The number of newborn babies subject to care proceedings in Wales (per 10,000 births) more than doubled between 2015 and 2018. In 2015, for every 10,000 births in Wales 39 newborns became the subject of care proceedings within two weeks of birth. By 2018, the rate had risen to 83 cases per 10,000 births. In…
Swansea University’s SAIL Databank plays key role in a £4.6m UK-wide consortium on improving lives of millions with respiratory illness. SAIL Databank at Swansea University Medical School is a partner of the £4.6m UK-wide consortium BREATHE – Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health. BREATHE, one of the seven new data hubs being rolled out…
The Adolescent Mental Health Data Platform (ADP), based at Swansea University, will be working in partnership with Cardiff University on a new £10M adolescent mental health research centre, funded by major UK Charity, the Wolfson Foundation. The Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health will focus on understanding and developing new ways of reducing anxiety…
Swansea University will play a key role in one of seven new UK data hubs dedicated to speeding up research for new medicines, treatments and life-saving technologies. The hubs, which will enable cutting-edge research for health discoveries and aim to give faster access to pioneering new treatments, will be rolled out across the UK next…
A group of students set for careers in population data science have been commended at a showcase event. Fourteen students at various stages of undergraduate and postgraduate education took part in the Population Data Science Summer Internship programme, based at the Data Science Building, Swansea University. The twelve-week paid internship welcomed students from courses including…
Collaborate with fellow data scientists and dementia researchers at a DPUK datathon – a free three day event to kick start innovative dementia studies. Places are limited.
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Early warning signs that someone may have an eating disorder have been revealed in a large-scale data study conducted by Swansea University researchers. The results, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, showed that people diagnosed with a disorder had higher rates of other conditions and of prescriptions in…
Research shows that healthier and happier children do better in school, and that education is an important determinant of future health. But education is not just about lessons within the four walls of a classroom. The outdoor environment encourages skills such as problem solving and negotiating risk which are important for child development. But opportunities for children to access…
This article has been written by Dr Lucy Griffiths and Professor Gareth Stratton from Swansea University under Senedd Research’s Academic Fellowship Scheme. The article reflects on the work of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s inquiry into ‘Physical Activity of Children and Young People’. Insufficient physical activity is a key risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such…
