led institution.

e hope you enjoy this new edition of Sail. our feedback andsuggestions for future issues are welcoe, and dont forget to inforus of any change of address so we can keep you up-to-date with all thelatest news fro Swansea. For further inforation you can also visit ourluni ssociation web pages.

Best wishes fro Swansea!

Sally Thurlow,Alumni Ofcer

Adeg honnor wyddyn yw hi unwaith eto lle yr ydym yn rhoirwybodaeth ddiweddaraf i chi am y sawl datblygiad cyffrous syndigwydd ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe, ac yn rhoir uchafbwyntiau i chi oran beth mae eich cyd gyn-fyfyrwyr yn ei wneud ar hyn o bryd.

n gyntaf oll, llongyfarchiadau i raddedigion 2011, a dyuniadaugorau i bob un ohonoch wrth i chi gychwyn ar ga nesaf eichgyrfaoedd acadeaidd neu broffesiynol. Fel cyn-fyfyriwr o Brifysgolbertawe rydych yn ran o rwydwaith fyd-eang syn tyfu drwyr aser;rydy yn gobeithio y byddwch yn cadw ewn cysylltiad ac ynanfon newyddion ato o ble y ae eich cwrs yn eich arwain yn yblynyddoedd sydd i ddod.

mae sefydliadau addysg uwch ar draws y U yn wynebu cyfnodheriol, ond gallwch fod yn siw r bod Prifysgol bertawe yn ynd yn eiblaen ar frys gydai hyr wyiad i ddarparu proad yfyriwr rhagorol,ehangu ynediad i addysg uwch, darparu rhaglenni astudio syn gwellarhagolygon gyrfaol, gweithredu datblygiadau ir capws, a chynnal eisae fel sefydliad o safon fyd-eang a arweinir gan ychwil.

obeithiwn y byddwch yn wynhaur rhifyn newydd hwn o Sail.roesewir eich adborth ach awgryiadau ar gyfer rhifynnaur dyfodol,a pheidiwch ag anghoo rhoi gwybod i ni os ydych yn newid cyfeiriadfel bod odd i ni roir newyddion diweddaraf i gyd i chi o bertawe. ragor o wybodaeth gallwch hefyd yweld t hudalennau gweydeithas y yn-fyfyrwyr.

oon gorau o bertawe!

Sally Thurlow,Swyddog Cyn-fyfyrwyr

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09 Swansea students to gain globalexperience

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Swansea Council is entering into aMemorandum of Understanding with SwanseaUniversity and will work with them as apreferred development partner to exploreregeneration opportunities for the cityshistoric Hafod Copperworks.

feasibility study will explore the potential topreserve and develop the historic buildings onthe site, review the asterplan for the site andinvestigate sources of funding.

he Hafod opperworks site contains12 rade listed buildings and structures,an industrial heritage site of internationaliportance that reects Swanseas developentover the past 200 years.

Professor Huw Bowen, who leads the projecttea on behalf of the University, said:xploring ways of developing the Hafodopperworks site for the benet of futuregenerations offers us the chance perhapsthe last chance of ensuring that visible signsof Swanseas iensely iportant industrialachieveents are not lost forever.

t is now hoped that the heritage-led feasibilitystudy can nd ways of axiising theeconoic, social, and educational potentialoffered by the Hafod site.

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Swansea University scientists are working withthe nstitute of Biological, nvironental and uralSciences at berystwyth University and collaboratorsat Bangor University on the 20 illion Bproject, a elsh overnent-funded initiative whichais to pioneer bio-rening using plant aterialor bio-ass to draatically reduce the worldsdependence on oil.

Coping with destitution report released in Februaryby xfa and the Universitys entre for migrationPolicy esearch, paints a depressing picture of daily

life for people seeking asylu in the UK. he reportslead author, Professor Heaven rawley, said: hisresearch gives us a rare insight into what life is likefor refused asylu-seekers in the UK and showsthat there is a deep-rooted lack of faith in thecurrent syste.

he ational eographic hannels reatmigrations series was ade possible with theexpertise of a tea of researchers led by theUniversitys ory ilson, Professor of quaticBiology. Filing for the series involved using soeof the Swansea Sart ag roups revolutionaryelectronic logging tags, to track and analyse thebehaviour of arine anials round the globe.

For further information about the world-classresearch underway at Swansea University,

visit www.swansea.ac.uk/research

BFDr Siwan Davies, Senior Lecturer in Geography,has been awarded a prestigious, 1.47 millionEuropean Research Council grant to unlock thesecrets of past climate change. Microscopiclayers of volcanic ash deposited in ancient iceand marine sediments will be examined withthe research aiming to answer the key questionof whether the ocean drives or merely ampliesatmospheric temperature jumps.

r avies said: ittle has challenged ourunderstanding of cliate change ore thanthe abruptness with which large-scale jups in

teperature occurred in the past. he causes ofthese rapid cliate changes that saw teperatureswings of up to 16 occurring within a fewdecades are poorly understood.

hese cliatic events could be related to oceancirculation behaviour, or be triggered by changesin the atosphere possibly in the tropics. hisproject will test these opposing possibilities throughthe analysis of icroscopic layers of volcanicash that have been deposited in ancient iceand arine sedients.

r avies will build a new tea who will eploya pioneering approach, using the icroscopictraces of ash left fro volcanic eruptions to preciselyatch reenland ice-cores, which provide arecord of atospheric variability, with orthtlantic arine records, depicting changes inthe ocean circulation syste.

