News and Events at Bangor University

Date: 02/03/2012
Time: 09:00:00 AM
Location: The Management Centre, Bangor University, LL57 2DG

Public Procurement Event 2nd March 2012 - Are Buyers Born or Made?

Is successful procurement about having a range of skills which you can develop to get ahead or is it a question of your personality type being drawn to the profession because you have the appropriate traits to win through?

For the first pilot workshop, we are aiming to test out this proposition using some light-hearted personality tests and a competency profiling kit to look at the art of purchasing and the type of person who might be drawn to the profession or successful in it.

We are hoping participants will learn something about themselves and why they do the job they do. By exploring what it is to be a buyer the vital components of procurement competencies will be uncovered. The ultimate aim is to carry out research, develop practical solutions and deliver training events for buyers and small suppliers to improve the procurement experience.We would like this workshop to be an enjoyable and informative introduction to the WIT* project and to help us develop ideas for a procurement competency framework. It is the first in a series of workshops being planned, to achieve our project aim of contributing to the long term development of procurement staff and to inform our research. There will also be a parallel series for the small suppliers of Wales and Ireland.

People and Environment Series - New Seminar Series for 2011-12

Date: 02/03/2012
Time: 04:00:00 PM
Location: Neuadd Hugh Owen, The Management Centre, Bangor University

‘The archaeology of sounds: Language change, language families, and population histories’

Organised by Dr Kristján Ahronson, Prof James Scourse, Dr John Healey and Dr Jim Latham

Grand Concert

Date: 02/03/2012
Time: 07:00:00 PM
Location: Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University

Date for your diary: Bangor University is proud to present Grand Concert, a fundraising concert in aid of the 2012 Urdd National Eisteddfod at Glynllifon, Caernarfon.

Ysgol Tryfan Jazz Band
Bangor City Male Voice Choir
Penrhyn Male Voice Choir
Syr John Morris Jones Hall Choir
Casi Wyn
John Eifion
Menai Bridge Brass Band
Ysgol y Garnedd
Dewi Elis Jones
Ysgor Friars Duet

Palas Print (Bangor & Caernarfon), Awen Menai (Menai Bridge), Cob Records (Bangor), Siop John (Bethesda), Cwpwrdd Cornel (Llangefni), Convenience Store (Penrhosgarnedd) or on-line www.bangor.ac.uk/concerts

Friday Film - The Way Back (2010) Cert 12A

Date: 02/03/2012
Time: 08:00:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

Tickets: £4/£3 concessions. Phone: 01248 382828 or buy online at: www.pontio.co.uk. Also available on the door.

Dyslexia Information Day for Teachers and Parents

Date: 03/03/2012
Time: 09:00:00 AM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Main Arts Building, Bangor University

There is a charge for this event, please contact the Miles Dyslexia Centre for details

Huw Warren & Iain Ballamy

Date: 03/03/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: Powis Hall, Bangor University LL57 2DG

North Wales’s best-known jazz pianist is joined by Iain Ballamy for a concert of music based on Roald Dahl’s Kiss Kiss stories.

Recently described by the Guardian as "enduringly innovative" Warren and Ballamy have been at the cutting edge of the UK Jazz scene for the last 20 years. Both are winners of the BBC Jazz award for Innovation, and are composers and performers whose work easily crosses the divides between Jazz, Folk and World music. Combining virtuoso improvising with deep lyicism their repertoire is influenced by music as varied as John Dowland, Hermeto Pascoal and Chopin, and always underpinned by a gentle sense of humour. They recently presented a new extended suite of Huw Warren's at London's Kings Place are also part of the trio "Quercus" with singer June Tabor.

Sunday Cinema - Snatch (2000) Cert 18

Date: 04/03/2012
Time: 08:00:00 PM
Location: Main Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

Tickets: £4/£3 concessions. Phone: 01248 382828 or buy online at: www.pontio.co.uk. Also available on the door.

Fate of the Language Exhibition

Date: 05/03/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: Council Chamber Corridor, Bangor University

To mark the 50^th anniversary since the broadcast of ‘Tynged yr Iaith’ by Saunders Lewis the Archives Department have prepared an exhibition that will deal with the effect of the broadcast on Welsh history, the effect on Bangor Students with call for the use of the Welsh language, as well as the effects of the serious unrest between 1976 and 1984.

A continuous Exhibition which will commence on the 13 February 2012 and end on the 30 March 2012

'Sapir-Whorf Electrified: The Beauty & The Beast effect and Effects of Language on Categorical Perception'

Date: 05/03/2012
Time: 04:00:00 PM
Location: Multi-Resource Room of the Bilingualism Centre, Bangor University

'Sapir-Whorf Electrified: The Beauty & The Beast effect and Effects of Language on Categorical Perception'

The pronoun interpretation question(s): answers across tasks and populations by Dr. Eirini Sanoudaki

Date: 07/03/2012
Time: 04:00:00 PM
Location: Linguistics Seminar Room, Room 018, Main Arts Building

Dr Eirini Sanoudaki is a lecturer in the School of Linguisitcs and English Language.

The Linguistics Circle is a research talk series that includes speakers from within and outside the university. The talks are open to all members of Bangor University and to the public in general.

