We are deeply saddened by the death of Brian Mfula, lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, who sadly lost his battle with Covid-19 yesterday.
Professor Ceri Phillips, head of the College of Human and Health Sciences, pays tribute to Brian on behalf of the University.
🎉 We’ve done it again! 🎉
Swansea Uni has been named University of the Year by
@whatuni
for a second time! 🏆
Huge thanks to our students and staff who’ve helped make this happen 💙
#SwanseaUni
#WUSCA
📢Join us for the inaugural Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges Summit convened by
@HillaryClinton
which brings together world-leading experts, inspirational thinkers and household names to discuss the world’s most pressing issues.🌍
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Has anyone seen
#Quiz
?
We have our own this Wednesday 29th April, with a guest appearance from the magnificent
@michaelsheen
!
No coughing, please 😉
Donate:
“Women’s rights are human rights.
Human rights are women’s rights.”
This year’s annual
@Urdd
Peace and Goodwill Message has been written by
#SwanseaUni
students.
Take a moment to listen to their powerful message.
#Heddwch2021
🎉 We’re thrilled to have been ranked 24th in the Guardian University Guide!
Climbing up from 31, this is our highest ever rank in the Guide and puts us top in Wales.
Thank you to everyone whose hard work contributed to this success 💙
#SwanseaUni
Joining
@HillaryClinton
in conversation at the Global Challenges Summit will be
@JMDBarroso
,
@gavi
Board Chair, former Prime Minister of Portugal and former President of the
@EU_Commission
.
Join us at the Summit:
🎓 Kirsty Hill, who was born with multiple disabilities and battled back from life-changing brain surgery in 2015, is celebrating today after graduating with a Distinction in her Master’s degree.
🇪🇺 Hundreds of EU students and staff contribute to our thriving international community here at Swansea.
We value each and every one of them.
We will continue to do so, whatever happens.
That’s why we’re proud to fly the EU flag 💙
#SwanseaUni
#WeAreInternational
We're celebrating a hat-trick in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019! 🎉
Ranked in the UK top 30 ✅
Runner-up for the overall University of the Year title ✅
Crowned Welsh University of the Year (again!) ✅
Read more:
We're pleased to announce that
#SwanseaUni
will be open and ready to teach online and in person at the start of the new academic year.
The health and safety of our students and staff is our top priority and we'll provide further info in the coming weeks.
Overcoming brain surgery and multiple disabilities to not only achieve her dream, but to secure a first-class degree and Master's distinction.
This is Kirsty's story - a true inspiration 💚
#SwanseaGrad
🎓 Keeping Faith star
@TeamEveMyles
swapped her trademark yellow coat for a cap and gown today as she received an honorary award.
Llongyfarchiadau, Eve! 🖤
#SwanseaGrad
#EveMyles
As part of our James Callaghan Memorial Lecture Series,
@HillaryClinton
will join our vice-chancellor, Professor Paul Boyle, in a webinar to discuss resilience, recovery and the role of universities in a post-Covid world.
📅 Jul 16
🕟 4.30pm
To register:
How do we bridge the digital divide? How should we be planning for the AI revolution? And how can we deploy digital technology for social benefit?
Join us at the Global Challenges Summit to find out:
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We've always been an outward-looking community and value our links with Europe and beyond.
We're still committed to being an open and inclusive place to work and study, and welcome future students, staff and partners from across Europe.
We value each and every one of them 💙
How can we achieve a fairer, more equal world?
Our panel looks to answer some of the big questions on the role of governments, businesses and individuals in making the progress we need.
Join us at the
@HillaryClinton
Global Challenges Summit:
A single mum of seven who left school with no qualifications is celebrating today after gaining a degree from Swansea University. 🎓
In her own words, this is Gemma's story. ♥️
🎓
@HillaryClinton
will join our first cohort of Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges scholars at their virtual graduation ceremony later today.
We're incredibly proud of what they've achieved here at
#SwanseaUni
and wish them every success for the future ✨
📸 | 2019
WE DID IT ! WE PLEDGED IT AND WE WON the
#Santander
Cycles University Challenge and the
#bikes4swansea
bike share hire scheme will be coming to
#Swansea
. Thanks to all those helped to get us to the top of the
#crowdfunding
table
⚽ We're pleased to announce that we have renewed our front of shirt sponsorship with
@SwansOfficial
for the forthcoming 2021-22 season.
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#SwanseaUni
#Swans
⚠️"We are on the precipice of a disaster for research and innovation in Wales"⚠️
Swansea Vice Chancellor calls on UK Government for urgent support, as end of
#EU
funding threatens:
❌240 highly skilled jobs
❌50 research projects
➡️
#LevellingUp
#Brexit
Firefighters from
@mawwfire
have successfully extinguished the fire at the Bay Campus which was contained within Engineering Central.
No persons have been reported inside the building.
The campus is operating normally.
Thank you to the firefighters for their swift response.
🎉 Great news! We’ve been ranked the top university in Wales for a second year running in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020.
➡️
#GoodUniGuide
#SwanseaUni
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend Gerallt Davies MBE who passed away earlier this week.
