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The Development and Alumni Relations Office has awarded grants to 16 student- focused projects and initiatives for the 2025–26 academic year from the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Fund. These initiatives aim to add value to the student experience, reflecting creativity, ambition, and collaboration across the University.

The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Fund is made up from alumni donations raised through the bi-annual Telethon campaign. Its primary purpose is to support the University to provide an element of additionality to the student experience. This year, the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Fund Allocation Committee reviewed more than 20 applications before selecting projects that align with the strategic priorities.

Projects supported include:

1. Funding internship to digitise field sites into immersive virtual tours among the students in the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences
2. Wellbeing-focused and compassionate practice training to strengthen empathy and care in future healthcare professionals
3. Crossing language borders through immersion education to help non-Welsh- speaking students experience Welsh through the JMJ Halls of Residence
4. Enhancing the student performance and theatre experience through a student- led production and theatre showcase
5. Travel bursaries to enable students to visit Welsh Broadcasting Archive and engage with Welsh media heritage
6. Travel bursaries to enable medical students' participation and research presentation at a national healthcare conference — Primary Care Conference, London
7. Inclusive wellbeing sessions to support the Students’ Union in delivering Sex and Relationship Education workshops
8. Travel bursaries to support dental health students' field trip at the Dental Trade Show in Birmingham
9. Travel bursaries to support international music and arts students to explore and engage in Welsh cultural activities
10. Supporting school representatives with travel bursaries for their away day at the Welsh Mountain Zoo, fostering stronger student representation and engagement
11. Enabling student participation through employability activities such as attending the Conservation Day in the Anglesey AONB (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and alumni vodcast to deepen the attributes of the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences' graduates
12. Supporting the School of Arts, Culture and Language’s initiative to enable student-led celebration, fieldwork, film-making, and public engagement at the bicentenary engagement in the Telford's Menai Suspension Bridge
13. Supplying creative art wellbeing packs to aid Students’ Union in supporting student mental health during the study aid campaign
14. Travel bursaries to support pharmacy students' attendance at the Royal Society of Chemistry Symposium in London
15. Travel bursaries to support forestry students to participate in the Institute of Chartered Foresters National Conference
16. Travel bursaries to support six students’ participation in the 2026 Marine Research Cruises

Persida Chung, Development Officer, shared:

Thanks to the generosity of our alumni community, the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Fund continues to enrich the student experience in transformative and lasting ways. Your support makes it possible for students to unlock their full potential, collaborate with confidence, and lead with purpose. We can’t wait to see these projects come to life, and we hope you feel inspired knowing that your generosity is at the heart of it all.