Swansea Student Media

By Emily Maybanks January is exam season, and January exams are the worst because the weather is miserable, we all have post Christmas/New Year blues...

By Megan Thomas On the 27th December Nathan Gill, AM for the regional constituency North Wales, resigned from his post.In a statement released on Twitter...

by Megan Thomas The National and Welsh NUS elections are coming up and the results are in for who is going to represent Swansea University....

By: Emily Maybanks Ahead of its seventh series, which begins on Sunday 21st January 2018, BBC One’s period drama Call the Midwife first aired in...

By: Emily Maybanks For us students here at Swansea University, the first month of the New Year – January – can mean only one thing:...

By: Emily Maybanks I recently listened to a BBC Radio 4 three-part series called The Confidence Trick, which I would certainly recommend listening to. In...

By: Emily Maybanks January, I find, is a month where everything feels as though it’s slowed down – time, motivation and inspiration; especially when it...

By: Emily Maybanks I think that nothing makes you feel older than realising that certain songs have been around for more than 10 years. Songs...

By Carys Svendsen & Laurence Brown ***/5 ‘You shall be visited by the ghost of reviews past, the ghost of reviews present and the ghost of...

By: Emily Maybanks Irish trio The Script have recently released the second single from their most recent album Freedom Child – Arms Open – the...

By: Emily Maybanks With less than 20 days to go until ‘the big day’, I thought I would share my five favourite Christmas songs, including...

By: Emily Maybanks The festive season is generally seen as a time of joy, celebrations and spending time with loved ones; however, for some people,...

By: Emily Maybanks Perfect is a song by Ed Sheeran. It was released in September 2017 and is from his third studio album ÷. It...

By Gwen Miles On the first weekend of November, I made my way into the centre of Swansea to get involved in a celebration of...

By Carys Svendsen *****/5 “...to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath...

By: Emily Maybanks It’s reached that time of year when people use the phrase “if I don’t see you before, have a lovely Christmas”, which...

By Carys Svendsen **/5 Jane Eyre is very much the marmite of the literature world. When Taliesin announced the show Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, I leapt...

By: Emily Maybanks I recently picked up a copy of Popshot – an illustrated magazine full of short stories, flash fiction and poetry. What really...

By: Michael Jenkins This isn’t real. This is necessary. Come with me through the brick and rat exposed arches of Hafod’s Copperopolis in an industrial century...

It’s that time of year again when people start sporting jumpers as the winter weather moves in. From ridiculously over the top patterns to...

By Carys Svendsen It’s that time of the year again: Time for reluctantly accepting the freezing Welsh rain (and perhaps snow) in your warmest outfit...

by Kassy Fox Also known as Alban Arthan by the Druids, stretches back in history to many ancient practices. Most of which prominently feature a...

by Megan Thomas Plaid Cymru have given their support to the Catalonian struggle for independence. The Catalonian independence movement made headlines recently, when the Catalonian...

by Megan Thomas “What exactly is Universal Credit and why is it so controversial?” is exactly the question no one wants to ask right now,...

by Emily Maybanks Coming back to Swansea in September and being thrown right in at the deep end for my final year of my BA...

by Meryl Hanmer In 2014, I suffered my first epileptic seizure whilst sat at home watching a movie with my parents. I stood up to...

by Emily Maybanks SAD stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder. According to the website of the mental health charity Mind, “Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a...

by Gwen Miles Following the recent news that Gucci have pledged to go fur-free in 2018, the debate surrounding animal exploitation in fashion has re-entered...

by Tobi K. Adedeji Root caters to vegetarians and vegans along with those that have special dietary needs such as gluten intolerance. As a partnership...

by Heather Dimmer As 2017 comes to a close, a lot of societies will have big events planned to celebrate the end of term or...

Dear Heather and Emily, I’m an international student and will not be returning home for the holidays. I’m scared I’ll be really lonely as...

