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'Incredible Years' to open Health & Wellbeing Lecture Series.
Publication date: 1/10/2010
'Incredible Years'- an award winning programme which supports young children and their families, and the research into its effectiveness provides the subject for a public lecture which takes place at 6pm on Tuesday, the 5th October at Venue Cymru, Llandudno.
This is the first in a Health & Wellbeing Lecture Series of lectures that are open to all and are organised by Bangor University in partnership with Coleg Llandrillo Cymru.
Olivia's Commonwealth Challenge.
Publication date: 28/09/2010
Olivia Orchart, a student at Bangor University, is currently representing the Wales in the Commonwealth Fencing Championships (CFC10) in Melbourne, Australia.
It's never too soon to start thinking about what comes next!
Publication date: 24/09/2010
This may be your first week at University- or the first week of a new academic year -but don't let that stop you giving some thought to your career and work options- you don't need to be deciding on the whole deal now- but thinking about a part time job could ease your finances as well as improve your employability skills later on.
Support for Bangor's new students shortlisted for Award.
Publication date: 23/09/2010
Bangor University's Peer Guide Scheme, which supports new students and ensures easy transition to University life for them, has been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Awards in the Outstanding Student Support Category.
2010 Llew Rees Memorial Prize winner announced.
Publication date: 21/09/2010
The highest Sporting Award at Bangor University, the Llew Rees Award, presented to the most outstanding sportsman or woman from among the student body has been awarded this year to Postgraduate Sports Science PhD student Vicky Gottwald.
Television drama crew film at University.
Publication date: 17/09/2010
Bangor University's neo-gothic main University building provided some of the 'moody' exterior for the filming of a new TV series to be broadcast on the Living channel in early 2011.
Major marine science boost for North Wales.
Publication date: 8/09/2010
A major £23.6m investment to expand the commercial marine sector in Wales by increasing collaborative research projects between business and universities has been announced today (Weds 8th Sept) by Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones.
Bangor University's SEACAMS (Sustainable Expansion of the Applied Coastal and Marine Sectors) project has been given the go-ahead following EU backing of £12.6m from the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Assembly Government.
Investing in fitness.
Publication date: 31/08/2010
Cardio just got more interesting! Sports & Leisure have recently invested in 8 new treadmills which have now been installed. 16 new spinning bikes from Star Trac are also part of the new investment and will make future "spin" classes a smoother ride! For those of you more interested in toning that body there's a new barbell rack and barbells for the weights room.
Bangor website amongst the best in the UK.
Publication date: 23/08/2010
Bangor University's website has been voted as one of the best university sites in the UK by prospective students.
What can I do with a media studies degree?.
Publication date: 18/08/2010
9 August, 1pm—4pm
Media graduates are using their qualifications to land a wide range of careers.
Rock-pooling with a scientist.
Publication date: 17/08/2010
Rock pooling is a traditional British beach activity. Listen to this podcast on the Natural Environment Research Council's website to hear what one of our Ocean Scientists, Dr Stuart Jenkins sees when he looks in a rock pool- and what these mini marine laboratories can tell us about the value of biodiversity.
Jerry Hunter wins 2010 Eisteddfod Prose Medal.
Publication date: 16/08/2010
Dr Jerry Hunter, a reader in the School of Welsh, is the winner of the Blaenau Gwent and Heads of the Valleys National Eisteddfod Prose Medal, one of the three main literary prizes awarded during the National Eisteddfod week. This year's Prose Medal was presented for a volume of creative writing of no more than 40,000 words on the subject 'Adfywiad' (Regeneration). Jerry's novel, entitled Gwenddydd, relates to the experiences of a brother and sister during the Second World War and draws heavily on the earliest Welsh traditions concerning Myrddin (Merlin).
Food Dudes gathers interest at home and abroad.
Publication date: 16/08/2010
Bangor University’s successful, award-winning Food Dudes project is receiving attention of late.
Welsh Medium Higher Education Terminology Project Launched.
Publication date: 16/08/2010
An exciting new project was launched at the Centre for Welsh Medium Higher Education’s stand at the Blaenau Gwent and Heads of the Valleys National Eisteddfod recently. The ‘Higher Education Terminology’ project aims to establish and develop a series of online subject dictionaries to coincide with the priority areas in the Welsh medium higher education national strategy. The project will also feed into the work programme of the proposed federal college.
Bangor student named UK's top translator.
Publication date: 12/08/2010
A Bangor student has been picked from hundreds of applicants across the country to be named as the UK's most accomplished student translator.
Alumni 1970s Reunion at Bangor University.
Publication date: 6/08/2010
Bangor University will soon be welcoming back alumni who graduated in the 1970s from the then University College of North Wales, Coleg Normal and St Mary's College. The reunion will run over two days from Friday 20 August to Saturday 21 August 2010. Guests are welcome and accommodation is available at the University. The weekend includes a buffet lunch, reunion dinner, presentations, tours and of course the opportunity to meet up with old friends. The two day event may be booked or alternatively it is possible to book the reunion dinner only.
Two members of the HR Team to leap out of plane for Hospice funds!.
Publication date: 3/08/2010
Gwenda Griffith, of Benllech and Rhian Roberts, of Moelfre, will join other fund-raisers for the 10,000 feet skydive jump above Whitchurch (Shropshire) on Saturday September 18th 2010 in aid of St Davids Hospice in Llandudno.
Booklet to assist contribution to health & social care research.
Publication date: 30/07/2010
Hywel Williams MP is to join the launch of a Welsh booklet 'Deall y Jargon' at Bangor University's pavilion at the National Eisteddfod at 2.00 on Tuesday 3 August. The booklet (a translation of 'Jargon Buster') will be of interest to anyone who wants to see an improvement in standards and the effectiveness of health and social care services in Wales. There will also be an opportunity to question a panel of experts regarding taking an active part in research in the field.
A new and exciting view of the life of Kate Roberts.
Publication date: 30/07/2010
A lecture by Dr Harri Pritchard Jones at Bangor University's pavilion at the National Eisteddfod at 12.00 on Wednesday 3 August, will reveal and discuss Kate Roberts' relationship with the industrial valleys of Glamorgan.
A new and exciting view of the life of Kate Roberts.
Publication date: 30/07/2010
A lecture by Dr Harri Pritchard Jones at Bangor University's pavilion at the National Eisteddfod at 12.00 on Tuesday 3 August, will reveal and discuss Kate Roberts' relationship with the industrial valleys of Glamorgan.
What's the reaction to One Wales: One Planet one year on?
Publication date: 30/07/2010
A year since the publication of One Wales: One Planet (the Welsh Assembly's Sustainable Development Scheme for Wales) Bangor University's School of Environment, Natural Resources & Geography is bringing young people and sustainable development groups together at the Eisteddfod (Bangor University pavilion 2.00 Monday 2 August) in order to discuss their reaction to the Assembly's strategy for Wales' sustainable development.
A straight talking session on climate change.
Publication date: 30/07/2010
Belief in hell is out of fashion, the cold war's over, so is climate change an attempt at scaring the population into submission? But, if the science is sound, what steps can we take as individuals to make a difference? Where should we start? How much will it cost and what are the benefits for the individual, Wales and the world?
PONTIO Arts & Innovation Centre gets the green light.
Publication date: 29/07/2010
Construction work on an exciting new Arts & Innovation Centre for Bangor has been given the go-ahead, after Gwynedd Council granted planning permission last night.
Bangor University's links with study of Dafydd ap Gwilym's work continues.
Publication date: 29/07/2010
Fifty five years after the publication of the first modern edition of Dafydd ap Gwilym's poems, Bangor University's links with the work of Wales' most prominent medieval poet continue.
Bangor University Alumni Reunion -- National Eisteddfod, Ebbw Vale 2010.
Publication date: 29/07/2010
Did you attend Bangor University, Bangor Normal College or St Mary's College in Bangor? If you did , then you have an opportunity to meet up with fellow students and old friends at a reunion for alumni and friends at the Blaenau Gwent and the Heads of the Valleys National Eisteddfod, Ebbw Vale on Wednesday 4th August 2010. The reunion takes place at the University's stand on the Eisteddfod field between 2pm and 3.30pm
Bangor Uni's Eisteddfod Pop Quiz.
Publication date: 29/07/2010
Come and see who are the musical maestros and who are the melodious muddlers when Radio Cymru's DJs pit their musical knowledge against some of Bangor University's Music graduates at a Music Quiz being held at Bangor University's pavilion on the National Eisteddfod Maes at 2.00 on Thursday 5 August.
First "Introduction to Systematic Review" workshop launched at the Environment Centre Wales!.
Publication date: 29/07/2010
Delegates from academic institutions and research agencies across the UK gathered together with Welsh Assembly government representatives in Bangor on 14th July to attend the first introductory workshop for systematic reviews in the field of environmental management. Systematic reviews use rigorous and transparent methodology to synthesise the available evidence on an issue of concern to provide reliable, evidence-based support for practitioners and policy makers. Following the success of the Bangor event, the Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation (CEBC) training team will repeat the workshop at a more central UK location at the University of Reading on the 14th September.
Debating Human Genetics.
Publication date: 20/07/2010
People are increasingly encountering 'human genetics' in different situations, such as being offered genetic tests for themselves or their families within the health service, or being able to go online and buy a number of genetic tests directly from companies. Many are concerned at the civil liberties implications surrounding the Police's DNA database or wider issues such as human cloning. More of us are finding ourselves questioning social, ethical and policy implications as we face these issues.
Will local landmark reveal its past?.
Publication date: 20/07/2010
An excavation of the enigmatic Pillar of Eliseg, a ninth-century AD stone monument which stands on a mound near Valle Crucis Abbey Llangollen, in north-east Wales, should reveal more about the Pillar, and also the mound or 'barrow' on which it stands. The excavation could also reveal whether the site dates back to the Bronze Age.
Graduation 2010.
Publication date: 14/07/2010
Congratulations to all our graduating students!
Honorary Fellowship for Rocker who had lyrical inspiration in University Library!.
Publication date: 12/07/2010
Mike Peters receives an Honorary Fellowship from Bangor University today (Monday, 12.7.10) -though it's not because he penned a Top 20 hit for his band, The Alarm in the University's Main Arts Library!
30 Second PR.
Publication date: 5/07/2010
Several students from Bangor University recently took part in the '30 Second Commercial Challenge,' which was organised through the B-Enterprising project at the Centre for Careers and Opportunities.
Prestigious European award gives Welsh a higher profile.
Publication date: 2/07/2010
A new initiative to help Welsh speakers in the Mold area improve their language skills has just been awarded a European Award for Languages.
Rocking Fundraiser to appear among Honorary Fellows.
Publication date: 30/06/2010
Mike Peters, front man of rock band, The Alarm, tops the list of individuals who are to be awarded Honorary Fellowships this year by Bangor University for their distinguished contributions in various roles. Mike Peters is to be honoured for his services to contemporary music and particularly for the work he has done to raise money for cancer foundation, Love Hope Strength- of which he is a co-founder.
Trading bell sounds to launch investment competition.
Publication date: 29/06/2010
Students from across North Wales region will soon be experiencing the excitement of the trading room floor 'virtually' first hand -- thanks to a Bangor University initiative called Stock Market Challenge.
HRH The Countess of Wessex visits Bangor University and Mencap Cymru to celebrate growing partnership.
Publication date: 25/06/2010
HRH The Countess of Wessex is to visit Bangor University on Friday 25 June 2010 to mark the growing ties between academics at the North Wales university and learning disability charity Mencap Cymru. The visit to Bangor will celebrate the work undertaken by two PhD students funded jointly by the EU, Bangor University and Mencap Cymru.
Ceri the Clam to guide public through World class research -Bangor Scientists team up with award-winning local company
Publication date: 25/06/2010
When scientists from Bangor University were selected to present their research at the upcoming prestigious Royal Society's annual Summer Science Exhibition, they knew they needed to develop some eye-catching interactive displays to present their work to the public.
Prestigious Fulbright Award takes tutor to US.
Publication date: 23/06/2010
Dr Chris Pallant, part-time tutor at Bangor University’s the College of Arts and Humanities, has won a Fulbright Commission Special Award to participate in an American Studies Summer Institute at New York University.
Building an Innovative and Sustainable Regional Skills Base.
Publication date: 23/06/2010
m>Green and Blacks Organic Chocolate's co-founder, Ms. Jo Fairley, is the keynote speaker for the Aber-Bangor Skills Centre - Sustainable Skills Conference in Bangor University today (Wednesday 23 June).
Calling former Bangor students....
Publication date: 22/06/2010
Over the next 3 weeks over 30 students will be taking part in Bangor University's summer telethon, during which current students will bring alumni up to date with news from the University. The telethon also offers the University the chance to canvass former students' views on events and developments in Bangor University and it gives the opportunity for alumni to learn about Bangor's Annual Giving Programme.
Building an Innovative and Sustainable Regional Skills Base.
Publication date: 22/06/2010
Green and Blacks Organic Chocolate's co-founder, Ms. Jo Fairley, is the keynote speaker for the Aber-Bangor Skills Centre - Sustainable Skills Conference in Bangor University this week (Wednesday 23 June).
An inspiring Educator!
Publication date: 22/06/2010
Professor Judy Hutchings, Director of the Incredible Years Wales Centre at Bangor University has been awarded the Inspire Wales Awards Educator Award presented by the Western Mail in conjunction with the Institute of Welsh Affairs, and sponsored by Click on Wales.
WISE Network project shortlisted for 'Environmental Impact' Award.
Publication date: 16/06/2010
The Welsh Institute for Sustainable Environments (WISE Network), a collaborative project between Bangor, Swansea and Aberystwyth Universities, is celebrating being shortlisted as a finalist for an 'Environmental Impact' Award.
Visiting Fellowship Awarded.
Publication date: 16/06/2010
Dr Helen Abbott, Lecturer in French, has been awarded a Visiting Fellowship at the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies (IGRS), one of the ten prestigious institutes at the School of Advanced Study, University of London.
Inspire Wales Award Finalist.
Publication date: 15/06/2010
Professor Judy Hutchings of Incredible Years Cymru at Bangor University is a finalist in tomorrow (16 June)’s Inspire Wales Awards presented by the Western Mail in conjunction wit the Institute of Welsh Affairs, and sponsored by Click on Wales.
Former staff named in Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Publication date: 15/06/2010
Two former members of Bangor University staff have been honoured in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Bangor Law School welcome US Law School's Summer Law Academy in Intellectual Property Law.
Publication date: 15/06/2010
Bangor Law School is delighted to welcome 32 US Law students to Bangor University this week (14-18 June 2010) to participate in a one-week intensive Summer Law School Programme on International Intellectual Property Law, led by Howard Johnson. This is a very exciting innovation for Bangor University, as it will be the first time that a large group of United States Law students will be studying in the Law School.
Bangor University wins a First Class Degree!.
Publication date: 11/06/2010
Bangor University has achieved a First Class degree in the People & Planet's Green League 2010, which ranks all 133 UK universities according to their environmental performance.
Bangor University appoints Vice-Chancellor.
Publication date: 11/06/2010
The Council of Bangor University has appointed Professor John Hughes as its next Vice-Chancellor. He will succeed Professor Merfyn Jones, and will be only the University's seventh Vice-Chancellor or Principal in its 126-year history. He will take up his post in the Autumn.
PONTIO project celebrates Bangor's cultural heritage.
Publication date: 10/06/2010
A celebration of Bangor's history will take place on Saturday, July 24 from 12pm as part of the series of cultural events being organised by the team behind Bangor's £35m arts and innovation centre, known as the PONTIO project.
A Crown and a Medal for Bangor Welsh Students -- Again!.
Publication date: 8/06/2010
Warm congratulations to Catrin Haf Jones on winning the Crown in the Urdd National Eisteddfod and to Manon Wyn Williams on winning the Drama Medal!
PILSen partnership scoops Welsh Language in Healthcare Award.
Publication date: 7/06/2010
An innovative partnership which includes four Bangor University centres of excellence is celebrating winning a Welsh Language in Healthcare Award.
NoFitState circus celebrates unveiling of Pontio project's plans.
Publication date: 4/06/2010
Welsh contemporary circus company, NoFitState Circus will once again bring excitement to Bangor city centre on Saturday 5th June. The award-winning street theatre performers made a splash in town last weekend, treating passers by to acrobatic routines and juggling displays.
Lifelong Learning Fine Art Summer Shows 2010.
Publication date: 3/06/2010
Five graduating students premier a wide range of work from the part-time BA (hons) Fine Art degree at the College of Education and Lifelong Learning, Bangor University. Sustainable individual creativity and the ethos of practice-led instruction over six years study by five dedicated new practitioners is displayed in Oriel Bangor. The exhibition of work by Sue Buswell, Irene Carruthers, Sue Evans, Jerry Green and Rita Higgins' work will be held at the Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, Bangor between 19th June and 3rd July which is open Tuesday to Friday 12.30 -- 4.30 pm and Saturday 10.30 -- 4.30 pm.
Student kick-off their biggest Bangor clean-up.
Publication date: 3/06/2010
Bangor students have kicked off the biggest ever clean-up of student areas of the City in conjunction with Gwynedd Council, Fly-Tipping Action Wales and other Bangor Pride partners, to tackle problems caused by end-of-term rubbish.
Botanical Beats-A Wild Day Out!.
Publication date: 3/06/2010
Botanical Beats, Treborth Botanic Garden's annual fundraising festival, returns bigger and better than ever before, with dozens of bands playing on four stages, as well as exhibitors from local community groups and wildlife organisations. Botanical Beats wil be at Treborth Botanic Garden this Sunday, the 6th of June, beginning at 12.30pm. Entry is only £6 for the day, so you?d be hard pushed to find a better value day out anywhere!
NoFitState circus celebrates unveiling of Pontio project's plans.
Publication date: 3/06/2010
Welsh contemporary circus company, NoFitState Circus will once again bring excitement to Bangor city centre on Saturday 5th June. The award-winning street theatre performers made a splash in town last weekend, treating passers by to acrobatic routines and juggling displays.
Radio 1 live from Bar Uno.
Publication date: 26/05/2010
Bangor students kicked off their Big Weekend in style at a live Radio 1 broadcast at Bar Uno last Friday night. Radio 1 DJs Annie Mac and Pete Tong broadcasted their shows live to the nation from the student café bar on the Ffriddoedd site as Radio 1 prepared to get the Big Weekend party started at the Faenol Estate the following day.
Behind the Scenes look at the Big Weekend.
Publication date: 25/05/2010
The team behind Radio 1's Big Weekend gave students at Bangor University an exclusive look behind the scenes of Europe's biggest free music festival at a panel discussion session held at the University.
Local students provide excellent support for their fellow students.
Publication date: 25/05/2010
Local students studying at Bangor University are among nearly 500 students who have been supporting the first year students.
Students sing live at Big Weekend with Florence and the Machine.
