Swansea University
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| Address | Singleton Park, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom |
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| Students | 20,620 |
| Chancellor | Jean Thomas |
| Phone | +44 1792 205678 |
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| ID | 3097363 |
About Swansea University
Swansea University is a public research university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales.
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... But Amy Brown, a professor in maternal and infant health at Swansea University, says that is not the case...
Climate crisis: Coca-Cola trial to make bottle tops from carbon emissions
... The firm - one of the world s biggest users of plastic - is funding a three-year trial at Swansea University as part of the company s target of net zero by 2040...
Ogmore: 2,000 tyres, 100 trolleys and fridge fished out of river
... What was pulled out of the river? Volunteers from charity Keep Wales Tidy recovered: Carlos Garcias de Leaniz, professor of aquatic sciences at Swansea University, said rivers in Wales being left in this state could kill its fish...
Jesus Green Lido: Cambridge 'people's pool' turns 100
... Lifeguard Finn Barnes, 24, from Cambridge, began occasional work at the lido while studying at Swansea University...
Greece wildfires: 79 people arrested for arson
... Stefan Doerr, who directs the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, says that more flammable landscapes - due to hot weather or poor vegetation management - mean that arson and other incidents...
A-levels: How does clearing work and what are the options?
... Swansea University said it would be offering clearing places and said it tried to be " very flexible" in its approach to the process...
Hillary Clinton offered to set me up on a date, says Welsh minister
... Sitting beside her at an event at Swansea University, Mr Miles said he thanked her for referring to LGBT rights in a speech she had given, before explaining he was the first openly gay cabinet minister of a government in Wales...
Climate change: Robots help seagrass restoration
... Project Seagrass, WWF and the Swansea University said the country could also produce methodology that could be applied across the world...
Climate change: Robots help seagrass restoration
By Elen Davies & Antonia MatthewsBBC Wales news
Wales could become a world leader in large-scale seagrass restoration science following successful trials using robots.
Seagrass is known for its ability to store carbon and provide nurseries for fish.
Up to 92% of UK seagrass has been lost, but Wales could lead on restoration, conservationists have said.
The Welsh Government said it would discuss How To further support seagrass restoration.
Project Seagrass, WWF and the Swansea University said the country could also produce methodology that could be applied across The World .
The Seagrass Ocean Rescue Upscaling Project (SORUP) in Wales aims to create a blueprint that can be applied to other countries.
In Dale Bay, Pembrokeshire, WWF and Project Seagrass led the UK's first successful seagrass restoration methodological trials and meadow scale restoration project.
It was the UK's first seagrass restoration project at a meaningful scale and experts are now developing and trialling technology and methods to make it easier and more cost effective to restore at scale.
SORUP has been using a robot to help plant The Seeds at The Restoration site in Dale, said manager, Sam Rees.
The robot, called Shack and designed by Reefgen in San Francisco , holds 20,000 seeds mixed with mud which it injects into the sediment in the seabed.
" The aim of our project is to take knowledge that we've learnt already and improve upon it and improve the methodology of seagrass restoration, improve its cost efficiency, its time efficiency and the resources that we use to do it, " Mr Rees said.
" We've already stored two hectares here using hand-based methods, but we're now looking how we can improve on that, taking away some of The People it required and using the robot to do that, " He Said .
Why is seagrass important?According to Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, CEO of Project Seagrass, taking The Lead in this field could bring international opportunities.
" We're in such a good position to be sharing The Message with the rest of The World about how important this habitat is, that we can lead on the science to put this habitat back.
" We've got the scientific expertise and the goodwill in place to be able to restore at scale. "
" The Welsh Government had said quite a long time ago that they were going to make a commitment to seagrass and The Marine environment more broadly and we just want that to be defined, we want to work with them to develop a programme that is going to help and protect seagrass. "
The Welsh Government said it wanted to work with nature to help fight the climate and nature emergencies, adding that was why First Minister Mark Drakeford included seagrass restoration in his programme for government.
" The Minister is Looking Forward to visiting Project Seagrass and WWF Cymru this summer to see their plantation work in action and discuss what action we can take to scale-up their vital work, " a spokesman said.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com