Chisomo Phiri, President of the Student’s Union, and Padmanabh Phadke, a second year Business Law student, met at JC’s for a free drink, here’s...

by Fin Hardie Swansea may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of ground-breaking music events, but the scene has been...

by Sarah Harris To millions of vampire fanatics around the globe Michael Malarkey is first and foremost Enzo, the uber-charming bloodsucker and fan-favourite on hit...

by Will Barnston Recently I ventured all the way from Swansea up to Edinburgh as I had tickets for one of my all-time favourite bands,...

by Erin Allwood King Nun are a London four-piece alternative rock band currently on the rise with increasing demand on the indie scene. Having toured...

by Josh Price There are some films that are made for you and a group of friends to stay in and ridicule together. Perfect for...

by W. B. Kriescher Blade Runner (originally modelled on Port-Talbot’s steel works at night) is a classic! The original film is not only action-packed but...

by Finn Basketfield With Christmas just around the corner, we all begin to indulge in those same holiday traditions: hanging up the tree, Christmas songs...

by Julia Cook Swansea Uni FC have beaten Cardiff Met FC in one of the most significant games of the season. Met, who are currently...

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By: Emily Maybanks A spoken word creative writing piece, inspired by The Script's music.

By: Emily Maybanks  Read Drunken Glory here.   I open my eyes and immediately shut them after being blinded by bright sunlight flooding through the tiniest gap...

By: Emily Maybanks This summer, I had two of the most amazing experiences of teaching English as a foreign language in Italy and in the...

By: Emily Maybanks The Italian Film Festival Cardiff (IFFC) is returning for a third year and will run from Wednesday 22nd November until Sunday 26th...

By: Emily Maybanks Wednesday (15th November 2017) afternoon saw me – a twenty-something-year-old university student – sitting in the front row at Swansea Grand Theatre,...

By: Emily Maybanks “It’s not selfish to love yourself; to take care of yourself; and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” From 13th until...

By: Emily Maybanks I watched a BBC Three documentary on BBC iPlayer called Death On Campus: Our Stories. It’s been on iPlayer since 12th November...

By: Emily Maybanks From Monday 13th until Friday 17th November 2017, it is International Education Week 2017 #IEW2017. Each year, the British Council encourages the...

By: Emily Maybanks Monday 13th to Friday 17th November 2017 is International Education Week 2017 #IEW2017. Every year, the British Council encourages the celebration of...

By Emily Maybanks Talking about how I feel about the new Bastille single called ‘World Gone Mad’, which was released on Thursday 9th November 2017,...

Sharing my experiences of bereavement, through losing my Dad to cancer when I was seventeen, as well as speaking about why bereavement isn’t talked...

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by Emily Maybanks For more information visit: nationalstressawarenessday If you would like to speak to someone about stress or health and well-being, please contact the Students'...

by Greg Stone Toyota Cheetahs The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, where they will play at home, has a capacity of 48,000 but don’t expect them...

by Lulu Thornton Both the men’s and women’s teams played in the millennium stadium last year and went on an international trip to China for...

by Kassy Fox Though the common practice with most students is to just hop to town and jump into the wonderful chaos that is Tesco...

by Annie Harte Turtle Bay is a funky Caribbean themed restaurant which has just opened on Castle Street. It brings chilled vibes, mouth-watering street food...

by Lois Williams Mae llawer o waith gwych o lenyddiaeth Gymraeg, o'r Mabinogi i waith mwy modern Roald Dahl a Dylan Thomas. Ond, genre mwy...

by Keziah O’Hare Er bod Noson Calan Gaeaf yn draddodiad sy’n mynd yn ôl i’r oed Celtiaid, yn ddiweddar, mae rhan fwyaf o bobl yng...

by W. B. Kriescher “What a film!” The most recent masterpiece in Tom Cruise’s arsenal of outstanding films, American Made, is about the struggle between...

by Guto Griffiths To keep in line with this frightful time of year, why not watch a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s thrilling, Psycho? Psycho is still...

by Lauren Lewis Thirty-one years have passed since the first publication of Stephen King’s bestseller IT and finally, the newest adaption of the book has...

by Emily Maybanks 31st October 2011… Halloween Young and sweet, I was seventeen Still a child, full of innocence With a craving for independence So much I didn’t but...

by Gemma Woodhouse Humans are weird creatures. Investing years of a child’s life teaching them how to talk, write and draw. Sending them to drama...

by Gemma Woodhouse Tell us about yourself. My name is Anzelika. I was born in Lithuania, where I have spent most of my life. I came...

by Gemma Woodhouse Or so we keep saying. But the reality is more and more people are embracing ‘alternative thought’ movements; whether this be anti-GMO,...