Publication date: 25/05/2010
A choir from Bangor University had a starring role at the Radio 1 Big Weekend on Saturday accompanying Florence and the Machine on stage for their headlining set.
Kimberley is Peer Guide of the Year.
Publication date: 24/05/2010
Kimberley Mangan, a Bangor University student studying Marine Biology and Zoology has been awarded Peer Guide of the Year at the University.
Publication date: 21/05/2010
Plans for Arts and Innovation Centre unveiled.
Publication date: 21/05/2010
The design for Bangor's new £35+m arts and innovation centre has been unveiled.
Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles meets Bangor students.
Publication date: 20/05/2010
A group of students at Bangor University were given chance the quiz BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles at an exclusive question and answer session held at the University.
Students take part in Radio 1's Big Beach Sweep.
Publication date: 19/05/2010
A group of fifty students from Bangor University recently helped to clean-up the rubbish on a north Wales beach in exchange for Radio 1 Big Weekend tickets!
Royal Visit for Management Centre.
Publication date: 18/05/2010
H.R.H Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Bangor University during their recent tour of north and mid Wales. Their tour included a visit to the University's Management Centre, where they viewed the recently developed facilities. The Royal party also met staff and students, as well as invited dignitaries, over a reception and lunch.
Bangor student to perform at Big Weekend.
Publication date: 18/05/2010
Whilst the population of Bangor counts down the days until BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend hits Faenol Park, one Bangor University student is getting ready to join the host of big name stars playing live on stage.
'FOOD DUDES’ Scoops Chief Medical Officers Gold Medal.
Publication date: 17/05/2010
A healthy eating programme established by Bangor University’s School of Psychology has been awarded the top gold medal award at the Chief Medical Officer’s Public Health Awards. The award ceremony held at the Royal College of Physicians recently, acknowledges the efforts of all those working to improve the health of the nation and celebrates innovative and successful public health initiatives.
Using two languages at once shows high degree of fluency- hear more at a public lecture.
Publication date: 13/05/2010
Using two languages in the same sentence is not only fine, but is evidence for a high degree of fluency in both languages: so argues Professor Margaret Deuchar of Bangor University. She will explain why this is so and will talk about her studies of bilingual conversation in a Public Lecture at the University's main Arts Lecture Theatre on Thursday May 28 at 6pm. Professor Deuchar is Director of Bangor University's ESRC Centre for Research on Bilingualism.
International Conference on Austria.
Publication date: 11/05/2010
How do people talk about their nation or state? Are there particular traditions? What are the problems if that state changes radically or violently its form of government, or even disappears from the map? Professor Anthony Bushell of Bangor's School of Modern Languages has convened an international conference at the University of London's School for Advanced Studies at Senate House on 21 May to discuss the case of Austria, once the centre of a large continental Empire and now a small but prosperous republic.
Student takes 'Short Cut' to stardom!.
Publication date: 11/05/2010
A professional mountain bike display rider and Bangor University PhD student has a starring role in an award winning film set in North Wales.
'Creative Voices' shows how images can be used to help people who have difficulties with memory.
Publication date: 7/05/2010
'Creative Voices' is an exhibition at the Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, Bangor that shows how images can be used to help people who have difficulties with memory.
Bangor Students work for the BBC on election night.
Publication date: 6/05/2010
Three School of Creative Studies and Media students will be working for the BBC on election night, gaining invaluable first hand experince of news gathering.
A modern view of Welsh 'Apostle of Peace'..
Publication date: 6/05/2010
The modern-day relevance of Henry Richard, a 19th century Congregationalist Minister and MP for Merthyr Tydfil (nicknamed the 'Apostle of Peace'), will be explored in a Public Lecture in Bangor University by Lord Morgan of Aberdyfi (Kenneth O. Morgan) at Bangor University on Thursday 13 May at 6.30pm in the Main Arts Lecture Theatre.
Bust of the late Professor Bedwyr Lewis Jones unveiled.
Publication date: 5/05/2010
A bust of the late Professor Bedwyr Lewis Jones, one of Bangor University's foremost past Professors, will be unveiled on Tuesday May 4th 2010 at 3.00 in Bangor University's Council Chamber.
BBC Radio 1's Big Beach Sweep!.
Publication date: 28/04/2010
Today (Tuesday 27 April) BBC Radio 1 announces a brand new initiative that will be part of the tenth BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, this year in Bangor, North Wales. For the first time ever, the station will be giving students in the area the opportunity to earn themselves a ticket to attend Radio 1's Big Weekend by getting their hands dirty and cleaning a beach in North Wales.
Bangor University compete at FLUX 500 competition.
Publication date: 26/04/2010
Six enterprising students from Bangor University took part in the Grand Finals of FLUX - an intense business challenge - which saw them compete in against 33 teams from universities across the UK.
Radio 1 Big Weekend.
Publication date: 26/04/2010
There's a wave of excitement running through Bangor University today as students woke up to the news that big names like Rihanna, Florence and the Machine and Cheryl Cole will be performing at Radio1's Big Weekend at Bangor in May.
Students turn Role Models in Aspirational Programme for school pupils.
Publication date: 23/04/2010
Pupils from two local schools were given a unique insight into university life recently through mentoring sessions by student role models from Bangor University.
Public lecture delivered by Richard Parry-Jones.
Publication date: 22/04/2010
Members of the public are invited to attend a public lecture delivered by Richard Parry-Jones at Bangor University on "Life in the Motor Industry - from car design and development to motorsport" on Tuesday, April 27th.
Psychology Teaching Associate wins New Investigator Award.
Publication date: 19/04/2010
member of the School of Psychology's teaching team has been awarded a prestigious prize by the American Psychological Association (APA) in recognition of her work in the field of human perception and performance.
Recognition for Student Volunteering Bangor.
Publication date: 13/04/2010
Student Volunteering Bangor has recently achieved the Investing in Volunteers quality standard, in recognition of the excellent work they do with volunteers.
Student receives first Bangor University degree.
Publication date: 12/04/2010
Bangor University has awarded its first ever Bangor University degree.
Hot wheels for hot meals!.
Publication date: 8/04/2010
Following the Catering Department's recent hot meal deal promotion, we are pleased to announce that Julia Gomez was the winner of the 21 gear mountain bike!
Aber- Bangor partnership to sponsor BASES conference.
Publication date: 31/03/2010
The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) is the UK’s professional body for excellence in Sport and Exercise Sciences. This year’s BASES annual student conference is being held at Aberystwyth University from the 30th of March to the 1st of April and is being sponsored by the Aber-Bangor Skills Centre.
A new home for Welsh Students.
Publication date: 31/03/2010
Bangor’s Welsh students are looking forward to a change of scene as the Welsh Halls of Residence - Neuadd John Morris Jones - is moving to a new home in September. Tegfan and Bryn Dinas Halls on the Ffriddoedd Site will now be known as JMJ1 and JMJ2. Welsh Students at Bangor are keen to sample the modern facilities including en-suite rooms and the convenience of having Bar Uno and Maes Glas Sport Centre on their door step.
Bangor Scientists to exhibit at The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
Publication date: 31/03/2010
Scientists from Bangor University's School of Ocean Sciences are leading an international consortium who will be showcasing their research at the prestigious Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition taking place at London’s Southbank Centre later this year.
Harlech artist designs a brighter railway bridge.
Publication date: 26/03/2010
Andrew Smith, Lifelong Learning Fine Art Academic Co-ordinator at Bangor University has been granted a public art commission to produce two artworks for the Splott Road Railway Bridge in Cardiff. Andrew was chosen following a process of public consultation which received 150 responses. The commission is currently being implemented and the 33 metre Railway Bridge is being painted to the exact design specification of the chosen art work.
Professor Eric Sunderland.
Publication date: 25/03/2010
Friends and former colleagues at Bangor University were saddened to learn of the death of Professor Eric Sunderland.
Bangor shows its multinational face.
Publication date: 24/03/2010
Students from all over the world feature in Bangor University's 2011 prospectus, which was published this month.
Bangor University Researchers Invited to Speak at the Senedd.
Publication date: 22/03/2010
A team from Bangor University recently presented their flagship public engagement project at the Welsh Assembly Government Senedd in Cardiff. Dr Nathan Abrams, of the School of Creative Studies and Media, and Dr Sally Baker, of the School of Social Sciences, along with postgraduate student Jennifer Krase, were invited to the Senedd by Beacon for Wales, which has funded their public engagement idea.
Kayaking in Nepal to raise funds for Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue.
Publication date: 22/03/2010
Sports Science student Joe Kendall, 20, from Lincolnshire, along with fellow Bangor University students Sam Clegg and Rich Kemble, are flying out to Nepal in the North of India at the end of March to raise awareness of the Swift Water Rescue role played by the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue team. They also hope to raise money towards equipment such as throwlines, floating rope and reaching poles that are currently on the rescue team's wish list.
Bangor heads Welsh focus on Modern Languages.
Publication date: 22/03/2010
The School of Modern Languages at Bangor is playing a key role in a new HEFCW-funded project, Routes in Languages Cymru, which was launched recently in Cardiff.
2010 Entrance Scholarship Winners.
Publication date: 18/03/2010
From Blackburn to Bala, from Halifax to Holywell - new students from across the UK will be sharing Scholarship prizes totalling over £160,000 when they begin their degree courses at Bangor University next academic year!
Ten 'Incredible Years' for Welsh children.
Publication date: 17/03/2010
Results to be revealed today (17.3.10) show that new mothers in some of Wales' most deprived communities are really benefitting from extra support to help them in their new role.
'Enterprise by design' provides insight to entrepreneurship.
Publication date: 16/03/2010
Bangor University has cut through traditional academic boundaries to get over 40 students from different subjects working together to compete for a new 'Enterprise by Design' challenge.
The Enterprise by Design teams, made up of a mix of psychology, electronic engineering, design and business students, were challenged to design a new product for the home or outdoors.
Having followed a six week intensive course, the teams 'pitched' their new products to an expert panel. The winners, 'Team Geranium' developed a multi-functional bag that transforms into a camping mat. They received the first prize of £2,500.
Design work starts on Arts & Innovation Centre for Bangor.
Publication date: 15/03/2010
Design work has started on a new £35+ m Arts and Innovation Centre that is set to become a beacon for North Wales and beyond.
Eco-science under the microscope for teens.
Publication date: 10/03/2010
Climate change and biodiversity are the focus of 'hands-on' science activities for teens from across north Wales at Bangor University this week.
From Socrates to Slumdog Millionaire - 125 years of change in Bangor University.
Publication date: 4/03/2010
From Socrates to Slumdog Millionaire - 125 years of change in Bangor University is the fascinating title of a public lecture being presented by Dr David Roberts, author of a recently published account of the University's history, Bangor University 1882-2009 and Bangor University's Registrar.
Tougher training to improve mental toughness of young athletes.
Publication date: 3/03/2010
Some of England and Wales' most promising young cricketers are about to get tougher- so that they can perform better under pressure. They're following a special training course to learn some 'mental toughness' skills under the experienced guidance of a multi-disciplinary ECB Team of staff including sports psychologist, Professor Lew Hardy of Bangor University.
Universities renew commitment to drive forward Wales' knowledge economy.
Publication date: 1/03/2010
Wales' leading universities will help mark St David's Day by renewing their joint commitment to drive forward Wales' knowledge economy.
'Holy Grail' of Welsh classical music to be revealed.
Publication date: 1/03/2010
A piece of music that could be described at the 'Holy Grail' of Welsh classical music is set to be heard again. Grace Williams' Missa Cambrensis is well-known among Welsh classical music fans – even though few have ever heard it. It has been performed only once: in 1971. It is one of ten works by the composer to feature in a new edition of her music to be launched on St. David’s day this year.
Alzheimer's research explained.
Publication date: 1/03/2010
Listen to Professor Linda Clare of Bangor's School of Psychology discussing her latest research findings on Alzheimer's on Radio Wales' Science Café programme here (available until March 6 2010 -Prof Clare's interview begins at around 18 minutes in).
Dic Jones - In His Own Word
Publication date: 26/02/2010
Bangor University School of Creative Studies & Media lecturer Llion Iwan directed the majority of a a documentary about the late Archdruid of Wales, Dic Jones, Dic Jones - Yn Ei Eiriau Ei Hun (Dic Jones - In His Own Words), broadcast on S4/C on St David's Day (1 March) at 9pm.
Student Zoé on air on Radio 1.
Publication date: 24/02/2010
One Bangor student is now in possession of a pair of tickets for Radio 1's Big Weekend- taking place in Bangor this summer- thanks to a combination of her habit of listening to Radio 1's 'Breakfast Show' and her speed on her feet.
From membrane to j-peg: Bangor Pontifical Digitally Photographed.
Publication date: 19/02/2010
The Bangor Pontifical -- one of the treasures of the Cathedral -- is currently the focus of a collaborative project between Bangor University and the Dean and Chapter. The project was launched in October 2009 with the aim of making this exceptional early fourteenth-century manuscript, universally accessible via a state-of-the art permanent high-resolution website.
Pioneering short knowledge transfer collaboration awarded.
Publication date: 10/02/2010
The Language Technologies Unit at Bangor University's Canolfan Bedwyr, and Semantise Ltd., a communications and data management software company, have together won a prize for their pioneering Knowledge Transfer Partnership project. In an award ceremony in Swansea recently, they won the award for the first short KTP throughout Britain to be successfully completed under the Government's new sKTP pilot scheme. This is a new scheme whereby universities can work with SMEs to enable the development of new products within short timescales, or lay the foundation work for longer-term projects.
Group who recorded 'lost' music of Chirk Castle to perform in Bangor.
Publication date: 5/02/2010
Following the release of their highly acclaimed classical CD last year, audiences in Bangor will be able to hear the internationally renowned Brabant Ensemble perform pieces from the 'Music from the Chirk Castle Part-Books' CD, alongside newly edited pieces from the same source. The Concert takes place at Bangor Cathedral on Saturday 20 February at 7.30, as part of Bangor University's Music at Bangor programme of concerts.
Student investigates Police uniform.
Publication date: 4/02/2010
A Police Officer who is currently studying at Bangor University has launched a survey which aims to find out the views of the public with regards to the force's police uniform.
Student Volunteering Bangor Awarded Millennium Volunteers Funding.
Publication date: 4/02/2010
The work of Student Volunteering Bangor received a significant boost recently when they were awarded Millennium Volunteers funding by the WCVA.
Postgraduate student to trek in India for children's charities.
Publication date: 27/01/2010
Torie Rooney, 23, from Abergele, will be embarking on a five day trek in the Indian Himalayas to raise almost £3,000 for three different children's charities of her choice.
Snowdonia Nature and Environment Series.
Publication date: 25/01/2010
Outdoor activities are by their very nature enjoyed in the environment yet what do people know about the natural world around them? An opportunity to learn about the natural world whilst in the outdoors can often spark an interest and desire to know more about ecology. It can also break down the barriers presented by scientific language and jargon and make science meaningful and exciting.
Two students from Bangor University could be going head to head at the Miss Wales 2010 finals!.
Publication date: 20/01/2010
Creative Studies student Elin Stuart from Tregarth is hoping to be competing against primary education student Lauren Eve Rowley, who was crowned Miss Flintshire 2010, at the Miss Wales finals later this year.
Report highlights the importance of coastal habitats in carbon sequestration.
Publication date: 18/01/2010
In a major new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), scientists have documented the capacity of coastal habitats to bury and lock away carbon into soils and sediments.
Assessing the benefits of bilingualism.
Publication date: 11/01/2010
People of all ages are taking part in what may well be the most extensive project ever to assess the benefits of being bilingual. Over 700 people aged between 2 and 80 are being recruited by Bangor University to explore what benefits our brains reap from being bilingual, in a three quarter million pound project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Assisting the army to improve initial training.
Publication date: 11/01/2010
Sport Psychologists from Bangor University have been working with the British Army for over a decade to increase the number of initial recruits who achieve the standards required by the Army.
Bangor's Mindfulness research gains national attention.
Publication date: 11/01/2010
Research at Bangor's Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, in conjunction with Oxford University, has received widespread media coverage recently.
London to Sydney adventure for prospective student.
Publication date: 6/01/2010
An outdoor enthusiast who is coming to Bangor to study in September is busy planning an overland trip from London to Sydney to raise money for the Help for Heroes charity.
Student embarks on daring free climb in Patagonia.
Publication date: 5/01/2010
A second year Bangor student is busy preparing for one of the most exciting trips of his life.
Geroge Ullrich, from the Kendal in Cumbria, who is studying Product Design at the University's College of Education & Lifelong Learning, is currently preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Patagonia where he, along with Peter Rhodes and Mason Earle, will attempt a new free climbing route on Cerro Catedral in Torres del Paine.
Bangor University Vice-Chancellor to retire.
Publication date: 14/12/2009
Bangor University's Vice-Chancellor Professor Merfyn Jones has announced that he is to retire in October 2010.
Students take up ten pound Challenge.
Publication date: 14/12/2009
A group of students at Bangor University turned £10 into £73 by selling hand-made jewellery in a challenge set to inspire entrepreneurship among student. The Ten Pound Challenge gave students a loan of £10 and a week to make as much profit as possible.
TV audience to hear new carol.
Publication date: 14/12/2009
A carol composed by a Bangor University student was performed for the first time last night. It was sung by Welsh pop singer Elin Fflur at the Daily Post S4C Thousands of Christmas Voices Concert in Llangollen. It will also be broadcast as part of that Concert on S4C over the Christmas period. The carol, composed by Ynyr Llwyd, from Prion, Denbighshire, won the Carol Competition run in association with the Concert.
Bangor University String Ensemble and Friends invite you to a special concert...
Publication date: 10/12/2009
At 7.30 on 18th December in Pritchard Jones Hall, one of the University's finest ensembles -- Bangor University String Ensemble (BUSE) -- will be joining forces with Bangor's much loved resident concert pianist Jana Frenklová, alongside the charismatic conductor Alex Jarrett for what promises to be one of the highlights of this semester's musical programme.
Maes Glas Bursaries support six sporting successes.
Publication date: 10/12/2009
Ranked second best squash player in his native Trinidad & Tobago, 28 year old Ryan Abraham's goal is to turn professional next year, to become the best squash player in the Caribbean and be ranked among the world's 100 best players by 2012.
Highest sporting Award presented.
Publication date: 10/12/2009
International Fencer, Olivia Orchart received the highest Sporting Award at Bangor University recently. Olivia was awarded the Llew Rees Award, which is presented to the most outstanding sportsman or woman from among the student body. This Award included a cash prize of £750 in order to advance her performance.
Watch those windows as you Christmas Shop!.
Publication date: 7/12/2009
Imagine walking through the centre of Bangor and into the Deiniol Shopping Centre. Without warning, as you pass a shop window, you hear music and lights begin to sparkle.
Shift Perception: a Book Launch.
