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February 13, 2012

Miliband helps Labour students’ pay fight

MP David Miliband visited Swansea last week as part of a wider campaign to urge universities to pay all staff the living wage.

The event “David Miliband in Conversation” was organised by Labour students to launch their living wage campaign, and hosted by Professor Jonathan Bradbury of the politics department.

Before the sit-down, Prof Bradbury and Mr Miliband spent time with Swansea Labour students helping collect signatures for the living wage campaign petition.

February 13, 2012

Neurology professor to chair new research into epilepsy

PROFESSOR Mark Rees who is chairman of Neurology research has secured a £7m funding towards Epilepsy Research UK (ERUK).

Prof Rees who is based at the Institute of Life Science (ILS) has been selected to chair the Scientific Advisory Committee at ERUK where he will offer his expertise on investigating epilepsy, most common in children and young adults.

Epilepsy Research is the only national charity which funds independent research into the causes, treatment and prevention of epilepsy.

November 28, 2011

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson pays university a visit

Swansea University played host to Sir Alex Ferguson last Saturday as he came to view the extensive collection of American Civil War books that are archived on campus.

November 28, 2011

Students lose out on lectures

COMPUTER science students claim they are losing several hours of valuable teaching time due to lecturers having to spend their time marking dissertation projects.

The issue seems to be affecting all year groups, including those doing masters degrees.

Some say they have lost an entire week of lectures for certain modules. One of the biggest complaints is the lack of communication between staff and students.