Property & Development Magazine Issue 427 | Page 20

Education: University of Wales Trinity Saint David

THE HEART OF
REGENERATION
IN SWANSEA
INSPIRE works across the University of Wales
Trinity Saint David to make sustainability the
core of the university.

L

aunched in 2012, INSPIRE,

million pound innovation quarter which

which is the Institute for

sits at the heart of Swansea and is allied

Sustainability

Practice,

to the council’s ambitions for the

Innovation

Resource

regeneration of Swansea city centre. As

Effectiveness,

and

works

across

the

the oldest university in England and

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Wales after Oxford and Cambridge,

(UWTSD) to make sustainability a core

once regeneration is complete, it will

aspect of the university’s delivery of its

also be the newest. “We are looking to

curriculum, campuses, communities

create a major new neighbourhood in

and culture. UWTSD was formed after

partnership with other employers

the University of Wales Lampeter and

rather than a traditional university

Trinity University College Carmarthen

campus. We want to create a neigh-

merged together under Lampeter’s

bourhood where working with the uni-

Royal Charter of 1828 and subsequent-

versity is at the heart of the offer, a cat-

ly incorporated Swansea Metropolitan

alyst for regeneration,” says Dr Jane

University, Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg

Davidson,

Ceredigion to become the innovative

Chancellor for External Stakeholder

dual sector university it has become

Development and Engagement and

today. The university is focused on

Director of INSPIRE at UWTSD.

building opportunities within the south

Associate

Pro

Vice-

This exciting vision will be the

west Wales region by enhancing the

‘Swansea

employability of its graduates and part-

Quarter’ and although centred round

nering with employers to create new

university buildings, it's being seen as an

work based learning opportunities and

ambitious and innovative city develop-

more enterprising graduates with

ment. “The city council is ambitious in

appropriate transferable skills.

terms of regeneration, we are very

Waterfront

Innovation

The university plans to be a catalyst

ambitious in terms of regeneration, as is

for regeneration by creating a multi-

the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon initiative

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