2025</br> Wrexham University's Blogs

Low velocity oblique impact behaviour of glass, carbon and aramid fibre reinforced polymer laminates

April 2025 Engineering researchers in the Faculty of Arts, Computing and Engineering, Dr Shafiul Monir, Professor Richard Day, Dr Nataliia Luhyna, Dr Martyn Jones and Dr Yuriy Vagapov, recently co-aut...

Broken glass window with a red background

Open House for Research, April 25

Mandy Robbins chaired another great Open House for Research session in April, with a nice variety of speakers from Business, Engineering, and Education! First up, Eranda Abeysinghe, Lecturer in ...

An Adult Nursing student’s take on our interprofessional ‘Major Incident Day’

Major Incident Day is an annual event whereby students from a range of disciplines work interprofessionally to solve simulated, ‘real-life’ case studies. In this blog, Jamie, one of our PG...

A student’s perspective on WU’s student accommodation

Wrexham Student Village (WSV) is the onsite accommodation located on Wrexham University’s Plas Coch campus. The Village is made up of just over 300 rooms, which house students at the heart of th...

Students walking outside Wrexham Village accommodation

FACE Research Seminar

Exploring Music and Heritage The latest FACE Research Seminar featured engaging presentations from Sahan Perera and Gareth Carr, with Gareth also chairing the session. The discussions spanned fr...

gareth carr presenting at the front of class

A Day in the Life of an Adult Nursing Student

Hi, my name is Kangya, and I am an international student studying Adult Nursing at Wrexham University. To work in hospitals has been my dream for long, so nursing is definitely a good choice for me! I...

Starting university? Here’s what you should know

Starting university is an exciting new chapter, but it can often come with a lot of questions. From ‘what will my first day consist of?’ to ‘what events and/or societies can I get in...

Applied to university? Here’s what you should know

Applying to university is an exciting step, but the process doesn’t stop once you’ve submitted your application. With important decisions still to come, it’s natural to have some que...

How studying a postgraduate business degree transformed my career path

Background I am originally from Nigeria, where I earned my undergraduate degree in Applied Chemistry at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (Lautech). My background in analytical chemistry, techn...

A student’s guide to making friends at University

Let’s face it – moving to university can be nerve-wrecking, especially if you don’t know anyone and/or are moving away from home. I am Matt, a current student at Wrexham University, ...