News and Events
NEWPORT FILM GRADUATES’ SERIES HITS PRIME TIME TV
9/3/2010
Two graduates of the University of Wales, Newport are celebrating after discovering that a TV series made by their company is to be screened on prime time BBC2 on 10th March.
9/3/2010
Two graduates of the University of Wales, Newport are celebrating after discovering that a TV series made by their company is to be screened on prime time BBC2 on 10th March.
WELSH RESEARCH IN ART AND DESIGN TO EXPAND
26/2/2010
As one of the founding partners of the Wales Institute for Research in Art and Design (WIRAD), the University of Wales, Newport is preparing to welcome a ‘significant gathering of academics’ at an event at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth on Tuesday 2 March.
26/2/2010
As one of the founding partners of the Wales Institute for Research in Art and Design (WIRAD), the University of Wales, Newport is preparing to welcome a ‘significant gathering of academics’ at an event at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth on Tuesday 2 March.
UNIVERSITY OF WALES, NEWPORT CELEBRATED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE
16/2/2010
The University has been declared an outstanding study in sustainability after winning a prestigious environmental award.
16/2/2010
The University has been declared an outstanding study in sustainability after winning a prestigious environmental award.
SIMPLEXITY APPLIED: PERCEPTIONS MOTIONS INTERACTIONS EXHIBITION
3/2/2010
Postgraduate art students from Newport School of Art Media and Design take to the stands to exhibit their emerging works through a variety of engaging media at the Simplexity Applied: Perceptions Motions Interactions exhibition taking place at the CentreSpace Gallery in Bristol between the 13 - 23 February 2010.
3/2/2010
Postgraduate art students from Newport School of Art Media and Design take to the stands to exhibit their emerging works through a variety of engaging media at the Simplexity Applied: Perceptions Motions Interactions exhibition taking place at the CentreSpace Gallery in Bristol between the 13 - 23 February 2010.
CUTTING-EDGE TRAINING PROGRAMME SET TO BOOST WELSH CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRIES
17/12/2009
Additional support for those working in the Welsh Creative Media Industries has arrived in the form of a cutting-edge training programme, formed by Skillset Cymru, Skillset Screen Academy Wales and the newly created Skillset Media Academy Wales.
17/12/2009
Additional support for those working in the Welsh Creative Media Industries has arrived in the form of a cutting-edge training programme, formed by Skillset Cymru, Skillset Screen Academy Wales and the newly created Skillset Media Academy Wales.
HEAD OF FILM SCHOOL SCOOPS INTERNATIONAL GOLD
13/11/2009
The Association for International Broadcasting announced the winners of the 2009 Global Media Excellence Awards at a gala event in London last week, which saw documentary filmmaker Christopher Morris, the new Head of the Film School at the University of Wales, Newport, come away from the evening with a Gold Award for ‘Best Current Affairs Radio Documentary’.
13/11/2009
The Association for International Broadcasting announced the winners of the 2009 Global Media Excellence Awards at a gala event in London last week, which saw documentary filmmaker Christopher Morris, the new Head of the Film School at the University of Wales, Newport, come away from the evening with a Gold Award for ‘Best Current Affairs Radio Documentary’.
KEEPING UP WITH THE TOM JONESES - "FUNNY LITTLE WELSH INDIE MOVIE" HITS THE BIG TIME
5/11/2009
A Welsh feature film written and directed by University of Wales, Newport lecturer Peter Watkins-Hughes is set to do battle with Hollywood blockbusters at the box office when it goes on general release in Welsh cinemas this week.
5/11/2009
A Welsh feature film written and directed by University of Wales, Newport lecturer Peter Watkins-Hughes is set to do battle with Hollywood blockbusters at the box office when it goes on general release in Welsh cinemas this week.
COW GOES FROM COMPUTER SCREEN TO TV SCREEN
30/10/2009
Viewers in Wales can find out exactly what all the fuss has been about when ‘Cow’, the short ‘anti texting when driving’ film, which had major input by staff and current and former Newport students makes its TV premiere on BBC2 at 10pm on Monday night (November 2nd).
30/10/2009
Viewers in Wales can find out exactly what all the fuss has been about when ‘Cow’, the short ‘anti texting when driving’ film, which had major input by staff and current and former Newport students makes its TV premiere on BBC2 at 10pm on Monday night (November 2nd).
CHARTJACKERS’ HIT PRODUCED BY CREATIVE NEWPORT STUDENT
23/10/2009
A Creative Sound and Music student from the University of Wales, Newport is putting his theory to the practical test by arranging and producing the single for the BBC Switch Chartjackers project, currently sweeping the internet.
23/10/2009
A Creative Sound and Music student from the University of Wales, Newport is putting his theory to the practical test by arranging and producing the single for the BBC Switch Chartjackers project, currently sweeping the internet.
NEWPORT’S GAMES RESEARCH CENTRE HOSTS WORLD-CLASS GAME ARTISTS
13/10/2009
Synergy, the University of Wales, Newport’s innovative games research group has been asked to contribute, curate and partner two high-profile digital media events in Cardiff in 2009.