Learned Society of Wales public lecture on the Bloodhound project by Prof Ken Morgan. Sponsored by BU, the Institute of Physics in Wales and the HE-STEM project

Date: 07/03/2012
Time: 06:00:00 PM
Location: Main Lecture Theatre, School of Electronic Engineering, Bangor University.

The BLOODHOUND SSC Project is aimed at taking the World Land Speed Record into a totally new speed regime. Researchers from Swansea University are assisting the process of designing a manned vehicle capable of reaching the speed of 1000mph by 2012. This would surpass the current Land Speed Record, of 763mph, by over 30%. The Project presents the design team with massive engineering challenges, including the problem of ensuring that the car will remain stable at this speed. To assist the design team, computational fluid dynamics is being used at Swansea University to predict the overall aerodynamic behaviour of the vehicle. The lecture will describe the nature of the methods being employed and the contributions to the aerodynamic design that have been made.

Frontiers is a lecture series in which distinguished academics are invited to speak about the frontiers of research and to place their own contributions in context. Professor Morgan’s research has contributed to the emergence of the discipline of computational engineering and changed the way in which the aerospace industry uses simulation in engineering analysis and design.

"The Integration of Multilateral Environment Agreements: Herding Cats or Building Bridges?" by Dr Richard Caddell

Date: 09/03/2012
Time: 01:00:00 PM
Location: A2:01, Alun Building, Bangor University

"The Integration of Multilateral Environment Agreements: Herding Cats or Building Bridges?" by Dr Richard Caddell

Bangor Law School is pleased to announce that Dr. Richard Caddell, a former staff member here at Bangor, will deliver a guest lecture on Friday 9th March 2012. The title of the lecture is "The Integration of Multilateral Environment Agreements: Herding Cats or Building Bridges?", and is based on an article that will be appearing in this year's Yearbook of International Environmental Law. Dr. Caddell's paper examines the various mechanisms that treaties have established in order to synchronise working relationships, strategic directions and cooperative policies in the context of the fragmentation debate. It uses some of the cluster-based environmental regimes to provide case studies of how MOUs between treaties have worked (and why they often have not) and the emerging trend towards linkages between the executive bodies of treaty structures – and why the current fragmentation emphasis on successive treaties and conflict resolution is probably unlikely to be of any great practical assistance to most modern regimes. While the paper is based in environmental law, there are a lot of wider lessons to be drawn from these institutions across the various strands of international law, in an era of increasing regionalisation.

Click here to see Dr. Caddell’s profile on the Swansea University website.

Public Lecture on Autism

Date: 09/03/2012
Time: 05:00:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

Friday 9 March, 5pm
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University
Lecture by the inspirational Professor Martin Raff who, after retiring as an eminent Professor of Developmental Neurobiology, was prompted by his autistic grandson to come back to Research and develop a new approach to the diagnosis and development of potential treatments for the disease.

BANGOR SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Showcasing the latest in science, technology and engineering
9-18 March 2012 • All events free of charge

Bangor Science Festival, as part of the National Science and Engineering Week, offers something for everyone with activities for families and schools groups, adults looking for entertainment and stimulating debate, and professionals interested in the latest research.
For a full list of events and to register, visit: www.bangor.ac.uk/bangorsciencefestival. For more information, contact us at b.s.f@bangor.ac.uk or on 01248 382671.

Bangor Science Week 2012 - Public lecture on Autism by the inspirational Professor Martin Raff

Date: 09/03/2012
Time: 05:30:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Main Arts Building, Bangor University

Public lecture on Autism by the inspirational Professor Martin Raff, who after retiring as an eminent Professor of Developmental Neurobiology, was prompted by his autistic grandson to come back to Research and develop a new approach to the diagnosis and development of potential treatments for the condition.

Public Lecture: Professor Jeremy Myerson

Date: 09/03/2012
Time: 06:30:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Main Arts Building, Bangor University

Lecture delivered by Professor Jeremy Myerson, Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art. Professor Myerson is the Principal Investigator for the Make It Better, Designing Out Medical Error (DOME) project. As part of Bangor Science Festival 2012, Bangor University will host the DOME exhibition which demonstrates the work carried out by Professor Myerson and a team of designers, engineers, clinicians and ergonomists, psychologists and business experts from the Royal College of Art, Imperial College and St Mary’s Hospital in London.

The interdisciplinary nature of the DOME project is an excellent example of the type of research and innovation activity that will be undertaken in Pontio, Bangor’s Arts and Innovation Centre which is due to open in autumn 2013.

The Coal Porters

Date: 09/03/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: Powis Hall, Bangor University

Firmly established on the UK and European touring circuits, The Coal Porters are an exciting and dynamic bluegrass combo with a dynamite live act that is polished yet passionate and second to none. Come along for an acoustic evening with attitude and get ready for the ride of your life!

Supported by Cajuns Denbo, a six-piece band from North Wales, who will be performing their unique Welsh language blend of South Lousiana dance rhythms.

Tickets: £12/£10 concessions
Phone: 01248 382828, visit Cob Records or buy online at: www.pontio.co.uk

Spice up your cabaret evening with a tasty selection of Light Bites. Book in advance on: 01248 382558 or email your order to: reservations@bangor.ac.uk.

£5 per plate
Chorizo / Manchego cheese croute
Patatas al ajillo
Tortilla
Tuna / spinach croquette
Breaded jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese
Piri piri dip

Bangor Science Week 2012 - Presentation of Awards for Winners of the Photography, Poetry and Art Competitions -FREE!