H H SU H?Dr Siwan Davies helping with camp chores

during eldwork in Greenland in 2009:collecting snow to be used for drinking water.

Top right: The Engine Houses on the site of the formerHafod Copperworks site, credit: Huw Bowen

Right: Hafod Copperworks 1957,image courtesy of City and County of Swansea

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Scientists at CERN in Geneva includingphysicists from Swansea University havesucceeded in trapping antimatter atoms forover 16 minutes. The ALPHA (Anti-hydrogenLaser Physics Apparatus) team have created,trapped, and stored antihydrogen atoms longenough to begin to study them in detail. It isthe longest time period that antihydrogen hasbeen captured and a signicant developmenton the experiments major advance lastNovember, when atoms of antimatter weretrapped for the rst time.

ontrolled production of antihydrogen atosin the laboratory has been possible for nearlya decade, when s H project, therst experient to produce copious aounts ofcold antihydrogen, ade its rst breakthrough.However, all of these ant i-atos were quicklyannihilated when they cae into contact withatter. his has now changed with the latestPH breakthrough.

he Swansea tea, led by Professormike harlton, played a ajor role inboth the H and PH projects.

Professor harlton said: ur ai is to studyantihydrogen, and ake detailed coparisonswith ordinary hydrogen. hilst hydrogen isthe ost abundant eleent in the Universe, itsees that antihydrogen has only ever beenfored in our experients here on arth.

hy there was no antiatter left when theUniverse becae cold enough for atos tofor reains a great ystery and one wehope to shed soe light upon.

his latest developent is a huge step towardseasureents on antihydrogen and we areplanning rst experients for later in the year,said Swansea University physicist r ielsmadsen, who is currently on sabbatical at after winning a prestigious oyal Societyeverhule rust Senior esearch Fellowship.

e have increased the efciency with whichwe trap the antihydrogen atos and heldonto soe of the for long periods, alreadyincreasing our capability several thousandties over what we reported last oveber.

Professor Mike Charlton

The Universitys College of Science is home toone of the UKs leading insect mycopathology(insect pest control) teams. Team memberDr Minshad Ali Ansari has recently conducteda study that shows for the rst time that afungus known as Metarhizium anisopliae

V275 can effectively kill adult Culicoides(biting midges) in the family of insectsthat carry Bluetongue Virus (BTV).

Bluetongue disease affects sheep and cattle. thas had a ajor econoic ipact in uropeancountries in recent years. ontrol of the diseaseis becoing ore iportant as the virus isstarting to survive further north over winter.

his study is particularly tiely as new Udirectives are encouraging eber statesto develop integrated pest anageentprograes which use benign plant protectionproducts. ncouragingly, the efciency of thefungus was shown to increase when appliedto certain substrates such as anure,suggesting success in future eld tests.

r nsari explained: lthough insecticideshave proved effective in killing ulicoidesspecies, they have been harful to a rangeof benecial insects.

s a result, the range of available insecticideshas diinished as the cheical-based productsare withdrawn fro the arket becauseof the perceived risk to huans and theenvironent and farers face a growingchallenge to control the population ofbiting idges.

he fungi can, potentially, be appliedcost-effectively to the places where adult

idges rest, such as anial housing andlivestock, to effectively target knownproble areas.

he next step is to test the fungus in large-scaleeld trials with the eventual ai of developingprotocols for its siple and econoicalapplication in B endeic countries.

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SThe School of Business and Economics runs the LEAD Walesprogramme, a ve-year, 8 million training initiative designedto equip owner-managers of small to medium-sized enterprises

with the skills necessary to take their businesses to the next level.

many copanies nd they have gone as far as they can

with their product range or copany structure. Part of the

prograe encourages delegates to look for new

opportunities and nd synergies with other businesses.

hats tough to do when the weight of the business rests on

your shoulders. But with ales, youre working withother entrepreneurs who can inspire you to think in new

directions.

Sam Munn, Managing Director, Samatrix Ltd

ales is funded by the elsh overnent and theuropean Social Fund, and is available in ales onvergencereas (forerly U bjective ne regions).

SH FP The Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating (WCPC), based inthe College of Engineering, gives print companies access to the

very latest research, technology and training with the aim ofhelping them to improve their competitiveness.

P resources go above and beyond what we can

achieve ourselves. heir reports provide a lot of detail but with

clear conclusions to allow condent practical ipleentation.

heir inforation is valid to assist anageent decision

aking understandable for workers and has assisted in the

change of attitudes and habit s for the better.

