Rhian Meara will be lecturing in Geography, following two years spent working in the Geological Sciences department at Glasgow University. Rhian’s aim is to develop new Welsh medium courses including a module called ‘Communicating Science’ by collaborating with representatives of external bodies such as Telesgôp and BBC Wales.

Amanda Jones has been appointed as a Senior Nursing Lecturer within the College of Human and Health Sciences, and will play a key role in planning, maintaining and developing the Welsh medium provision in the field of nursing at the University.

Aled Isaac has been appointed to a lectureship in Physics and his goal is to develop formal Welsh medium provision within the department for the first time. Anti-matter is Aled’s area of expertise and following periods working at CERN, he is eager to continue with the research work and publish the results through the medium of Welsh.

Rachel Williams (pictured) will work to increase the numbers who choose to study a degree in Midwifery through the medium of Welsh in the University’s College of Human and Health Sciences. Alongside teaching, Rachel hopes to undertake research work on linguistic issues and their effect on the area of midwifery.

‌Rachel says: “It was an honour to be appointed Midwifery Tutor under the auspices of the Coleg Cymraeg at Swansea University. I hope to provide and assess aspects of some modules through the medium of Welsh, act as a personal tutor to those students who speak Welsh and support Welsh mentors in the workplace. In the longer term, my ambition is to increase the number of students interested in studying midwifery through the medium of Welsh”.      

Professor Iwan Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, said: “We are pleased to have been able to appoint these lecturers and look forward to seeing the Welsh language provision strengthened across numerous disciplines. These individuals have vast experiences in their own fields and our students will no doubt benefit from their expertise. I would like to extend a warm welcome to all four and wish them well in their new posts".