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Welcome/Croeso to Upsilon Xi at Large chapter!

As chapter President I am delighted to welcome you to our chapter. We have been a chapter since April 2008 and are located at Swansea University, with Cardiff university as a partner, in South Wales, UK. We were the first chapter to be chartered in the UK and the third in Europe. If interested, please look at the tab titled `Our Chapter’ on the menu bar to learn more about our chapter history.

Although located in Wales we have a diverse membership, of which we are very proud, and have members from Scotland, Ghana, Rwanda, India, Slovenia, Croatia, USA, Poland, Austria, Israel, Slovakia, Kazahstan, Australia and the Philippines. 

 We are probably the Chapter with the most diverse membership in Europe.

I hope that you will contribute to the activities of the Chapter. Please check our website Home - Upsilon Xi at-Large Chapter (sigmanursing.org) for updates, forthcoming events and new opportunities. Please also send us your accomplishments so we can acknowledge you and celebrate your achievements. Post opportunities of interest in The Circle on our webpage and contribute to the discussions. By doing this we as a chapter can learn from each other, celebrate our diversity and continue to grow.

All welcome/ Croeso i gyd.

Best wishes/Cofion gorau

Joy

Joy Merrell, PhD, MSc, RGN, RHV, RNT, HV Tut Cert.

President Upsilon Xi at Large Chapter

j.a.merrell@swansea.ac.uk

Congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Nagórska on Receiving the FETNA Fellowship

It is a great honor to announce that Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Nagórska, RM, BMSc, MA, PhD, FETNA, has been awarded the Fellowship of the European Transcultural Nursing Association (FETNA) in 2025.

Assoc. Prof. Nagórska is a midwife and sociologist, and a specialist in obstetric nursing. She currently serves as an associate professor at the Institute of Health Sciences and Psychology, Collegium Medicum, University of Rzeszow, Poland. Her commitment to education, research, and transcultural nursing has made a significant impact at both national and international levels.

She is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Polish Midwives Association (PTP), the European Transcultural Nursing Association (ETNA), and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Wales Chapter). She also contributes to the work of the Sigma European Research Committee and the Nursing Education Interest Group.

In addition to her academic and professional contributions, Assoc. Prof. Nagórska serves on the editorial boards of several respected journals, including the European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Kontakt, European Journal of Midwifery, and the Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences.

Her research and academic profile can be found on ORCID.

The FETNA Fellowship recognizes distinguished service and outstanding contributions to transcultural nursing. This recognition reflects her dedication to advancing culturally competent care and nursing scholarship across Europe.

Dr. Martin Červený Presented at the 10th Conference of the European Transcultural Nursing Association

We are proud to share that Dr. Martin Červený delivered an oral presentation at the 10th Conference of the European Transcultural Nursing Association (ETNA), held in Budapest (Hungary) 24th of June, 2025.

Dr. Červený presented the results of a recent project conducted by the Sigma European Research Committee, titled:
"Advancing Nursing Research in Europe: A Thematic Analysis of Doctoral Dissertations."

This important work provides valuable insight into the current state and emerging trends in doctoral-level nursing research across Europe. Through thematic analysis, the study identified key focus areas, methodological approaches, and culturally relevant topics shaping the future of nursing science in the European context.

Dr. Červený’s presentation sparked engaging discussions among international colleagues and contributed to the ongoing dialogue on promoting excellence and innovation in transcultural nursing and research education.

We congratulate Dr. Červený on this achievement and his continued commitment to advancing nursing knowledge across borders.

Upsilon Xi-at-Large is the Welsh Chapter of Sigma. The Chapter is currently affiliated with Swansea and Cardiff Universities and has members from across Wales, from the rest of the UK and even from other parts of the world.

This website is the Chapter's means of communicating with its members. Chapter Leaders can post on the website, and all active members can read everything on the site. The links at the very bottom of the page will take you to the Sigma Repository as well as other parts of the STTI site.

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