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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Baby formula soaring costs: 'I struggle, but I won't buy a cheaper brand'
... 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...
Greece wildfires: 79 people arrested for arson
By Andre Rhoden-PaulBBC News
Greece has called out " arsonist scum" after police made 79 arson arrests over wildfires ravaging the country.
Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias said there had been several attempts by arsonists to start new fires on Mount Parnitha, north-west of Athens.
The Blaze is one of hundreds in The Nation where wildfires have already killed at least 20 people This Week .
" You are committing A Crime against the country, " Mr Kikilias said.
" Arsonist scum are setting fires that threaten forests, property and, most of all, human lives, " Mr Kikilias told Greeks during a televised emergency briefing on Thursday.
" You will not get away with it, we will find you, you will be Held Accountable . "
Summer wildfires are common in Greece and scientists have linked the increasing frequency and intensity of Extreme Weather events, including heatwaves, to Climate Change .
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.
Police and Greek intelligence service EYP are investigating the incidents, AFP reported.
Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis told Greek public broadcaster ERT that of 140 wildfire-related arrests, 79 were related to arson.
Hundreds of firefighters across Greece have been battling deadly wildfires.
The large fire front which erupted on Saturday near The Port city of Alexandroupolis has become the EU's largest on record, according to European commissioner Janez Lenarcic .
Meanwhile, on Mount Parnitha near Athens, fires have been raging in a forest adjoining the capital, threatening a National Park .
Earlier This Week , the bodies of 19 people believed to be migrants, with children among them, were found near the Evros region of north-eastern Greece.
A shepherd also lost his life in the fires in the Boeotia region on Monday.
Mr Kikilias said on Wednesday the country was going through the worst summer since fire-risk maps were introduced in 2009.
Just last month, thousands of people were forced to flee fires on The Greek island of Rhodes after wildfires broke Out There and in other parts of the country.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com