Owen Derbyshire sets out why a reuse-ready Deposit Return Scheme is essential for delivering Wales’ circular economy ambitions and for meeting our duty to future generations.
Stepping Up: How Covid-19 Tested the Resilience of Welsh Places
Since 2018, the IWA has convened a consortium of experts and, together, we have been developing the Understanding Welsh Places
From Erasmus to Taith and back again: why a return to Erasmus+ can’t mean the end of Taith
Kirsty Williams, former Welsh Education Minister, Taith Board member, and Chair of the Taith Advisory Board, tells us about Taith, what the programme has achieved, and why it has done so much more for Wales than simply act as a stopgap for Erasmus+.
We need to talk about homes
Cwmpas held its Communities Creating Homes conference at the beginning of May. The event, held at the Temple of Peace, Cardiff, celebrated the progress made so far with community-led housing in Wales and also discussed future challenges and opportunities.
IWA Analysis: The decade ahead towards net zero for Wales
Joe Rossiter examines the latest report from the UK Climate Change Committee and what it means for policymakers and the public alike.
“We have never seen a greater day than this” – VE Day, May 8th, 1945
80 years on, IWA Fellow Roger Lewis reflects on VE day, 8th May 1945.
Saving Lampeter campus: community initiatives are underway
Andy Bevan provides an update on the ways forward for University of Wales Trinity St David’s Lampeter campus.
The power of collaboration to drive transformative change
Professor Roger Whitaker explains how the Wales Innovation Network is accelerating research and innovation across Wales.
From pilot to programme: What four years of going Upstream has taught us about preventing youth homelessness in Wales
Yvonne Connolly reflects on the progress, and impact, of Llamau’s youth homelessness programme Upstream.
Introducing and evaluating the KiVa school-based antibullying programme in Wales
Prof Judy Hutchings shares the findings of a newly published paper looking at the implementation of the KiVa antibullying programme across Welsh schools.
Forgotten Fishguard?
Jeremy Martineau OBE from North Pembrokeshire Trade and Tourism takes a stroll through Fishguard reflecting on the town as an important cultural and tourism centre for West Wales.