Following a proposal to cease teaching at UWTSD’s Lampeter campus, Andy Bevan calls on the Welsh Government to step in and support with viable alternatives to closure.
Stepping Up: How Covid-19 Tested the Resilience of Welsh Places
Since 2018, the IWA has convened a consortium of experts and, together, we have been developing the Understanding Welsh Places
Turning the Tide: Building a Wales Where Everyone Thrives
A new Oxfam report highlights rising global inequality, but here in Wales, we can create an economy that’s fairer for both – people and planet.
Small nation, big vision: making Wales a leader in social mobility
Principality Building Society’s Tony Smith discusses the role of business in tackling Wales’ social mobility challenge.
Spaces for Change: Relief from Refuge for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse
A pilot project developed by the University of South Wales, in collaboration with Welsh Women’s Aid and Rhondda Cynon Taff Domestic Abuse Services, explores the value of creative engagement with the university for domestic violence and abuse survivors residing in local refuges.
Port Talbot’s blast furnaces have fallen cold: the major challenges of the European steel industry
Across Europe, steelmakers face falling demand, global competition and the challenges of decarbonisation. Whilst Port Talbot will be switching to less energy-intensive electric arc furnaces, Sanjoy Sen looks at the alternative technologies that are emerging.
How a Welsh digital strategy for cultural visitors could unlock benefit for all
Roger Lewis suggests one way forward for Wales’ creative endeavour in today’s darkness.
The Queen is Dead: A Problem for Rhyl’s Regenerative Vision
Beth McAulay investigates the reasons behind the stalling of Rhyl’s Queens Market redevelopment.
Save Our Surgeries, before it’s too late
BMA Cymru Wales calls for an urgent rescue package for GP practices to prevent further closures in Wales.
The Welsh justice system of the future: Beyond Mega Prisons?
Following her eco-dystopian reflection on the prisons of the future, Heledd Melangell explores whether transformative models and the restorative laws of Hywel Dda could inform our approach to the Welsh justice system and prisons by the year 2100.
The craft of co-production: six lessons from the development of the Ely and Caerau community plan
Martin Kitchener and Panayiota Georgiou reflect on the lessons learnt from the development of the Ely and Caerau Community Plan.