Swansea Student Media

America’s coronavirus vaccine rollout has been quite impressive, with it currently sitting seventh in the world for doses given per 100 residents according to...

What Is The Election About   So what possibilities does the Senedd actually have and what law can they actually pass, change and influence? Well, with...

It’s a haunting fact that many of us don’t want to acknowledge, especially during a global pandemic, but the Earth is rapidly changing thanks...

The Coronavirus pandemic has forced us all to re-evaluate our appreciation for key workers and all of the brilliant work that they do on...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, otherwise known as “AOC”, is a New York congresswoman who represents a younger side of both the Democratic party and the Congressional...

As Britain bids goodbye to the EU, studying abroad is set to change. As of January 1 2021, the United Kingdom has officially exited the...

By the time this magazine edition is published, Joe Biden will be President of the United States. This new chapter in American politics will...

“University students since the start of the pandemic have been treated as cash cows, not just by the university and its chancellors but by...

Where is the price tag? How do you measure human problems as more or less significant? What makes my history baseless, and yours, the...

Will the Biden presidency bring a renaissance of environmental policy in the US? By Ladislav Zeman The regressive environmental policy of the Trump administration culminated with...

NASA to return to the moon by 2024 By Owen Wallace On the 11th of December 2017, the 45th anniversary of the last Apollo landing, “Space...

The US Election: What is going on? by Louis Bromfield, PhD student in Politics Given how 2020 has unfolded, it was no surprise that the US...

Welsh Government statement on student travel for the winter holidays Jordan Onslow   The Welsh Government on the 11th November issued a statement in conjunction with Welsh...

Student Ambassadors Do Movember By Iwan Taylor-Evans This year, the Student Ambassador Scheme at Swansea University has formed a Movember Team, to raise awareness for both...

Anti-Abortion Laws in Poland – #The Revolution Is Female By Weronika Kowalska The motion to delegalize abortion in Poland followed through on the 30th of October,...

No Longer Sick of it By Alex Speed On March 23rd Prime Minister Boris Johnson sat down to address the nation. In his short speech, he...

Some Advice to Incoming Freshers! By Bethan Collins  Despite now going into my third year at Swansea, it really doesn’t feel like freshers was so long...

The coming weeks are looking to be very interesting in the world of News, and that 2020 has so far provided us with many...

They campaigned and you voted - now meet your new elected officers for 2019/20

On the 8th of November at the Student Radio Awards at the O2 arena, Xtreme Radio Swansea University's very own radio station were announced...

Current procedures are inadequate for dealing with allegations of sexual harassment and assault, former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said. Speaking in the Welsh...

I bet you are wondering what Xtreme Radio is and why you should care. Well, we’re Swansea University’s student radio station and this year...

There has been a continual drop in the number of students from Wales taking language courses at university, according to admissions service UCAS. The...

On Sunday 11th November, the people of Swansea converged on the beach to witness the drawing in the sand of a portrait of Dorothy Watson...

The Hillary Rodham Clinton Research Programme will see joint PhDs for students from Swansea and the United States. Swansea University vice-chancellor, Professor Richard B....

Disclaimer: These are personal opinions, not those of the Students' Union. - - - It’s been a busy start to the year! Since starting back in June,...

Part-time officers represent different groups of students, run campaigns and hold the full-time officers accountable. They volunteer their energy and time to run campaigns to...

Meet your new officers. They get voted in by students and they're here to represent you with all things Uni-related. If you're having an...

Swansea councillors have criticised plans for the development of two blocks of flats for the city’s student population. In the same meeting, however, councillors also...

Three professional curators of Egyptian artefacts who had been invited to deliver a research presentation at an international museum conference in Swansea have been...

The UK Government has rejected long-term plans to construct a tidal lagoon across Swansea Bay. Greg Clark, the Business and Energy Secretary for the...

Following fantastic earlier successes in the year at both Short and Long-Course individual BUCS, where we placed a record 8th, came the week we’d...

The results are in! Tuesday 1st May 2018 saw the Swansea University Students Union AGM. This saw 9 motions being put to vote, which...

  First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones has just announced his plan to resign in the Autumn. In his speech at the Welsh Labour Party...

By Megan Thomas Work to update the inside of the Taliesin building has finally been completed. Starting at the beginning of the year, the construction...

By Alex Evans An exciting new discovery at Swansea University’s own Egypt Centre has been described as “part of writing history” by Egyptology students here...

By Megan Thomas The lecturers at Swansea University will not be going on strike. After the initial vote failed to hit the 50% turnout requirement,...

by Megan Thomas A Unitu thread titled “Richard Spencer Visit?” has shone a light on racism within Swansea University. The thread began with an anonymous...

by Megan Thomas On the 8th of January Swansea University announced that biochemist Dame Jean Thomas would be the new Chancellor. Previously the position was...

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

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 Lauren Kent Let us introduce you to the new student union officers for the academic year 2017/2018! The full-time and part-time officers were elected by...

By Amy Megson Thursday, 25 May, is the launch of the History Department’s student-led journal, Gorffennol. We would like to welcome students and staff, from...

On the 10th May, Swansea University's Sub Aqua club organised a  beach clean and BBQ fundraiser at Swansea Bay. Club member Evie Furness said "We had...

Reports have come in on social media sites that a bus has been involved in a collision with a parked vehicle at the Swansea...

We all know student life is full on. From the pre drinks to the almighty weekly "sesh" and studying in between, it is a...