Norman Faulkner, Technical and Systems Manager,

Cambrian Printers

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A collaboration between Swansea University, SwanseaMetropolitan University and Trinity University College

Carmarthen, the Dragon Innovation Partnership allowsbusinesses in West Wales access to experts who c ansupport their development and training via t ailor-madesupport packages. The initiative recently published apocket guide to business funding and support.

ithout the pocket guide we wouldnt have known about

the assistance available to u s. e are now working with a

fantastic business entor who has helped us put together our

business plan for the rst three years. nd were excited to

put the grant towards coputer software and equipent for

the business to ake sure that we can offer a coplete civil

engineering service fro conception to copletion.

Kate Lane, co-owner, Saplane Civil Engineering Ltd

SUPP HK mxaples of how Swansea University has accessed U convergencefunding to support skills developent and knowledge transfer activityinclude:

Steel raining esearch and nnovation Partnership (SP): a7 illion initiative that involves ardiff, Bangor, and lyndwrUniversities. SP will support the creation of a sustainable steelindustry in ales.

Software lliance ales (S): a 13 illion initiative over veyears, involving four other elsh Hs. he ai is to support thedevelopent of a vibrant software industry in ales by setting up anetwork for software developers in ales.

dvanced Susainable manUfacturing echnologies (SU): a 25illion initiative involving every H nstitution in ales with an interestin advanced anufacturing and associated t echnologies. he projectwill support rs to invest in, utilise outcoes of &, and developnew and iproved products and processes.

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here is clearly an urgent need for Swansea toprovide eployent opportunities outside thepublic sector. n large part, this can be achievedthrough the developent of high-tech andhigh-value added, skills-based jobs alongsidethe creation of a vibrant, knowledge-based localeconoy. s a research intensive university,Swansea University is engaging with this processto proote econoic developent, stiulateinvestent, and create jobs.

n recent years the University has adeexceptional progress in supporting theKnowledge conoy by:

providing skilled graduates undertaking collaborative research with

industry supporting copanies and businesses

through consultancy and skills developentprograes

teaching entrepreneurship and innovation skills generating spin-out copanies to exploit the

Universitys intellectual property encouraging graduates to create start-up

copanies facilitating graduate placeents.

ne of the principal echaniss Swanseauses to help the business counity isthrough technology transfer, where practicalcoercial applications are developed fro theUniversitys research. For instance, the nstituteof ife Science (S), a 50 illion partnershipbetween the University, Bm and the elsh

overnent, carries out world-leadingresearch into radical ways of treatingdiseases such as cancer and diabetes,and delivering health care.

he developent of bioinforatics, visualisationand virtual reality techniques gives the nstitutepotential to create econoic wealth throughresearch, intellectual property licensing, spin-outcopanies and inward investent. S is alsohoe to the Boots entre for nnovation, whichhelps researchers and entrepreneurs fro aroundthe world to develop new products for Bootslliance plc in areas including pain relief,skin treatents and healthy ageing.

n its rst two years alone, S generated

ore than 100 new patents or tradearks,110 collaborative research projects, andsupported the creation of 105 new copanies.he second phase of the project, S2, iscurrently under construction. he 30 illion,state-of-the-art research centre will play a ajorrole in developing new products and servicesfor the health-care industry, and will triple thespace available to grow related businesses.

he Universitys international reputation forworld-class engineering research has yieldeda ajor collaboration with olls-oyce plcand the ngineering and Physical Scienceesearch ouncil. he 50 illion StrategicPartnership in Structural Metallic Systemsfor Advanced Gas Turbine Applicationsprograe harnesses acadeic expertise

via a three-way collaboration betweenthe universities of Swansea, abridgeand Biringha. ver the next ten years,

researchers at Swanseas olls-oyceUniversity raining entre (U) will undertakefundaental aterials research to iprove theefciency and environental sustainability ofgas turbine engines, and will help train the nextgeneration of world-class aterials scientistsand etallurgical engineers.

he U will be based at the Universitysproposed Science and nnovation apus. he70-acre site will facilitate a step change in theUniversitys interaction with industry by providingan intensive, open-innovation environentthat accoodates industrial &, acadeicresearch, and postgraduate students. hecapus will also be designed to facilitate thegrowth of high-technology clusters in the regionby including consultancy, access to businesssupport, and incubator facilities.

he No City Left Behindreport published byhe ork Foundation in July 2010 notes that:

rowth over the next ten years will be drivenby knowledge-based industries and jobs willincreasingly deand high level skills. his eansuniversities and the further education sector willplay a crucial role in the recovery.

n applying its research expertise to the issuesand challenges that face industry on a dailybasis, Swansea University is aking a directipact on the Knowledge conoy and iscontributing signicantly to the developent ofnew skills and theories that enable innovativeideas to becoe a coercial reality. nturn, the Universitys research is leading to jobcreation, and is aking a real difference to thehealth, well-being, and prosperity of countlesspeople in ales and beyond.