Professor Paul Boyle, vice-chancellor, pays tribute to Gerallt on behalf of the University.
🎖 Congratulations to
@lappinscott
, who was at Buckingham Palace earlier today to collect her OBE for services to Microbiology and the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering. 👏
We're saddened to hear of the death of Professor Stephen Hawking.
He visited the Maths Department here at Swansea Uni on 30 June 1984, and gave the inaugural lecture at the Taliesin Arts Centre. He was kind enough to sign our visitors' book.
#StephenHawking
We’re deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Hywel Francis.
He made a long-standing contribution to Swansea University — as an undergraduate, Professor of Continuing Education, and most recently as an honorary fellow.
We send our condolences to Hywel’s family and friends.
🏴 Llongyfarchiadau to our graduate and honorary fellow
@AlunWynJones
who’ll become Wales’ most capped rugby player of all time when he leads the team against England on Sunday.
#HWFN
#ENGvWAL
✨Gold for Swansea! ✨
We’ve has achieved a gold rating, the highest rating possible, in the national Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF).
#TEF
#SwanseaUni
If you’ve never had an encounter with a goose on Singleton Park Campus, are you really one of our students?
These guys can’t wait to welcome new and current students back in September!
#OurSwansea
THREAD:
We have taken the decision to suspend all face-to-face teaching delivered via lectures and seminars from Monday 23 March until the end of the semester on Friday 1 May.
We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
After a lifetime spent dedicated to service, her loss will be felt around the world.
Our thoughts are with the royal family, to whom we offer our deepest condolences.
We are delighted that The Prince of Wales
@ClarenceHouse
has recorded a very special message for us as we celebrate our centenary.
Watch the address in full:
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#Swansea2020
🏉 Congratulations to
@SwanseaUniRFC
, who have won promotion to
@BUCSSuperRugby
- the highest level of university Rugby Union! 👏
Well done, boys! You’ve done
#SwanseaUni
proud - magnificent achievement. 💚
🌈 On
#InternationalNursesDay
, we thank each and very one of you for your tireless work and dedication, not only now but in the days, weeks and years to come. ♥️
#IND2020
🏥 All of our third year midwifery students and 101 paramedic students are lending their support to frontline NHS colleagues in the fight against coronavirus 💙
👉
#NotAllHeroesWearCapes
#SwanseaUni
🎓 It was a pleasure to welcome
@HillaryClinton
to the university today, where she led a seminar with the first recipients of the
@Swansea_Law
Global Challenges Scholarship.
More 👉
One year on, we remember the tragic loss of so many lives, and our thoughts are with those grieving for loved ones.
As we reflect upon the pandemic’s deep toll, we look forward, with hope and compassion, to brighter times ahead 💛
#DayOfReflection
#OneYearOn
We are pleased to announce that
#SwanseaUni
will offer a rent reduction to students in university halls who have been asked to remain at home and not return to Swansea due to Covid-19 restrictions.
1/2
It’s official!
#SwanseaUni
is postcard perfect! 😍
This isn’t our winning entry, but we’ve made it as a thank-you to everyone who voted for us in the
#HigherEducationPostcard
World Cup! Diolch! 😊
“I knew I might die before my degree finished but at least I was going to die trying.”
Natalie escaped domestic abuse and overcame breast cancer to finish her degree and graduate this week.
In her own words, this is Natalie’s story. ♥️
👉
Congratulations / Llongyfarchiadau to
@SwanseaUni
pro-vice chancellor Hilary Lappin-Scott, awarded an OBE for services to microbiology and the advancement of women in science.
#NewYearsHonours
🌌
@ProfBrianCox
and Lyn Evans' Into the Future: The Universe and the Next 100 Years event at
#SwanseaSciFest
is now fully booked — but don't worry if you didn't manage to book a spot, you can catch it on Facebook Live.
📆 Sunday 25th
🕢 7.30pm
💻
🎉 Great news! We've been ranked top in Wales in the Guardian University Guide for the second year running, and have maintained our rank at 31st in the UK.
Full story:
👉
This is just wonderful 💗
We're now producing **5000 litres of hand sanitiser a week** to support
#NHSheroes
👩⚕️🩺🏥
To our amazing team from across the Uni, and the partners who helped us make it happen - thank you. 🙏
Watch 👇
"Swansea got a thumbs up for being a very personal, helpful, attentive university who did their very best to make distressed students feel better".
Great to hear our work being recognised by Vanessa Feltz & Clare Merchant, Chief Exec of UCAS.
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🎉 We’re celebrating the achievements of the Class of 2020 today!
We’re proud of each and every one of you and look forward to welcoming you back in person for your graduation ceremony when it’s safe to do so.
Llongyfarchiadau!
#SwanseaGrad
"We're a proud nation and I think we showed that over the last nine weeks"
Captain Alun Wyn Jones on Wales'
#SixNations
Grand Slam triumph
#WALvIRE
More here 👉
🌍 Since graduating with an MSc in International Relations in 2012,
@AyodejiOsowobi
has founded the Stand to End Rape Initiative (STER) and has been a vocal advocate and campaigner to end gender-based violence.
Read more about Oluwaseun's inspiring work: