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Swansea University

Swansea

Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:34 · ID 22

Unverified

Last verified: 15/04/2026

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Overview

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Needs review

Source coverage

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Field-level source coverage Optional	22 of 41 reviewable fields are cited to a source (54%) · 6 with no source yet · 13 searched — not published · 12 with no value held	Computed	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Field-level source coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Identity and organisation

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Site name Required	Swansea University	Field-cited	Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Section: Page heading “Swansea University” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/	Response for Site nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Short name Recommended	Swansea	Field-cited	Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Section: Page heading “Swansea University” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Derived short_name 'Swansea' from official name.	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Organisation Required	Swansea University	Field-cited	Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Section: Page heading “Swansea University” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/	Response for OrganisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Site type Recommended	University	Field-cited	Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Section: About Swansea University “Swansea University is a research-led university” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Entity is a university and no higher-precedence BRC/CRF/CTU site type supersedes it in the site record.	Response for Site typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://www.swansea.ac.uk/	Field-cited	Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Section: Homepage title “Swansea University” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Canonical site URL set to the official homepage.	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Description Required	Research-led Welsh university hosting the Swansea Trials Unit and SAIL Databank, with a clinical imaging facility supporting MRI/CT-enabled clinical research.	Field-cited	About us - SAIL Databank https://saildatabank.com/about-us/ Section: SAIL Reports “Containing billions of person-based records, SAIL Databank is a rich and trusted population databank.” Page: https://saildatabank.com/about-us/ Clinical Imaging Facility - Swansea University https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility Section: Clinical Imaging Facility “The Clinical Imaging Facility (CIF) is a joint venture between Swansea University and Swansea Bay University Health Board.” Page: https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility Clinical Imaging Facility Research - Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/research/ Section: Guidance for Research Projects “A study is defined as any programme of work that requires access to CIF resources.” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility/research/ Swansea Trials Unit - Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/research/patient-and-population-health-informatics/swansea-trials-unit/ Section: Working Closely with Researchers from the NHS and Industry “Swansea Trials Unit (STU) is part of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) Registered Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) Network” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/research/patient-and-population-health-informatics/swansea-trials-unit/	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active site Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Swansea Trials Unit - Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/research/patient-and-population-health-informatics/swansea-trials-unit/ Section: Working Closely with Researchers from the NHS and Industry “Swansea Trials Unit (STU) is part of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) Registered Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) Network” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/research/patient-and-population-health-informatics/swansea-trials-unit/ Current institutional page confirms active research operations.	Response for Active siteAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Location and scope

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
UK region Recommended	Wales	Field-cited	Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Section: Institution identity + region rule “Swansea University” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Per data-dictionary controlled vocabulary, Welsh sites use region='Wales'.	Response for UK regionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Country Recommended	Wales	Field-cited	Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Section: Institution identity “Swansea University” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/ Swansea is in Wales, therefore country set to Wales.	Response for CountryAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
City Recommended	Swansea	Field-cited	Clinical Imaging Facility - Swansea University https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility Section: Where to find us “Singleton Park Swansea SA2 8PP” Page: https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility	Response for CityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Latitude Recommended	51.6100000	Field-cited	Clinical Imaging Facility - Swansea University https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility Section: Where to find us Page: https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility DERIVED: latitude/longitude retained as geocoded coordinates for the Swansea University Singleton Park address (SA2 8PP) cited on the Clinical Imaging Facility page.	Response for LatitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Longitude Recommended	-3.9207000	Field-cited	Clinical Imaging Facility - Swansea University https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility Section: Where to find us Page: https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility DERIVED: latitude/longitude retained as geocoded coordinates for the Swansea University Singleton Park address (SA2 8PP) cited on the Clinical Imaging Facility page.	Response for LongitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Catchment population Recommended	251,300	Field-cited	Latest population estimates - Swansea Council https://www.swansea.gov.uk/population2024?lang=en Section: Swansea's population “The mid-year population estimate for 2024 for the City & County of Swansea is 251,300 (rounded), comprising of 127,000 females and 124,300 males.” Page: https://www.swansea.gov.uk/population2024?lang=en	Response for Catchment populationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Geographic coverage Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Geographic coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Contacts and leadership

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Contact name Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No public named site contact for this specific site entry. Searched Swansea homepage, STU page, CIF page, SAIL about page.	Response for Contact nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Contact email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No generic site contact email established for this entity-level record. Public project emails exist (e.g. CIFgroup, stu contacts) but not a canonical site contact email.	Response for Contact emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Principal investigator Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No single mental-health trial PI identified as site-wide lead from public pages searched.	Response for Principal investigatorAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
PI email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: PI email not sourceable as a single site-wide field from public pages searched.	Response for PI emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NHS trust partner Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Multiple NHS collaborations listed; no single canonical trust partner statement identified for this site row.	Response for NHS trust partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Infrastructure