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While a 2011 Royal Mail survey found that Swansea is the second best location in t heUK for business growth, in the form of start-ups, relocations or developing additionalsites, the Cities Outlook 2011 report published by the Centre for Cities includedSwansea as one of ve vulnerable cities which may not feel the full benet of nationaleconomic recovery for some time, due to its reliance on public sector employment andsusceptibility to government spending cuts.

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However, the University estate is set to undergotransforation as part of a six-year strategyapproved in 2010. arlier in the year, forereputy First minister for ales euan ynJones forally announced that the elshovernent is providing 15 illion to developthe proposed Science and nnovation apus,the ost signicant developent opportunity forSwansea University for 50 years. he Universityforecasts that the project will contribute orethan 3 billion to the regional econoy over thenext 10 years, creating thousands of jobs.

he new capus is expected to includea research and testing facility operated inpartnership with olls-oyce, integrated teachingand research facilities for ngineering, Businessand conoics, maths and oputer Science,residential accoodation for up to 4,000students, and a ulti-use auditoriu/theatrebuilding for large lectures, conferences andexhibitions.

Professor wan avies, Pro-ice-hancellor ofSwansea University said e are at an excitingstage in the developent of Swansea Universitysproposed Science and nnovation apus.

Following a detailed evaluation, potentialpartners will be invited to participate in acopetitive dialogue that will result in theselection of the preferred supplier and theaward of a contract to develop and constructone of the largest knowledge econoy parks inurope with a signicant ipact on thesouth west region of ales.

ssential space will be freed up on the 46-acreSingleton site to axiise the outstandingnatural features of the capus environent by the beach and within a parkland setting.he ice-hancellor, Professor ichard B. aviessaid: his is a bold and innovative project. tproises to be a global exeplar of universitiesand industries working together, creating hightechnology clusters and hugely enhancing thecareer opportunities for students.

t the sae tie, the Singleton apus willbe upgraded to eet the Universitys agendafor change and to provide a long-ter basefor rts and Huanities, Huan and HealthSciences, aw, medicine, Physics, eographyand Biosciences.

he continued developent of an innovationhub for ife Science will build on the nstitute ofife Science (S) delivery odel of integratingcoercialisation and business incubation with

inter-disciplinary research activity in Huan andHealth Sciences, ngineering and anohealth.

Furtherore, the developent of S2 willhouse state-of-the-art clinical research facilities,an iaging suite, uropes rst entre foranoHealth, and the entre for Healthnforatics, esearch and valuation (H).Forer Health minister dwina Hart mcoented that this signicant investentfro the elsh overnent deonstrates theiportance we place on edical research.he nstitute puts ales at the forefront ofresearch and developent for tackling any lifethreatening diseases. he developents that aredevised here could transfor the way we carefor patients and help boost the econoy.

he University also ais to enhance a range ofother facilities at Singleton, including: researchinstitutes for the ollege of rts and Huanitiesand the ollege of Huan and HealthSciences; a raduate entre, coprisingof predoinantly social and support space;iproveents to the osque; an iproved ainentrance and reception, as well as upgradesto individual buildings, site circulation andcapus links.

Feedback fro the ational Student Survey,and advice fro Students Union sabbaticalofcers, infored priorities on iproveents toFulton House, provision and teaching s paces(including lecture theatres).

proveents are also being ade to the studyhall in the library. eference aterial will beoved to free up space whilst additional Psand loanable netbooks will be provided, togetherwith an increase in the nuber of plug points.here will also be purpose-built study areas and

better facilities for visually ipaired students. display screen syste showing P availability willhelp students nd achines ore quickly.

he pace of change at Swansea University,together with these ajor developents affectingthe University estate, will have a transforativeaffect on the student experience. he growthof ajor research and developent facilitiesdesigned to encourage industry to work side byside with researchers, acadeia and studentswill place the University at the forefront ofcollaboration with industry, governent, andHigher and Further ducation funding bodies.n turn, students will benet fro an unrivalledstudent experience which also equips the withthe skills they need to succeed long after theyhave graduated.

Left: Artists impression of Fulton House refectoryBelow (top): New plan for the refectoryBelow (bottom): New plan of study area in the library

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H HzSwansea University (the UKs rst capus-based university) was established in 1920 at the request

of local industrialists, and has equipped tens of thousands of students with the skills necessary to

forge successful careers. he Singleton apus is currently the sallest pre-1992 university capus

in the UK and is not large enough to support the Universitys future developent.

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Under the current plans students will be able tobuild up a portfolio of transferable, cross-culturalskills which are increasingly deanded frograduate eployers.

ongst the projects already proving successful,the nternational evelopent fce has securedeleven internship placeents with ulti-nationalcopanies in ndia over the suer. his is t hethird year these internships are being offeredand has grown fro just one placeent with Healthcare, Bangalore in 2009. heseopportunities are in addition to t hose alreadyavailable through the rasus schee.

he internships will be with, Hyderabad in

oputer Science; hoson euters, mubaiin Business and Finance; 3m Bangalore in aw;and Private quity, urgaon in Finance andJournalis.

