{"id":4443,"date":"2026-04-28T11:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=4443"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:03:18","slug":"swansea-university-and-uk-sports-institute-launch-phd-to-enhance-data-informed-performance-in-elite-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2026\/04\/28\/swansea-university-and-uk-sports-institute-launch-phd-to-enhance-data-informed-performance-in-elite-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Prifysgol Abertawe a Sefydliad Chwaraeon y DU yn lansio PhD i wella perfformiad ar sail data mewn chwaraeon el\u00eet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\"><strong>Mae <a href=\"https:\/\/swansea.ac.uk\" target=\"_self\">Prifysgol Abertawe<\/a> wedi lansio prosiect PhD cydweithredol newydd gyda Sefydliad Chwaraeon y DU (UKSI), darparwr gwasanaethau gwyddoniaeth, meddygaeth, technoleg a pheirianneg blaenllaw\u2019r DU mewn chwaraeon Olympaidd a Pharalympaidd.\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae'r prosiect, dan arweiniad academyddion o faes arbenigol Dadansoddeg Chwaraeon Abertawe, yn adeiladu ar raglen ymchwil yn y Brifysgol sy'n tyfu, sy'n defnyddio dadansoddeg data uwch i fynd i'r afael \u00e2 heriau perfformiad byd go iawn mewn chwaraeon el\u00eet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yn rhan o'r&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/sport-exercise-sciences\/astem\/\">Ganolfan Ymchwil Technoleg Chwaraeon Cymhwysol, Ymarfer Corff a Meddygaeth (A-STEM)<\/a>, mae t\u00eem y prosiect yn gweithio'n agos gydag UKSI ac ystod o sefydliadau chwaraeon - o Glwb P\u00eal-droed dinas Abertawe, y Scarlets a'r Gweilch, i Nofio Cymru ac INEOS Grenadiers - ac yn cynnwys yr Athro Liam Kilduff, Neil Bezodis a Laura Mason, a Dr Mark Waldron and Rowan Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gan dynnu ar eu harbenigeddau mewn gwyddor perfformiad chwaraeon, ystadegau, dysgu peirianyddol a chyfrifiadureg, nod y t\u00eem yw cyflymu sut caiff data ei drosglwyddo'n benderfyniadau perfformiad uchel ar draws ystod o chwaraeon yn y DU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bydd y prosiect yn cymhwyso fframwaith - a ddatblygwyd yn ddiweddar gan y t\u00eem yn Abertawe, mewn cydweithrediad \u00e2 phartneriaid y diwydiant a'r byd academaidd - i gefnogi ymarfer ar sail data mewn chwaraeon el\u00eet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bydd hefyd yn defnyddio dulliau modelu uwch - gan gynnwys dysgu peirianyddol, modelau efeilliaid digidol, a lle bo'n briodol, dechnegau deallusrwydd artiffisial - i greu atebion arloesol sy'n helpu chwaraeon perfformiad uchel i wneud penderfyniadau mwy clir, a hyderus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meddai Neil Bezodis, Athro Biomecaneg a Thechnoleg ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe:<\/strong>&nbsp;\"Rydym bob amser yn gweithio'n agos gyda'n partneriaid i ddylunio a chynnal ymchwil a fydd yn cael effaith go iawn ar chwaraeon perfformiad uchel. Felly, rydym yn falch iawn o'n perthynas hirdymor ag UKSI, ac yn edrych ymlaen at botensial y prosiect hwn i gael dylanwad pellach ar eu hymarfer, yn ogystal \u00e2'r chwaraeon y maen nhw'n gweithio gyda nhw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meddai Matt Parker, Cyfarwyddwr Arloesedd Perfformiad yn UKSI:<\/strong>&nbsp;\"Mae ein perthynas barhaus ag Abertawe wedi ein helpu i gael mynediad at alluoedd ymchwil sydd wedi amlygu a dilysu effaith perfformiad ar draws sbectrwm eang o chwaraeon dros sawl cylch Olympaidd a Pharalympaidd, gan gynnwys yr holl sbectrwm o gymorth perfformiad, gan gynnwys biomecaneg, seicoleg, ffisioleg ac yn fwy diweddar, gwyddor data. Mae Liam, Neil a'r t\u00eem yn A-STEM yn cynnig ymagwedd drwyadl i wyddoniaeth ochr yn ochr ag agwedd perfformiad yn gyntaf, ac mae ganddynt hanes cryf o gyflawni gwerth yn erbyn amserlenni cystadlu mewn senarios cymhleth.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ychwanegodd Dave Thomas, Uwch-ymgynghorydd Perfformiad ac Arloesi (Technoleg) yn UKSI:<\/strong>\"Mae\u2019r PhD hwn, mewn partneriaeth \u00e2 Chanolfan Ymchwil A-STEM yn ein galluogi i adeiladu ar waith sydd eisoes yn bodoli yn Abertawe, i ddatblygu a chymhwyso dulliau newydd ac arloesol o ddod o hyd i liferi perfformiad ystyrlon mewn setiau data cymhleth ac sy\u2019n aml yn anniben. Rydym yn gobeithio y bydd hefyd yn cynnig y cyfle i ddarpar ymarferwyr gyfrannu'n ystyrlon at yr ymdrech Olympaidd a Pharalympaidd, wrth ennill profiad gwerthfawr mewn chwaraeon perfformiad uchel a datblygu sgiliau dadansoddol arloesol.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae'r cyfle PhD hwn yn adeiladu ar bortffolio cynhwysfawr Prifysgol Abertawe o gydweithrediadau perfformiad uchel - o brosiectau dadansoddi chwaraeon cymhwysol sydd wedi dylanwadu ar strategaethau technegol cyrff llywodraethu sy'n gweithio mewn partneriaeth ag UKSI, i'r&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/press-office\/news-events\/news\/2021\/09\/swansea-technology-helps-power-top-british-athletes-to-tokyo-success.php\">gwaith o ddatblygu dillad sy'n gwresogi i baratoi athletwyr cyn-cystadlu, wedi'i gyflwyno mewn partneriaeth \u00e2 Chanolfan Argraffu a Chaenu Cymru<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobs.ac.uk\/job\/DRA552\/phd-studentship-stem-maths-physics-computer-science-principles-and-methods-to-support-data-informed-decisions-in-olympic-and-paralympic-sport\"><strong>Cyflwyno cais am y PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/cy\/gwyddorau-chwaraeon-ymarfer-corff\/\"><strong>Rhagor o wybodaeth am adran Chwaraeon a Gwyddorau Ymarfer Corff Prifysgol Abertawe<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swansea University has launched a new collaborative PhD project with the\u00a0UK Sports Institute (UKSI), the UK\u2019s leading provider of science, medicine, technology and engineering services to Olympic and Paralympic sports. The project, led by academics from Swansea\u2019s Sport Analytics specialist area, builds on a growing research programme at the University which uses advanced data analytics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190346150,"featured_media":4446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1366],"tags":[1368,1372],"class_list":["post-4443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-research","tag-sport"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfwlnl-19F","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3953,"url":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2026\/01\/27\/swansea-ineos-grenadiers-collaboration-to-help-transform-elite-cycling-talent-identification\/","url_meta":{"origin":4443,"position":0},"title":"Cydweithrediad rhwng Abertawe ac INEOS Grenadiers i helpu i drawsnewid adnabod dawn beicio el\u00eet","author":"meganchick1","date":"27th Ionawr 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Swansea University has partnered with INEOS Grenadiers to develop cutting-edge data and AI solutions that could revolutionise how emerging talent is identified in professional cycling. 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