Publication date: 7/12/2009
Anglesey-based artist Helen Lopez discovered a new creative direction as a postgraduate student at Bangor, and her first collection of poems, Shift Perception, is out now from Shearsman Books, the UK's leading publisher of innovative poetry.
Bangor Professor Appointed to Science Advisory Panel.
Publication date: 7/12/2009
Prof Michel Kaiser of the University's School of Ocean Sciences is among nine world-leading marine experts appointed to a new independent Science Advisory Panel for the selection of Marine Conservation Zones. This is the first step taken by the government to implement the Marine and Coastal Access Act that will see a network of Marine Conservation zones created around the English coast by 2012.
Student footage used by BBC's Panorama.
Publication date: 7/12/2009
A group of journalism students filmed exclusive footage as they got caught up in an unravelling news event recently.
Schools Welcome Bangor University Bug Man.
Publication date: 3/12/2009
The "Nit Nurse" may be a thing of the past but the "Bug Man" has been turning up in schools all over Wales - and both teachers and pupils have given him a big welcome.
Galicia 21.
Publication date: 3/12/2009
The new online journal Galicia 21: Journal of Contemporary Galician Studies, co-founded by Dr Helena Miguélez-Carballeira (School of Modern Languages,) is quickly turning into the main academic reference for the expanding community of researchers and students of Galician Studies.
Reception for International Students.
Publication date: 2/12/2009
Bangor University's Vice Chancellor has hosted the first of many country specific receptions for international students.
Minister visits Lifelong Learning Students.
Publication date: 27/11/2009
Plaid Cymru's Assembly Member for Arfon and Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Heritage, Alun Ffred Jones, visited Lifelong Learning at Bangor University to meet students who are studying university courses on a part-time basis, to congratulate some of those who received a scholarship last week.
Does carbon labelling give developing countries a bad deal?
Publication date: 24/11/2009
Carbon labelling could unfairly disadvantage economies in the developing world, and mislead consumers, according to an interdisciplinary project carried out by the UK Research Councils' Rural Economy and Land Use Programme.
Researchers at the universities of Bangor and Surrey have investigated the wider implications of including details of carbon footprints on food labels. They found that current approaches to carbon labelling may not be an accurate guide to sustainability, and might have serious and unintended consequences for poorer countries.
Psychology at Bangor placed in European league.
Publication date: 24/11/2009
Bangor University's School of Psychology has achieved an 'excellence' ranking in a Europe-wide review of universities teaching economics, political science and psychology published in German newspaper DIE ZEIT .
Bangor Univeristy is one of only 22 UK universities selected for 'excellence' in psychology in the CHE-Excellence Rankings, appearing in a league table which provide prospective master's and doctoral programme students with comparison of the best European university research facilities in their chosen areas.
International Student Ambassadors at Bangor University.
Publication date: 24/11/2009
Eight International Student Ambassadors will support international students from the application process right up to their graduation day at Bangor University. They have been appointed following a successful pilot project run by the university last year.
Students from over 70 different countries choose to study at Bangor every year and make up over 10% of the total student population.
A £10 Challenge for Bangor University Students.
Publication date: 24/11/2009
Teams of students at Bangor University will be loaned £10 and challenged to make a profit in just one week.
Through funding from the Welsh Assembly Government, four students at Bangor have been tasked with organising this challenge where student teams have a week to make as much money as possible from £10. The student participants will make the most of their own skills and talents and experience at first-hand what it's like to turn an idea into a real money-making project. The students will develop essential skills such as team working, commercial awareness, risk management and financial awareness. Prizes will be given to the most money made in a week from the initial £10 investment and for the most innovative and creative ideas.
Psychologists transfer knowledge to assist children's services.
Publication date: 20/11/2009
Following the success of a Knowledge Transfer event at Bangor University's School of Psychology last year, Dr Val Morrison, Deputy Head of the School has hosted another free educational event, highlighting key themes in Assembly government and UK governmental policy - children, learning and wellbeing.
Developing high level skills in Wales.
Publication date: 19/11/2009
A £33 million programme, which provides hundreds of scholarship opportunities to develop the skills needed to drive Wales' Knowledge Economy forward, will be unveiled by the Welsh Assembly Government today [19.11.09] at Bangor University.
The Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESS) programme will provide over 400 PhD and Masters places over the next five years to develop higher level skills through collaborative research projects with Welsh companies.
Each scholarship will provide an annual bursary of up to £13,300 as well as research and business training tailored to each individual.
Competition in search of winning wildlife writer.
Publication date: 13/11/2009
David Wright, a third year Zoology with Conservation student at Bangor University won last year's Natur Cymru wildlife writing Competition. Could you be this year's winner?
The challenge is to write a 1,000 word article on a subject of topical environmental or wildlife interest in Wales which inspires you. The winner will receive a prize of £500 donated by WWF Cymru and four runners up will receive a subscription to Natur Cymru.
Further information about the competition is at www.nature2010.org.uk.
Edward Thomas: Building the 'Whoniverse'.
Publication date: 11/11/2009
The School of Creative Studies and Media's 125th Anniversary Event was a smash hit, packing the spacious John Phillips Hall to capacity. Students, staff, and local community members alike arrived early to hear Production Designer Edward Thomas chat about his work building the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
A row of awe-inspiring props greeted the audience as they took their seats, from the Cyberman head to the sonic screwdriver, the actual screwdriver used in close-up glam-shots. In contrast, Edward was very down to earth, and began the afternoon by describing his Welsh background and education in theatrical design at Glamorgan University.
Minister for Heritage visits the School of Welsh.
Publication date: 10/11/2009
The School of Welsh was visited recently by one of its most prominent former students, Alun Ffred Jones, A.M. for Arfon and Minister for Heritage in the Welsh Assembly Government.
It was a busy day for Mr Jones. During the morning he gave a talk to undergraduate students who are studying Language Planning as part of their BA Welsh degree scheme. Mr Jones has direct ministerial responsibility for the Welsh language in the Assembly Government, and with a new Welsh Language Act on its way, it was an opportune time for him to discuss language planning issues with students at Bangor.
A Phenomenal Fungi!
Publication date: 10/11/2009
Dr Mike Hale and a group of Forestry students from Bangor University's School of Environment Natural Resources & Geography came across a very large fungus, while on a field trip to Glasfryn, near Cricieth, which they have recorded and photographed.
Dr Mike Hale says 'It's probably an edible fungus known as the Penny Bun, also known as cep, or in Italian, porcini, which can be found dried in many a foodstore.
University Celebrates its History.
Publication date: 6/11/2009
A new book tracing the fascinating history of Bangor University is published this week.
Written by the University Registrar, Dr David Roberts, to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the University, the book traces its rise from modest beginnings in October 1884 as the ‘University College of North Wales’, with just 58 students in the Penrhyn Arms, to an independent university with degree-awarding powers and 13,000 students and staff.
First ever Pianist Residency rounds off in style.
Publication date: 5/11/2009
Bangor University's first ever Pianist in Residence, Sholto Kynoch, rounded off his residency in style with a high-profile event on the closing day of the Oxford Lieder Festival, on Saturday 31st October 2009. Together with Dr Helen Abbott (School of Modern Languages) and Dr Chris Collins (School of Music), Sholto presented the outcomes of his residency which had taken place in the School of Modern Languages at Bangor University from January--October 2009.
Speaking at the event at St Hilda's College, Oxford, Sholto said, "Before coming to Bangor, my knowledge of how to analyse how French poets such as Baudelaire are set to music was limited. From working with Helen and Chris, I have gained valuable knowledge which I can now put into practice."
Place in Poetry - Poetry reading.
Publication date: 3/11/2009
What new angles is poetry currently bringing to our perception of place? Visiting poets from Europe and the USA will bring an array of perspectives to this question at a poetry reading organised by the School of English in association with Poetry Wales. The readings will begin at 6pm, but refreshments will be available beforehand from 5.30pm on Friday, 6th November 2009 at Lecture Room 1, Main Arts. All welcome.
Jules Boykoff (USA) has written poetry collections Hegemonic Love Potion (Factory School, 2009) and Once Upon a Neoliberal Rocket Badge (Edge Books, 2006). As well as being a poet he has published critically on the mass media, advised the UN on climate change, and been a professional soccer player. He teaches political science and writing at Pacific University in Oregon.
Professor to persuade England to eat its fruit 'n' veg.
Publication date: 2/11/2009
Professor Gareth Edwards-Jones of Bangor University has been appointed by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn to a new Task Force to help England to grow and eat more fruit and vegetables and improve the nation's health.
Professor Edwards-Jones, of the University's School of Environment, Natural Resources & Geography, joins growers, retailers, consumers and other agricultural researchers on the Fruit and Vegetables Task Force. The group will develop an action plan to increase the production and consumption of fruit and vegetables in England.
Baghdaddies kick off fun-packed Cabaret Powis Season.
Publication date: 30/10/2009
Pulsating Balkan beats will emanate from Bangor University's Powis Hall on Friday evening November 6th as The Baghdaddies bring their wild and infectious mix of blistering Balkan brass, Middle Eastern flavours, Ska and Dance to an 'Eastern Night', the first of a series of 'Cabaret nights' at the Hall.
Legends of the festival circuit and party-rocking champions of the world, the Baghdaddies are one of the best live bands around. Their sound is influenced by music from throughout the world - from the Roma wedding, brass band and gypsy music of Eastern Europe, through reggae, ska, calypso, jazz and punk rock. The Baghdaddies always maintain a truly happy and seriously danceable side to their music.
Celebrations - 125 Anniversary.
Publication date: 30/10/2009
A selection of images from the recent 125 Anniversary celebrations have been placed in a picture gallery on the 125th Anniversary pages.
This can be accessed here.
Publication date: 23/10/2009 The iconic Environment Centre Wales building in Bangor is rapidly building an international reputation as an exemplar building of sustainable design and construction, and is one of only three buildings worldwide to have received a commendation for its sustainable credentials.
Publication date: 23/10/2009 The Deputy Minister for Regeneration and Communities, Mr Leighton Andrews, will be taking time out from the Regeneration Summit and visiting staff and students of the Community Development Programme in Lifelong Learning at Bangor University on Friday, October 23rd.
Publication date: 23/10/2009 David Brailsford, CBE, Performance Director of British Cycling, the sport's governing body in the UK also responsible for the recent successes of its sportsmen and women, speaks at a public Lecture at Bangor University on Monday 9 November. All are welcome to attend the Public Lecture, which is at 6.30 in the University's Main Arts Lecture Theatre, no tickets are necessary and there is no charge.
Publication date: 22/10/2009 The Minister for Heritage, Alun Ffred Jones, heard about several projects that promote the use of Welsh when he visited Canolfan Bedwyr in Bangor University recently (22 October 2009). One of these was the Technology for the Translation Industry project which has just been awarded to Bangor University.
Publication date: 20/10/2009 Bangor University has welcomed the Welsh Assembly Government's announcement of £15m funding towards the exciting and ambitious new Arts and Innovation Centre at Bangor.
Publication date: 19/10/2009 Dr Nathan Abrams and Dr Sally Baker from Bangor University's School of Creative Studies and Media and School of Social Sciences respectively, in collaboration with Esther Roberts of Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, have been awarded £19,000 by Beacon for Wales to hold a touring exhibition of Jewish life in north Wales during the spring and summer of 2010.
Publication date: 16/10/2009 Internationally renowned Irish singer Mary Black, performs in Bangor this evening (Friday16 October) as one of the highlights of Bangor University's 125th Anniversary celebrations.
Publication date: 16/10/2009 UK TV weather presenter and Honorary Fellow of Bangor University, Siân Lloyd was at the University recently to officially open the new Halls of Residence.
Publication date: 15/10/2009 To celebrate the 125th anniversary of its foundation, Bangor University is holding a special exhibition of selected works of art from: Thrsday 15 October to Thursday 22 October 2009.
Publication date: 12/10/2009 Saturday 17th October, 2.30 - 5pm, Main Arts Lecture Theatre.
Well-known children's author Philip Pullman, internationally renowned award winning His Dark Materials trilogy, an Honorary Professor and Honorary Fellow of Bangor University, will be questioned by novelist James Hawes in 'An Audience with Philip Pullman'; the finale of a celebration of English literature at Bangor University on Saturday 17 October.
Publication date: 9/10/2009
Publication date: 9/10/2009 A hidden and precious treasure of medieval Bangor, a unique, decorated, hand-written book called the Bangor Pontifical, is to be made universally accessible as part of Bangor University's 125th Anniversary Celebrations, by kind permission of its owner, Bangor Cathedral.
The 'Bangor Pontifical' contains the words and music and instructions, and in particular, the music needed for all the church ceremonies requiring the presence of a bishop, including the consecration of churches, altars and cemeteries, and special blessings --including those for a bell, a new home and a hair shirt!
Publication date: 8/10/2009 Could using some simple psychological techniques help your business through the recession? According to academics at Bangor University's leading School of Psychology, the answer is a resounding "yes!"
As Dr John Parkinson, Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology explains; "Using positive aspects of psychology could assist businesses to develop the strengths that their employees have, to harness their motivation or to help their employees adapt to change. Psychological techniques could also be used to create better relationships within the company, and with customers and suppliers. Whatever the technique, if it helps your business beat the recession then surely you should consider it?"
Publication date: 8/10/2009 Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research & Enterprise) at Bangor University has been elected President of the Society for General Microbiology from September for 2 years.
The SGM was founded in 1945, with Sir Alexander Fleming as its first President. It is now the largest scientific society for microbiologists in Europe with over 5000 members from over 60 countries. The Society owns and publishes four leading scientific journals. Professor Lappin-Scott is the 26th President, only the second woman President and the first to come from Bangor University!
Publication date: 8/10/2009 Following the sad death of its founder, Professor Tim Miles last December, the Bangor University's Dyslexia Unit is to be re-named as a commemoration of his pioneering work in the field. It will be known as the Miles Dyslexia Centre - Canolfan Ddyslecsia Miles, and the re-launch under the new name will take place on Saturday October 24th at the Centre's Conference, Dyslexia and Literacy - Looking to the Future.
The Conference will consist of talks and workshops on the topics which first roused Professor Tim Miles' interest and professional curiosity - the puzzling difficulties that some children - and even adults - have when they try to read and write. It will be held at Bangor University Main Arts building, starting at 9.30. The programme and booking forms can be obtained from the Dyslexia Unit website: http://www.dyslexia.bangor.ac.uk or by calling the Centre on (01248) 383203.
Publication date: 8/10/2009 A new skills Centre, set to benefit both employers and learners in the region, has been launched today (Thurs 8th October) by Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities' Partnership.
Attending the event, Mr John Griffiths A.M., Deputy Minister for Skills said: "Extra support for businesses and individuals, and in particular opportunities to ensure that employees have the necessary skills to help Wales remains competitive in the current economic situation, is at the forefront of everything we are doing as a Government.
Publication date: 6/10/2009 Bangor University is delighted to host a lecture by internationally acclaimed climate scientist Bill Ruddiman, as part of the University's 125th Anniversary celebrations.
Professor Ruddiman, one of the world's most renowned climate scientists, and Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Virginia USA, is speaking at a free public lecture which is open to all, at 7.00 on Monday 12 October in the University's Main Arts Lecture Theatre.
Publication date: 2/10/2009 Professor Andrew Pullin has been invited to deliver the prestigious Gerhard Herzberg Lecture at CarletonUniversity in Ottawa this November.
Established in 1975 by the Faculty of Science, this lecture honours Gerhard Herzberg, a former Chancellor of Carleton University and recipient of the 1971 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The purpose of the lecture is to emphasize the relationship between science and society and to address an aspect of science which has a pronounced impact on our daily lives.
Publication date: 28/09/2009 Today (28/9/09), sees the launch of the first issue of PONTIO, a handy and colourful new booklet which advertises and promotes an amazing array of arts events in Bangor and the surrounding area, between October and December 2009.
PONTIO is a new programme to promote and coordinate artistic events in Bangor. Its aim (and meaning in English) is 'to bridge' - between various aspects of the arts, between promoters at the University and in the community, and to bridge between the past and the exciting future offered by the new arts and innovation centre on the horizon.
Publication date: 25/09/2009 Did you know that one of the first laws in the UK to oversee the treatment of human tissue was in 1832?
Dr. John M. Delieu of Bangor University's School of Health Care Science, will be discussing "From Grave Robbers to Surgeons: Origins of the Human Tissue Act"
At a WICN Public lecture series talk at 6.30pm on Thursday, 8 October 2009 in Bangor University's Main Arts Lecture Theatre. This free lecture is open to all.
Publication date: 25/09/2009 Welsh artist Gwen John is the subject of this year's T Rowland Hughes lecture at Bangor University. The lecture, Gwen John: An Artist's Life, is delivered by Dr Sue Roe of Sussex University. The Lecture takes place at Bangor University's Main Arts Lecture Theatre at 6.30 on Wednesday 7 October and is free and open to all.
Publication date: 25/09/2009 A new Institute, the Research Institute for Visual Computing in Wales (RIVIC) was launched at the National Assembly for Wales this week (21.9.09).
The first One Wales national research centre to be established, the Institute receives a £5m investment from the National Assembly for Wales. Its creation will strengthen research partnerships between computer science departments in Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea.
Publication date: 24/09/2009 A Concert by the internationally-renowned Irish singer Mary Black is the highlights of
Supported by successful local singer-songwriter Meinir Gwilym, Mary Black performs one of only two concerts in the UK this year at the University’s Prichard Jones Hall at 7.30 on Friday 16 October 2009 in. Tickets are available on the door or from Galeri box office on 01286 685222 (www.galericaernarfon.com).
Publication date: 23/09/2009 Bangor University is the first UK university to lead a twinning partnership under UNESCO's UNITWIN Network.
Publication date: 23/09/2009 On Wednesday the 23rd September, Bangor Students' Union is officially launching 'Love Bangor', an exciting campaign designed to highlight the positive results that can be achieved when students work with, and within, their local community.
Publication date: 16/09/2009 Lord McKenzie of Luton, Minister for Health and Safety today (Wednesday 16 September) addresses over 120 health and safety professionals at the North West Wales Health & Safety Group Conference hosted by Bangor University.
Publication date: 7/09/2009 Have you ever thought about what happiness really means? We've all heard of the theory of evolution, but have you heard of the theory of happiness? Probably not, as it doesn't yet exist...
Publication date: 4/09/2009 On 30th July nearly 50 Bangor academics met to discuss best practice in the supervision of doctoral students. New Pro-Vice Chancellor Hilary Lappin-Scott, in liaison with the Academic Development Unit, brought in two of the country's foremost authorities on postgraduate needs and developments to initiate a series of events for supervisors and students.
Publication date: 17/08/2009 Bangor University is to benefit by around £1 million from a newly announced Research Institute for Visual Computing in Wales.
The Institute will strengthen research partnerships between computer science departments in Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea universities and is the first One Wales national research centre.
Publication date: 14/08/2009 Dyfan Roberts, Bangor University's new Arts Development Officer has been busy since his appointment in May this year planning and developing a full and exciting activity programme in Bangor covering the period autumn 2009 to Spring 2010.