Sian pey, Head of nternationalisation frothe nternational evelopent fce said: heprograe builds on the success of the 2010prograe, which saw ve Swansea Universitystudents spend three onths working on a rangeof projects within the copanies.

ur ai is to continue with the developent ofthe internships with the hope of expanding inndia and other countries in 2012.

bhishek Karal, who is studying in his nal yearmng in oputing in the ollege of Science atSwansea, carried out his internship last suer at

he John F. elch echnology entre ( JF)in ndia. he site is s largest integratedulti-disciplinary research and developent centreand is the rst to be located outside the US.

oenting on his experience, bhishekexplained: he three onth internship in wasy rst real experience working in a corporateworld and took a lot fro it.

Understandably, the internship challenged e inany ways, but was always able to turn to yanager and colleagues for input and su pportwhen needed. strongly believe the experiencewill further enhance y career prospects.

anessa albutt, a student of History anderican Studies in the ollege of rts andHuanities at Swansea University, spent thesuer of 2010 in ndia.

anessa (pictured above) said: his experiencehas changed who a as a person. appreciatethe opportunities given to e and consequentlyhave a greater desire to succeed.

For more information about the summerinternships see www.swansea.ac.uk/internationalisation

If you can assist Swansea University withits study and work abroad programme byoffering work placements, please contact the

Alumni Ofce.

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Jenny Phillips, originally from London, is studying an MSc in AgeingStudies, having been awarded an Alumni bursary co vering the fullcost of the tuition fees.

Jenny graduated fro Swansea University in 2000 with a B in Philosophyand soon after returned to her native ondon. round nine years ago,she chose to coe back to Swansea, having enjoyed her tie here as astudent so uch.

Jenny began working for AIDS Trust Cymru, a charity set up to supportpeople with H in ales. Her role as project anager involved designingand ipleenting a schee which has now been adopted by four localauthorities across ales.

obining her interest in geing Studies with her work in supporting

people with H, Jenny decided to explore the area further by studyinga aught masters at Swansea University. hanks to iproveents inedication, any H positive people are living longer. ith this coesfurther deand on support services which hasnt been investigated orrealised until now.

She was awarded the luni bursary fro Swansea Universitysluni Fund to cover the full cost of tuition fees due to her strongacadeic background and coitent to the research area. Jenny alsodeonstrated her nancial need and how the research will ipact onthe wider counity. Swansea Universitys luni Fund was set up inoveber 2004 with the generous contributions of luni across the UK.o date, eleven bursaries have been awarded to aught masters students.

Jenny said, Undertaking research as part of the aught masters will beof huge benet, not only for AIDS Trust Cymru, but also other sallerorganisations. t will help focus resources and possibly aid access tofunding particularly relevant in these current econoic ties.

s a part-tie student at Swansea, Jenny said, Postgraduate study is verydifferent to undergraduate study: the classes are saller and have foundyself working with people fro a variety of backgrounds. n fact it has

proved a useful eans of networking as a studying alongside otherswho are also working part-tie in related s ectors.

Jenny continued, cadeics respect the fact that we, the students, possessa lot of knowledge and experience through our careers, so seinarsbecoe a great foru for debate.

s the organisation work for is very sall, they could not afford to sponsory studies but are very supportive of e studying part-tie. ithoutthe luni bursary would not have been able to return to SwanseaUniversity to study. a very grateful for receiving the luni Bursary andconsequently the opportunity to undertake research which will as sist AIDSTrust Cymru.

If you would like to support a Swansea student, please contact theAlumni Ofce by emailing [email protected]

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our parents and other ebers of your failystudied at Swansea. id that inuence yourdecision to study here?

my other and father, ita hydderch andon oberts et at Swansea University in the1950s. my aunt also studied here, and ybrother followed a few years after e, soSwansea is in y . knew it was a greatplace to live and study and it was also closeenough to take y washing hoe, but farenough away to be independent!

hat did you enjoy ost about your courseat Swansea?

originally applied to read Hist ory, and wasinuenced by a selection interview with PeterStead who reains a great friend to this day. ny rst year also studied nglish and Politicsand decided later to switch to single honoursPolitics. t was a fascinating course, Professorreenleaf was Head of epartent and he leda tea of enthusiastic and supportive lecturers.r ichard aylor taught e Propaganda inai erany and was inspiring. He laterbecae y supervisor when ebarked onpostgraduate work in the departent.

ou are best known as hief eporter for BBales. hat are you doing now?

spent 25 years at BB ales, rst as a radiopresenter/reporter before oving to alesoday as prograe anchor with incent Kane.fter y children were born, was appointedhief eporter which is the best job in journalisas far as concerned! left to set up a ediatraining/video production copany, owermedia, with a colleague ony Shaughnessylast year. ony incidentally is another Swanseapolitics graduate. e provide training for theprivate and public sectors as well as akingls for use on a variety of platfors.

