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From the It’s Your Swansea 2026 Stage: A Presentation on the 'Biome': A Pioneering Vision for Urban Regeneration

In a visionary presentation at the 'It’s Your Swansea 2026' event, Prof Luci Attala, Deputy Executive Director of BRIDGES and Director of the UK Hub at UWTSD, introduced the 'Biome', an ambitious project set to transform the former Woolworths building - more recently known as the old Poundland site - on Oxford Street. This initiative aims to establish the UK’s first deep biophilic retrofit, turning a central urban space into a hub for sustainable living.

Laver Seaweed: a Slippery History of Laverbread on Gower

Based on research conducted as part of the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coastal TALES project on the revival of local coastal heritage foods in southwest Wales, with an emphasis on learning how heritage stories can drive sustainable adaptation, this article, by Gareth Thomas, UWTSD UNESCO_MOST BRIDGES, published in Gower 76 - the annual journal, by The Gower Society - is an exploration into the history of laverbread in South Wales.

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