Date: 10/03/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: The Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, Bangor

Come along and celebrate with the winners of the Photography, Art, and Poetry competitions. Jane Griffith-Jones BA (Hons), http://www.janegriffiths-jonesart.com/ , the celebrated artist, wildlife author and photographer will be presenting the winners with fabulous prizes.

There will be winners in each age group (Primary and Secondary School) and all winning entries will be displayed at Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery for the rest of the week.

Photography, Poetry & Art Competition

Date: 10/03/2012
Time: 02:00:00 PM
Location: Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery, Bangor

Saturday 10 March, 10am
Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery, Bangor
An award ceremony for the winners of the competition, run with schools in Gwynedd and Anglesey. Winning entries will be on display in the museum throughout Bangor Science Festival.

BANGOR SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Showcasing the latest in science, technology and engineering
9-18 March 2012 • All events free of charge

Bangor Science Festival, as part of the National Science and Engineering Week, offers something for everyone with activities for families and schools groups, adults looking for entertainment and stimulating debate, and professionals interested in the latest research.

For a full list of events and to register, visit: www.bangor.ac.uk/bangorsciencefestival. For more information, contact us at b.s.f@bangor.ac.uk or on 01248 382671.

In the Footsteps of Charles Darwin: The Geology of Cwm Idwal

Sunday 11 March, 2pm
A guided walk led by Professor Colin Jago. Meet at Ogwen Cottage off the A5 by Llyn Ogwen.

Bangor Science Week 2012 - In the footsteps of Charles Darwin: The geology of Cwm Idwal – Free

The excursion to Cwm Idwal in Snowdonia will focus on two specific periods of geological history: the Ordovician (c.450 million years ago) when the rocks of Snowdonia were formed, and the Quaternary which included the last Ice Age (peaking c.18,000 years ago) when the dominant features of the landscape were established. In the Ordovician and the Quaternary, North Wales experienced extreme environmental trauma: violent volcanic activity and deep glaciations, respectively, and this is dramatically displayed in the rocks and landscape. Cwm Idwal has played a key role in developing our understanding of both periods and has attracted the attention of important scientists, including Charles Darwin who visited the cwm twice (in 1831 and 1842).

The excursion will take c. 3 hours. It is a pleasant walk over rough ground (no climbing or scrambling) but participants should be suitably equipped (tough footwear, warm clothes, waterproofs) regardless of the weather forecast.

This walk is suitable for children. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult and supervised at all times. Children must be capable of walking the distance and be appropriately dressed

A guided Walk led by Professor Colin Jago. 2pm meet at Ogwen Cottage off A5 by Llyn Ogwen. No need to book.

Sunday Cinema - Submarine (2010) Cert 15

Date: 11/03/2012
Time: 08:00:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

15-year-old Oliver Tate has two objectives: to lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to extinguish the flame between his mother and an ex-lover who has resurfaced in her life.

Directed by: Richard Ayoade
Starring: Craig Roberts, Sally Hawkins & Paddy Considine

Tickets: £4/£3 concessions. Phone: 01248 382828 or buy online at: www.pontio.co.uk. Also available on the door.

Fate of the Language Exhibition

Date: 12/03/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: Council Chamber Corridor, Bangor University

A continuous Exhibition which will commence on the 13 February 2012 and end on the 30 March 2012

Ecoscience Discovery Day

Date: 12/03/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: Brambell Building, Bangor University

Monday 12 & Tuesday 13 March, 10am-2.30pm
Brambell Building, Bangor University
Excitement, experiments, explosions! An activity day for schools to support the science curriculum for key stage 4.

'The influence of segmental and suprasegmental errors on the intelligibility of non-native speakers of Dutch'

Date: 12/03/2012
Time: 04:00:00 PM
Location: Multi-Resource Room of the Bilingualism Centre, Bangor University

'The influence of segmental and suprasegmental errors on the intelligibility of non-native speakers of Dutch'

Bangor Science Week 2012 - "Fully Charged? Anglesey Energy Island in 2040" Public debate with the experts - Free!

Date: 12/03/2012
Time: 07:00:00 PM
Location: Holyhead High School, Anglesey

What will Anglesey look like in 2040? Where will the next generation get its power from? How will this affect out environment? What are young people's views on the plans for Anglesey and North Wales? Can science help us to meet challenges facing Wales today and in the future? Can the power industry assist the Welsh economy to grow? Are we properly addressing these issues? What do you think?

Pupils studying science at Holyhead School will be putting forward their questions to the panel of experts from the power industry:

The Panel will then also be taking further questions from the public. So come along and have your questions answered at this exciting interactive debate. The debate will take place at Holyhead High School, Anglesey and will be recorded by BBC Radio Wales for broadcasting the following day at 7pm, it will also be available on the BBC Iplayer for 7 days following the broadcast.

Debate with the Experts: The Science of Energy

Date: 12/03/2012
Time: 07:00:00 PM
Location: Holyhead High School, Holyhead LL65 1NP

Monday 12 March, 7pm
Holyhead High School, Holyhead LL65 1NP
What do you think? Put your questions to a panel of experts from the world of science at this exciting interactive debate, which will be aired on the BBC Radio Wales Science Cafe Programme on the 13th March.