Publication date: 13/08/2009 Dr Prysor Williams, a Lecturer in Environmental Management at the School of Environment and Natural Resources at Bangor University, has been awarded this year's NFU Cymru Mid-Gwynedd Members Scholarship.
Publication date: 12/08/2009 Congratulations to many of the Welsh learners following Welsh for Adults courses at the University's College of Education and Lifelong Learning classes!
Publication date: 11/08/2009 A new study led by Bangor University with a team of experts from across the UK seeks to ask children and their families about their preferences when it comes to their healthcare in north Wales.
Publication date: 11/08/2009 Senior members of Bangor University's alumni community are being invited back to the University on the weekend of 4-5 September as part of their 125th anniversary celebrations.
Publication date: 10/08/2009 A Bangor University PhD student has triumphed in the Guardian newspaper's Summer Short Story Special competition, beating nearly 2,000 entries to be selected as the winner by the judges, novelists William Boyd and Julie Myerson,
Publication date: 31/07/2009 Marking the bicentennial of Lewis Edwards' birth, a newly published book provides a long awaited re-appraisal of arguable, one of the most important and influential figures in 19 century Wales. It is doubly appropriate that Lewis Edwards is to be launched in Bala, (Bangor University stand Eisteddfod Field 11.00 Thursday 6 August) the subject's adopted home town, where he established the influential Coleg Bala.
Publication date: 31/07/2009 2 pm, 6 August, 2009
Publication date: 31/07/2009 From a medieval performance, through music therapy to composing for adverts, television and film: a wide range of exciting musical activities are taking place at Bangor University's stand at the National Eisteddfod on Friday 7 August- and the public are invited to come along and take part.
Publication date: 31/07/2009 What are the challenges facing our main environmental bodies in Wales and what are their priorities? What are the main environmental concerns in the Bala & Meirion Eisteddfod area? These are some of the questions posed to the heads of the main environmental bodies in Wales in a Forum to discuss the environment, taking place at Bangor University's stand on the Eisteddfod field at 3.00 on Tuesday 4 August 2009.
Publication date: 31/07/2009 A new short story competition is being launched on Bangor University's stand at the National Eisteddfod in Bala on Monday afternoon, to mark 50 years since the first publication of 'Te yn y Grug' (Tea in the heather), by Kate Roberts.
Publication date: 31/07/2009 Are you a graduate of Bangor University or the Normal College, Bangor? Are you visiting the Eisteddfod this year? If so, here's a date for your busy Eisteddfod diary!
Publication date: 31/07/2009 On Monday 3 August, Alun Ffred Jones AM, Minister for Heritage, will launch a free online version of the popular Welsh spell and grammar check, Cysill at 10.00 in the morning at Bangor University's stand, at the National Eisteddfod, Bala.
Publication date: 28/07/2009 The 13th annual European Symposium on Patient Adherence Compliance and Persistence (ESPACOMP) will take place at Bangor University during 10-11th September.
Publication date: 28/07/2009 Professor Thomas Schmidt-Beste, Professor of Music and Head of School at Bangor University, has been elected to membership of the Academia Europaea. The Academia Europaea is a international, non-governmental academy of scientists and scholars who collectively aim to promote learning, education and research; membership is by nomination and peer review.
Publication date: 23/07/2009 Congratulations to the team from the College of Natural Sciences exhibiting at the Royal Welsh Show this week.
Publication date: 16/07/2009 Bangor University awarded its first Certificate of Commendation for Community Action recently. A ceremony was held at the University's Management Centre and the certificates were given by Professor Merfyn Jones, Vice Chancellor and Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM.
Publication date: 14/07/2009 Degree ceremonies run over six days for the first time at Bangor University this year as around 2,000 new students graduate from the University (11-17 July). Healthcare Science graduates will be the first to graduate on a Saturday at the University.
Publication date: 10/07/2009 School of Creative Studies and Media fellow Dylan Griffith was one of the team which launched MTV's global re-brand on July 1, 2009 to an audience of 524 million.
Publication date: 8/07/2009 Bangor Professor of Creative Writing, Graeme Harper, will complete work on his new book "On Creative Writing" (2010) in the USA, after being awarded an international competitive fellowship to research at the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) at Emory University, Atlanta.
Publication date: 6/07/2009 Canadian poet Carmine Starnino will launch his new collection, This Way Out, in Bangor on Monday 8 July. The event , which is free, takes place at Blue Sky Café, High Street, Bangor at 7.30pm. His visit continues a series of exchanges between poets in Wales and Quebec.
Publication date: 25/06/2009 Lakes play an important role in our history and legend; just think of the Arthurian legends about Excalibur and the Lady of the Lake or the Welsh legend of the Lady of Llyn y Fan, who returned to the lake with her unique cattle once her husband had struck her three times.
Publication date: 25/06/2009 Professor Gareth Edwards- Jones, Professor of Agriculture and Land Use at Bangor University's School of Environment & Natural Resources is taking part in the prestigious Smithsonian Folkways Festival Wales Smithsonian Cymru currently taking place in Washington DC ( 24-28 June 1-5 July).
Publication date: 24/06/2009 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of both the death of Joseph Haydn and the birth of Felix Mendelssohn. To commemorate these dual anniversaries the Benyounes String Quartet will be playing in a concert in Bangor University's Powis Hall at 8pm on Monday 29 June 2009.
Formed at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2006, the quartet have been recipients of numerous prizes and recently toured the Channel Islands, France and Northern Ireland. The Quartet's viola player, Sara Roberts, comes originally from Llanfairpwll.
Publication date: 16/06/2009 3 major headline acts to celebrate Bangor University's 125th Anniversary.
Bangor University (Tuesday 16th June) proudly launched their 125th Anniversary Celebrations which will culminate in a special celebratory weekend (15th to 17th October). Performing as part of the Autumn celebrations will be Only Men Aloud who today made a guest appearance at the launch event at Bangor University's contemporary Management Centre.
Publication date: 12/06/2009 A student with ambitions to become the next Kate Adie or Michael Palin is reporting from Silverstone this summer.
Publication date: 12/06/2009 Emeritus Professor Peter Williams, of Bangor University's School of Ocean Sciences, has been honoured for his outstanding contribution in his academic field.
Publication date: 10/06/2009 One of the world's most revered public figures, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, receives a special honour from Bangor University today (10 June).
Publication date: 8/06/2009 One lucky Bangor student has been awarded a scholarship to spend the summer in South Korea as part of an exciting International Summer Programme.
Publication date: 8/06/2009 Three degree courses at the School of the Environment and Natural Resources have received Accreditation by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES), bringing the total number of accredited courses at the School to five.
Publication date: 2/06/2009 Bangor University is today (29.5.09) launching a new postgraduate course in Language Policy and Planning, the first course of its kind in Wales. The course will be launched by the Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff. This national launch signifies the course's importance. Professor Colin Williams, a specialist in language planning and the course's external assessor, commented that the course was a pioneering and timely development.
Publication date: 1/06/2009 Heartfelt congratulations to Lleucu Fflur Hughes for winning the National Urdd Eisteddfod Crown!
Publication date: 29/05/2009 The iconic Environment Centre Wales building in Bangor has won the RICS Wales 2009 Sustainability Award.
Publication date: 28/05/2009 Winners of the Group Award category in this year's Inspire! Adult Learner Awards, The Penrallt Welsh Class has been learning Welsh as a second language for four years.
Publication date: 27/05/2009 A choir who are learning Welsh through Lifelong Learning at Bangor University have won a major prize at Anglesey's Eisteddfod recently. They came first in the under 30 voices competition, and in the wake of their excellent performance, their conductor, Elwyn Hughes, won the Gold Baton, which is awarded to the Eisteddfod's best conductor.
Publication date: 27/05/2009 Ten graduating students premier a wide range of work from the new part-time Fine Art degree at the College of Education and Lifelong Learning, Bangor University. Sustainable individual creativity and the ethos of practice-led instruction over six years create the intensive programme in this second exhibition for the new BA Hons Fine Art held at Y Ganolfan, Porthmadg between 14th - 18th June. Y Ganolfan is open Monday - Friday 10 am - 5pm.
Publication date: 26/05/2009 This year's Music at Bangor Concert series at Bangor University draws to a close with an evening of classical favourites performed by the University's very own choirs and orchestras on Friday 5 June at 7:30pm in the University's magnificent Prichard-Jones Hall.
Publication date: 20/05/2009 Bianca Murray, from Crumlin, Co. Antrim has been named Peer Guide of the Year at Bangor University in recognition of the fantastic support that she has provided to first year students at the University.
Publication date: 18/05/2009 Well-known Welsh actor and producer, Dyfan Roberts, has been appointed Arts Development Officer at Bangor University.
Publication date: 12/05/2009 An exciting project led by Dr Sally Harper of Bangor University's School of Music is aiming to recreate the type of performance that a medieval listener might have enjoyed during a Welsh bard's visit to a great hall.
Publication date: 7/05/2009 One of the world's most revered public figures, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, is to receive a special honour from Bangor University to mark its 125th anniversary this year. The Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and former Chair of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, is one of four individuals who are to receive Honorary Doctorates at a special ceremony in the University on June 2009.
Publication date: 6/05/2009 Dr Jordi Cornellà-Detrell (School of Modern Languages) was awarded the prestigious Premi Fundació Mercè Rodoreda for his study 'Writing between the Lines: Literature as a Response to Cultural and Political Repression in Franco's Catalonia' in a ceremony which took place in Barcelona.
Publication date: 1/05/2009 Dyfrig Jones, a lecturer in Media Studies and Media Production at Bangor University's School of Creative Studies, has been appointed a Member of the S4C Authority. The announcement was made recently by Lord Stephen A Carter, Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting. His term of appointment will be for four years from 20 April 2009 to 19 April 2013.
Publication date: 28/04/2009 How does the brain deal with two languages from birth? What are the advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism? And what does this mean for the children of Wales? This is the focus of the next Wynebau Newydd documentary on S4C on Tuesday, 5 May.
Publication date: 28/04/2009 Bangor University is marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer, Felix Mendelssohn, with a major performance of the composer's excitingly dramatic oratorio, Elijah. Bangor University's 100-strong University Chorus joins forces with the University's Symphony Orchestra to perform the oratorio in the University's Prichard-Jones Hall at 8.00pm on Saturday 2 May.
Publication date: 27/04/2009 Bangor University has announced the names of seven individuals to be made Honorary Fellows of Bangor University later this year.
"It is a great privilege for the University to confer Honorary Fellowships. The individuals chosen have excelled in their field and they represent fine role models for our graduates. We are delighted that they will be receiving their Fellowships, along with all our graduating students, during our Degree Ceremonies this July," commented University Registrar, Dr David Roberts.
Publication date: 27/04/2009 Zoe Skoulding, a poet working at Bangor University, was announced as one of the ten writers longlisted for the English section of the Wales Book of the Year 2009.
Publication date: 23/04/2009 Bangor University has recently launched its Environmental Policy, setting the out nine key areas that will be the focus of activities as the University strives to achieve continuous environmental improvement.
Publication date: 23/04/2009 In its annual review of English-language reference works published in all academic fields of study, Library Journal – the oldest and most respected publication in the USA covering the field of academic librarianship – has given pride of place to an encyclopaedia edited by a BangorUniversity academic. Co-edited by Menna Baines, John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, and Professor Peredur I. Lynch of the School of Welsh, The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, and its Welsh-language counterpart Gwyddoniadur Cymru yr Academi Gymreig, were published in 2008.
Publication date: 22/04/2009 The Centre for Careers and Opportunities arranged a focussed Employability Week of activities (Monday 30th March - Thursday 2nd April) for the final year students. Many employers supported the events by providing a range of workshops including: Interviews Skills, Writing Winning CVs, Networking , Positive Thinking , What Graduate Recruiters are Looking For and Negotiation Skills. These were well attended by students, who reported that they found them very helpful and inspiring.
Publication date: 15/04/2009 Bangor University's College of Education & Lifelong Learning has been highly commended by the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (UALL) Awards Scheme, which recognises and celebrate projects, programmes and practices that promote Lifelong Learning in the university sector.
Publication date: 8/04/2009 Work begun as part of an undergraduate Honours project is to be published in the prestigious journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society B. (available online 1/4/2009).
Publication date: 6/04/2009 Students from across the UK turned models for the day to promote their University in one of its key publications, due to be launched at HE Fairs in North Wales later this month.
Publication date: 31/03/2009 Religious music, unheard since the sixteenth and seventeenth century has been recorded by the internationally renowned Brabant Ensemble. Their CD 'Music from the Chirk Castle Part-Books' is released by Hyperion on 1 April 2009.
Publication date: 30/03/2009 Inspiring tutor, Dr Kathy Hopewell, of Bangor University, has been named the Higher Education Tutor of the Year in this year's Inspire Adult Tutor and Mentor Awards.
Publication date: 26/03/2009 Bangor School of Law is hosting the regional final of the prestigious European Moot Court Competition this week where teams from some of the world's leading Universities are battling it out to gain their place in the world final held at the European Court of Justice at Luxembourg.
Publication date: 25/03/2009 A new visitors' brochure for the City of Bangor was launched at the University Management Centre on Tuesday (March 24th) as part of the Wales Tourism Week.
Publication date: 25/03/2009 Ieuan Wyn Jones, the Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transportation, has congratulated Canolfan Bedwyr's Language Technologies Unit on their innovative work in the field of Speech and Language Technologies. Whilst launching the SALT Cymru research network at Bangor University on Friday, March 20, he said "The unit has accomplished great work within this field, and has succeeded in mainstreaming the Welsh language in language technologies. Wales' economy can benefit from this project as lessons learned in the bilingual context of Wales are applied to the multilingual global situation."
Publication date: 24/03/2009 Floodlights will be switched off on Bangor University's Main Arts Building as Bangor University supports WWF's Earth Hour.
Publication date: 23/03/2009 The first of a series of events planned to mark Bangor University's 125th anniversary takes place on Saturday 28 March. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales will be performing one of two programmes specially designed to contribute to the celebrations. The first Concert takes place on Saturday at 7.30 in the Prichard Jones Hall.
Publication date: 20/03/2009 From Berkshire to Bodedern, from Devon to Dyffryn Nantlle - new students from across the UK will be sharing Scholarship prizes totalling nearly £134,000 when they begin their degree courses at Bangor University next academic year!
Publication date: 20/03/2009 Bangor University and Santander-Abbey have signed a three-year agreement that will lead to the provision of university scholarships, international seminars, entrepreneurial activity, business incubators and research, among other activities.
Publication date: 19/03/2009 A comment often heard is that we're never given a 'manual' when we become parents- but that's set to change for some lucky parents!
New parents in Caernarfon were the first anywhere, to benefit from a parents and babies programme, developed in America especially to meet the needs of the Welsh Flying start initiative. A DVD made during the programme is to be shown for the first time at a Conference in Cardiff today (19 March 2008).
Publication date: 19/03/2009 David Wright, a third year Zoology with Conservation student from Langwith Junction, near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, has won a national wildlife writing priz
Publication date: 18/03/2009 Medieval seals, used to authenticate and close documents, can provide a fascinating window into how medieval people, towns, monasteries and other bodies wanted to be seen.
Publication date: 16/03/2009 Bangor New Music Festival is proud to present an exciting programme of concerts, to take place between 17-20 March 2009. Featured artists include the vocal ensemble EXAUDI, internationally renowned jazz musicians in the Huw Warren Trio, Canadian pianist Xenia Pestova and Bangor's own ElectroacousticWALES. All Festivals concerts are connected to a public workshop or educational project.
Publication date: 12/03/2009 The largest collection of Welsh conversation ever created has just been released by Bangor University.
Publication date: 12/03/2009 A festival of traditional Welsh music takes place at Bangor University, March 30 - April 3 to celebrate the centenary of the journal of the Welsh Folk Song Society.
Dawnswyr Bro Cefni kick the festival to a flying start with a folk dancing display and 'Twmpath Ddawns' at the Prichard - Jones Hall on Monday March 30 at 8.00 Admission is £2.
Publication date: 11/03/2009 Professor David Thomas, from Bangor University has brought together over 130 of the worlds leading Polar scientists for an elite conference on Polar Marine Science to be held in Tuscany from 15 to 20 March.
Publication date: 11/03/2009 Following the recent success of Bangor University's Business School in the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), with research in accounting and finance being rated the best in the UK, The Management Centre at Bangor Business School is celebrating a success of its own.
Publication date: 11/03/2009 The School of Modern Languages is delighted to announce that third year student, Stephanie Bostock, has been awarded the Professor Carl Lofmark Memorial Prize. The prize is awarded to students of German in Wales who have demonstrated excellence in the study of the language during their second year.
Publication date: 6/03/2009 Two Bangor University graduates have brought together their love of the outdoors and their in-depth understanding of ecology to launch their own business offering educational adventure expeditions and professional development adventure courses to the island of Borneo.
Publication date: 5/03/2009 This year's Len Beer Memorial Lecture will be with the founder member of the Dutch Rock Garden Society. He will be talking about endemic alpines on the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia and on Mount Kenya. Highlights are the giant Lobelias which can reach over 6m!
Harry Jans lives in Loenan in the Netherlands with his family. His fascination with alpine plants started on a vacation to Switzerland in 1981 where he promptly joined the Alpine Garden Society (AGS) to increase his knowledge and exchange experiences with other members and contacts. He has since built his own collection using this crucial exchange of information through the AGS and has been a rock gardener for more than 25 years.
The Dutch Rock Garden Society ("Nederlandse Rotsplanten Vereniging"-N.R.V.) was founded on September 21, 1985. At its inception, the group numbered about 40 members, but now there are approximately 700. These members are not exclusively Dutch, but also Belgian, German, Danish etc
Harry's own garden is influenced by many different ideas that he has collected through his extensive visits to gardens at home and internationally. He has been fortunate to travel to Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and North America. He has been part of AGS expeditions to China and Iran. As a tour leader/organiser he has travelled to China, Czech Republic, Sweden, Germany and Italy to see alpines in their natural environment.
Publication date: 4/03/2009 ST DAVID’S DAY DECLARATION
Big five Welsh universities announce their intention to collaborate
Wales’ five major universities today (1.3.09) announce their intention to act together, combining their strengths and talents to drive forward the knowledge economy in Wales.
Publication date: 3/03/2009 ACCA students at The Management Centre of the Business School at Bangor University have achieved an outstanding set of results in the December 2008 examination sitting of the ACCA professional qualification. Results have just been released.
Publication date: 2/03/2009 Congratulations to former School of Welsh students, Elfed Morgan Morris and Lowri Watcyn Roberts on winning S4C's Cân i Gymru (Song for Wales) songwriting competition St David's Day with thier song Gofidiau, (Sorrows).
