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        <![CDATA[Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas:Is A Carbon Free Wales Possible? ]]>
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        <![CDATA[As part of the Research Institute for Arts and Humanities Public Lecture Series, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas &ndash; National Assembly for Wales is to give a public lecture at Swansea University on February 23 about the possibility of a carbon free Wales.

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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/whatshappening/lorddafyddelis-thomasisacarbonfreewalespossible.php]]>
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        News article 128498
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        Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:23:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Grant to help reduce animal testing in cancer research]]>
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        <![CDATA[A team at Swansea University&rsquo;s Institute of Life Science have received a grant to develop new testing methods based on human cells, which will substantially reduce animal testing for cancer-causing chemicals in coming years.]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/granttohelpreduceanimaltestingincancerresearch.php]]>
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        News article 128235
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        Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:06:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[The College of Arts and Humanities Celebrates Swansea Authors and Inspires Reading in Wales]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University has now launched its Celebrating Swansea University Authors project on YouTube.]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/whatshappening/thecollegeofartsandhumanitiescelebratesswanseaauthorsandinspiresreadi.php]]>
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        News article 128079
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        Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:12:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Reaching 100 !]]>
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        <![CDATA[In terms of ancient Egyptian history a 100 years is a short space of time but for the Young Egyptologist workshops reaching the 100 mark is a time for celebration. ]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/whatshappening/reaching100.php]]>
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        News article 128068
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        Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:04:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Spitting Goddesses and Stony Snakes: The Religious Significance of Flint in Pharaonic Egypt]]>
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        <![CDATA[The next in the series of free community lectures organised by the Department of Adult Continuing Education (DACE) at Swansea University takes place later this month. ]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/whatshappening/spittinggoddessesandstonysnakesthereligioussignificanceofflintinphar.php]]>
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        News article 128019
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        Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Geography Seminar Series 2011-12]]>
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        <![CDATA[These events are open to everyone and admission is free.]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/whatshappening/geographyseminarseries2011-12.php]]>
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        News article 127487
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    <pubDate>
        Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:55:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[SWANS100 &ndash; Be a part of your football club&rsquo;s history!]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University and the Swansea City Supporters Trust have received &pound;47,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support a unique community heritage project celebrating the Centenary of Swansea City Football Club (the Swans) in 2012. The aim is to create an on-line archive in which the experiences of Swans&rsquo; fans will be recorded and preserved for future generations.]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/swans100beapartofyourfootballclubshistory.php]]>
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        News article 126906
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    <pubDate>
        Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:44:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[University receives Big Lottery Fund for student sex worker project]]>
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University has been awarded &pound;489,143 by the Big Lottery Fund Innovation Programme for a three year project to provide advice and support to student sex workers in Wales.

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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/universityreceivesbiglotteryfundforstudentsexworkerproject.php]]>
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        News article 126574
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    <pubDate>
        Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:07:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Centre&rsquo;s review into female asylum seekers&rsquo; Country of Origin Information published]]>
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        <![CDATA[A review by Swansea University researchers of women/gender issues within Country of Origin Information, produced by the Country of Origin Information Service (COIS) and used in the asylum determination process, has been published.]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/centresreviewintofemaleasylumseekerscountryoforigininformationpublis.php]]>
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        News article 126344
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    <pubDate>
        Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:59:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[NERC highlights Swansea's New Green Revolution]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has highlighted research by Professor Tariq Butt from Swansea University&rsquo;s College of Science.

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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/nerchighlightsswanseasnewgreenrevolution.php]]>
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        News article 126213
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    <pubDate>
        Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:59:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Research into the visual communication of dragonflies published]]>
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        <![CDATA[Biologists from Swansea University&rsquo;s Conservation and Ecology Research Team Swansea (CERTS), working in collaboration with experts based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, have investigated the visual communication of dragonflies &ndash; or Odonata.]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/researchintothevisualcommunicationofdragonfliespublished.php]]>
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        News article 125746
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        Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:15:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Pontifical Academy symposium invitation for Physics Professor]]>
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        <![CDATA[Professor Graham Shore of Swansea University&rsquo;s Physics Department has recently returned from the Vatican in Rome, where he was an invited participant in the &ldquo;International Symposium of Sub-Nuclear Physics: Past, Present and Future&rdquo;.]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/pontificalacademysymposiuminvitationforphysicsprofessor.php]]>
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        News article 125642
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        Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:26:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Impact of injuries more than two and a half times higher than estimated]]>
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        <![CDATA[Injuries in the UK are having a much greater impact on peoples&rsquo; lives than previously estimated, a study has found.

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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/impactofinjuriesmorethantwoandahalftimeshigherthanestimated.php]]>
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        News article 125610
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        Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:15:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[The Impact of Individual Electoral Registration on British and Welsh Elections]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Swansea University Briefing at the Senedd, Cardiff Bay next week will look at the impact of Individual Electoral Registration on British and Welsh elections.

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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/theimpactofindividualelectoralregistrationonbritishandwelshelections.php]]>
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        News article 125216
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        Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:02:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Wales-US research uses dreams in memory study]]>
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        <![CDATA[New research which uses evidence from dream reports to investigate how during sleep the brain consolidates memories &ndash; or makes them permanent &ndash; has been published by leading US science journal PLoS ONE.]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/wales-usresearchusesdreamsinmemorystudy.php]]>
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        News article 123969
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    <pubDate>
        Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:00:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea University Ups The Anti With Particle Physics Research Award]]>
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        <![CDATA[Congratulations are in order for four members of Swansea University&rsquo;s Physics Department.  Professor Mike Charlton, Dr Niels Madsen, Dr Dirk van der Werf and Dr William Bertsche are winners of the American Physical Society&rsquo;s 2011 John Dawson Award, which recognises outstanding achievement in plasma physics research. 

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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/swanseauniversityupstheantiwithparticlephysicsresearchaward.php]]>
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        News article 120473
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    <pubDate>
        Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:17:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Swansea academic brings Chester&rsquo;s medieval past into the present]]>
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        <![CDATA[Dr Catherine Clarke from the College of Arts and Humanities at Swansea University has received an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Knowledge Transfer Fellowship to the value of &pound;172k to develop a Knowledge Transfer project titled 'Discover Medieval Chester.&rsquo;

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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/swanseaacademicbringschestersmedievalpastintothepresent.php]]>
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        News article 120394
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    <pubDate>
        Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:38:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Disability and Industrial Society project results in million pound award ]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Wellcome Trust has granted a Swansea University led research team almost one million pounds for a project which will explore the history of disability and industrialisation.

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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/disabilityandindustrialsocietyprojectresultsinmillionpoundaward.php]]>
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        News article 116653
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    <pubDate>
        Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:41:00 GMT
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        <![CDATA[Groundbreaking SPECIFIC project powers ahead]]>
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        <![CDATA[A new ground breaking project which will turn buildings into power stations, bringing significant environmental and economic benefits, showcased at the recent Low Carbon Expo. ]]>
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        <![CDATA[http://www.swan.ac.uk/news_centre/latestresearch/groundbreakingspecificprojectpowersahead.php]]>
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        News article 104313
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    <pubDate>
        Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:34:00 GMT
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