Bangor New Music Festival 2012 - Gair ar Gnawd

The world premiere of a Welsh language oratorio, by composer Pwyll ap Siôn and poet Menna Elfyn. A specially formed community choir will perform the work and will be joined by soloists from the world-class Chorus of Welsh National Opera.

Tickets range from £10 (adults), £8 (Concessions), £5 (Students), £3 (Children).

For a full list of concerts, educational workshops and community events, please visit the website: www.bnmf.co.uk

Ecoscience Discovery Day

Date: 13/03/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: Brambell Building, Deiniol Road.

The College of Natural Sciences with the College of Physical and Applied Sciences will be hosting an Ecoscience Discovery Day. This event will focus on the very relevant topic of sustainability and other environmental issues in science. On each day, approximately one hundred 14-16 year olds and their teachers from schools across North Wales will be attending the event.

The day will begin with brief talks by eminent researchers in the field, and then the students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of hands-on laboratory experiments such as DNA extraction and use of Global Information Systems, and they will be able to explore a variety of displays such as the “oldest animal on earth” and the “peat bog time bomb”.

All demonstrations are designed to support biology, chemistry and physics in the Key Stage 4 science curriculum. There will be an on-going Ecoscience challenge, (for which there will be prizes).

Invitation Only.

Cerebellium 13-16 March, 6.30pm-9.30pm - SOLD OUT!

Date: 13/03/2012
Time: 06:30:00 PM
Location: William Charles Evans Building, off Deiniol Road, Bangor University

To celebrate Bangor Science Festival, as part of National Science and Engineering Week, Pontio is collaborating with Bangor University’s School of Psychology (SCIENCE) and The Republic of the Imagination (ARTS) to present a labyrinth of weird and wonderful sensory illusions in a disused laboratory.

In this unique installation – created by Psychology Professor Guillaume Thierry, Theatre Director Iwan Brioc and a team of Bangor University students – visitors are invited to become part of a mind-blowing experiment where reality is not always what it seems.

Overs 18s only. Not suitable for people of a nervous disposition, or for those with claustrophobia, heart and mobility problems or issues with darkness. We sincerely apologise that there is no wheelchair access to this event due to the unique nature of the location.

Tickets: £7/£5 (limited availability)
Phone: 01248 388090 or email: info@pontio.co.uk

Does the future have a Euro?

Date: 13/03/2012
Time: 07:00:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

AGOR-A is Bangor’s Oxford Union, only more democratic! An opportunity for all from inside and outside the University who are interested in ideas, politics, current affairs and culture, to come and share their views with others in stimulating, informative, open discussions. Come and have your say! (debate in English)

Not from a book: Social workers acquisition of knowledge about alcohol

Date: 14/03/2012
Time: 01:00:00 PM
Location: Room A1.01 Alun Building, Bangor University

School of Modern Languages Research Forum

Bangor Science Week 2012 - “ A life that sparkles – how animals that make light have revolutionised medical research and clinical diagnosis “ - Leslie Cooper Memorial Lecture

Date: 14/03/2012
Time: 06:00:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

“ A life that sparkles – how animals that make light have revolutionised medical research and clinical diagnosis “

Anthony Campbell is a Professor in the School of Pharmacy at Cardiff University, and is a world-renowned expert in chemi- and bio-luminescence. He set up the Darwin Centre in Pembrokeshire and was the winner of the ‘Inspire Wales Award’ for Science & Technology in 2011.

This is the last in a series of Leslie Cooper Memorial Lectures which have been delivered in various locations since the 1980s. Dr Leslie Cooper FRS was a Bangor graduate (BSc and PhD) who became a distinguished chemical oceanographer . He died in 1985.

Public lecture on "The Friendly Face of Carbon Dioxide" by Prof Ray Marriott.

“The Friendly Face of Carbon Dioxide”

Carbon dioxide has attracted a very negative image as a “Greenhouse gas” over the last few years but it can be successfully used in many applications to replace traditional petrochemical solvents and to therefore reduce the quantity of carbon dioxide and other ozone depleting chemicals we release into the atmosphere. As a solvent CO2 is universally considered as a clean, green solvent (cheap, non-toxic, non-flammable, recyclable) and can be used for a wide range of applications including fire suppression, refrigeration, food and beverages and as a process solvent. Carbon dioxide is generated from many everyday activities and is a by-product in the chemical, brewing and biofuel industries. In commercial use, liquid or supercritical CO2 provides an alternative to conventional organic solvents for extraction and fractionation of botanical materials, reactions with conventional or bio-catalysts, product cleaning and the production of micro particles. The presentation will explain how CO2 is captured, used and recycled in an environmentally friendly way and some of the everyday applications that many of us know nothing about.

Bangor New Music Festival 2012 - Yuri Goloubev Trio

Date: 14/03/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: Powis Hall, Bangor University

Experience the ‘impeccable playing technique and a perfect jazz feel’ of the talented Yuri Goloubev Trio in a concert forming part of the UK tour launching their CD Titanic for a Bike. The concert will also feature performances of compositions by pupils from Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen and a performance by the Ysgol Tryfan Big Band.

Tickets range from £10 (adults), £8 (Concessions), £5 (Students), £3 (Children).

For a full list of concerts, educational workshops and community events, please visit the website: www.bnmf.co.uk

Night at the Museum

Date: 15/03/2012
Time: 07:00:00 PM
Location: Brambell Building, Bangor University

Thursday 15 March, 7pm
Brambell Building, Bangor University
Enjoy an evening of talks, drinks and canapés while you explore the wonders of Bangor University’s Natural History Museum.