By Declan Murphy With elections on the horizon I had the chance to sit down with four of the FTOs and ask them a few...

A potentially hazardous chemical spill has caused a number of campus buildings on Singleton campus to be evacuated. Police have confirmed the incident as non-suspicious, however emergency...

Students at Swansea University residences this year are set to get a direct line to security and first aid services, with the launch of...

Welsh students are set to receive a radical overhaul to how student finance is organised at university. Published in Wales on the 27th September...

  Swansea University have recently announced that for the academic year 2016/2017 students for the first time will have to use their student card to...

From the beginning of the Academic Year Swansea University Wellbeing service will no longer be providing counselling service in house. Instead, counselling will be...

On 20 August 2016, the Swansea branch welcomed the president of the national Historical Association, Professor Justin Champion, to deliver the President’s Lecture at...

#TazTalks to Eddie IzzardPosted by Tasnim Uddin on Saturday, 28 May 2016

By Tim Morizet Happy belated 4th International Day of Happiness everyone! Having been founded in June 2012 by the UN, the first International Day of...

By Heather Wood The decision to elect the newest NUS UK Women’s Officer was undoubtedly a difficult one. Two candidates, Hareem Ghani and Anna Lee,...

By Harry Ballmann Scandal. An word all too familiar to the British public, all we have to do is cast our minds back to Piggate...

By Rhydian Morris NUS national conference made history today by electing their first black student president in its history. Malia Bouattia defeated the incumbent NUS...

By Rhydian Morris Eyebrows have been raised recently by the NUS Wales 2016 conference decision to back a motion for NUS Wales to work constructively...

By Rhydian Morris NUS sparked controversy this week by a vote at national conference to seek to restrict Yik Yak use on university campuses.  The...

Fancy falling 150ft for Charity? Well we have some good news… This summer, in celebration of Discovery’s 50th Anniversary, two locally based grass roots charities...

By Rhydian Morris NUS national conference made history today by electing their first black student president in its history. Malia Bouattia defeated the incumbent NUS...

Varsity this year had all the elements to be an exciting and landmark event in the University calendar, incredible sunny weather, a fantastic cooling...

By Gareth Hill - Swansea Employability Academy advisor Trying to find the right graduate job for you can be a frustrating experience. With the high...

By Rhydian Morris Trans students rejoiced today as NUS officially voted to create a full-time Trans officer and autonomous trans campaign at the NUS 2016...

A massive congratulations to all those who ran and to those who were appointed. Here is the full list of your new officers for 2016/17.   Full-Time President – Lloyd...

Taliesin Arts Centre is your on campus arts hub, providing a range of films, live performances and live stream broadcasts to suit everyone. Live music...

Last weekend while most people were recovering from a heavy night out and ordering hangover food, Swansea’s Jade Lewis was representing the university by...

Rhydian Morris Swansea has been named the most beautiful city in the UK in a study conducted by webblinds.com a blinds and curtains company. Swansea...

You better start shopping for a size up in your wardrobe this year as Burger King announces it will be extending its home delivery...

On Tuesday March 1st Politics and International relations society and the Debating society collaborated to hold a night of political debate featuring student representatives...

Saturday exams are on the way out following consultations with University colleges. Following a vote held by Education Officer Robiu Salisu’s ‘Saturday Exams Campaign’...

Student mental health is extremely important. Mental illness is most likely to develop between the ages of 18-25, the group that students encompass. It’s not...

Rhydian Morris This year sees two important elections for the future of Wales. In May anyone residing in Wales, will be able to vote for...

Harry Ballman In the past two weeks, news coverage of the ‘Brexit’ campaign has spiralled out of control, leaving many overwhelmed and actually quite disinterested...

Lewis Charles Aleppo, once a contender for Syria’s oldest and most impressive cities, now lies in ruins. The conflict began shortly after a wide series...

Will Humphrey Debt is one of the major reasons teenagers around the country are reluctant to think of university as the first choice for the...

Karsen Breanne For the past few years, Swansea University Islamic Society has been hosting Islamic Awareness Week- a weeklong event dedicated to sharing the true...

Over the last couple of weeks the UK has exploded with talk over our EU status. Should we stay? Should we go? That question...

What is International Women’s Day? International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8th March. The day is a used a general celebration of women...

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Swansea students expressed their dismay this week over the deletion of the popular snapchat sharing group ‘swanseastudents’. The popular image sharing site allows users...

This week saw First nearly cut the night bus after a flurry of incidents surrounding the state of buses coming from the town center...

Peace Mala is a non-profit registered charity initialized in Swansea wit the aim of educating and empower children, young people and adults, and especially...

Spiked-online, a libertarian news site, has released its second year of university free speech rankings. Swansea University and its respective student’s union scored the highest...

By Rhydian Morris Modern society has many problems, but one that often goes unadressed is the poor state of male mental health.  This is such...

By Shona Johnson 2015 proved to be a fantastic year for student media at Swansea University. A media co-ordinator was appointed, SU-TV started airing its...

February is LGBT history month, and this year, the LGBT+ Staff Network are organising as series of events to celebrate our history and culture,...

By Rhydian Morris The bi-annual tradition of student Study Aid kicked off this January 11th and continued till the end of the exam period on...

On Monday 30th November 2015, the Students’ Union hosted ‘The Big Bike Day’, a day totally dedicated to bike care, safety and maintenance. The day...

The university will mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Wednesday 27 January, where we will remember the millions who have been murdered or whose lives...