Dr. Karenza Moore, Reader in Sociology at Newcastle University, founder of clubresearch.org and dance music DJ

Dr Karenza Moore is a Reader in Sociology at Newcastle University, UK. She has been researching and writing about illicit drugs, rave/dance music culture and youth leisure for over 20 years, and has published widely on illicit drug prevalence, emerging trends, markets, laws and policy responses, as well as on drug markets and new technologies. Karenza works with drug harm reduction and policy change organisations including Crew, The Beckley Foundation, and Release, alongside statutory service providers. Her most recent research focuses on youth ketamine use, and her forthcoming co-authored book Researching With Youth: An Introduction to Youth-Centred Research will be published by Bloomsbury in October 2025.

Jo Moore, Registered Manager at Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House, Residential Detox and Rehab Facility

Jo is the Registered Manager of the Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House Residential Detox and Rehab facility in Heswall on the Wirral. Jo has 24 years of experience working within health and social care. As an RGN her career includes working in acute care settings, mental health and substance use. Jo will speak about her experiences of providing clinical support for Ketamine detoxification as well as the vital and often-missed role of rehabilitation from Ketamine use.

Professor Mitul Mehta PhD, Professor of Neuroimaging & Psychopharmacology, Director, Centre for Innovative Therapeutics, Kings College London

Professor Mitul Mehta graduated from the University of Cambridge, specialising in Neuroscience. His PhD research focussed on dopaminergic modulation of cognitive function in healthy volunteers to validate animal models. He was one of the first researchers to provide insight into the mechanisms behind working memory enhancement with the stimulant drug methylphenidate at the level of the brain system. Following his PhD he extended this work as an MRC Fellow at Imperial College, London with PET imaging. This early work was recognised by an award from the British Association for Psychopharmacology. On joining the then Institute of Psychiatry he received a Wellcome Trust Value in People Award to pursue the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging in understanding drug effects on cognitive networks. He is currently based in the Department of Neuroimaging at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience where his group uses neuroimaging and behavioural testing to assay drug action for advanced mechanistic understanding and as translational tools to accelerate drug development. This work has benefitted from close collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry allowing Prof. Mehta to pursue the study of little explored systems in the humans with novel compounds, including those to reverse the effects of ketamine. He is currently the lead for the Experimental Medicine & Novel Therapeutics of the Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, Director of the Centre for Innovative Therapeutics and Research Integrity Champion for his faculty. He was previously a council member and officer for the British Association for Psychopharmacology.

Ethypharm is a specialty pharmaceutical company committed to providing products targeting the central nervous system (CNS) for patients who are suffering severe pain or opioid dependency as well as providing a wide range of high quality injectable medicines for use in hospital and emergency situations.

We use our considerable expertise and know-how to provide innovative solutions to healthcare providers and their patients.

In the UK we are recognised as a key partner of the NHS and the private hospital sector with a range of quality products.

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Exchange Supplies is a unique social enterprise working to improve the harm reduction response to drug use by developing products and information for injecting drug users, drug services, and needle exchanges.

They are committed to supplying high-quality, low cost injecting equipment to customers around the world, and to providing employment and training opportunities for drug users.

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Orion Medical Supplies Ltd are specialist suppliers of injecting equipment, associated paraphernalia and bespoke kits to the Harm Reduction Market.

We work with Public Health, Commissioners and Charitable bodies providing a complete solution covering needle syringe provision. This includes provision of loose paraphernalia such as needles, syringes and pharmaceutical grade acidifiers and bespoke kits for pharmacy schemes. We also provide a fully managed needle exchange waste collection service.

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Please note this information is taken https://www.swansea-arena.co.uk/visitors/getting-here

Address

Swansea Arena, Oystermouth Rd, Maritime Quarter, Bae Copr Bay, Swansea SA1 3BX

Arriving by car

Swansea Arena is easily accessible by car, with a number of car parks located close to the Arena.

Exit the M4 at Junction 47 if you are heading from the West (Carmarthen). Use Junction 42 if you are coming from the East (London/Cardiff)

Parking

We would advise parking at St David’s multi storey car park, which is across the road from Swansea Arena, as it is much cheaper than the one attached to the Arena.

‍St David’s Multi Story
‍Operated by: Swansea Council
Average walk time: 5 minutes
Cost: 4hrs £4, (£2 Blue Badge)
‍https://swansea.gov.uk/stdavidsmultistorey

Copr Bay South Multi Story
‍Operated by: Swansea Council
Average walk time: 1 minute
Cost: 4hrs £10, (£8 residents)
‍https://swansea.gov.uk/coprbaycarpark

‍NCP City Gates Multi Story
‍Operated by: NCP
Average walk time: 5 minutes
Cost: 4hrs: £8.75 (pre-booked)
‍https://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park

Quadrant Multi Story
‍Operated by: Swansea Council
Average walk time: 5 minutes
Cost: 4hrs £4
‍https://swansea.gov.uk/quadrantmultistorey

‍Paxton Street Pay and Display
‍Operated by: Swansea Council
Average walk time: 5 minutes
Cost: 4hrs £4, (£2 Blue Badge)
‍https://swansea.gov.uk/paxtonstreetcarpark

‍Park & Ride – Landore & Fabian Way (not suitable for evening shows)
‍Operated by: Swansea Council
Average walk time: 5 minutes from drop-off point (Quadrant)
Cost: £1 car + 4 passengersOpen: 6.45am – 7.30pm, Monday – Saturday
‍https://swansea.gov.uk/landore
‍https://swansea.gov.uk/fabianway

Many other parking options can be seen on PARKOPEDIA

Important information:

• Copr Bay South (adjacent to the Arena), features 35 disabled spaces, whilst all other city centre car parks have Blue Badge parking spaces available.
• Nearby on-street parking is very limited.
• Swansea Arena / ATG do not manage any car parks. Queries, requests for information, or concerns relating to the Council operated car parks should be directed to them by pressing the Pay-Station/Exit Barrier’s CALL button, phoning 01792 480526 or emailing car.parks@swansea.gov.uk
• Please expect some delays during busy events when exiting the car park.
• For electric vehicles, five 22kW charge points are available in the adjacent Copr Bay South car park. For more information, visit clenergy.online.

Arriving by train

Swansea Arena is a 10-minute walk or 6-minute drive from Swansea Train Station.

Swansea is well served by high-speed Great Western Railway trains from London and frequent Transport for Wales  trains run from West Wales, the Marches, the Midlands and the South-West.

Once you have arrived to the vicinity of the coastal park, please find further information regarding the most accessible means of entering the venue here.

Arriving by bus/ coach

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
‍Swansea Arena is served by local bus routes coming from in and out of the City Centre. The nearest stop to the Arena is Swansea Bus Station, located in The Quadrant.

Left Luggage Storage is available until 17:00, Monday-Saturday in Swansea Mobility Hire, located within the Bus Station.

Once you have arrived to the vicinity of the coastal park, please find further information regarding the most accessible means of entering the venue here.