Newsletter 05.11.21

Big Fat Mo Quiz. 

What’s better than a pub quiz??... A Big Fat Charity quiz that’s what! 

Join us in the Refectory this Sunday 7th November for the BIG Fat Movember Quiz. Don’t worry you don’t have to be a super-genius, or the next Einstein – Just willing to have a laugh with some mates and raise necessary funds for a great cause. 

Tickets are £2 PP or £10 for a table of 6! Cash payments will need to be made at the door. Read more here. 

Swell App.

In light of COP26, we have some very exciting news for you regarding sustainability here at Swansea Uni - Do you want to get rewarded for your positive environmental actions and win donations for your favourite charities? Well Good news, now you can! 

Swansea Uni is launching “SWell” an online platform and app and take part in activities to earn Green Points and help the environment. Each month we’ll be rewarding the 10 top earning students with a £10 voucher – redeemable through: the SU, Root, M&S, National Book Tokens and cinema vouchers – as well as awarding a £500 charity donation to our top team at the end of the year. Interested? Join here.

SUSU x Don’t Be A Tosser Beach Clean. 

Are you a lover of the beach? Want to help keep our Swansea beaches pristine? If so, why not Join your SU at our Beach Clean this Saturday, in collaboration with Don't be a Tosser. 

We will be meeting at 11am on Swansea Bay Beach, directly opposite the Co-op store. The beach clean will run until 1pm, and anyone is welcome to join. 

Let's help keep our beaches spotless. Find out more information here.

School Reps.

Do you have ideas on how to improve your School or Faculty? Would you like to attend high level University meetings? Are you passionate about supporting other students? Would you like £300 to do all of this?! 

Well good news, you can!! All you need to do is become a School Rep. School Reps are part of a wider team of 33 Reps that oversee all the Subject Reps in their Schools, whilst working with University and Union staff to create a better Uni experience 

We are looking for 2 x Undergrad School reps and 1 x Postgrad school reps per School. Applications close midday 10th Nov. For more information and how to apply, click here.

COP Cymru Events.  

With COP26 already underway in Glasgow, COP Cymru will offer people across Wales the chance to join the conversation, in a programme that includes virtual presentations/discussions involving government ministers, academics, private and public sector organisations and community groups. 

From 4th to 10th November, four COP26 Regional Roadshow events will be broadcast virtually, enabling the public to join discussions on topics that mirror some of the key COP26 themes. 

The COP Cymru programme concludes with Wales Climate Week: a Wales-wide conversation on how to tackle the climate emergency, taking place online, from 22nd to 26th November. 

To find out more information about the COP Cymru virtual regional roadshows, or any of the Wales Climate Week events, visit the COP Cymru event platform here. 

Cwis Tafarn Mawr.

Beth sy’n well na chwis tafarn? Cwis Mawr Elusennol! 

Ymuna â ni yn y Ffreutur ar Ddydd Sul 7fed ar gyfer Cwis Mawr Mis Tashwedd. Paid â phoeni, does dim angen bod yn athrylith arbennig – ond mae angen bod yn barod i chwerthin a chodi arian at ac hos gwych. 

Pris y tocynnau yw £2 y person neu £10 am fwrdd o 6! Bydd angen gwneud taliadau arian parod wrth y drws. Rhagor o wyboadaeth yma.

Swell App.

Digwyddiad Glanhau’r Traeth UMPA x Don’t Be A Tosser 

Cynrychiolwyr Ysgolion.

Oes gennyt ti syniadau am sut i wella dy Ysgol neu Gyfadran? Hoffet ti fynychu cyfarfodydd lefel uwch y Bryfysgol? Wyt ti'n frwdfrydig am gefnogi myfyrwyr eraill? Hoffet ti ennill £300 i neu hyn y gyd?

Newyddion da! Gallet ti wneud hyn drwy fod yn Gynrychiolydd Ysgol. Mae Cynrychiolwyr Ysgol yn rhan o dîm ehangach o 33 o Gynrhychiolwyr sy'n goruchwylio'r holl Gynrychiolwyr Pwnc, wrth weithio gyda staff y Brifysgol a'r Undeb i greu profiad gwell i fyfyrwyr.

Rydyn ni'n chwilio am 2 x Cynrychiolydd Ysgol Israddedig ac 1x Cynrychiolydd Ysgol Ôl-raddedig i bob Ysgol. Mae ceisiadau'n cau am ganolyddydd ar 10fed Tachwedd. Am ragor o wybodaeth a manylion am ymgeisio, clicia yma.

Digwyddiadau COP Cymru.

Gyda COP26 yng Nglasgow, bydd COP Cymru yn cynnig pobl ledled Cymru'r cyfle i ymuno â'r sgwrs, mewn rhaglen sy'n cynnwys cyflwyniadau/trafodaethau fyda gweinidogion llywodrathol, academyddion, sefydliadau preifat a chyhoeddus a grwpiau cymunedol.

O 4ydd i 10fed Tachwedd, bydd pedwar Sioe Rhanbarthol Deithiol COP26 yn cael eu darlledu'n rhithwir, gan alluogi'r chyoedd i ymuno â thrafodaethau sy'n adlewyrchu rhai o themâu allweddol COP26.

Bydd rhaglen COP Cymru yn gorffen gydag Wythnos Hinsawdd Cymru:trafodaeth ledled Cymru ar sut i fynd i'r afael ag argyfwng yr amgylchedd. Bydd hwn yn cael ei gynnal ar-lein rhwng 22-26 Tachwedd.

Am ragor o wybodaeth am ddigwyddiadau COP Cymru, neu unrhyw un o ddigwyddiadau Wythnos Hinsawdd Cymru, cer i wefan digwyddiadau COP Cymru yma.