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Self-Healing Road Material: UK scientists test plant-spore asphalt; lab cracks mend in hour

Researchers have created a self-healing road material that uses porous plant spores with recycled oils. This innovative material repairs small cracks triggered by traffic pressure, ensuring roads remain maintained without human interference. Laboratory tests indicate that this material could significantly extend the lifespan of road surfaces. Further studies will determine…

The Times of India · 14h ago

Fontainebleau forest could take decades to recover after wildfire, expert says

As France battles a wildfire south of Paris, Stefan Doerr, Director of the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, tells FRANCE 24's Monte Francis that "we need to prepare the environment more to reduce the risk of fire, but we will never eliminate it completely". The blaze has scorched…

France 24 · Jul 13

SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds

Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20

Can Wales’ wellbeing law survive the pressures of the next Senedd election?

With the Senedd (Welsh parliament) election due in May, Wales faces a test of whether long-term thinking can survive short-term political pressure.

The Conversation · Mar 18

Professor Paul Boyle appointed Chair of The Conversation UK

The Conversation UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Paul Boyle, Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees.

The Conversation · Mar 2

£700m plan with ‘fish disco’ could save 90% of marine life, says Hinkley Point C study

Scientists find underwater acoustic project to stop fish being sucked into cooling systems could save 44 tonnes a year

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

'Data science and AI are the next frontier for the sport' – Ineos Grenadiers partner with Swansea University to help find the next generational talent

Partnership aims to "revolutionise how emerging talent is identified"

Cycling Weekly · Jan 28

Newly discovered ‘Port Talbot Pompeii’ may have been Roman centre for agriculture

Academics say the villa, found in Welsh deer park, shows the area was not on fringes of Roman empire

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12

Huge Roman villa found in Wales dubbed ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’

Surveys unexpectedly reveal buried remains of largest Roman villa ever found in Wales

The Independent UK · Jan 12

The reality behind the ‘hidden crisis’ of suicide among new fathers

WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY: As new research finds that seven times as many fathers have taken their own life compared to mothers, Olivia Petter asks what can be done

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025