Publication date: 26/02/2009 Sarah Louise, who graduated from Bangor University in 2007 with a BA in Creative Studies is through to the final round of Cân i Gymru (Song for Wales).
Publication date: 26/02/2009 Continuing this year’s series of readings at Blue Sky Café, the poet
Publication date: 25/02/2009 A representation of traditional Chinese opera was the one of the many highlights of a hugely successful International Evening, held recently at Bangor University.
Publication date: 24/02/2009 Bangor University has its first ever Artist in Residence. Pianist Sholto Kynoch is working with staff and students at the University's School of Modern Languages for ten months, funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
Publication date: 23/02/2009 'We have been delighted to see the Awards heaped on Bangor University graduate Danny Boyle for his stunningly successful Slumdog Millionaire. Winning eight Oscars including Best Film and Best Director is the very pinnacle of achievement in the world of cinema.
At Bangor University nothing pleases us more than to learn of the successes of our graduates whether it is a spectacular success such as that of Danny Boyle or the individual achievements of graduates making a difference here in Wales and across the world,' commented Vice-Chancellor, Professor Merfyn Jones following last night's sweeping success for British cinema.
Publication date: 20/02/2009 Should we, in Wales, be able to make the laws that govern us? Or should we maintain things as they are? Who should decide these questions? Well, at the moment we all have an opportunity to express our views and have them taken into consideration in answering these big questions: That's the task set to a body called the All Wales Convention.
Heading the All Wales Convention is Sir Emyr Jones Parry. He'll be explaining the task at a Public Lecture at 1.30 pm on Wednesday 25 February 2009 at Bangor University's Lecture Room 4, in the Main University Building, College Road, Bangor. The title of the lecture is: "What legislative powers should the National Assembly have? the work of the All-Wales Convention".
Publication date: 19/02/2009 A member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family has achieved outstanding success in his PhD degree awarded by Bangor University's Business School.
Publication date: 18/02/2009 There is an increasing demand for Welsh speaking professionals who understand and can discuss environmental sustainability in the Welsh language. Sustainability is a key theme running across Welsh Assembly Government policies and is integral to the work and policies of many of our national public bodies. Employers in these fields need professional staff that understand the concepts of sustainability. That's why Bangor University is offering a new and unique Welsh medium course in Sustainable Environmental Management.
Publication date: 12/02/2009 You have a unique opportunity to experience three of the most dynamic speakers discussing sustainable development, climate change and the implications for how we live and work at an event at Bangor University's Main Arts Lecture Theatre at 6.30 pm on Wednesday 18 February.
Publication date: 29/01/2009 The future of the Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery in Bangor has been secured for the next three years following an agreement between the Welsh Assembly Government, Gwynedd Council and Bangor University.
Publication date: 23/01/2009 Bangor graduate Danny Boyle's latest film,Slumdog Millionaire is fast becoming one of the major films of the year, having been nominated for 10 Oscars as well as receiving four Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood recently.
Publication date: 20/01/2009 As news is expected at the end of the month that the UK has officially entered a recession, hope remains that Wales may prove more resilient: so says Professor Colyn Gardner, Chief Executive of Bangor University's Management Centre.
Publication date: 19/01/2009 Bangor University has the fairest workload of any UK university according to the now annual Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey published this week (15-21 January 2009). The University was also ranked 15th overall in the UK for Student Experience.
Publication date: 16/01/2009 A new research project has been launched at Bangor University which aims to investigate the immunity levels of farmers and abattoir workers to E. coli O157 in a bid to gain a better understanding of the potentially deadly infection.
Publication date: 13/01/2009 The comedian, Ruby Wax has recently revealed how she has learnt to cope with depression by practicing 'Mindfulness', an approach that integrates modern therapy with ancient meditation practices. For Ruby, mindfulness was an important element in her cure.
Publication date: 12/01/2009 Staff at Bangor University's College of Arts & Humanities were pleased to hear of Danny Boyle's success at the Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood.
Publication date: 8/01/2009 Bangor University recently awarded Scholarships and Bursaries to outstanding young sportsmen and women.
Publication date: 8/01/2009 A Bangor University professor has won a prestigious research fellowship to analyse the place of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in the future university.
Publication date: 7/01/2009 Second-year Criminology and Criminal Justice student, Chris Reid, is the winner of this year's Llew Rees Memorial Award. The Award, which carries a cash prize of £750, is the awarded by he University to the most promising sportsperson among the students.
Publication date: 5/01/2009 A major new student award that will benefit community projects in and around Bangor has been presented for this first time at Bangor University.
Initiated by last year's High Sheriff of Gwynedd, Dr Dewi Roberts, and presented by current High Sheriff, Mr Peter Rogers, the High Sheriff's Award for Students of Bangor University reward individual students who volunteer in the community, and volunteer projects at the University.
Publication date: 22/12/2008 The world's plankton will rely on Professor David Thomas of Bangor University's School of Ocean Sciences to speak on their behalf in a 'balloon debate' on which of the Earth's species are truly irreplaceable. The debate can be heard on BBC's Radio 4 at 8.00 pm Wednesday 31th December (New Year's Eve).
Publication date: 19/12/2008 Filming on a famous subway set in CBS' studios in Los Angeles gave Sion Griffiths of Llangefni a real 'Hollywood film director' moment and was according to Siôn, " an amazing thrill!"
Publication date: 12/12/2008 A film created by Bangor University graduate Helen Davies is in the running for an award in Wales' innovative student moving image festival, Ffresh.
Publication date: 10/12/2008 Professor Gareth Edwards-Jones, Professor of Agriculture and Land Use at Bangor University has been announced as a member of the newly formed Council of Food Policy Advisers, announced on Wednesday 10.12.08 by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Hilary Benn.
Publication date: 9/12/2008 Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities are joining forces to provide Initial Teacher Education for North and Mid-Wales. The North and Mid-Wales Centre for Teacher Education, one of three national centres, will operate from 2010 and will train primary and secondary teachers.
Publication date: 28/11/2008 Dr Colyn Gardner, Chief Executive of Bangor University's Management Centre has been awarded an Honorary Chair in Business at Bangor University.
Publication date: 28/11/2008 A £5,000 Bangor University scholarship which recognises outstanding academic achievement has been awarded to three students for the first time this year.
Publication date: 28/11/2008 'How to Cook a Potato.'
What is your creative response to the above statement?
Publication date: 27/11/2008 A Japanese Linguistics Student at Bangor University was so keen to learn about Welsh Syntax in Wales, that he spent two years learning Welsh at home.
Publication date: 24/11/2008 Bangor University Students have showcased their creativity and artistic flair in a competition to create a commercial for a local business.
Publication date: 21/11/2008 The Czech poet Petr Borkovec, one of the leading poets of his generation, is reading in Bangor with his English translator, the Irish poet Justin Quinn.
Publication date: 20/11/2008 Sunday, 9 November was the highlight of Make an Aria, an exciting project by Wales Music Theatre to enhance experience and opportunities of writing for opera among new composers and authors in Wales.
Publication date: 17/11/2008 The world's plankton will rely on Professor David Thomas of Bangor University's School of Ocean Sciences to speak on their behalf in a 'balloon debate' on which of the Earth's species are truly irreplaceable.
Publication date: 14/11/2008 Students and lecturers from Bangor University's School of Sport Health & Exercise Sciences have recently returned from a gruelling month long medical research expedition to the Hidden Valley in Central Western Nepal.
Publication date: 13/11/2008 Graeme Harper, Professor of Creative Writing at Bangor, will this weekend launch the first national benchmark for Creative Writing in Higher Education in Great Britain at the annual subject association conference in Manchester.
Publication date: 12/11/2008 Clinical psychologist Professor Richard Bentall of Bangor University's School of Psychology can be seen in the BBC 2 Horizon mini-series, How mad are you?, broadcast on 11 & 18 November at 9.00.
Publication date: 11/11/2008 A Japanese Linguistic Student at Bangor University was so keen to learn about Welsh Syntax in Wales, that he spent two years learning Welsh at home.
Publication date: 7/11/2008 Bangor scientists together with British Antarctic Survey, Lancaster and Stirling Universities have been successful in attracting funding for a return trip to the Antarctic.
Publication date: 31/10/2008 Prospective students who want to find out more about life at Bangor University have a new website to turn to. Newly launched Bangor TV, contains a whole host of videos on student life and studying at Bangor, from settling into an action packed first week at Bangor right through to Graduation.
Publication date: 27/10/2008 Nature fans from across north Wales recently enjoyed an ecology day school run by the School of Lifelong Learning at Bangor University. The day school aimed to provide those with an interest in the natural world the opportunity to develop their skills in identification and understanding of ecology and conservation. It offered an introduction to sampling and field study techniques looking at the diversity of plants, animals and other organisms that make up our natural habitats.
Publication date: 22/10/2008 As Welcome Week fades into a distant memory and the academic year gets into full swing, students at Bangor are settling in to university life. Many of them are enjoying the comforts of living in brand new halls of residence. This September the University opened 6 new halls providing 687 new en-suite rooms at the Ffriddoedd Site.
Publication date: 21/10/2008 Musicians, artists and poets will get together to discuss the relationship between poetry and other art forms in an open One Day Conference being organised by the School of Welsh at Bangor University on Saturday 8 November 2008.
Publication date: 21/10/2008 Creating Second Lives Conference
Date: 24th/25th October 2008
Location: John Phillips Hall
NIECI's Research Centre for Games and Virtual Environments (Dr Astrid Ensslin and Dr Eben Muse) is hosting an international conference, Creating Second Lives: Reading and Writing Virtual Communities. Talks will be focusing on how alternative identities and communities are formed and received in video and massively multiplayer online games as well as virtual worlds such as Second Life.
Keynote speakers will include Espen Aarseth, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Gamestudies.org and author of Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature, and Fred Hasson, founding CEO of TIGA, the UK Games Development Trade Association.
The event will also see the launch of the Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds (Intellect), which is edited by Dr Ensslin and Dr Muse and will be published three times a year.
For further details, visit http://nieci.bangor.ac.uk/conf/?q=en/content/creating_second_lives_reading_and_writing_virtual_communities.
Publication date: 20/10/2008
Publication date: 20/10/2008 Two leading Polish poets are coming to read in Bangor. Agnieszka Kuciak
Publication date: 17/10/2008 Two leading Polish poets will be reading their work in Bangor. Agnieszka Kuciak and Tomasz Rózycki both feature in Arc's new anthology, Six Polish Poets, and will read at a launch event in Bangor's Blue Sky Café. Dr Zoë Skoulding will introduce the evening, which is hosted by Poetry Wales (edited from Bangor University's School of English), in association with Literature Across Frontiers.
Agnieszka Kuciak's first collection of poems, Retardacija (Retardation, 2001) was a major poetry debut of the 1990s. She is also well regarded for her translation of Dante's Inferno and Purgatory, and Petrach's sonnets. Tomasz Rózycki has published six books of poetry, including S'wiat i Antys'wiat (World and Anti-world, 2003) and Kolonie (Colonies, 2006), and the epic poem Dwanas'cie Stacj (Twelve Stations, 2004).
Free admission, all welcome.
Publication date: 10/10/2008 The eagerly anticipated Bar Uno Café-Bar opens its doors on Friday October 10th with a 3 day celebration extravaganza! With a variety of entertainment to suite every taste, Bar Uno invites you to come along and enjoy Indie, Cheesy, Rock, Metal and Dance! The modern continental café-bar with state of the art sound and entertainment system will be THE place to be seen on Bangor University campus. To tempt you further there will be a variety of food and drink offers throughout the weekend.
Publication date: 9/10/2008 Among the books and illustrations on display in an exhibition on Welsh Children's Books at Bangor University's Main Library until the end of November are some of the original drawings for the story and character of fox, Siôn Blewyn Coch, from the Welsh Children's classic, Llyfr Mawr y Plant.
Publication date: 9/10/2008 Bangor University both welcomed its new international students this September and bid a fond farewell to those completing their studies - all within a matter of days.
Publication date: 8/10/2008 Northern Harmony, acclaimed world music singing ensemble from Vermont, USA led by Larry Gordon and Patty Cuyler, will be visiting Bangor to present a Concert and hold a Singing Workshop with local singers. The Concert forms part of Bangor University's Music at Bangor Concert series at Powis Hall on Thursday 23 October at 8.00pm. The Singing Workshop has been organized through Bangor's Community Choir. Open to all who enjoy singing, the Workshop provides an opportunity to learn new songs and vocal techniques with this exciting choir on Saturday 25 October.
Publication date: 6/10/2008 The English Language Centre for Overseas Students (ELCOS), part of Bangor University's School of Modern Languages, has been selected from over 150 applicants to become one of six new International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Centres in the UK.
Publication date: 3/10/2008 Four poets at Bangor University are celebrating new publications with a joint reading of their work. The event takes place at 7.30pm on October 16th in Bangor's newest venue, the Blue Sky Café(behind the butcher on the High Street) and is free.
Publication date: 29/09/2008 Plans for an exciting and ambitious new Arts and Innovation Centre to replace the Theatr Gwynedd and the Students' Union buildings in Bangor have been announced by Bangor University.
Publication date: 25/09/2008 Bangor University's very own Bohemia Piano Trio opens the 2008-09 concert series with a performance in Powis Hall on Thursday 2 October, at 8pm.
Publication date: 19/09/2008 As most staff and students are preparing for the beginning of a new academic year. two Bangor University staff and eight students are perparing to embark on a Medical Research expedition to the Himalayas.
Publication date: 18/09/2008 Bangor University has appointed Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott as the new Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research & Enterprise. She will succeed Professor John Farrar who retired earlier this year.
Publication date: 18/09/2008 A unique and pioneering Welsh-medium module, examining Music in Health and Well-being, will be introduced for the first time this academic year at the School of Music.
Publication date: 15/09/2008 New students will be arriving in Bangor over two days -- Sat /Sun 20th 21st September, with some of them taking up residence at six new residential halls on the Ffriddoedd site. The six new halls provide 687 new student rooms- part of a multi-million pound investment on the Ffriddoedd Residential site. These new high quality rooms will gradually replace much of the old stock and accommodate approximately 400 extra students on the site.
Publication date: 11/09/2008 Bangor University's satisfied students have placed the University in 11th position and in the top 20% of UK Universities and Further Education Colleges according to results if the National Student Satisfaction (NSS) survey published today (11.9.08).
Publication date: 8/09/2008 The eyes of the world of clinical research will be firmly fixed on North Wales on Friday (12 September 2008, Bangor University) as some of the most respected clinical researchers and health professionals come together to push the boundaries of knowledge, research and care strategies in the health sector.
Publication date: 4/09/2008 As evidence of the reality of climate change mounts, leading scientists arrive at Bangor University (8-11 September) to discuss the effects the oceans have on our global climate. The leading UK, US and European oceanographers will be attending Challenger Society's 13th Biennial Challenger Conference for Marine Science, hosted by the University's world renowned School of Ocean Sciences.
Publication date: 2/09/2008 A major reunion for former students of Bangor University (the then University College of North Wales), Coleg Normal and St Mary's College, who studied in the late 1950s and 1960s, is being held at the University from 4--7 September 2008.
Publication date: 2/09/2008 At an international conference held recently at Bangor University, Christian Galinski, head of UNESCO's Infoterm world terminology service, invited Bangor University's Language Technologies Unit to work with UNESCO on multilingual terminology issues. This, Christian Galinski said, could result in establishing an Infoterm Branch Office in Wales to cover UK and Ireland activities.
Publication date: 1/09/2008 Bangor is the second cheapest place for students to live, according to a table compiled by the independent university guide, Push.co.uk.
Publication date: 26/08/2008 Congratulations to Ysgol Glanaethwy on reaching the final round of BBC One's Last Choir Standing!
Publication date: 20/08/2008 A major international conference is being held at Bangor University August 22-23, 2008 to celebrate the United Nations Year of Languages. The conference title is Global Understanding in Multilingual, Multimodal and Multimodal Contexts (GUM3C).
Publication date: 20/08/2008 The not so Iron Lady and cautious Mr Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher may or may not get a state funeral when she dies, and she is unlikely to be mourned across Wales. But aspects of her reputation -- and that of her one time Labour opponent Jim Callaghan -- are currently being reconsidered.
Publication date: 14/08/2008 More used to working as a teaching and research vessel for staff and students at the School of Ocean Science, the University's Research Vessel, the Prince Madog, made a trip with a difference recently. Ship, staff and guests of the School of Ocean Sciences were invited to London to help launch a new responsible sourcing strategy for all fish products in Co-op brand food ranges.
Publication date: 13/08/2008 As A level results are announced on Thursday, August 14, staff at Bangor University will be on standby to deal with thousands of calls.
Publication date: 13/08/2008 As part of their preparations for a medical expedition to the Himalayas in October 2008, staff and students from Bangor University's School of Sport Health & Exercise Sciences recently underwent a series of medical and fitness assessments.
Publication date: 11/08/2008 The international quarterly Poetry Wales has a new Editor and her first issue is out now. With the appointment of Dr Zoë Skoulding to the post, the editorial base of the magazine moves from south Wales to Bangor. Dr Skoulding, who has lived in the area since 1991, will be editing the magazine from Bangor University, where she is Research Fellow in the School of English and Co-ordinator of part-time courses in literature and writing in the College of Education and Lifelong Learning.
Publication date: 11/08/2008 For the third time in four years, a postgraduate student of Bangor University's School of Welsh has won the Daniel Owen Award at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Publication date: 6/08/2008 The international quarterly Poetry Wales has a new Editor and her first issue is out now. With the appointment of Dr Zoë Skoulding to the post, the editorial base of the magazine moves from south Wales to Bangor. Dr Skoulding, who has lived in the area since 1991, will be editing the magazine from Bangor University, where she is Research Fellow in the School of English and Co-ordinator of part-time courses in literature and writing in the College of Education and Lifelong Learning.
Publication date: 2/08/2008 The School of Music at Bangor University recently hosted the Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference, the world's biggest annual gathering of music historians specialising in music before 1600, with more than 150 registered participants. Over four days more than 100 papers on topics ranging from the seventh-century poet-composer Aldhelm of Malmesbury to Hungarian chant and Welsh-English musical relationships; speakers from 24 countries (amongst them the U.S., Canada, Japan, Israel and Australia) came to Bangor.
Publication date: 1/08/2008 Ms Gwenda Thomas AM, Deputy Minister for Social Services will launch two new and innovative educational resources at Bangor University's pavilion at the National Eisteddfod at 1.00 on Monday 4th August.
Publication date: 1/08/2008 As part of her research at Bangor University, PhD student Ana Ruiz is appealing to kayakers and divers for information about their spending while following their leisure pursuits in Wales. She wants to find out the economic value of the Welsh coastline and it's wildlife and attractions to the surrounding communities and their local economies.
