Join students, academic staff and professionals to consider trends in innovation practice within the field of healthcare and wellbeing.
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David, together with the RSA, is co-hosting a series of quarterly INNOVATION focused lectures this academic year, exploring innovation in healthcare, technology, manufacturing and creative industries.
We begin with our Autumn Lecture on the evening of Tuesday 7 October 2025 6-8pm in Swansea on the topic of Innovation in health and welfare with Dr. Rhys Thomas & Professor Gareth Davies.
Industry Speaker: Dr Rhys Thomas (CEO Virtual Ward Technologies Ltd)
Dr Thomas is an experienced clinician with over 25 years in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Founded the Wales Air Ambulance Service and moved into business. Designed, built and gained MHRA Approval for a Ventilation device for the UK Ventilator Challenge. It was highly successful at Clinical trial. One of the first companies to design, build and publish evidence with Virtual Platforms and Covid Care and Virtual Ward Technologies Ltd. Passionate that the family, community and now business also benefit from this health advantage.
Academic Speaker: Professor Gareth Davies
Professor Davies is Dean of the Institute of Management and Health at University of Wales Trinity St David.
Each lecture will be livestreamed so we will welcome audiences from across Wales as well as in person at our Swansea campus. There will be time for questions and discussion at each one, hosted by Alan Mumby, RSA Fellow and Lecturer in Innovation Management at UWTSD.
The RSA came into being in 1754 as the ‘Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce and has been at the forefront of social innovation ever since through initiatives such as our Student Design Awards and Royal Designers of Industry. Our mission today is to enable people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony. Our vision is a world where everyone can fulfil their potential and contribute to more resilient, rebalanced and regenerative futures.
Similarly, the university founded in 1882, the birthplace of higher education in Wales. We aim to transform education and by doing so transform lives for the benefit of the learners, employers and communities we serve. UWTSD continues to support the ‘Arts, Manufactures and Commerce’ and is investing in innovation both academically and through its direct and collaborative support of Welsh organisations and companies.
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