Swansea’s university cold war over merger
PLANS for a Swansea super-university put forward by Swansea University Vice Chancellor Richard Davies have been criticised after being leaked to the press.
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SWANSEA University's surf club will have plenty of reasons to celebrate, after the women’s team won gold in this weekend’s BUCS Surfing Championships, held at Fistral beach, Newquay.