Publication date: 1/08/2008 On Wednesday 6 August (11.00) at the National Eisteddfod in Cardiff, Canolfan Bedwyr, Bangor University's Language Services Centre, will be launching a new version of Llawlyfr Gloywi Iaith- a handbook to improve your Welsh
Publication date: 1/08/2008 Bangor University lecturer and BBC NOW Resident Composer, Dr Guto Puw is inviting anyone who has composed a short melody, to bring their melody to a 'Music Lab' to be developed into as short musical piece which will then be performed and recorded. This is one of a series of short drop in sessions which form a 'Music Lab' at Bangor University's pavilion on the Eisteddfod Field, taking place between 10.00-12.30 and 2.30-4.30 on Thursday 7 August.
Publication date: 1/08/2008 The book 'Y byd yn eich poced' will be launched at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Cardiff and district on Thursday the 7th of August at 1pm at the Bangor University stall. The pocket book, published by Dref Wen, contains lots of interesting facts and figures about the environment and simple suggestions how we can all reduce our impact on the world around us in our daily lives.
Publication date: 1/08/2008 The children of Wales are familiar with the Sioe Gemeg team from the children's show Atom on S4C, but did you know that viewers in England have recently has the honour of seeing this crazy team up to their tricks?
Publication date: 1/08/2008 Gwilym Morus, Meinir Gwilym, Caryl Parry Jones- all popular and recognisable Welsh language singer songwriters- and all former students at Bangor University's School of Welsh.
And if educating such talents were not enough, the good news is that an ideal degree course for budding singer-songwriters has now been launched at Bangor University. Creative Welsh with Popular Music parallels a similar new English with Songwriting degree, also available from September 2008. Dafydd Iwan of Cwmni Sain Cyf, Gwilym Morus and Caryl Parry Jones will be at Bangor University's pavilion at the National Eisteddfod at 2.15 on Friday 8 August to help launch the new degree course and to celebrate the creation of a Welsh Pop Archive at the University. Gwilym Morus will give a short performance.
Publication date: 1/08/2008 Bangor University's new dictionary of legal terms will benefit everyone studying Law or working in the field through the medium of Welsh. Geiriadur Termau'r Gyfraith -- Dictionary of Legal Terms is the first English-Welsh dictionary of legal terms to contain definitions of the terms. The definitions are in both Welsh and English. The dictionary will be launched at Bangor University's pavilion at the National Eisteddfod in Cardiff at 2.00 on Thursday 7 August.
Publication date: 31/07/2008 The international quarterly Poetry Wales has a new Editor and her first issue is out now. With the appointment of Dr Zoë Skoulding to the post, the editorial base of the magazine moves from south Wales to Bangor.
Publication date: 30/07/2008 The Right Hon Dafydd Wigley is to be awarded an Honorary Chair in Business at Bangor University.
Publication date: 30/07/2008 In a major initiative to tackle the future health time-bomb posed by Europe's obese children, The European Commission has proposed a €156 million per year scheme that could change the eating habits of 26 million children across Europe. This will fund schemes to supply free fruit and vegetables to primary school children and to run programmes, such as the Food Dudes healthy eating programme developed by Professor Fergus Lowe and Dr Pauline Horne at Bangor University.
Publication date: 25/07/2008 Coleg Llandrillo Student of the Year Julia Cansdale is taking up a place at Bangor University in September 2008. Following the successful completion of her Access to Higher Education Certificate, Julia, from Boddlewyddyn, will be taking up a place on the BA in Film Studies course.
Publication date: 25/07/2008 Bangor University will benefit from a £6M investment in research in the Biological and Environmental Sciences. The initiative was announced on Monday 21st July by Welsh Assembly Minister Jane Hutt, speaking at the Royal Welsh Show.
Publication date: 14/07/2008 Twelve individuals from a broad range of backgrounds and professions will be joining Bangor University's newest graduates to receive Honorary Fellowships at various degree Congregations at Bangor University this week (14-18 July 08).
Publication date: 9/07/2008 Bangor University has been chosen to host the 6th Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) Postgraduate Network Conference in 2009 and has been awarded an initial grant of £3000 from the Art Design Media Subject Centre & The Higher Education Academy.
Publication date: 7/07/2008 The University's Centre for Careers & Opportunities recently held two weeks of activities to help students and graduates develop those all important skills that they need on top of their academic qualifications to make them more employable and enterprising.
Publication date: 7/07/2008 An exhibition following the life and work of a Tregarth man who became the Professor of Welsh at Bangor University is open to the public at Bangor University's Shankland Reading Room in the University's Main Arts Library until the end of August.
Publication date: 4/07/2008 Well known BBC Children's TV presenter Johnny Ball gave the inaugural Wales Institute of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (WIMCS) Annual Lectures at Bangor University recently.
Publication date: 4/07/2008 Alice Pyke, a third year Theology student from Hatfield, has been awarded 'Peer Guide of the Year' at Bangor University.
Publication date: 3/07/2008 Nearing 1,000 school children from North Wales witness a record breaking attempt at the largest bubble during an amazing day of spectacular experiments in a show called 'The Big Flash Bang!'
Publication date: 3/07/2008 Year 12 students from various schools in North Wales got a real taste of University life recently, during BangorUniversity’s annual Residential Summer School.
Publication date: 30/06/2008 Students wanting to study cinema can now follow a full Single Honours degree in Film Studies at Bangor University.
Publication date: 30/06/2008 The School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology will benefit from two recent awards for postdoctoral research on the history of Wales. Both awards show there are opportunities for early career researchers to obtain research fellowships in the current funding environment, and highlight the important contribution postdoctoral scholars can make in the humanities.
Publication date: 26/06/2008 Sam Rastrick, a third year PhD student at Bangor University is to undertake research in St Petersburg, Russia, thanks to a Student Award from the Welsh Livery Guild.
Publication date: 25/06/2008 A Centre of Excellence that has served the bilingual Religious Education community across Wales since 1979 has just announced a new collaborative venture. From 1 August 2008, the Welsh National Centre for Religious Education at Bangor University will be directed by Bangor University in collaboration with Trinity College, Carmarthen, a Church College of the University of Wales.
Publication date: 25/06/2008 A new research network led by Dr Anna Saunders of the School of Modern Languages at Bangor University has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The project is in collaboration with the University of Bristol, where Dr Debbie Pinfold of the Department of German is co-investigator.
Publication date: 25/06/2008 This week the School of Modern Languages is hosting an international conference under the auspices of the Association for Modern German Studies with the support of the Goethe Institut. The conference, entitled WORD, IMAGE AND SOUND: INTERMEDIALITY IN GERMAN CULTURAL DISCOURSE, will be held on 27 and 28 June.
Publication date: 24/06/2008 The forthcoming benchmarks for the Teaching and Learning of Creative Writing in universities and for Creative Writing Research, will be discussed at the Bangor "Great Writing" conference on the 28-29th June. "This is an extremely important moment," said Professor Graeme Harper, who is Chair of Higher Education for the National Association.
Publication date: 24/06/2008 Peter Florence MBE, Director of the Hay Festivals, will be coming to Bangor to give the key note speech at this year's international Great Writing! creative writing conference, to be held on June 28-29.
Publication date: 24/06/2008 ''Bangor is the bench-mark for higher education institutions in Wales", these were the words of Meirion Prys Jones, Chief Executive of the Welsh Language Board during an event to launch Bangor University's revised Language Scheme.
Publication date: 24/06/2008 'Green businesses' in the region are being invited to a 'Sustainable Enterprise Forum' and 'Green Dragon's Den' being held at Bangor University on Friday 27 June.
Publication date: 18/06/2008 A groundbreaking producer who has filmed the world's oceans for the landmark 'The Blue Planet ' and 'Planet Earth' series for the BBC is in Bangor this Saturday (21 June).
Publication date: 17/06/2008 Postgraduate students at Bangor get to grips with some currently hot and controversial topics at the first ever conference of the Graduate School of the College of Arts and Humanities.
Publication date: 16/06/2008 The first objective assessment of Gordon Brown's leadership style in his first year as PM is offered in a Public Lecture at Bangor University next Wednesday 25 June. Professor Peter Hennessy, Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary London, will deliver his verdict on "The Brown Style of Government -- Year One". The lecture comes exactly one year after Mr Brown's move into Number Ten. The Lecture takes place in the University's Management Centre on College Road at 6.00 and is free and open to all.
Publication date: 16/06/2008 The UK Final of the National Schools' Analyst Competition is being held at BangorUniversity on 23-24 June 2008. BangorUniversity has been hosting the Royal Society of Chemistry North West Region Competition since 2003 and the School of Chemistry is delighted to be welcome and host the UK Final for the first time.
Publication date: 16/06/2008 A plaque to commemorate the work of the poet R. S. Thomas has been erected near the entrance to Bangor University's Main Arts Library. The plaque will be officially unveiled by Gwydion Thomas, the poet's son, at a short ceremony on the morning of Saturday, 14 June, at 11 am. The plaque has been initiated by the Rhys Davies Trust, with additional funding from the Welsh Academy and Bangor University.
Publication date: 12/06/2008 The first ever language test to be developed to measure the language abilities of bilingual children is launched today (12 June) by Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills at WJEC Welsh Conference in Llandrindod Wells.
Publication date: 11/06/2008 The first students to graduate from Bangor University's part-time Fine Art BA Hons degree at the University's College of Education and Lifelong Learning premier a wide range of work at their Degree Show between 18 - 28 June 2008. Sustainable individual creativity and the ethos of practice-led instruction over a six year intensive programme has resulted in the seven students exhibiting at Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, Bangor.
Publication date: 11/06/2008 Well known BBC Children's TV presenter Johnny Ball will give the inaugural Wales Institute of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (WIMCS) Annual Lectures at Bangor University next month.
Publication date: 11/06/2008 Bangor University and the Snowdonia National Park Authority have been collaborating to further extend a native woodland of high conservation value on the western side of the valley at Abergwyngregyn. As part of a scheme to expand the natural broadleaf woodland, a forest which has been a familiar local landmark is also to disappear over the coming weeks.
Publication date: 9/06/2008 Julie Gritten from Penrhyndeudraeth, a Fine Art student at the College of Education & Lifelong Learning, Bangor University has been chosen along with 19 other artists to put some of her sculptures in London Zoo as part of the Love London Love the Planet, sustainability festival. The Love London Recycled Sculpture Show aims to connect with people of all ages through the innovative & artistic transformation of waste.
Publication date: 9/06/2008 Bangor University and the Snowdonia National Park Authority have been collaborating to further extend a native woodland of high conservation value on the western side of the valley at Abergwyngregyn. As part of a scheme to expand the natural broadleaf woodland, a forest which has been a familiar local landmark is also to disappear over the coming weeks.
Publication date: 9/06/2008 A Bangor University Sport, Health and Physical Education student is hoping to find his way to success at the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC), held in Gothenburg, Sweden this summer.
Publication date: 9/06/2008 Bangor University Sports Science student Daniel Wright will soon be on his way to Australia to compete in the Student Rugby League World Cup.
Publication date: 29/05/2008 Bangor University Sports Science student Nick Swinburn was the leader of the pack at the recent Moel Eilio 8 mile/3000 feet fell race, beating some of Britain's best fell runners to cross the line in first place.
Publication date: 28/05/2008 Congratulations to Bangor Music graduate Arwel Rhys Williams, from Llanelli, who has won the Musician's Medal at the Urdd National Eisteddfod at Conwy this week. The Musician's Medal, for which Arwel receives the Grace Williams Memorial Medal is one of the Eisteddfod's main competitions.
Publication date: 27/05/2008 At the Urdd Eisteddfod recently, Bangor University launched a new book that sets design and technology teaching firmly in the twenty-first century.
Publication date: 23/05/2008 The World Education Centre (WEC), the Bangor University-based Development Education Centre, is among 26 new project recipients sharing a £5.5m Government funding boost. Part of the College of Education and Lifelong Learning, the centre is set to receive £260,581 from the Department for International Development's (DFID) fund to raise awareness of global poverty. The Centre provides support for teachers involved in developing sustainable development.
Publication date: 21/05/2008 A Bangor student who has set his heart on becoming a film director is off to Hollywood for hands on training in celluloid! Siôn Griffiths of Glandwr Bakery, Llangefni has gained a place at the prestigious New York Film School. He will enrol on the Film & Digital course in October which takes place at the Universal Studios premises in Los Angeles.
Publication date: 20/05/2008 The Arts and Humanities Research Council has awarded £50,000 to Professor Duncan Tanner to deliver a nationwide postgraduate training scheme for modern and contemporary historians. It will be delivered through four one day workshops, held in Manchester and repeated in London. It is available free of charge to PhD students, and runs in the academic year 2008-9.
Publication date: 19/05/2008 As the first piece of Welsh-made primary legislation in a thousand years becomes law later this summer, a new Masters of Laws postgraduate Law degree in Law and Devolved Government will begin at Bangor University.
Publication date: 19/05/2008 Creative writing staff and students from universities all over the World will be descending on Bangor in late June to attend the 11th Annual "Great Writing" international Creative Writing conference.
Publication date: 16/05/2008 Bangor University and the North Wales Police are working together to increase the number of Welsh speakers qualified and eager to follow a career in the Police force. The aim of their joint project is to increase the number of students following a higher education degree through Welsh, who can then consider a career with the Police on graduating.
Publication date: 13/05/2008 A £14 million centre intended to boost the region's economy has been officially launched. The Management Centre at Bangor Business School is set within the heart of the University. The training and development centre will provide a range of services to the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
Publication date: 13/05/2008 With the publication of the latest Guardian University Guide, Bangor University's School of Law continues its meteoric rise into the the TOP 50 UK Law Schools, jumping 21 places from 70th position in 2007 to 49th position in 2008. Given that the Law School only began operations in 2004, this is a major achievement and reflects the growing impact of the Law School's growing reputation as a centre of excellence for Law studies.
Publication date: 12/05/2008 Sarah Nason, a lecturer at the Bangor University's School of Law came fourth in the Welsh Ultra Traithlon, held recently. At 27 years old, she was also the youngest entrant and only the second woman to complete the course.
Publication date: 9/05/2008 Religious practices and religions involving spiritual experiences are growing in popularity around the globe. Academics too are turning their study to the practices of these religions. The interest is in understanding shamanism, trance and spirit possession from different standpoints, including, vitally, from the point of view of those taking part and from different academic disciplines.
Publication date: 6/05/2008 As part of the Gwynedd Business Week 2008, Bangor University is holding its inaugural Innovation Market Place on Monday 12th May in Technium CAST.
Publication date: 6/05/2008 London Indie Rockers Athlete will be headlining the 2008 Summer Ball, on Saturday 31 May.
Publication date: 2/05/2008 Being a student has been and still is a big part of you life- with graduation the culmination of years of study- but don't just look forward to the Student Ball and the Graduation ceremony- look further ahead!
Publication date: 2/05/2008 Renowned linguist and Honorary Professor of Linguistics at Bangor University, David Crystal will discuss 'texting' and literacy at the TR Miles lecture Txtng and Ltrcy on Thurs 22 May at 5.30 in Bangor University's Main Arts Lecture Theatre. All are welcome to attend this public lecture.
Publication date: 2/05/2008 PhD student Maggie Parke has been investigating the process of adaptation from text to film, and has been invited onto the set of the forthcoming "Twilight" movie in the US.
Publication date: 29/04/2008 Simon Price, a second year Journalism and Media Studies student, has won an internship at this year's Hay Festival.
Publication date: 28/04/2008 The Austrian Ambassador to the UK, Her Excellency Dr. Gabriele Matzner-Holzer presents a public lecture at Bangor University on Wednesday 30 April 2008. The lecture, which is open to all, takes place at the University's Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Main Arts, Building, College Road, at 6.00.
Publication date: 28/04/2008 Jim Langley, a Bangor University M Sc student is the first winner of Bangor University's Student Business Idea Competition.
Publication date: 18/04/2008 Bangor University research agronomist, Dr David Harris, was delighted to receive a request recently to act as script consultant for a Kenyan television series. It might seem like an unlikely career diversion-but Dr Harris was only too keen to assist as the popular 'soap' wanted to promote a farming technique he has researched for many years.
Publication date: 17/04/2008 On 26 April Bangor University hosts the first phase of a larger development project, designed to explore how 'minorities' cross cultural borders, engage with, and influence the societies in which they live, particularly when this relationship is expressed in film, literature and in the new media which is now so widely used around the world.
Publication date: 16/04/2008 Bangor University has announced the individuals who will receive the University's Honorary Fellowships during the University's Degree Ceremonies this summer (14-18 July 08).
Publication date: 14/04/2008 We all know how important family ties are in Welsh culture- when describing a fellow countryman, the individual will often be described by their family ties - who they're related to or descended from- and this trait, though not unique, goes back centuries.
Publication date: 11/04/2008 Professor John Simpson, of the School of Ocean Sciences is to receive the 2008 Fridtjof Nansen Medal, awarded by the European Geosciences Union this coming week (15 April). Professor Simpson will receive the Medal at the European Geophysical Union Assembly in Vienna, where he will also deliver the Nansen Lecture.
Publication date: 8/04/2008 One of Bangor University's students has just finished running across the Sahara- though not alone- he's just completed what is surely the most gruelling marathon in the world, the Marathon Des Sables.
Publication date: 4/04/2008 Welsh language tools for Apple Mac OS X are now available to download free of charge, thanks to the cooperation between the Welsh Language Board and the Language Technologies Unit at Canolfan Bedwyr, Bangor University.
Publication date: 4/04/2008 Wales' psychology students are getting together at Bangor University today (Friday 4 April) to discuss their research in the fascinating field of psychology at the 37th BPS Welsh Branch Annual Student Conference.
Publication date: 3/04/2008 Professor Graeme Harper, Director of the National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries at Bangor, has been honoured this week (April 2nd) in a ceremony at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
Publication date: 3/04/2008 Bangor's Creative Industries staff are celebrating this month with over three-quarters of them awarded research grants in the past six weeks.
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Publication date: 1/04/2008 We all know how important family ties are in Welsh culture- when describing a fellow countryman, the individual will often be described by their family ties - who they're related to or descended from- and this trait, though not unique, goes back centuries.
Publication date: 31/03/2008 Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs Elin Jones confirmed today that Professor Michel Kaiser is to be appointed an independent member of Seafish, the Sea Fish Industry Authority. The appointment will run with immediate effect until 31 March 2010.
Publication date: 28/03/2008 Graeme Cotterill, a Music student at Bangor University is studying Grace Williams. He is studying the impact of Wales and Welshness on the composer's work for his Music Doctorate degree.
Publication date: 26/03/2008 Brian Whittaker, a postgraduate Countryside Management student at Bangor University, delivered a presentation on Bangor's green spaces at a Conference, in Cardiff recently.
Publication date: 19/03/2008 Hong Liu's letter to his uncle in China has gained him the Runner-up position in the Wales International Student of the Year competition- the regional round of Shine! organised by the British Council. The Competition is an opportunity for International students who have made a difference to shine- and from Hong's letter, it certainly appears that Hong has made a difference and gained as much as possible from his time at Bangor University. He has had a wide range of experiences, including meeting Prince Charles!
