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Film students shoot for success despite pandemic
Film students push for film success despite pandemic. Conwy 6 is set around 30 years in the future towards the end of a small violent civil war between England and Wales over independence.
USW SU Election: Students urged to cast their votes
Voting is underway in the USW Students’ Union elections. With six positions up for grabs, candidates are hoping for a higher voter numbers, as recent years topped at just over four percent of students. Voting closes on Thursday (18th March). Ross Foad Reports:
Student runs 75miles for grief charity
By Steffan Clifton Third year BA Film student at USW, Cameron James, will be running 75 miles in a month for Grief Encounter, a charity which supports children and young adults dealing with grief after losing a loved one. The distance will be run in memory of Cameron’s father, Paul James, who tragically died two […]
Podlediad newydd y Preseli’n cynorthwyo ac annog disgyblion i ddefnyddio a gwella’u Cymraeg yn ystod y cyfnod clo
Gyda phryderon yn codi o amgylch gallu ieithyddol y disgyblion wrth ddychwelyd i’r ysgol, mae staff a disgyblion Ysgol y Preseli wedi gobeithio cynnig arweiniad cadarnhaol wedi iddynt sefydlu podeldiad newydd sbon, Podlediad y Preseli.
Gaming: Live stream raises money to fight loneliness during lockdown.
An aspiring video game streamer raised £137, during a 20 hour charity Twitch stream, to raise money for fighting loneliness.
Higher education: Could the pandemic change views on the university route?
Former psychology student, Lewis Meadows, decided to leave university just as the pandemic began last March when online learning became the normal for most.
Coronavirus: One year on from when my life paused
By Emily Price March will mark a year since my wonderful hands-on university classes were changed to remote learning. Virtual lessons are now spent hidden behind a screen, my camera often left off to conceal my shabby state after rolling out of bed to walk a few metres to my work space. Almost a year […]
Covid: How are students financially coping during the pandemic?
A report by the National Union of Students reveals that more than 80% of the students are worried about how to manage financially. Students have become increasingly worried about the impact of the Coronavirus on their finances, the report suggests. The study found that the pandemic has had a major impact on students’ finances for […]
Arhantika Rebello: ‘The Covid pandemic gave me time to focus on myself and my studies’
By Emily Price. A university graduate is celebrating the success of an online magazine which she created for her final project during the Covid-19 crisis. Arhantika Rebello, 21, graduated from the University of South Wales last year in the grip of the pandemic. Her online magazine, Quake, was originally intended to be her final project but its bold and colourful website has since gone from strength to strength. Arhantika said: “Throughout my time […]
USW students help launch hospital radio service
By Olivia Grist A new, innovative, on-demand hospital radio service has launched at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, to help combat loneliness, boredom and the feeling of isolation that some patients face when staying in hospital – something that has only been emphasised during the Coronavirus pandemic. The Ysbyty Ystrad FM (YYFM) project, launching on February 15th, […]
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