By Heather Harvey & Emily Jane Griffiths Emily a Masters student studying Professional Translation and Amin a Second Year War and Society student met at...

Heather and Emily are Waterfront’s very own Agony Aunts and Matchmakers. If you’re interested in going on a Blind Date, have a Campus Crush...

by Brandi Hill, President WGSUS The Women Graduates Swansea University Society promotes and advocates for women in higher education to progress in academia and achieve...

by Carys Svendsen By now you’ve probably seen a cart being wheeled around campus and at least 2 people running behind it while somebody inside...

by Charlie McLeod I first joined the Swansea Swans Quidditch Team after noticing the stall at Freshers Fayre. I knew quidditch as the sport played...

by Zoya Chishti Myanmar, also known as Burma, is home to over a hundred different ethnic groups. Myanmar is a Buddhist majority nation, with Buddhists...

by Carys Svendsen Picture the scene: it’s a typical Swansea day and you’re walking into town whilst horizontal rain is striking your already soaked and...

Students from Swansea University have recruited a remarkable 308 students to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register in the last two years. Swansea University is...

by Kareemah Malik I have never really been a fan of tall buildings, huge crowds and New York-styled lights. Not a great start for a...

By Gwen Miles Fashion, all throughout history, is influenced by popular culture. Halloween costumes may not be as widely discussed in the fashion world as...

By Jodie Loaring So, you’re just a couple of weeks into your new ocean of liberty, and already there’s a lot of month left at...

Poor mental health is rife amongst young people, yet resources are stretched, leaving young people to deal with an illness that is overwhelmingly hard. YouGov...

by Shaun Bendle Mere days after ensuring that Welsh Labour’s budget would pass through the Assembly, Plaid Cymru has ended their “compact” co-operation deal with...

by Megan Thomas On Saturday 14th October 2017, Hillary Clinton visited the Great Hall at Swansea University's Bay Campus to receive an honorary doctorate and...

By Nicola McAndrew If you’re a university student new to Swansea, or have lived here your whole life, you’ll know by now that this seaside...

By Lizzie Findley Since La bohème’s operatic debut, there have been countless interpretations of Puccini’s masterpieces, and 2017 brings us the latest adaptation from the...

Emily Maybanks speaks about Swansea Student Media and how it has helped her develop new skill and confidence.

  Il Divo is a multi-national classical crossover group. There’s Sébastien Izambard who is a French singer-songwriter; Baritone, Carlos Marìn from Spain; Tenor, Urs Bühler...

By Molly Dowrick "I am big. It's the pictures That got small" I've always been a bit of a theatre luvvie and I've always enjoyed musical theatre,...

SUTV's Carlos Tseng speaks with Professor Elwen Evans QC, Head of the College of Law at Swansea University

SUTV's Carlos Tseng speaks with Professor Richard B Davies, Vice Chancellor or Swansea University.

By Emily Maybanks Talking about my interpretations of eight of my favourite Bastille songs, including Glory - the lyrics of which inspired a piece of...

Emily Maybanks speaks to former Swansea University student Lauren Putt about life after University; the highs and lows of graduate life, and what she...

By Emily Maybanks Irish pop-rock trio The Script have returned with their fifth studio album called Freedom Child which was released on 1st September 2017....

By Tom Emlyn September’s Swansea Fringe Festival was a remarkable affair – a 3-day extravaganza that filled the High Street with music, poetry and comedy....

By Rory James My relationship with comedy has always been a bit strange to say the least. That’s not to say that I don’t like...

By Heather Dimmer As part of the Swansea Fringe weekend, I attended a whisky tasting session at the Tech Hub in the Urban Village, just...