How has Swansea University and your coursehelped you with your chosen career path?

d be lying if said d always had a burningabition to be a journalist. t was a few yearsafter graduated that realised that journaliswas the career for e. Swansea Universitycertainly instilled a work ethic in e andencouraged an inquiring ind youd besurprised too, how any Swansea graduatesare out there. hereve been any ties that veturned up to conduct challenging interviews andfound that y interviewee had spent three yearsin Swansea. lways a good ice breaker!

hat are the ost rewarding parts of your job?

have always felt very privileged to be in a jobthat on occasions, can ake a real differenceto peoples lives. have worked on a nuber ofdocuentaries that have inuenced governentpolicy and corrected injustices. f course, itsbeen great to have a front row seat at ajorevents and ve been very fortunate to have hadwonderful experiences during y career.

ou have interviewed any people overthe course of your career who stands outand why?

here are perhaps too any to ention.r yn vans of the Hadron ollider fae wasinspiring. He was visiting the University and popped down to grab a sound bite with hi. ended up interviewing hi for ore than anhour. Quincy Jones was wonderfully indiscreetwhen he recounted stories about his weekendswith the at Pack. ntervi ewing Howard marks ina Florida penitentiary was an experience, and couldnt leave out onny sond, y teenageheartthrob. an Paisley was challenginghe called e Jeebel after a particularlycobative interview, but suppose its thepeople who arent faous who have the ostipact, those whose lives have taken a suddenturn because of extraordinary circustances.

hat was the best careers advice youwere given and what advice do you havefor new graduates?

he best career advice had was to akesure enjoyed y work. How awful wouldit be to have decades of your life stretchingahead of you doing a job that doesnt ll youwith enthusias? ts so hard for todays newgraduates, laden with debt and facing ercecopetition to get a job. my experience hasbeen that it isnt necessarily the graduates withthe highest grades or the greatest experiencethat ake the ost effective eployees. ontrush into a career and trust your instinct.wenty-one is very young to know exactlywhat you want to do for the rest of your life!

hat are your favourite eories of youruniversity years at Swansea?

making great friends at Beck Hall and thenoving out in our second year to a housein the Uplands that really should have beencondened! o one cared though and wedid have soe eorable parties. alkingthrough Singleton Park in all weathers t o getto lectures, drinking coffee in the rush Barand uesday ight Student iscos in utnightclub in mubles who can ever forgetthe polystyrene crocodile!

o you keep in touch with your fellowSwansea graduates?

try to keep in touch and living in Swanseaeans do get t o see people when they coeback to their old haunts. ndy reen, theforer nts fcer when was in university isgreat at keeping everyone in touch. used toshare an ofce as a postgraduate with igelvans mP now the eputy Speaker and werestill in contact. he rst person et on y

arrival in Swansea was mark allaghan,who is now the Head of ews and urrentffairs at BB ales so not only did we gothrough University, but worked closely togetherfor any years too. n the newsroo at BBales there are any Swansea graduateslike Jason mohaad, so even if we werentthere at the sae tie we have a great deal ofcoon ground. he recent arsity match wasa wonderful opportunity to renew old f riendshipsand its been great to get back into contactwith aluni.

hat have you done that youre ost proud of?

Bringing up two happy daughters.

hat are your plans for the future?

eveloping the new business is enorouslyrewarding and is taking up uch of y tie.n the iediate future providing tea and

sypathy for y two girls who are goingthrough -levels and Ss!

nd nally, describe yourself in three words

nquisitive, driven, mu.

Um PFluni fcer Sally hurlow et up with Penny oberts, a journalist and

edia consultant who graduated in 1980 with a B (Hons) Politics.

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mae enwr cadei yn dathlu cyswllt hir uno fawrion y genedl, y diweddar thro Hywelei dwards, r Brifysgol ac yn awryguei gyfraniad aruthrol i fywyd acadeaidd,diwylliannol a chyhoeddus yru.

Sefydlwyd cadei Hywel ei yn 2010 ynganolfan ragoriaeth ar gyfer astudior iaithyraeg, ei llenyddiaeth ai diwylliant, ac argyfer addysg ac ychwil alddisgyblaetholcyfrwng yraeg y mhrifysgol bertawe.dechraur wyddyn hon penodwyd rwenno Ffrancon yn gyfarwyddwr cyntaf yr

cadei. meddai: aen fraint or wyafcael arwain acadei syn dwyn enw Hywelei dwards a chael cye i sicrhau bod eigyfraniad ahrisiadwy i Brifysgol bertawe,i addysg ac ysgolheictod cyfrwng yraeg,ac i ddiwylliant, iaith a llenyddiaeth yrunid yn unig yn cael ei goo ond bod adeiladusylweddol ar y cyfraniad hwnnw yn digwydder lles yru.

