A motorsport engineering student from Swansea Metropolitan will compete in a non-stop driving challenge across the length of Britain in a bid to be crowned one of the nation's most economical drivers.

On the back of positive research findings, which found that Welsh universities have an impact of almost £3.6bn, business and university leaders have announced that they will be forging a stronger partnership into the future to exploit further the economic potential of collaboration between business and the higher education sector.