Mae’r Gweinidog Addysg hefyd wedi cyhoeddi y bydd cyllid cyfalaf o £1.3m, rhan o raglen Sêr Cymru yn cael ei ddefnyddio i annog prifysgolion Cymru i gyflwyno cynigion ymchwil newydd a allai gyfrannu at yr ymchwil i effeithiau COVID-19, neu i gario ymchwil yn y maes hwnnw ymlaen.
The Education Minister has also announced that £1.3m of capital funding, part of the Sêr Cymru programme, will be used to invite applications from Welsh universities to submit novel research proposals that could contribute to or boost the advancement of research that impacts COVID-19.