Swansea University has collaborated with the Graig Foundation, a newly formed charity, to encourage innovation and advancements in the field of cardiology. Swansea University reports the Graig Foundation have partnered with its School of Management to draw on their academic talent, the skills and knowledge of the Bevan Commission and expertise of the world renowned … Continue reading Collaboration to encourage innovation in cardiology

Academics at a top think tank are seeking talks with Welsh Health Secretary Vaughan Gething to discuss the future of health and social care in Wales. Over the past twelve months the Morgan Academy based at Swansea University hosted a series of debates covering issues ranging from cyber security and affordable social care to recruitment … Continue reading Morgan Academy ready to share findings on healthcare

To mark World Sight Day on October 11th, a report by Swansea University researchers from the College of Arts and Humanities and College of Science reveals the range of challenges faced by members of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Cymru to fully embrace digital technologies. There are currently about two million people … Continue reading Digital technology challenges for sight impaired people

Technology developed by a team at Swansea University Medical School that enables the secure storage and sharing of large scale data for research is set to revolutionise healthcare in Australia. The Helix platform, based at Monash University, will provide approved researchers with groundbreaking access to complex sets of healthcare data with the vision of improving … Continue reading Welsh technology to revolutionise Australian healthcare

Swansea University Medical School has hosted its first ever Social Prescribing Fair. Swansea University reports the event, at its Singleton campus, saw students come together with doctors, nurses and paramedics to showcase the power of social prescribing in healthcare. Social prescribing is an emerging way of helping patients who may not be getting the help … Continue reading Fair looks at the benefits of social prescribing

MediWales reports that, following a competitive tender, GX has been appointed as the product design partner for AgorIP, the latest collaboration between Swansea University, the EU and Welsh Government. Based at Swansea University, AgorIP aims to bridge the gap between designers and suppliers by helping those with embryonic ideas appreciate how to take their ideas … Continue reading GX announced as product design partner for AgorIP

A new medical pharmacology course at Swansea University Medical School could help reduce prescribing error costs incurred by NHS. A recent report commissioned by The British Pharmacological Society and produced by PwC has estimated the financial costs incurred from inappropriate and inefficient medicines use and prescribing error as £826m. The report called “Clinical Pharmacology and … Continue reading New degree “could help reduce NHS financial burden”

Researchers at Swansea University are hoping to develop technology which would alert doctors to people with a high chance of taking their own lives. Up to three hundred and fifty people kill themselves in Wales each year and it is the leading cause of death for people under twenty five. The BBC reports the researchers … Continue reading Swansea University research using AI to predict suicide

Geriatric Registrar and Clinical Fellow, Dr Sara Long, has won a funded place on Swansea University’s MSc in Health Data Science, through an innovative partnership with the Bevan Commission and HDR UK Wales and Northern Ireland. MediWales reports Sara Long is interested in exploring how AI, machine learning and smaller scale data analysis could help … Continue reading NHS doctor wins MSc Health Data Science place

Two Swansea University researchers, who work on hydration in older people and multiple sclerosis respectively, have been given awards by the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales, allowing them to share and develop their work with fellow experts. The purpose of the awards is to support researchers in the early stage of their career. Alecia Cousins, … Continue reading Funding awarded to Swansea University researchers