Len Beer memorial lecture (with the Alpine Garden Society): Saving plants from extinction? The work of botanic gardens. By Sara Oldfield, Secretary General of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)

Date: 15/03/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, College Road, Bangor.

Sara Oldfield joined BGCI as Secretary General in May 2005 with over
30 years' experience in international plant conservation, including a
spell as Global Programmes Director for Fauna & Flora International.
She has also worked for a wide range of other conservation
organisations, including the United Nations Environment Programme
World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge and Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew. Sara has also been a freelance consultant for over ten
years, working as a researcher and policy advisor in international
biodiversity conservation. She is Chair of the IUCN/SSC Global Tree
Specialist Group, responsible for promoting and implementing projects
to identify and protect Red Listed tree species globally, and is an
accomplished author. Her most recent books have included 'Botanic
Gardens: Modern Day Arks' (2010), "Great Botanic Gardens of the World"
(2007) and "Deserts: The Living Drylands" (2004).

Date:     Thursday 15th March 2012
Time:    7.30 p.m.
Place:    Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, College Road, Bangor
Cost:    Donations welcome

Bangor New Music Festival 2012 - JOHN CAGE - FLUXUS EVENT

Date: 15/03/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: Powis Hall, Bangor University

A centenary event celebrating the birth of John Cage that will include the unusual Living Room Music and Suite for Toy Piano amongst other examples of his work, together with experimental pieces influenced by the Fluxus movement by George Brecht, Luce Fiernes, Guto Pryderi Puw, Nia Davies Williams and La Monte Young.

Tickets range from £10 (adults), £8 (Concessions), £5 (Students), £3 (Children).

For a full list of concerts, educational workshops and community events, please visit the website: www.bnmf.co.uk

Saving Plants from Extinction: The Work of Botanic Gardens

Date: 15/03/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

by Sara Oldfield, Secretary General of Botanic Gardens Conservation International

The Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden (FTBG) and North Wales Branch of the Alpine Garden Society (NWAGS) present the 2012 Len Beer Memorial Lecture, which will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday the 15^th of March in Bangor University’s Main Arts Lecture Theatre, on College Road. The talk will highlight the role that Botanic Gardens around the world play in preserving the planet’s biodiversity.

The guest speaker, Sara Oldfield is one of the major figures in biodiversity conservation today with over 30 years’ experience including her role as Programmes Director for Fauna and Flora International. She is an accomplished author on global conservation.

The Len Beer Memorial Lecture is held annually in commemoration of renowned plant collector and explorer Len Beer, who was Curator of Treborth Botanic Garden from 1965 to 1976. Entry is free, although any donations to support the Botanic Garden and the North Wales Alpine Garden Society are gratefully received. All members of the public are warmly invited to attend. For more information about either FTBG or NWAGS, visit www.treborthbotanicgarden.org or www.alpinegardensociety.net.

Spring Student Market

Date: 16/03/2012
Time: 01:30:00 PM
Location: PJ Hall, Bangor University

Spring Student Market

Date: 16/03/2012
Time: 01:30:00 PM
Location: PJ Hall, Bangor University

Migration and Population Histories - People and Environment Seminar

Date: 16/03/2012
Time: 04:00:00 PM
Location: Room G1 (Ground Floor), Main Arts Building Bangor University

‘The Beaker People Project - an investigation of mobility in Bronze Age Britain’

Hosted by the School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology, the School of Ocean Sciences, the School of the

Environment and Natural Resources, the College of Natural Sciences, and the Countryside Council for Wales

Organised by Dr Kristján Ahronson, Prof James Scourse, Dr John Healey& Dr Jim Latham

Dr Goronwy Wynne Lecture

Date: 16/03/2012
Time: 05:15:00 PM
Location: Conference Room, Old Normal Building

Mae Pawb yn Cyfrif - Lecture by Professor Gareth Ff Roberts

Date: 16/03/2012
Time: 05:15:00 PM
Location: Conference Room, Hen Goleg

Title: Mae Pawb yn Cyfrif/Everybody Counts (Lecture to be delivered in Welsh)
Prof Gareth Ff Roberts

Public lectures by Prof. George Turner on "Speciation in African cichlid fishes" and Prof. Chris Freeman on "The role of wetlands on climate change"

Date: 16/03/2012
Time: 06:00:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre

An evening of talks on Speciation and Climate change - FREE!
Come along and hear Professor George Turner talk about the spectacular speciation seen in African cichlid fishes, and then hear Professor Chris Freeman talk about the role of wetlands in climate change. Main Arts Lecture Theatre. All Welcome.

Over 150 years have passed since Darwin’s Origin of Species. Biologists are still trying to understand how a species splits in two, what role the environment plays and what the molecular basis of this process can be. Even less well-understood is why some animals undergo extraordinary adaptive radiations in some places at certain times, while others clearly do not. The cichlid fishes of African freshwaters are particularly prone to spectacular adaptive radiation. Prof Turner will show films of their feeding and courtship behaviour and discuss his research into their evolution and behaviour. This research is set to enter an exciting new phase with the sequencing of several entire cichlid fish genomes and with the discovery of totally new radiations of cichlids in previously unexplored crater lakes in Tanzania.