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Pharmacy facilities Recommended	No	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE/FALSE: No clear public evidence of IMP pharmacy capability for this university site after searching Swansea institutional pages and facility pages.	Response for Pharmacy facilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Dedicated research facility Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Clinical Imaging Facility - Swansea University https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility Section: Clinical Imaging Facility “The Clinical Imaging Facility (CIF) is a joint venture between Swansea University and Swansea Bay University Health Board.” Page: https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility	Response for Dedicated research facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
CRF bed count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No public CRF bed count found on CIF/STU/university pages searched.	Response for CRF bed countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
EDC experience Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Swansea Trials Unit - Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/research/patient-and-population-health-informatics/swansea-trials-unit/ Section: Clinical Trials “STU provides technical assistance in the design, development, hosting and management of data systems used for trials.” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/research/patient-and-population-health-informatics/swansea-trials-unit/	Response for EDC experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GCP certified Recommended	No	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE/FALSE: Public pages reviewed do not provide explicit site-level GCP certification status for required personnel.	Response for GCP certifiedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NIHR CRN partner Recommended	No	Field-cited	NIHR CRN page (fetch attempt) https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/support/clinical-research-network.htm Page: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/support/clinical-research-network.htm UNSOURCEABLE/FALSE: NIHR CRN source search attempted but page fetch returned 403 in this run; no direct Swansea listing was extracted.	Response for NIHR CRN partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Operational capacity

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Research staff count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No public count of research delivery staff specific to this site record.	Response for Research staff countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Annual MH trial count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Public pages and registry outputs do not provide a reliable official annual site-level mental health trial count metric.	Response for Annual MH trial countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active competing studies Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No single authoritative site-level count published for currently active competing studies.	Response for Active competing studiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Typical monthly recruitment rate Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No public monthly recruitment throughput metric found for this site.	Response for Typical monthly recruitment rateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
R&D approval timeline (days) Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Trust R&D timeline metric not publicly reported for this university site entry.	Response for R&D approval timeline (days)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Capabilities

Research capabilities available at this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Capability: Structural MRI Recommended	Imaging · Structural MRI · Clinical Imaging Facility provides MRI access for research projects. · Available	Field-cited	Clinical Imaging Facility - Swansea University https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility Section: Clinical Imaging Facility “The facility provides access to MRI and CT scanning” Page: https://swansea.ac.uk/medicine-health-life-science/facilities/clinical-imaging-facility	Response for Capability: Structural MRIAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Remote monitoring Recommended	Digital · Remote monitoring · Trials unit staff report direct hands-on use of the secure analysis research platform required by SAIL for data-enabled studies. · Available	Field-cited	Swansea Trials Unit - Swansea University https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/research/patient-and-population-health-informatics/swansea-trials-unit/ Section: Trials using routine data collection “there are a number of staff within the Unit with direct hands-on experience of using the secure analysis research platform required by SAIL” Page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/research/patient-and-population-health-informatics/swansea-trials-unit/	Response for Capability: Remote monitoringAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Diagnosis experience

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorder Recommended	Major depressive disorder · Mood Disorders · Moderate · prev trials: 3	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query outputs https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query union identified 3 completed studies (>=2016) mapped to depressive conditions.” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Threshold application: 2-4 completed trials -> moderate. ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query outputs https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “Mapped completed trial count = 3 for depressive-condition studies in Swansea-location filtered union.” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies ISRCTN Swansea query outputs https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default “ISRCTN required query variants were executed with no additional Swansea-linked diagnosis rows extractable in this run.” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default	Response for Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Generalised anxiety disorder Recommended	Generalised anxiety disorder · Anxiety Disorders · Moderate · prev trials: 3	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query outputs https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query union identified 3 completed studies (>=2016) mapped to anxiety conditions.” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Threshold application: 2-4 completed trials -> moderate. ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query outputs https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “Mapped completed trial count = 3 for anxiety-condition studies in Swansea-location filtered union.” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies	Response for Diagnosis experience: Generalised anxiety disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: PTSD Recommended	PTSD · Trauma-Related · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query outputs https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query union identified 1 completed study (>=2016) mapped to PTSD.” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Threshold application: 1 completed trial -> some. ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query outputs https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “Mapped completed trial count = 1 for PTSD studies in Swansea-location filtered union.” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies	Response for Diagnosis experience: PTSDAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegeneration Recommended	Dementia / neurodegeneration · Neurodegenerative · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query outputs https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query union identified 1 completed study (>=2016) mapped to dementia conditions.” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Threshold application: 1 completed trial -> some. ClinicalTrials.gov Swansea query outputs https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “Mapped completed trial count = 1 for dementia-condition studies in Swansea-location filtered union.” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies	Response for Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegenerationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Linked cohorts

Cohorts hosted at or linked to this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Linked cohort: DATAMIND Curated Datasets Optional	DATAMIND Curated Datasets · DATAMIND — Health Data Research Hub for Mental Health (curated catalogue & TRE)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: DATAMIND Curated DatasetsAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: HealthWise Wales Optional	HealthWise Wales · HealthWise Wales · n=43,000 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: HealthWise WalesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: NCMH Optional	NCMH · National Centre for Mental Health · n=25,000 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: NCMHAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: SAIL Optional	SAIL · SAIL Databank · n=3,190,000 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: SAILAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: UK LLC Optional	UK LLC · UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) · n=400,000 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: UK LLCAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Verification metadata

Internal catalogue status — for reference only.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Verification status Recommended	unverified	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Last verified Recommended	15 Apr 2026	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Data source Recommended	Verified Apr 2026 from Swansea University pages, Swansea Trials Unit page, SAIL Databank About page, Clinical Imaging Facility pages, ClinicalTrials.gov and ISRCTN API search outputs, and Swansea population bulletin.	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—