Mae diddordeb digynsail yn ein cynllun grantiau gweithdai ymchwil wedi arwain at chwech ar hugain o brosiectau, ar draws pedair thema wahanol, yn derbyn cyllid.

Mae’r pynciau’n amrywio o glwb pêl-droed Wrecsam i belydrau cosmig, tegwch rhywedd yn y gweithle i fanciau bwyd, mewn arddangosfa agraffiadol sy’n dangos sut mae’r cynllun grantiau yn cwmpasu ystod ddeniadol o feysydd pwnc.

Mae’r cynllun wedi bod yn rhedeg ers 2022 ac mae bellach wedi darparu cyfanswm o 60 o brosiectau gyda grantiau rhwng £1,000 a £2,000. Mae’r cyllid wedi’i gynllunio i ddod ag ymchwilwyr o Gymru at ei gilydd mewn gweithdai cydweithredol a rhyngddisgyblaethol, lle mae syniadau ymchwil a cheisiadau am ragor o gyllid yn cael eu datblygu.

Mae’r grantiau yn cael eu dyfarnu ar draws y themâu eang canlynol:

• Llwybrau at Heddwch (ar y cyd ag Academi Heddwch, sefydliad Heddwch Cymru)
• Ymchwilwyr Gyrfa Gynnar
• Astudiaethau Cymreig
• Dyniaethau, y Celfyddydau a’r Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol

“Cawsom ein synnu gan nifer ac ansawdd y ceisiadau a dderbyniwyd,” meddai Dr Barbara Ibinarriaga Soltero, Rheolwr Rhaglen Datblygu Ymchwilwyr.

“Mae’n gwbl amlwg bod y cynllun grantiau wedi dod yn rhan sylweddol o amgylchedd ymchwil Cymru erbyn hyn. Mae’n darparu’r math o gyllid sy’n aml yn gallu bod yn anodd cael gafael arno, yn enwedig i bobl ar ddechrau gyrfa ymchwil. Rydym yn gwerthfawrogi cefnogaeth ein holl gyllidwyr – mae eu cyfraniadau yn allweddol mewn hyrwyddo’r gwaith hanfodol hwn yng Nghymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru.

“Mae’r cysylltiad eleni gydag Academi Heddwch yn ddatblygiad cyffrous, yn gyntaf oherwydd ei ffocws ar astudiaethau heddwch, lle mae angen gweithredu ar dipyn o frys yn yr amseroedd presennol.”

Bydd y rheiny a dderbyniodd y grantiau yn ysgrifennu adroddiad interim yn ddiweddarach yn y gwanwyn, cyn cyflwyno adroddiad terfynol yn yr haf.

Dyma’r prosiectau sydd wedi cael eu cefnogi gennym (wedi’u rhestru gyda’r prif gynigydd):

Teitl y Prosiect	Prif Gynigydd	Prif Sefydliad
Astudiaethau Cymreig
Empowering Llanelli through Community-Driven Entrepreneurial Education: A Model for Welsh Town Regeneration	Dr Felicity Healey-Benson	Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society (Ltd)
Access Insight Knowledge Exchange workshops	Anita Naoko Pilgrim	The Open University in Wales
How can housing associations transform food systems in Wales?	Dr Hannah Pitt	Cardiff University
Arbrofi: Devolved jurisdictions as spaces for aspirational legislation	Dr Caer Smyth	Cardiff University
Addysg i newydd-ddyfodiaid yng Nghymru a Quebec: cydweithio i rannu arfer gorau a datrys heriau	Dr Kathryn Jones	IAITH: Y Ganolfan Cynllunio Iaith
Dyniaethau, y Celfyddydau a’r Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol
What can we learn from first-hand accounts of death and dying? An exploration of raw and honest narratives from those at the end of life, their loved ones and their healthcare professionals	Dr Louise Child	Cardiff University
The 28 archive workshops	Dr Sara Correia-Hopkins	Swansea University
Interdisciplinary investigation of soil sensing and monitoring applications for public engagement and climate action	Dr Paul Granjon	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Implementing a decolonising project in context: Being led through student needs and perception	Dr Annie Hendry	Bangor University
Play for children affected by displacement in Wales	Dr Justine Howard	Swansea University
Implementing a decolonising project in context: Being led through student-needs and perception	Dr Ahmed Raza Memon	Cardiff University
Assisted Reproductive Technology as poetic ART: Reframing medical experience through creative practice	Dr Carrie Smith	Cardiff University
Early-career teacher retention in Wales: Coaching for professional development	Dr Laura Nicole Rees-Davies	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Beyond the ballot: Reimagining democratic engagement	Sarah Roberts	The Open University in Wales
Arts engagement for disability groups	Dr Grace Thomas	Wrexham University
Ymchwilwyr Gyrfa Gynnar
Exploration of cosmic ray-initiated lightning during thunderstorms	Dr Muhammad Naeem Anwar	Swansea University
Closing the gap of equality of access to fresh food produce and improving mental wellbeing in food bank service users	Dr Alecia Cousins	Swansea University
Neuro-affirming welfare spaces	Dr Josie Henley	Cardiff University
Wrexham Football Club & Welshness: An interdisciplinary examination of the Wrexham AFC takeover and its impact upon Welsh language, culture and identity	Dr Nina Jones	Cardiff Metropolitan University
What is school readiness? Does family resilience impact school readiness?	Dr Amanda Thomas	University Of South Wales
Advancing gender equity in Welsh workplaces	Dr Lauren Josie Thomas	University of South Wales
A BCUHB and Bangor University task force to establish a statement of urgent research priorities around school readiness across North Wales	Dr Charlotte Wiltshire	Bangor University
Llwybrau at Heddwch
Co-developing improved access to psychosocial interventions and social prescribing in the community for people seeking refuge and asylum.	Dr Rabeea’h W Aslam	Cardiff University
A Welsh pathway to peace: Storytelling and forced migration:	Dr Gillian McFadyen	Aberystwyth University
Supporting girls’ everyday politics in Uganda	Dr Rosie Walters	Cardiff University
Stories of peace from Myanmar to Wales: place-based storytelling and pedagogic decolonising for displaced youth	Dr Yi Li	Aberystwyth University