Prof Chris Freeman
Peatlands cover just 2-3% of the Earth and yet contain almost as much carbon as our entire atmosphere. Peatlands are thus well established as powerful agents for carbon capture and storage. Prof Freeman’s studies show that peatlands sequester carbon in this way due to “phenolic inhibitors” that create an ‘enzymic latch’ that shuts down decomposition.

Increasing concern about the potentially very serious consequences of global warming has led to an explosion of interest in whether the Earth’s climate could be deliberately modified to counteract global warming and climate change, a process known as “geoengineering. Prof Freeman proposes in his lecture that peatlands offer a “Plan B” for our planet, through a valuable geoengineering approach that could potentially lock up all of the CO2 that our cars pump into the atmosphere.

Speciation and Climate Change

Date: 16/03/2012
Time: 06:30:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

Friday 16 March, 6.30-9pm
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University
An evening of talks from Professor George Turner on the spectacular speciation seen in African cichlid fishes, and Professor Chris Freeman on the role of wetlands in climate change.

Bangor New Music Festival 2012 - The Sinking of the Titanic

Date: 16/03/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: Powis Hall, Bangor University

Ensemble Cymru with Sioned Eleri Roberts (clarinet)
A concert to mark the 100^th anniversary of this fateful maiden voyage, with a performance of the iconic Sinking of the Titanic by Gavin Bryars alongside Gareth Glyn’s Anglesey Seascapes and new commissions from Gareth Churchill and Kimon Emmanouil Grigoriadis. Also featured will be a new piece by pupils from Ysgol y Traeth, Barmouth.

Tickets range from £10 (adults), £8 (Concessions), £5 (Students), £3 (Children).

For a full list of concerts, educational workshops and community events, please visit the website: www.bnmf.co.uk

Hidden Worlds exhibition

Date: 17/03/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: Brambell Building, Deiniol Road

A fantastic opportunity for everyone to come along and see something amazing. Let science reveal the surprising world around you.

All Welcome: this event is ideal for families, students, anyone with curiosity about science or the university or with time on their hands. Come & see something amazing, find out about our hidden worlds.

· A rare chance to visit our amazing Natural History Museum collection. Our museum is home to huge skeletons of hippos, elephant and rhino. See the antlers of the giant elk. Look at our stuffed birds and animals including tiger, bear, monkeys, badger and many more weird and wonderful beasts. Have a look at the animals of Australasia, including the rare kakapo, the echidna and duck-billed platypus.

· Come and see our fabulous fossils in our “moving through time” activity and make a souvenir to take home and have a look at our geology collection.

· We have a stunning exhibition of scientific photography with over 50 entries from our recent competition and the winners from of the 2 categories: Microworld (images taken using a microscope) and Macroworld (those taken without). See if you can identify the source of the images!

· “20,000 years under the sea: prehistoric and contemporary landscapes in the Menai Strait”

North west cancer research fund institute are operating tours of the laboratories all day plus at 2pm a talk followed by guided tour.

Tours of the aquarium-tropical fish, guppies and cichlid fishes from Africa - not usually open to the public.
In our microbiology labs the UV lights will reveal how bugs breed and spread.
Come and find out about human anatomy, using computer software, realistic models and pathology specimens. This is a hands on experience: find your pulse and look at blood flow on the computer screen.
Dip into a rockpool…
Peer into a brain...
See the exhibition on climate change
Come and see something amazing!

Hidden Worlds Exhibition

Date: 17/03/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: Brambell Building, Bangor University

Saturday 17 March, 10am-4pm
Brambell Building, Bangor University
A fantastic opportunity for everyone to see something amazing. Let science reveal the surprising world around you: see fantastic images from inside a fly’s brain or discover the wonders of DNA; meet some live animals and explore our natural history museum.

La Reserve: VENUE & TIME CHANGE

Date: 17/03/2012
Time: 03:00:00 PM
Location: Ysgol Glanaethwy, Ffordd Y Parc, Parc Menai, Bangor LL57 4BN

This event has now been moved to:

Ysgol Glanaethwy, Ffordd y Parc, Parc Menai, Bangor LL57 4BN, and will start at the slightly later time of 3pm

Bringing natural objects into the theatre, La Reserve brings a magical forest alive, enticing children to play, look and touch in a show with no words – only live music and a mysterious soundscape. The company, from France, are touring Wales with the assistance of Agor Drysau | Opening Doors, Wales’ International Festival of Performing Arts for Young Audiences.

Tickets: £6/£4 concessions (under 4’s Free)
Phone: 01248 382828 or buy online at: www.pontio.co.uk

Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw & Friends - CANCELLED

Date: 17/03/2012
Time: 08:00:00 PM
Location: Prichard Jones Hall, Bangor University

*IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Nick Grimshaw and Friends*

Pontio is sorry to announce that the Nick Grimshaw and Friends event scheduled for Saturday 17 March 2012 at PJ Hall has been cancelled. We apologise for any disappointment and inconvenience this may cause. Full refunds will be made available via the Pontio box office: info@pontio.co.uk or 01248 388090 or in person at the University's Main Arts building.

Wild Science at Treborth Botanic Garden - a family day out

Date: 18/03/2012
Time: 02:00:00 PM
Location: Treborth Botanic Garden

A Family Day Out at Bangor University’s beautiful botanic gardens, walks, and activities for all the family come along and bring a picnic.

