As people look forward to celebrating Christmas with their loved ones tomorrow, there are many others without close family and friends whose loneliness and social isolation becomes particularly hard to bear. In Wales 17% of people report being lonely according to the National Survey for Wales 2016-17, and although loneliness is more commonly associated with … Continue reading New loneliness resource offers help and advice

Psychology researchers from Swansea University have launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund research that will examine what contributes most to people’s attractiveness. Previous research has already shown that attributes like facial symmetry, humour and strength influence attraction, but only when creating “hypothetical” partners in artificial scenarios. In this research, Swansea University reports Dr Andrew G … Continue reading Crowdfunding to find out what makes people attractive

Bionema Ltd, a leading biotech Swansea University-based company, has received a grant award from Innovate UK to further develop technology that could help combat pests which cost the worldwide economy billions every year. The £765,000 grant was awarded under Innovate UK’s Open Competition and will fund part of a collaborative project with the University of … Continue reading Bionema receives £765,000 Innovate UK grant

Do you have trouble recognising people, even family and friends? Do you find it difficult to tell one expression from another in someone’s face? If so, Swansea University experts are keen to hear from you, as they are researching a condition that affects people’s ability to see differences between faces. The condition, known as developmental … Continue reading Study looking for people with difficulty recognising faces

80% of people aged between eleven and sixteen spend two or more hours a day sitting still playing on phones, watching TV or travelling in cars. Swansea University reports this statistic is revealed as part of a special report card which gives young people an F for sedentary behaviour. The figure rises to 87% weekends. … Continue reading Majority of teens spending hours every day sitting still

The eyes of psychopaths have an unusual reaction when they are shown images of nasty things, such as mutilated bodies and threatening dogs, reveals a new study by researchers at Cardiff and Swansea Universities. Cardiff University reports the team examined the effect of nasty images on offenders who are psychopathic and offenders who aren’t and … Continue reading Psychopaths’ eyes react unusually to nasty images

Llanelli’s Wellness and Life Science Village has been added by the UK Government to its multi-billion pound High Potential Opportunities scheme, which is designed to fast track investment into regions and sectors of the economy. Business News Wales reports this means the Village will be promoted to one hundred and eight countries, helping further raise … Continue reading Wellness Village to be promoted to global investors

Patients in Wales want a more equal role in managing their own health and care, a leading think tank has found. The Bevan Commission worked with partners in Swansea University School of Medicine, Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO) and 1000 Lives Improvement to analyse one thousand four hundred patient responses to the Education for … Continue reading 1,400 patient responses analysed by the Bevan Commission

A cutting edge new leisure centre that will give a major boost to health, fitness and wellbeing opportunities for many thousands of people in Llanelli and beyond is planned to open in 2021. Located in the £200m Wellness and Life Science Village at Delta Lakes, the leisure centre will combine with other attractions and facilities … Continue reading Leisure centre at heart of Llanelli’s Wellness Village plans

Swansea University and Swansea University-based company Bionema Ltd are to host the inaugural Biopesticide Summit next year to address the pressing need to develop alternatives to chemical pesticides. The recent banning of chemical pesticides by the EU and Environmental Protection Agency suggests there are significant risks to food security, human health and the environment. The … Continue reading Inaugural Biopesticide Summit to be held in 2019