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Ross Wills and Connor Jones, in their graduation gowns and mortarboards, in front of a giant dragon outside the ICC in Newport, Wales
Grad tales: Strong links with University helped secure Royal Mint cyber jobs for career changers
Media Cymru virtual fellowship
Wales’ first Virtual Production Fellowship delivers transformative training
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USW sees improvements across the board in NSS 2026 results

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Winners of the 2025 Teachers and Advisers Awards announced
A coach in a grey polo shirt points at a digital tactics board displaying a soccer field with player positions and movement lines, while two players in blue jerseys with numbers on their backs listen attentively.
What makes a good football coach? The reality behind the myths
Faith Holbroook in her graduation outfit
Breaking barriers in STEM: Graduate Faith’s mission to inspire more women in engineering
A man wearing a graduation cap and gown stands in front of a large red dragon sculpture. He is dressed in a dark suit with a red-accented academic robe and tie, wearing sunglasses, and has tattoos on his hands.
From Homelessness to Honours: Mohammed overcomes addiction to graduate with counselling degree
Michael Cotter
From programmer to pitchside: How Michael Cotter is building a football legacy
A smiling Police Community Support Officer stands in front of a red brick wall. She is wearing a black uniform with a name badge reading
Remembering Rebecca Fudge
Andrew Ayres
From a construction labourer to PhD: Andrew’s unconventional journey through higher education
Photography graduate Hattie Alwen
Exploring medical misogyny through photography
Law graduate Ally Dowse
“University gave me my voice”: Ally defies the odds to graduate with first-class honours in Law
AHRC Doctoral Focal Awards for Creative Economy
USW and RWCMD awarded prestigious AHRC Doctoral Focal Awards to power the creative economy
A group of six people dressed in formal attire smile on stage at an awards ceremony. Two women in the centre hold a certificate and a pink trophy shaped like the letter H. Behind them is a large illuminated logo featuring a bold white ‘H’ on a pink and purple background.
Success for USW at the 2025 HEIST Awards
Yahya Jeebhai working on interior design briefs
From classroom to construction site – Yahya’s work-ex helps build his aspirations