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REPAIR Project Showcased at “It’s Your Swansea” Event

The REPAIR research project was invited to speak at the It's Your Swansea, held at the Swansea Arena on March 12. The event, organised by 4theRegion, brought together community members, businesses, researchers and civic leaders to explore current developments in the city and discuss what kind of Swansea people want for the future. During the programme, one of the project co-leads, Dr Luci Attala, delivered a presentation introducing the REPAIR project to the audience. REPAIR is a transdisciplinary research collaboration, funded through the Arts and Humanities Research Council Mission Award.

Sustainability Leader Jane Davidson Visits Swansea’s BIOME building

Internationally recognised sustainability leader Jane Davidson visited Swansea’s innovative BIOME building, praising it as a “fabulous” addition to the city centre and an inspirational model for nature-based urban adaptation. Davidson, the architect of the landmark Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, author of #FutureGens and a leading voice in embedding sustainability into governance, welcomed the opportunity to see both the building and the REPAIR project, for which she serves on the advisory board. She hailed the initiative for placing long-term human and environmental well-being at the heart of urban design.

Highlighting Publications from 2025: Reviving heritage crafts: Connecting communities with coppicing

Continuing our series highlighting publications from 2025, we focus on a paper which is rooted in the intersection of industrial heritage and ecological restoration, drawing directly from the case study of the Hafod/Morfa Copperworks project in Swansea. Employing a co-production framework that brought together community input, statutory authorities and traditional expertise, the project provides a replicable model for introducing rural heritage skills into urban environments. Under the mentorship of a traditional coppice worker and a network of experienced volunteers, participants engaged in the tactile, rhythmic work of land management.

The Interwoven Project

The Interwoven Project explores how the Arts and Humanities can contribute to addressing contemporary ecological and environmental challenges. Supported by the Catalyst Fund, Interwoven brings together researchers from Coastal TALES with staff and students from WISA, working in collaboration with Clare Revera of Welsh Baskets. The project’s central aim is to co-design a sustainable heritage basket for Coastal TALES’ societal partner, Câr-y-Môr, as an environmentally friendly alternative to the plastic bags and baskets currently used for shellfish and seaweed harvesting.

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