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The ÃÜÌÒ´«Ã½ (UWTSD) is delighted to announce that it as been placed 1st in Wales for Lecturers & Teaching Quality (8th in the UK) and for Student Support (11th in UK) in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards, announced last night.

Storm Darragh, which swept through South Wales last December, left a lasting mark on many communities — including Craig y Nos Country Park, where around 200 mature trees were lost in a single day and many more now being removed due to their unstable condition.

Professor Chris Hopkins, Consultant Clinical Scientist and Clinical Director of the Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC) at the ÃÜÌÒ´«Ã½ (UWTSD), has been elected as a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW), the nation’s foremost scholarly academy.

At the ÃÜÌÒ´«Ã½ (UWTSD), we believe that international experiences are key to shaping confident, compassionate, and globally minded graduates. In this article, Kath Griffiths, UWTSD’s International Regional Manager, explores the importance of Taith, Wales’s international learning exchange programme and how it is transforming lives across the university community by opening up life-changing opportunities for students and staff alike.

On February 11, UWTSD Tourism and Events students will host the annual award winning ITT Future You Wales Event at Swansea Arena. This year the event will include a Digital Conference taking delegates from Wales to the World, showcasing careers in Travel, Tourism, Events, Festivals, Hotels, Hospitality, Gastronomy as well as Sport, Music, Performing Arts and Business.

Abi Penny, Senior Lecturer in Motorsport Engineering at UWTSD, is on a mission to break down barriers for women in motorsport. With nearly two decades of hands-on experience and teaching, Abi is passionate about inspiring the next generation of female engineers in an industry that’s rapidly evolving. In this article, she says that with support and ambition, engineering is for everyone, and the future is brighter than ever.

Professor Mirjam Plantinga, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the ÃÜÌÒ´«Ã½ (UWTSD), has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Welsh-Medium Education award by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.