…impact takes time and commitment. Through tireless dedication and collaboration, together with an unwavering commitment to societal betterment and an on-going funding commitment, Welsh researchers can continue to enhance our…
IWA Analysis: Powering Ynys Môn and its People – The future path to Net Zero
…Ynys Môn going to be felt by its people? While undertaking research for a forthcoming IWA report which examines the economic and social impacts of community benefit funds deriving from…
The Cultural Spectre of Denbigh Asylum
The ruinous compound sinks into an obscuring overgrowth of bluestem and thistles. At the imposing entrance gates, we are warned by notices, cable-tied and shuddering violently between speared steel bars,…
CTER is sweeter – or, the proof of the pudding is in the eating
…is enormous. As is well understood by now, the post-compulsory education sector in Wales is a fractured mess of policies, funding and organisations, all with good intent for sure, but…
Shaping the future of vocational education and training
…distinct needs of learners within the sector and the different ways that colleges serve their local communities. The Commission must properly address the issue of wasteful competition for learners (both…
The future is flexible, the future is open
When the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (CTER) comes into existence next spring, it will be the second largest public body in Wales, second only to the NHS in…
Wales on Our TV Screens and Beyond: A Homage to Russel T Davies
…The inescapable Welshness of Davies’ writing, is something for which he’s probably as well known as for his championing of the LGBTQ+ community, with occasional overlaps. One of the parallels…
Review: Rhinoseros, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
…through the audience. Director Steffan Donnelly, set and costume designer Cai Dyfan, and composer Dyfan Jones excellently combine a small amount of space and ambient sound to create the illusion….
Voices from inside Gaza
…that may never come. Some people have resorted to taking the wounded to hospital on the back of carts pulled by donkeys. Oxfam’s work on the ground Oxfam partners have…