This is a fun packed afternoon for all the family, explaining the science behind natural history. This year Bangor University's Botanic Garden will provide the public with a bird's eye view of Treborth woodland using a family sized telescopic ladder and contrast this with an intimate view of the soil using the newly refurbished underground laboratory known as the Rhizotron. This is one of the largest and most advanced facilities of its kind in the world. Why not get involved with bug hunts, pond dipping, squirrel spotting, bird ringing? Have a go with microscopes and telescopes. Find out what happens when a carnivorous plants feel hungry! Imagine the solar system shrunk into the Garden and play at planets! TV presenter Russell Jones looks forward to your company on the day and the chance to tell you why you should adopt a chicken and save the planet! There will be plenty of activities for the whole family inside and out including the Glasshouses.

Wild Science Day at Treborth Botanic Garden

Date: 18/03/2012
Time: 02:00:00 PM
Location: Treborth Botanic Garden

An event designed to celebrate and explore our natural world and beyond, Wild Science Day at Treborth Botanic Garden invites all ages to come and learn about the science behind natural history. This year Bangor University’s Botanic Garden will provide the public with a bird’s eye view of Treborth woodland using a family sized telescopic ladder and contrast this with an intimate view of the soil using the newly refurbished underground laboratory known as the Rhizotron. This is one of the largest and most advanced facilities of its kind in the world. During the event, you can get involved with bug hunts, pond dipping, squirrel spotting and bird ringing and have a go with microscopes and telescopes. Find out what happens when carnivorous plants feel hungry! Imagine the solar system shrunk into the Garden and play at planets! TV presenter Russell Jones looks forward to your company on the day and the chance to tell you why you should adopt a chicken and save the planet! There will be plenty of activities for the whole family inside and out including the Glasshouses.

Last year Wild Science Day attracted over 300 visitors to the Garden; refreshments are provided. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Judith Hughes, Chairman of the Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden said: "...this will be a great event with lots to see and do for the whole family. Amongst other things you well get a unique opportunity to see life in the treetops and underground in the newly refurbished Rhizotron (underground lab)."

Sunday Cinema - This is England (2006) Cert 18

Date: 18/03/2012
Time: 08:00:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

The story of troubled 12-year old Shaun and his new gang as they battle to deal with the bitterness of racism and xenophobia, mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War in Thatcher's Britain.

Directed by: Shane Meadows
Starring: Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham & Jo Hartley

Tickets: £4/£3 concessions. Phone: 01248 382828 or buy online at: www.pontio.co.uk. Also available on the door.

Fate of the Language Exhibition

Date: 19/03/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: Council Chamber Corridor, Bangor University

A continuous Exhibition which will commence on the 13 February 2012 and end on the 30 March 2012

Health and Wellbeing Lecture Series Two

What is Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), and how can ABA approaches benefit children with autism and children with a learning disability

Policies and practices of urban security in Italy

Date: 21/03/2012
Time: 01:00:00 PM
Location: Room A1.01 Alun Building, Bangor University

Annual Chaplaincy Team Lecture - Spirituality in a Strange Land: Alzheimer’s and Caring

Date: 22/03/2012
Time: 07:00:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Main Arts Building, Bangor University

Friday Film - The Help (2011) Cert 12A

Date: 23/03/2012
Time: 08:00:00 AM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

An aspiring author, during the civil rights movement of the 1960's, decides to write a book detailing the African-American maid's point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships experienced on a daily basis.

Tickets: £4/£3 concessions. Phone: 01248 382828 or buy online at: www.pontio.co.uk. Also available on the door.

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Date: 23/03/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University LL57 2DG

In his Seventh Symphony Dvořák cast aside his usual sunny and cheerful personality to create a drama of dark-grained swarthy tragedy. Spontaneous,

passionate and melodically inspired, Bruch’s First Violin Concerto is one of the best known and loved of all concertos, described by Joachim as rich and

enchanting. Both are heard next to the brooding romantic drama of Tchaikovsky's overture, Hamlet.

Fala Surion

Date: 24/03/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

Welsh stage adaptation by Catrin Dafydd and Manon Eames of the award wining EDS Dylan Thomas collection of short stories Fresh Apples by Rachel Trezise. A striking and moving production giving a contemporary, humorous and unflinching vision of urban Welsh life. A Welsh language production, suitable for audiences aged 14yrs+.

Tickets: £7/£5 concessions
Phone: 01248 382828 or buy online at: www.pontio.co.uk

Fate of the Language Exhibition

Date: 26/03/2012
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Location: Council Chamber Corridor, Bangor University

A continuous Exhibition which will commence on the 13 February 2012 and end on the 30 March 2012

Third annual WISERD Conference 2012 “Devolution, Place and Change”

Date: 28/03/2012
Time: 09:00:00 AM
Location: Main Arts Building and Management Centre, Bangor University

For more information and to book your place at the conference, please visit www.wiserd.ac.uk/conference2012

“Writing a Global History since 1945: mission impossible?" - A.H. Dodd Memorial Lecture

Date: 28/03/2012
Time: 06:30:00 PM
Location: Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

A.H. Dodd Memorial Lecture

Professor Keith Robbins : “Writing a Global History since 1945: mission impossible?"