13/10/2009
Synergy, the University of Wales, Newport’s innovative games research group has been asked to contribute, curate and partner two high-profile digital media events in Cardiff in 2009.
FASHION STUDENTS GRADUATE TO SUCCESS – AND TV FAME!
22/9/2009
Two high-flying students who have set up their own fashion business will be featured on ‘The Wales Show’ this Thursday showing them preparing to launch their first collection at London Fashion Week in February.
22/9/2009
Two high-flying students who have set up their own fashion business will be featured on ‘The Wales Show’ this Thursday showing them preparing to launch their first collection at London Fashion Week in February.
LECTURER’S TEXT AND DRIVE CRASH VIDEO IS WORLDWIDE YOUTUBE HIT
25/8/2009
A graphically realistic car crash video about the dangers of texting while driving, which has been produced and directed by a lecturer, students and graduates of the International Film School Wales, is scoring more hits on YouTube than scenes from the new movie by ‘Titanic’ director James Cameron.
25/8/2009
A graphically realistic car crash video about the dangers of texting while driving, which has been produced and directed by a lecturer, students and graduates of the International Film School Wales, is scoring more hits on YouTube than scenes from the new movie by ‘Titanic’ director James Cameron.
STUDENT’S "TROLLEY MAN" FILM SHORT-LISTED FOR BBC SCREENING
21/8/2009
A film about a man who has been dubbed “The Womble” because he has dedicated his life to clearing streets of abandoned supermarket trolleys has been short-listed to be screened by BBC Wales.
21/8/2009
A film about a man who has been dubbed “The Womble” because he has dedicated his life to clearing streets of abandoned supermarket trolleys has been short-listed to be screened by BBC Wales.
MODERN MULTIMEDIA VERSION OF HAMLET SET FOR EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
29/7/2009
A stunning blend of video and sound will be woven into a modern re-telling of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ when it is performed at the internationally renowned Edinburgh Festival by students from the University of Wales, Newport.
29/7/2009
A stunning blend of video and sound will be woven into a modern re-telling of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ when it is performed at the internationally renowned Edinburgh Festival by students from the University of Wales, Newport.
ENTERPRISING STUDENTS’ ASTON MARTIN FILM WINS MINISTER’S PRAISE
16/7/2009
The enterprise culture at the University of Wales, Newport, - which has produced entrepreneurial graduates who make promotional films for prestigious clients including Aston Martin - has been praised by Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones.
16/7/2009
The enterprise culture at the University of Wales, Newport, - which has produced entrepreneurial graduates who make promotional films for prestigious clients including Aston Martin - has been praised by Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones.
STUDENT AIMS TO SAVE APES ON MOVIE-MAKING AFRICAN EXPEDITION
3/7/2009
A student film-maker is going to Africa to help save endangered baboons by making educational movies for the internet. Cheryl Wagstaff, who is studying for a degree in Documentary Film and Television at the University of Wales, Newport, will be going to Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa to work for the charity The Great Primate Handshake.
3/7/2009
A student film-maker is going to Africa to help save endangered baboons by making educational movies for the internet. Cheryl Wagstaff, who is studying for a degree in Documentary Film and Television at the University of Wales, Newport, will be going to Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa to work for the charity The Great Primate Handshake.
DESIGNER WAYNE HEMINGWAY SAYS CREATIVITY KEY TO COMBATING RECESSION
12/6/2009
Designer Wayne Hemingway MBE challenged the fashion and design industry to use creativity and innovation to help turn the faltering economy around at the three-day Creative Capital event organised by the University of Wales, Newport at the spectacular East Wintergarden building in London’s Canary Wharf.
12/6/2009
Designer Wayne Hemingway MBE challenged the fashion and design industry to use creativity and innovation to help turn the faltering economy around at the three-day Creative Capital event organised by the University of Wales, Newport at the spectacular East Wintergarden building in London’s Canary Wharf.
UNIVERSITY’S NEW INSTITUTE WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF BROADCASTING
10/6/2009
A pioneering new broadcast research centre will play a key role in shaping the future of the media, telecommunications and information technology industries.
10/6/2009
A pioneering new broadcast research centre will play a key role in shaping the future of the media, telecommunications and information technology industries.
NEWPORT’S UNIVERSITY IN TUNE WITH TOMORROW'S MUSIC
10/6/2009
The effects of the evolving digital landscape and rapidly advancing technology in the music industry were scrutinised at the innovative three day Creative Capital event organised by the University of Wales, Newport in London’s Canary Wharf.
10/6/2009
The effects of the evolving digital landscape and rapidly advancing technology in the music industry were scrutinised at the innovative three day Creative Capital event organised by the University of Wales, Newport in London’s Canary Wharf.
NEWPORT’S UNIVERSITY FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
9/6/2009
The cultural importance of photography and the commercial challenges it faces as an industry were debated at Ffotography Futures, a showcase of new photographic talent at the three-day Creative Capital event organised by the University of Wales, Newport in London’s Canary Wharf.
9/6/2009
The cultural importance of photography and the commercial challenges it faces as an industry were debated at Ffotography Futures, a showcase of new photographic talent at the three-day Creative Capital event organised by the University of Wales, Newport in London’s Canary Wharf.