ra bod yr cadei yn darparu cyunedi holl ddarparwyr addysg ac ychwilcyfrwng yraeg y Brifysgol, y aengartref sefydlog i oddeutu 30 o staff, ynddarlithwyr a thiwtoriaid a gweinyddwyr, ahynny yn deilad Keir Hardie ar gapwsParc Singleton. aer cadei yn gartref iryraeg fel disgyblaeth, gydar thro udurHalla yn llywior gwaith ychwil rhagorola gyawnir yn y aes. ae hefyd yngartref i waith allweddol anolfan yraeg iedolion e-orllewin yru sydd yn darparu

a chynllunio ar gyfer dysgwyr yraeg ynardaloedd bertawe, astell-nedd a Phortalbot, a siroedd aerfyrddin a Phenfro, danofal ei chyfarwyddwr led avies. arpararcadei felly ystod helaeth o raglenni graddsengl a chydanrhydedd ardderchog ar yr iaithyraeg a llenyddiaeth yraeg yru ifyfyrwyr israddedig, l-raddedig ac i oedolionsyn ddysgwyr.

can cadei Hywel ei yw darparucefnogaeth strategol ac arweinyddiaeth argyfer dysgu ac addysgu ac ychwil cyfrwngyraeg ar draws y disgyblaethau a gynigirgan Brifysgol bertawe. eir y mhrifysgolbertawe, er enghraifft, ddarpariaeth cyfrwngyraeg gref y eysydd eithoedd modern,aearyddiaeth, wyddor echyd, yfraith

ac studiaethaur yfryngau ac ae gwaithyn ynd rhagddo i ddatblygu darpariaethgyffrous y eysydd matheateg, Peirianneg,Hanes a Seicoleg. maer cadei felly yndarparu cefnogaeth ac anogaeth i ddarlithwyrac ychwilwyr ac ir 3,500 o fyfyrwyr yBrifysgol sydd yn siarad yraeg, y niferuchaf yn yr ardal.

efnogar cadei, yn ogystal, waith y olegyraeg enedlaethol ac y is medi 2011bydd cangen Prifysgol bertawe or olegyraeg enedlaethol yn cael ei hagor o

fewn cadei Hywel ei gan ddarparupwynt cyswllt ar gyfer yfyrwyr cyfrwngyraeg sydd a fanteisio ar gynlluniaucyllido, yr adnoddau ar gefnogaeth addysgolsydd ar gael gan y oleg yraeg newydd.

rwyr arywiol weithgareddau hyn aercadei yn cefnogi, cynyddu a chyfoethogidarpariaeth addysg ac ychwil cyfrwngyraeg Prifysgol bertawe gan hybucydweithio, entergarwch a chreu cyeoeddtrwy gyfrwng y yraeg. mae cynlluniaueisoes ar waith i sicrhau cyeon proadgwaith ewn arywiol feysydd i fyfyrwyrcyfrwng yraeg gan ffuro cysylltiadauanteisiol a chyffrous darpar-gyogwyr, acae gwaith yn ynd rhagddo i gynyddurcyeon sydd ar gael i fyfyrwyr cyfrwngyraeg o ddisgyblaethau arywiol dreuliocyfnodau astudio neu weithio draor. nod yw sicrhau y bydd yfyrwyr Prifysgolbertawe yn cael y gorau o ddau fyd

proad cwbl yreig a hyraeg ewnPrifysgol ag iddi gysylltiadau alddiwylliannola rhyngwladol.

s hoffech ddysgu wy a waith cadeiHywel ei, ae croeso i chi gysylltu nitrwyr anylion isod:

wefan:www.abertawe.ac.uk/academihyweltei

ebost: [email protected]

ffn: 01792 602070

If you would like an English translation ofthis article, please let us know by [email protected]

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F m HF SLansiwyd Academi Hywel Tei yn EisteddfodGenedlaethol 2010. Gwahoddwyd ymwelwyr irannu eu hatgoon am Hywel Tei Edwards, cyn

Athror Gymraeg a Phennaeth yr Adran Gymraegym Mhrifysgol Abertawe, a chyn hynny tiwtorllenyddiaeth Gymraeg yn yr Adran Efrydiau Allanol.

Dyma rai or atgoon hynny, a adawyd gangyn-fyfyrwyr a chydnabod:

arllenwch! oedd geiriau H.. yhob darlith. wyno oedde fel yfyrwyrbryd hynny (1991-1994). nd aergorchyyn yn dal i seinio yn fy nghlustiauhyd heddiw ac ydw, erbyn hyn dw indarllen bob cye ga i. iolch i H.. a ei

ysbrydoliaeth ai anogaeth. Heb ei eiriauai gerydd fydden i ddi wedi parhaui ysgrifennu.

Mari George

maen syl heb eich help ni fyddwni ya i siarad a eich help yn ystod ycwrs. iolch a bopeth a dwin collirchats bach ar y aes! iolch.

Jason Mohammad

wr gwefreiddiol a fu wastad yngyorth awr ac yn ysbrydoliaeth.

Mark Smith

lais unigryw gyda rhywbeth diddorola phwysig iw ddweud rhaid gwrandoarno fe!