Professor Keith Robbins was Professor of History at Bangor from 1971 to 1980, subsequently becoming Professor of History at Glasgow University and then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter from 1992 until 2003. He has written over 20 books and is currently working on a history of the world since 1945.

Muscle

Date: 31/03/2012
Time: 07:30:00 PM
Location: John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

Post-show talk with playwright and director, Greg Cullen, and members of the cast in the bar from 9.30pm.

Cardiff's latest theatrical sensations, Shock 'n' Awe Performance Company, tour Wales this Spring with their award-winning show Muscle, following three sell-out runs at Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre and sensational reviews from the Edinburgh Festival.

Love us or loathe us, men are everywhere. We have the habit of popping up, often unexpectedly, in your beds, wombs, wars, worst nightmares and fondest memories. We come for better, or for worse, in guises as disparate as drag artiste, soldier, priest and lover, yet apparently we all hail from Mars! No wonder being a man is problematic; it's dangerous, pressured, ridiculous, often funny and sometimes tragic, but it's also capable of being something beautiful.

A multi-layered collage of hilarious, tragic and inspirational true stories, based on the lives of men in Wales, explodes on stage using dance, physical theatre, song, drama, comedy and storytelling of the highest order. Make an evening of it with pre-show drinks from 6.45pm. An English language show for adults.

Tickets: £7/£5 concessions
Phone: 01248 382828 or buy online at: www.pontio.co.uk

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Procurement Personalities

People and Environment Series - New Seminar Series for 2011-12

Grand Concert

Friday Film - The Way Back (2010) Cert 12A

Dyslexia Information Day for Teachers and Parents

Huw Warren & Iain Ballamy

Sunday Cinema - Snatch (2000) Cert 18

Fate of the Language Exhibition

'Sapir-Whorf Electrified: The Beauty & The Beast effect and Effects of Language on Categorical Perception'

The pronoun interpretation question(s): answers across tasks and populations by Dr. Eirini Sanoudaki

Learned Society of Wales public lecture on the Bloodhound project by Prof Ken Morgan. Sponsored by BU, the Institute of Physics in Wales and the HE-STEM project

"The Integration of Multilateral Environment Agreements: Herding Cats or Building Bridges?" by Dr Richard Caddell

Public Lecture on Autism

Bangor Science Week 2012 - Public lecture on Autism by the inspirational Professor Martin Raff

Public Lecture: Professor Jeremy Myerson

The Coal Porters

Bangor Science Week 2012 - Presentation of Awards for Winners of the Photography, Poetry and Art Competitions -FREE!

Photography, Poetry & Art Competition

In the Footsteps of Charles Darwin: The Geology of Cwm Idwal

Bangor Science Week 2012 - In the footsteps of Charles Darwin: The geology of Cwm Idwal – Free

Sunday Cinema - Submarine (2010) Cert 15

Fate of the Language Exhibition

Ecoscience Discovery Day

'The influence of segmental and suprasegmental errors on the intelligibility of non-native speakers of Dutch'

Bangor Science Week 2012 - "Fully Charged? Anglesey Energy Island in 2040" Public debate with the experts - Free!

Debate with the Experts: The Science of Energy

Bangor New Music Festival 2012 - Gair ar Gnawd

Ecoscience Discovery Day

Cerebellium 13-16 March, 6.30pm-9.30pm - SOLD OUT!

Does the future have a Euro?

Not from a book: Social workers acquisition of knowledge about alcohol

School of Modern Languages Research Forum

Bangor Science Week 2012 - “ A life that sparkles – how animals that make light have revolutionised medical research and clinical diagnosis “ - Leslie Cooper Memorial Lecture

Public lecture on "The Friendly Face of Carbon Dioxide" by Prof Ray Marriott.

Bangor New Music Festival 2012 - Yuri Goloubev Trio

Night at the Museum

Len Beer memorial lecture (with the Alpine Garden Society): Saving plants from extinction? The work of botanic gardens. By Sara Oldfield, Secretary General of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)

Bangor New Music Festival 2012 - JOHN CAGE - FLUXUS EVENT

Saving Plants from Extinction: The Work of Botanic Gardens

Spring Student Market

Spring Student Market

Migration and Population Histories - People and Environment Seminar

Dr Goronwy Wynne Lecture

Mae Pawb yn Cyfrif - Lecture by Professor Gareth Ff Roberts

Public lectures by Prof. George Turner on "Speciation in African cichlid fishes" and Prof. Chris Freeman on "The role of wetlands on climate change"

Speciation and Climate Change

Bangor New Music Festival 2012 - The Sinking of the Titanic

Hidden Worlds exhibition

Hidden Worlds Exhibition

La Reserve: VENUE & TIME CHANGE

Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw & Friends - CANCELLED

Wild Science at Treborth Botanic Garden - a family day out

Wild Science Day at Treborth Botanic Garden

Sunday Cinema - This is England (2006) Cert 18

Fate of the Language Exhibition

Health and Wellbeing Lecture Series Two

Policies and practices of urban security in Italy

Annual Chaplaincy Team Lecture - Spirituality in a Strange Land: Alzheimer’s and Caring

Friday Film - The Help (2011) Cert 12A

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Fala Surion

Fate of the Language Exhibition

Third annual WISERD Conference 2012 “Devolution, Place and Change”

“Writing a Global History since 1945: mission impossible?" - A.H. Dodd Memorial Lecture

A.H. Dodd Memorial Lecture

Muscle