Dienw

SHU m H F

n ystod ei blwyddyn gyntaf ae cadei Hywelei wedi ynd ati i hybu ysgrifenwyr ifanc yngghyru drwy sefydlu ystadleuaeth sgrifennureadigol cyfrwng yraeg ynyddol ar gyferdisgyblion ysgol blynyddoedd 12 a 13, gyda gwobro 100 a dosbarth eistr i awdur y darn gwaithcreadigol wyaf dyfeisgar ac addawol. ansiwydhefyd lws y lenor fanc , cadei Hywel ei,yn isteddfod yr Hendy ger Pontarddulais un oreisteddfodau lleol wyaf a hynaf yn ne orllewinyru. n l r wenno Ffrancon, yfarwyddwrcadei Hywel ei : Bur thro Hywel ei ynweithgar iawn wrth hyrwyddo a chefnogi doniaucreadigol pobl ifanc ac aer cadei felly yn falchiawn o fedru parhau yn ysbryd y gwaith clodwiwhwnnw trwy gefnogi cynlluniau or ath ya.eir gwybodaeth a y cystadlaethau hyn ar wefanyr cadei:

www.abertawe.ac.uk/academihyweltei

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SUS BU SPSwansea University luni know how exciting every sporting year can be.

S 2011:FF 18-28 SS

Swansea University won the fteenth elsh

arsity ugby atch, which took place at themillenniu Stadiu, ardiff on 30 march2011. Swansea has now won the atch tenties in fteen years.

ver 14,750 spectators saw SwanseaUniversity collect the elsh arsity rophy froennis ethin, President of the elsh ugbyUnion. fter conceding two early penalties,Swansea quickly found their rhyth. ries byHenry Boot (no 5), led ewis (no 10), oowlands (no 9) and an eorge (no 8) wereall converted by the accurate led ewis.lthough ardiff scored two converted tries,the Swansea tea proved too strong for the.

The Welsh Varsity Challenge

he elsh arsity hallenge, now in its fteenthyear, is the biggest student event in alesand is the second largest of the British arsity

aes, behind the xford/abridge gae.Swansea University has now won ten of thefteen encounters, and drawn one of the.

he atch itself is the culination of a day-longcopetition that sees the universities copetingfor the arsity Shield in over 25 different sports,fro basketball, golf, and hockey to fencing,squash and even Ultiate Frisbee. ardiffUniversity won the Shield, although there weresoe eorable wins for Swansea, includinga thrilling drop-goal shootout to decide theoutcoe of the Freshers ugby atch.

Details of next years event will be announcedshortly. If youd like to come along, contactthe Alumni Ofce for details.

HUS SHS SUSSongratulations to Swansea Universitypostgraduate student, Huw Bevan, who helpedthe nglish ricket Board (B) to shes g lorythis year.

Huw is currently pursuing a Ph within theHealth and Sport Portfolio in the Universitysollege of ngineering, where he is focusingon training ethods to develop powerfulathletes. He also works as a strength andconditioning coach for the B, where he isable to apply innovative sports science ethodsdeveloped at Swansea.

Senior ecturer r ia Kilduff said: lthoughHuw would never adit to it, it is very clearfor everybody to see what a assive ipacthe has ade to the conditioning of the nglishcricket players, which allows the to copete

physically with the other leading cricketcountries.

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he lypic torch will travel through Swansea

on may 26 next year as part of its 70-day relayaround the UK. uring the course of the relay,the torch will be carried by 8,000 inspirationaltorchbearers. Sebastian oe, hair of theondon 2012 rganising oittee of thelypic and Paralypic aes (),said: ere thrilled that the ity and ounty ofSwansea has agreed to host the lypic Flaeon its journey right across the UK. he lypicFlae will shine a light right across Swanseaand will celebrate the culture and heritage ofthe area.

SS Um SF F 2012 U

Swansea graduate and Paralypicgold-edal-winning swier, i Johnson,

had the honour of placing the last of 180,000tiles in the ondon 2012 quatics entre. isaid: ts great to see rst-hand where hopeto be copeting and to play a very sall partin building it. cant wait to copete at thequatics entre in front of thousands of fans.

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ew zealands Paralypic squad will bebasing their training cap at Swansea Universityin the run up to the ondon 2012 Paralypics.he squad will be aking use of a range offacilities, including the athletics track and theales ational Pool Swansea.

2006 Cardiff15 5 Swansea

2007 Swansea 18 0 Cardiff





he arsity atch

provided an unforgettable

display of pride, passion,skill, tenacity, and

deterination on the

pitch. f there is any better

advertiseent for university

sport and sporting rivalry,

have yet to see it.

Professor Richard B. Davies,Swansea University Vice-Chancellor

SPUSere you involved withany of the Universitys sportsteas? f youre interestedin organising a reunion,contact the luni fceon [email protected] look forward to hearingfro you.

SSS P 1997 Swansea 23 11 Cardiff









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