Publication date: 19/03/2008 Professor David Linden discusses how can we assess the brain and changes in the brain with the technology of today in the next in the WICN Public Lecture Series: "Brain research in psychiatry: A new window into the mind" on Thursday, 3rd April 2008, 7:00pm in the Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University.
Publication date: 18/03/2008 In order to address the low numbers of young people from care in higher education, Bangor University have established a strategy to raise aspirations of those in the care system and support young people from care who choose to study at the University.
Publication date: 17/03/2008 New students from Bala, Berkshire and Belfast will among those sharing Scholarship prizes totalling nearly £130,000 when they begin their degree courses at Bangor University next academic year.
Publication date: 13/03/2008 Bangor University School of Chemistry recently held the first event of its kind: "Chemists - The Future"
For the event, the School of Chemistry invited its past students to a networking evening where students were given an insight into what life is like after University.
Publication date: 11/03/2008 Does getting healthier and enjoying losing weight seem impossible? Do you want to get fitter but not know where to begin? If you'd like some guidance on how to get healthier and enjoy loosing weight, then Bangor University's Sports, Health & Exercise scientists welcome you to a meeting at 5.30 to 6.30 pm Thursday, 13 March 2008, at the Main Hall, George Building, Normal Site, Holyhead Road, Bangor.
Publication date: 10/03/2008 The Arctic provided the inspiration for the latest CD of electronic music by Ben Powell, an electronics technician at the University's School of Ocean Sciences, who releases his music under his own label and on his own website and has been making music under the name 'Mank' for the last ten years.
Publication date: 7/03/2008 Bangor Law School has been chosen as the first UK University and one of only four Law School around the globe to host a Regional Final of the prestigious European Moot Court Competition.
Publication date: 6/03/2008 Wales' first pop archive is to be established by Bangor university, in order to preserve the history and development of Welsh language pop music and culture for the future.
Publication date: 4/03/2008 Experience the best in classical music from Wales' National Orchestra when the BBC National Orchestra of Wales visits Bangor University on Friday 14th March at 7.30. It is highly recommended that you book tickets for this Concert at the University's acoustically excellent Prichard Jones Hall from Theatr Gwynedd Box Office (01248 351708) or the BBC on freephone 0800 052 1812.
Publication date: 4/03/2008 Large and small businesses are attending workshops on the relevance of sustainability to their business, being held in several venues across Wales during 20 Feb – 11 March.
Publication date: 4/03/2008 Students representing Bangor Business School returned from the IBM Universities' Business Challenge, the premier business competition in the UK, having gained a gallant third place in the Semi-finals held on 4 February 2008.
Publication date: 25/02/2008 Professor Steve Hopper, Director of world-renowned Kew Royal Botanic Gardens Bangor University's Treborth Botanic Garden recently and planted a special oak tree at Treborth Botanic Garden -- a Japanese oak donated to Treborth by Kew's own Horticultural Diploma students in thanks for the field course delivered to them each autumn by Bangor University's botanic garden staff and its Friends.
Professor Hopper deliver the annual Len Beer Lecture, which was a significant statement on evolutionary biology and conservation biology by the man in the driving seat of the world's most influential botanic garden.
The lecture was organised by the Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden and the local branch of the Alpine Garden Society.
Publication date: 25/02/2008 To coincide with National Student Volunteering week, (25- 29 February), a major new student award that will benefit community projects in and around Bangor has been announced by Dr Dewi Roberts, High Sheriff of Gwynedd.
Publication date: 25/02/2008 Bangor Law School has been chosen as one of four Law School around the globe to host a Regional Final of the prestigious European Moot Court Competition.
Publication date: 22/02/2008 A successful International Evening was held recently at Bangor University recently.Organised by the University's Student Services Centre, the evening celebrated the culture and diversity at the University providing an opportunity for students and staff to share in their cultural diversities by way of music, dance, poetry, costume and tradition.
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Publication date: 15/02/2008 A new £7m centre of excellence for environmental science was officially opened in Bangor today by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Publication date: 11/02/2008 Capita Percy Thomas have been selected as Architects to produce a feasibility study into the new Arts and Innovation Centre that will replace Theatr Gwynedd and the Students' Union building in Bangor.
Publication date: 8/02/2008 The Students' Union Chinese Society organised a party to celebrate the New Year on the 7th of February at Tegfan, Ffriddoedd Campus.
Publication date: 6/02/2008 Eight leading academics from universities across Iraq visited Bangor University recently. They were attending workshops in Environmental Education and Sustainability in the School of Education. On their return to Iraq they will be able, with UNESCO's assistance, to share their experiences and their new-found knowledge with colleagues in the country's other Higher Education Institutions.
Publication date: 5/02/2008 'Children’s Champions’ in Wales are to be rewarded at an Awards Ceremony in Llandrindod Wells on 7 February. The Wales Incredible Years Centre at BangorUniversity, which promotes and researches the effectiveness of Incredible Years’ programmes for children, parents and teachers, is for the first time holding and Awards Ceremony to reward ‘Incredible Years’ ‘champions’ at its Annual Conference in Llandrindod Wells.
Publication date: 5/02/2008 Professor Graeme Harper, Professor of Creative Writing at Bangor University, has been elected the first Chair of the national Higher Education Steering Group for Creative Writing.
Publication date: 31/01/2008 After nearly a decade of intensive research, writing and editing, The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, along with its Welsh-language counterpart Gwyddoniadur Cymru yr Academi Gymreig, are published today (31 January). Edited by Menna Baines, John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, and Professor Peredur Lynch of the School of Welsh, these volumes between them contain over 1.6 million words and are the fruits of a unique academic partnership between the Welsh Academy, the University of Wales Press, the Centre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Wales (Swansea University) and the School of Welsh at Bangor.
Publication date: 28/01/2008 Bangor University is announcing a new and unique degree in English with Songwriting to be taught from 2008. This is the only degree in the UK that teaches songwriting in all its aspects: the composition of words and music, the theory, the history, recording technology and business skills.
Publication date: 28/01/2008 Olympic hopeful and Great Britain athletics team member, Nick Swinburne, and international canoeist and Kayaker Richard Longley have both received Sports Scholarships of £500 at Bangor University.
Publication date: 24/01/2008 Prof. Graeme Harper is to chair the main session on 'International Creative
Writing Research' at the 40th Anniversary AWP (Association of Writers and
Writing Programs) conference in New York (Jan 30-Feb 2nd).
Publication date: 23/01/2008 Philip Pullman, internationally known author of the "His Dark Materials" novels, one of which has just been filmed as The Golden Compass, will be joining other writers and academics at Bangor University, 9 February, for a celebration of literature at Bangor, entitled "Upon My Word!". This will be Philip Pullman's first engagement at Bangor since his recent appointment as an Honorary Professor at the University.
Publication date: 21/01/2008 The University has awarded a number of Maes Glas Bursaries to promising athletes from among the student body. A Maes Glas Bursar awards the recipient free use of the sports and training facilities at Maes Glas Sports Centre, including assess to expert coaching from the staff.
Publication date: 21/01/2008 Bangor University Creative Studies graduate and singer-songwriter Sarah Louise, from Caernarfon, has made it through from over 10,000 singers and bands across the country to perform at the live stages of Live & Unsigned.
Publication date: 15/01/2008 Rob Samuel, a final year Sports Science student from Gobowen near, Oswestry, is the winner of the Llewelyn Rees Memorial Award at Bangor University. This prize is the most important Sporting Prize awarded annually and is presented to the most promising sportsperson at the University.
Publication date: 15/01/2008 Dominic Breen-Taylor has received an Olympic Passoprt, enabling him to train and use the facilities at Maes Glas Sport Centre free of charge for a year. A number of other talented young sports menand women have received Maes Glas Bursaries, providing them the same support and access.
Publication date: 9/01/2008 A TV series directed by journalism lecturer Llion Iwan will be broadcast for three weeks, beginning Wednesday 9 January 9pm on S4C. 'Alpau Eric Jones' - Eric Jones' Alps is a three part series examining what is happening in the Alps today. It will have sub-titles (by selecting 889 on your TV remote), and the second broadcast at 9.30 on January 15,26 & 29 , also on S4C, will have sub-titles already on screen. (It also features interviews with Italian, German and Romanche speakers.)
Publication date: 4/01/2008 Are you a Bangor graduate who's gone into business? If so, Bangor University would like to hear from you. The University is hosting an event which may be of interest to you, and benefit you and your business. The University is officially launching the Bangor Alumni Business Network at the newly-refurbished Management Centre, College Road, Bangor, at 6pm on 17th January.
Publication date: 2/01/2008 Liz Homans, now an MA student in Bangor University's School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology, is in contention for a highly prestigious prize, awarded to the best undergraduate history dissertation in the UK in 2007. Liz is a mature student, who came to Bangor to study in 2004 after following an access course at West Herts College, Hemel Hempstead.
Publication date: 2/01/2008 The Wales Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience (WICN) invites members of the public to the first public lecture of the new year and fourth in its year-long series of free talks. In the 10 January talk, Prof. Bob Rafal considers consciousness: “A fascinating but elusive phenomenon: it is impossible to specify what it is, what it does, or why it evolved. Nothing worth reading has been written about it.” Stuart Sutherland, British psychologist and writer.
Publication date: 20/12/2007 Guto Puw, Lecturer in Composition at Bangor University's School of Music and BBC NOW resident composer, has won the prestigious BBC British Composer Award 2007.
Publication date: 18/12/2007 Professor Bob Woods of Bangor University's School of Psychology is to lead a major new research project investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of 'reminiscence groups' for helping people with dementia and their carers.
Publication date: 18/12/2007 Bangor students were able to register online for the first time at the start of this academic year.
Publication date: 17/12/2007 The Archives at Bangor University recently received a very generous donation towards the restoration of a document. The donation was made by T.P.T Williams, a local historian and former member of Information Services.
Publication date: 17/12/2007 Bangor University's Computer Science MSc students have been experiencing the virtual world of Second Life. Dr Robert Gittins from IT Wales (a European Objective1 ESF funded organisation with a base at Bangor University in order to broker collaboration between industry and academia) created two experimental Lecture areas for Software Developers on land in Second Life and opened the facility to the Computer Science students. The new Management Centre hosted the students in their recently opened training suite.
Publication date: 14/12/2007 The potential business benefits of engaging with 'real time' audience research were demonstrated to delegates at the recent 'Time to Shine' Conference in Llandudno by the Centre for Business Research & Market Intelligence at the University's Management Centre.
Publication date: 12/12/2007 Mark McNay, a Creative Writing PhD student in the College of Arts and Humanities, has been awarded the Saltire First Book of the Year Award for his novel "Fresh" (Canongate, 2007). The awards are Scotland's oldest literary prize, and Mark takes home a £1,500 prize.
Publication date: 11/12/2007 The second in a series of Future Technology Days was recently hosted by Bangor's Centres of Excellence, IBMM (Institute of Bioelectronic and Molecular Microsystems) and ICON (Industrial and Commercial Optoelectronics), which form parts of the School of Electronic Engineering. The event was organised by Print Forum Wales and the Welsh Optoelectronics Forum to establish a network of like-minded researchers with a view to future collaborations.
Publication date: 11/12/2007 Bangor University has launched three projects: a comprehensive index to all the printed ballads of the 18 century, the first authoritative dictionary of the place names of the whole of Wales and a commemorative volume to our national Bard, Professor Gwyn Thomas.
Publication date: 7/12/2007 Bangor University has been ranked 10th in the UK for Student Experience in a survey published in the Times Higher Education Supplement.
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Publication date: 4/12/2007 Future change in post-devolution Wales is the topical subject discussed in 'The Government of Wales Act 2006 - Getting Real about Welsh Devolution', this year's Sir Elwyn Jones Memorial Lecture. The Lecture, an un-missable event for anyone interested in Law or Welsh politics, is open to all and free of charge and takes place at Bangor University's Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Main Arts Building, Bangor University, College Road, Bangor at 6.00 on Friday 7 December.
Publication date: 4/12/2007 Bangor University lecturer Dr Jesse Martin challenged his students to raise £1,000 to see him in a bath of baked beans, so this week Jesse Martin, a Teaching Fellow at the School of Psychology had to eat his words if not his beans and get in the bath...
Publication date: 30/11/2007 Seven Iraqi academics with responsibility for training mathematics teachers from universities across Iraq visited Bangor University recently.
Publication date: 28/11/2007 Professor Michel Kaiser of the University's School of Ocean Sciences has been appointed to Chair the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (DEFRA) Marine Fisheries Stakeholder Forum as of 23rd November 2007.
Publication date: 28/11/2007 A new MA course in Arthurian Literature offered by the University's School of English is already drawing enquiries from the UK and the US. The course draws on 40 years of academic study of Arthurian Literature at the School and an excellent library of resources for the Arthurian period, amassed as a result.
Publication date: 27/11/2007 An organization which places Wales' world-class neuroscience research even more firmly on an international stage is being launched today (28 November 2007). Invited guests and the public will attend the launch of The Wales Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (WICN) at the Oriel of the Senedd Building, National Assembly of Wales, Cardiff.
Publication date: 26/11/2007 Postgraduate Countryside Management students from Bangor University are working with Datblygu Bangor Development (DBD) on a 'Green Roots' project that is looking at opportunities to improve community access to Bangor's green spaces.
Publication date: 23/11/2007 Award-winning writer Philip Pullman has been appointed Honorary Professor in Arts & Humanities at Bangor University.
Publication date: 22/11/2007 Bangor University is delighted to announce the appointment of Mervyn Davies CBE as Chair of its Council with effect from 1 December 2007. He will replace His Honour Eifion Roberts QC, who retires this autumn after more than ten years as Chair of the University's governing body.
Publication date: 19/11/2007 The Language Technologies Unit based at the University's Canolfan Bedwyr are launching a new, innovative project to exploit Wales's existing research base and its experience as a bilingual nation to provide businesses with opportunities in the multilingual global market.
Publication date: 16/11/2007 Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills visited the University recently (15 November 2007) to launch the 'Business Idea Competition' run by the University's Careers & Opportunities Centre.
Publication date: 15/11/2007 Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills visited the University recently (Thursday 15 November 2007) to officially open a 'Clean Room' facility at the School of Electronic Engineering.
Publication date: 15/11/2007 Mark McNay, a creative writing student in Bangor's College of Arts and Humanities, has been short-listed in the Glen Dimplex New Writer of the Year awards for his first novel, Fresh (Canongate, 2007).
Publication date: 9/11/2007 The Women’s Archive of Wales will be holding its annual conference at Bangor University on 10-11 November, 2008 in conjunction with the University's Welsh Institute for Social and Cultural Affairs. The Conference is entitled Oral History and Women’s Stories.
Publication date: 7/11/2007 A 'Letter from the Front' written by one Wales' best known 'fallen heroes' who died during the First World War, can be seen at Bangor University Main Arts Library this month.
Publication date: 1/11/2007 Dewi Ellis Jones becomes Doctor Drums. After 5 years of postgraduate study Dewi Ellis Jones becomes the first person in the UK to be awarded a Doctorate in Music Performance and Composition in Percussion.
Publication date: 25/10/2007 A table published today (25 October 2007) showing which Universities will be most expensive in terms of living costs to students and which offer the greatest value for money reveals that Bangor can provide the fourth most economical place to study in the UK.
Publication date: 23/10/2007 Relax with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales as they bring an evening of popular works to Bangor University's Prichard -Jones Hall on Saturday 10th November at 7.30pm.
Publication date: 19/10/2007 A new generation MRI (high field Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanner, which is the first of its kind to be delivered and installed in the UK, is being officially 'opened' today (19 Oct) at Bangor University's School of Psychology.
Publication date: 15/10/2007 Guto Puw, BBC NOW resident composer and Lecturer in Composition at the University's School of Music, has been short listed for a BBC British Composer Award 2007.
Publication date: 11/10/2007 A Bangor professor will be one of the participants in the BBC Cinema Show documentary "Trust me I'm a Doctor: Medics in the Movies" to be shown on BBC 4 at 22.25 pm on Monday 15th October".
Publication date: 11/10/2007 It's official: Bangor University is the best place in the UK to take a degree in Music. Bangor's School of Music beat 43 other institutions -- including specialist music colleges -- to the top spot in the 2007 National Student Survey, scoring an unbeatable 100% for overall satisfaction.
Publication date: 10/10/2007 Galician poet Chus Pato and Canadian poet/translator Erin Moure are guests of Bangor University at a free public event which concludes a series of events focused on minority languages, translation and poetry.
Publication date: 1/10/2007 Bangor's renowned resident Bohemia Piano Trio open the Music at Bangor 2007-8 Season with a concert at Bangor University's Powis Hall at 8.00 Thursday 4 October.
Publication date: 28/09/2007 Bangor graduate Bill Hilton has recently co-authored Working for Yourself, a major new guide to self-employment. The book, written in conjunction with Mike Pywell of BusinessClub365.com, was published by Which? on 3rd September.
Publication date: 25/09/2007 Are the Welsh obsessed with rugby? This is the topic of a lecture to be delivered in Nantes, France this week (27.9.07), Professor Duncan Tanner, a historian from Bangor University.
Publication date: 25/09/2007 Over 350 pupils and students recently attended a one-day lecture course organised by the School of Welsh -- the largest number yet for such an event!
Publication date: 25/09/2007 Members of the public are invited to the first in a series of Public Lectures from the Wales Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience (WICN). The lectures are being hosted by the School of Psychology at Bangor University, one of the UK's leading Psychology departments. The lectures will give the public an opportunity to explore today's themes and issues in the exciting field of Cognitive Neuroscience and will feature the latest research being undertaken by the University's Psychology researchers and lecturers.
Publication date: 24/09/2007 Congratulations to Manon Wyn Williams, a Welsh and Theatre and Media Studies student, on winning the Bryn Terfel Scholarship!
Publication date: 21/09/2007 The first professional orchestral concert to take place in 'Second Life'; the virtual world where people can assume identities and 'live' a separate 'virtual 'life', took place recently.
Publication date: 21/09/2007 Coming to university for the first time can be daunting but Bangor University make sure you get the best start to your new lifestyle. To ease the transmission to student life and as a part of their commitment to supporting students, Bangor University has employed a team of 28 Student Wardens to live in every hall of residence and do everything possible to foster and maintain a safe residential environment. Students from diverse backgrounds can live, study and socialise in a peaceful and secure environment.
Publication date: 13/09/2007 The UK and world media have been delighted by a story from the University’s Treborth Botanic Garden this week. A ‘Century Plant’: so named as it was thought to take 100 years to flower, had finally flowered, much to Curator Nigel Brown’s surprise and delight!
Publication date: 12/09/2007 Having benefited from the sexual revolution of the Sixties, feminism and the rise of equal opportunities, and more recently ‘girl power’ and ‘ladette’ culture- combined with the power of the grey pound- you could be led to thinking that today’s mature women experience far more freedom than previous generations - but Dr Sue Niebrzydowski, of Bangor University’s School of English cautions against such assumptions.
Publication date: 12/09/2007 Results of the third National Student Survey, an independent survey of final year students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, reveals that Bangor University has again received very positive responses from its students in the national survey.
Publication date: 24/08/2007 It’s difficult for an author who writes in a minority language to concentrate solely on his or her writing, as he or she is constantly conscious that writing in itself is a political act, according to Xurxo Borrazás, a Galician novelist.
Publication date: 17/08/2007 Bangor University has been chosen to participate in 'Change Academy 2007' with an exciting project aimed at enhancing the experience of postgraduate students. Change Academy is a prestigious programme organised jointly by the Higher Education Academy and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education to help universities implement programmes of transformational change.
Publication date: 14/08/2007 As A level results are announced on Thursday, August 16, staff at Bangor University will be on standby to deal with thousands of calls.
Publication date: 8/08/2007 The National Eisteddfod has risen to the sustainability challenge by calling on the expertise of the Synnwyr Busnes Business Sense team based at Bangor University
Publication date: 3/08/2007 Three new Books by staff at Bangor's School of Welsh are to be launched at the University's stand at the National Eisteddfod at 12.00 on Monday 6 August.
Publication date: 3/08/2007 This week (at Bangor University's stand at the National Eisteddfod 2.30 9.8.07) Bangor University is launching Welsh software that will be of great benefit in extending the provision of Welsh medium education across the higher education sector in Wales.
Publication date: 3/08/2007 We need to promote holy peace as opposed to holy war among the world's religions according to Dr Robert Pope, Senior Lecturer at the School of Theology & Religious Studies at Bangor University.
Publication date: 3/08/2007 Seventy two more teachers, lecturers and education providers are now able to teach their subject in Welsh or bilingually since the start of the Welsh Language Sabbaticals Scheme. An informal presentation on the Scheme takes place at the BangorUniversity stand at the National Eisteddfod,Tuesday 7 August between 2-3.00.
Publication date: 3/08/2007 A paper being launched by Hywel Williams MP at the National Eisteddfod on Wednesday 8 August aims to raise awareness among health and social care researchers regarding the implications of language awareness and the raft of available evidence to support best practice in conducting research in a bilingual environment.
Publication date: 3/08/2007 A number of spectacular "Flash Bang" experiments will be performed by Dr Robyn Wheldon-Williams and his 'Sioe Gemeg' team at Bangor University's stand at the National Eisteddfod in Mold at 12.30 on Thursday 9th of August to launch a new Welsh language Chemistry resource.
Publication date: 3/08/2007 Bangor University has a strong presence at the Eisteddfod this year. staff have organised a series of events and look forward to meeting former and prospective students as well as a host of frineds and colleagues.
Publication date: 3/08/2007 The Welsh for Adults North Wales Centre was officially launched by Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Education, Children and Young People, at BangorUniversity’s stand at the National Eisteddfod in Mold at 11.30 Thursday 9 August 2007.
Publication date: 2/08/2007 Three leading Welsh Universities, Bangor, Swansea and Aberystwyth, have launched a new £8.5m service aimed at Welsh companies who are looking to improve their profitability and environmental sustainability.
Publication date: 2/08/2007 Renowned conductor Owain Arwel Hughes OBE, returns to Bangor University just just three weeks after receiving an Honorary Fellowship from the University, when he brings the cream of Wales's young musicians to North Wales for a major concert on Wednesday (8 August).
Publication date: 30/07/2007 Composer Guto Pryderi Puw's orchestral piece '...onyt agoraf y drws...' ('...unless I open the door...') will be performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales directed by David Atherton in this year's Proms at the Albert Hall on the 9th of August 2007.
Publication date: 17/07/2007 Mingling with successful graduates and their families at Bangor University's Graduation festivities this week are stars of film and concert stage, the race track and the wide outdoors!
Publication date: 17/07/2007 One of the world's leading climate change scientists, Professor Stefan Rahmstorf, presents a lecture on Climate Change at Bangor University's School of Ocean Sciences at 7.30 on Wednesday July 18th at the Marine Science Lecture Theatre, Westbury Mount, Ffordd y Coleg, Menai Bridge.
Publication date: 10/07/2007 The Legal Triads of Medieval Wales (Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru) by Dr Sara Elin Roberts from Bangor University's School of Welsh has been announced winner of the Selden Society's David Yale Prize 2007 -- even before the study appears in book-form in time for this year's Flintshire National Eisteddfod at the beginning of August.
Publication date: 2/07/2007 University's School of Modern Languages is hosting the prestigious biennial conference of the Society for Italian Studies (4-6 July). The Conference attracts scholars and postgraduate students not just from the UK but from other European countries and the US.
This year one of the key themes is the role of Italian in Switzerland and two Swiss writers feature among the keynote speakers: Silvia Ricci Lempen and Pietro De Marchi, winner of the Schiller prize 2007.
For the conference programme see: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~mls023
Publication date: 2/07/2007 Over 800 school children enjoyed a series of 'Science and Energy' demonstration lectures at the University's School of Chemistry recently.
Publication date: 28/06/2007 A total of 64 Learning Coaches are set to be the first in North Wales to complete an accredited course especially designed to support their work. The Learning Coaches are taking part in an all-Wales programme funded by the Welsh Assembly Government. The North Wales groups studying at BangorUniversity’s School of Education and at the University’s campus in Wrexham include the only Learning Coaches studying through the medium of Welsh.
Publication date: 28/06/2007 A new centre, the North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health and social care (NWORTH), will increase the quality and quantity of evidence available to guide those responsible for deciding which services and treatments to provide.
Part of Bangor University, the centre is being officially launched today (28 June 07), having been funded by the Wales Office for Research & Development in health and social care for three years in the first instance. The Funding of £400,000 will enable the team to attract further research funding. .
Publication date: 27/06/2007 Bangor University is offering a new degree in Cancer Biology - the only degree of its type in Wales and the North West of England and one of only four available in the UK.
Publication date: 26/06/2007 The Centre for Galician Studies in Wales, together with Cilt Cymru and the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies held a one-day conference on Less Widely Taught Languages on Wednesday the 20th of June.
Publication date: 20/06/2007 Bethan Llwyd Jones received the Education Award at the Annual Welsh Language in Healthcare Awards held recently.
Publication date: 20/06/2007 Two teams of Bangor scientist are to conduct climate change research in the Arctic Ocean over the next few months, funded by the UK's Natural Environment Research Council.
Publication date: 18/06/2007 The 10th Anniversary "Great Writing", international creative writing conference,
has attracted over 100 writers/academics from all over the world to come to
Bangor.
Publication date: 8/06/2007 Bangor has been placed in the top three in a UK wide survey of best University locations. The University city scored 60% in a student poll of their University's location and facilities.
Publication date: 7/06/2007 Bangor University is marking the100th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the Main University Building.
The Foundation stone for the now 'Grade 1' listed building was laid by King Edward VII in 1907 and the University will mark the event with a ceremony where HRH The Prince of Wales will unveil a commemorative plaque.
Publication date: 31/05/2007 Warm congratulations are extended to Manon Wyn Williams who has just won the Drama Medal at this year's Urdd National Eisteddfod!
Publication date: 31/05/2007 Dr Nia Whiteley, of the University's School of Biological Sciences in collaboration with Dr Stuart Egginton from the University of Birmingham, will be spending the International Polar Year trying to determine whether fish species found in Antarctica are under threat from global warming.
Publication date: 30/05/2007 Ambitious plans to develop a multi-million pound Performing Arts Centre have been announced by Bangor University and Theatr Gwynedd.
Publication date: 24/05/2007 Do you have ideas about developing a truly magnificent Learning City?
June 14th, Prichard-Jones Hall - come along and share your thoughts!
Publication date: 21/05/2007 A new European project is set to improve security for travellers using European airports and other large public spaces. The project will develop sensors capable of detecting a wide range of toxic agents which could be used in chemical, biological or terrorist attack. The system will be designed for use at airports and other public spaces. The project is based on nano-scale biosensor technology recently developed at Bangor University.
Publication date: 17/05/2007 Ngugi wa Thiong'o, the renowned novelist and scholar from Kenya, will deliver a special lecture hosted by the School of Welsh, Bangor University, in the Main Arts Lecture Theatre on 5 June.
Publication date: 17/05/2007 Lifelong wildlife enthusiast, Elwyn Sharps, from Llandudno Junction, heads out to Jamaica ( 21 5-1.8.07) to complete his studies for an MSc course in Environmental Forestry at Bangor University, thanks to a £1,000 Travel Scholarship from the Welsh Livery Guild.
Publication date: 16/05/2007 Dr Helena Miguélez Carballeira, Lecturer in Spanish and Director of the Centre for Galician Studies at the University's School of Modern Languages has beaten off stiff competition nationally to be awarded the inaugural Dorothy Sherman-Severin Research Fellowship for early-career researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies.
Publication date: 15/05/2007 Sustainability sells -- that's the underlying message of a scheme to promote sustainable development among businesses in Wales. Synnwyr Busnes -- Business Sense, run by Bangor University, is urging Welsh SMEs to capitalise on the growing consumer demand for products and services to be produced in a sustainable way.
Publication date: 11/05/2007 There are exciting new opportunities for Bangor's students to be involved in the
world's great celebrations of creative writing, the Hay Festival.
Publication date: 10/05/2007 This week Student Volunteering Bangor rolled out the Rydel High carpet to the world of 'Grease' in a fancy dress Party at Bangor University's Academi. The night was a great success and the Students' Union was buzzing with Sandys and Dannys, Pink Ladies and T birds! The aim of the evening was to raise money for a volunteering project and a total of over £720 was raised.
Publication date: 10/05/2007 Bangor University has just announced that the Ordinary Boys will headline the 2007 Summer Ball, one of the most prestigious events in the University's social calendar. The all-night Ball will be held on June 2nd 2007 and will begin with a champagne and strawberry reception.
Publication date: 9/05/2007 Clare Pearce, a third year Law student at Bangor University has won the Peer Guide of the Year Award at a ceremony at the University recently. She was one of 40 students nominated for the Award for their exceptional support, from among 450 student ‘Peer Guides’ who help their fellow students each year at Bangor University
Publication date: 4/05/2007 Around a hundred school pupils together with their teachers recently attended a highly successful revision course hosted by the School of Welsh which aimed to prepare them for their forthcoming AS and A2 exams.
Publication date: 4/05/2007 The next destination for the new Valley civilian airport should be Dublin according to one Bangor University academic. The inaugural flight of the new air link between Valley and Cardiff this week (8 May) raises aspirations regarding bringing the next phase, an air link or 'Air-Bridge' with Ireland, to fruition.
Publication date: 3/05/2007 Computer Sciences, Agriculture & Forestry and Nursing appear in the top 10 in the Guardian University Guide's subject lists this year (http://education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide2008).
Publication date: 30/04/2007 A world leading Brahms expert conducts a special performance of Brahms’ magnificent and deeply moving German Requiem in Bangor University at 8.00 on Saturday 5 May.
Publication date: 27/04/2007 'Surviving Antarctica’ the latest book by Professor David Thomas of the School of Ocean Sciences, was published by the Natural History Museum this week.
Publication date: 17/04/2007 Two individuals who have made a remarkable contribution to Welsh traditional music are being celebrated by the publication of a book in their honour. ‘Bearers of Song: Essays in Honour of Phyllis Kinney and Meredydd Evans’ breaks new ground in providing a fully bilingual collection of critical essays on various aspects of Welsh song and traditional music by Wales’ leading experts and musicologists. The volume is edited by Wyn Thomas and Dr Sally Harper of the School of Music and is published by the University of Wales Press.
Publication date: 13/04/2007 Professor Tony Brown, of the School of English has been short-listed for the prestigious Roland Mathias Prize, sponsored by BBC Wales. The prize- for Welsh writing in English- is awarded every two years for a work published in the field of poetry, short stories, literary criticism or Welsh history; the award is open to any writer born in Wales or currently based in Wales.
Publication date: 12/04/2007 Prof. Philip Esler, Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) will speak at Bangor's National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries "Creative Platforms" event, to be held at the St David's Hotel, Cardiff, on May 18th.
Publication date: 2/04/2007 Chinese student Yusi Liu’s inspirational story of student life in Bangor has resulted in her being named the Wales International Student of the Year 2007.
The 22 year old Psychology student is now preparing to compete for the title of overall International Student of the Year in a prestigious British Council competition.
Publication date: 2/04/2007 An honorary lecturer and researcher at the University of Wales, Bangor has recently been awarded a prestigious prize awarded by the Royal Society of Medicine.
Dr Rob Atenstaedt has been awarded the Young Epidemiologist Prize, awarded to the best short paper addressing a public health issue.
Publication date: 30/03/2007 AWARD, the All Wales Alliance for Research and Development in health and social care, is hosting its’ National Conference for the very first time in North Wales on Friday 30th March 2007 at the University of Wales, Bangor.
Publication date: 30/03/2007 Professor Tony Brown, of the School of English at BangorUniversity has been short-listed for the prestigious Roland Mathias Prize, sponsored by BBC Wales. The prize- for Welsh writing in English- is awarded every two years for a work published in the field of poetry, short stories, literary criticism or Welsh history; the award is open to any writer born in Wales or currently based in Wales.
Publication date: 27/03/2007 International leaders in the field of Early Music scholarship will be at Bangor University's School of Music to take part in a four-day conference on Renaissance sacred music. The Conference marks the launch of the new Centre of Research in Early Music (CREaM) in the School of Music, documenting an increased focus on musical research of the period before 1650.
Publication date: 26/03/2007 Twelve bilingual students following environmental courses at Bangor University received £ 15,000 in Environment Scholarships at the University's Council Chamber, Main Arts Building, Bangor University at 12.00 Monday March 26 2007.
Publication date: 20/03/2007 Two hundred first year students at the University of Wales, Bangor will this week be receiving cheques totalling £365,000 as part of the 2006 Entry Bursary Scheme. The bursaries, which range from £1,000 - £3,000, have been awarded to students who demonstrated the “potential to succeed at Bangor”. They are designed to offer extra financial support to students.
Publication date: 19/03/2007 The BBC National Orchestra of Wales’ visit to Bangor this season includes a very popular programme.
Publication date: 19/03/2007 At a prestigious ceremony in London (Wednesday 14 March 2007) Bangor University was recognised as one of the best in the UK for fostering successful partnerships with business.
Publication date: 16/03/2007 Lyndall Gordon, a winner of the prestigious James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography and the Cheltenham Prize for Literature will speak at Bangor's 10th Great Writing conference (June 30th – July 1st). She is currently a Senior Research Fellow at St Hilda's College, Oxford.
Publication date: 16/03/2007 Resident Ensemble Ensemble Cymru at the University of Wales, Bangor(UWB) and Professor Graeme Harper (Director of the National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries, UWB) will feature on BBC2’s Working Lunch.
Publication date: 16/03/2007 Film Talk, Catrin Cooper, John Philips Hall, Wednesday 28 March 2007, 4 pm
Publication date: 16/03/2007 Journalism and creative writing lecturer, Llion Iwan, has been short-listed for the annual Celtic Film festival short-listed for best documentary programme.
Publication date: 7/03/2007 Distinguished historian, author and journalist, Bangor-born Hywel Williams is to present the A.H. Dodd Memorial Lecture at BangorUniversity on Wednesday 14 March. The Lecture, which is open to the public, takes place at the University’s Main Arts Lecture Theatre at 6.00.
Publication date: 28/02/2007 Bangor University this week announced the winners of its annual Entrance Scholarships, with more students than ever before set to receive scholarship awards.
Publication date: 20/02/2007 The first British University to be formed in Kuwait is being established with the help of staff and academics from Bangor University. The Bangor Business School will be the lead academic group at Bangor within this initiative.
Publication date: 16/02/2007 Professor Chris Freeman of Bangor University has won a prestigious Royal Society award for pioneering work that could lead to new ways of taking carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere. The award recognises that his work could help put the UK at the forefront of the battle against global warming.
Publication date: 15/02/2007 The latest university and college (UCAS) application figures show that applications to study at Bangor University are up by 7.8%, bucking a slight (-0.1%) downward trend for applications to Welsh higher education institutions.
Publication date: 14/02/2007 The Right Honourable Hilary Armstrong MP, Cabinet Minister for Social Exclusion, visited North Wales recently to learn about the successful programmes introduced to prevent and reduce violent and antisocial behaviour in children.
Publication date: 13/02/2007 The National Theatre of Wales’s production of Cysgod y Cryman (‘The shadow of the sickle’) by Islwyn Ffowc Elis has been touring Wales in recent weeks – and tickets for Siôn Eirian’s adaptation of the family saga are in high demand!
Publication date: 6/02/2007 The positive long-term effectiveness of a parenting programme for parents of young children has been proven, delegates attending the Incredible Years’ Conference in Llandrindod Wells on 7 February will hear.
Publication date: 5/02/2007 Beyond Boundaries; the First Annual Research Student’s Conference, was held at the University recently. The Conference, organised by the students, gave over 40 post graduate students from across the University, the opportunity of presenting thier work. The aim was to promote an understanding of research across all disciplines within the University.
Publication date: 1/02/2007 Student Volunteering Bangor rolled out the red carpet to the world of Moulin Rouge in a Masquerade Party at Academi at Bangor University recently.
Publication date: 16/01/2007 A prestigious 2-year DTI and Welsh Assembly Government funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between Bangor University and Denbigh-based company Telsol Ltd, will enable the company to develop new products and even greener manufacturing procedures for animal health products mainly for cattle, sheep and goats.
Publication date: 20/12/2006 Half a century of visits to the University’s Archive has led to the publication of over 40 books by the Rev Doctor Dafydd Wyn William, and it’s certain that there’s not much that this gentleman does not know about Anglesey’s history!
Publication date: 19/12/2006 While searching in the dark cellars of the British Library in London recently, Wyn Thomas a Music lecturer at the University’s School of Music came across the earliest recording of one of Wales’ most beautiful traditional carols.
Publication date: 13/12/2006 The challenges facing Welsh-medium education are explored in a special issue of the journal Education Transactions, published by the University of Wales, Bangor, on 14 Decem
Publication date: 8/12/2006 A permanent Scholarship endowment fund is to be established by the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE) Costa Rica and the University of Wales, Bangor, to commemorate Vanessa Sequeira, a remarkable young woman who was committed to finding sustainable solutions for tropical forest communities, and who was tragically killed while conducting field work in a community in the Brazilian Amazon on September 3rd 2006.
Publication date: 30/11/2006 Tailor-made courses developed by the University are highlighted in a UK-wide report on how universities are working with employers. The report “Higher level learning: universities and employers working together’ launched recently showcases how universities are working with employers to develop business focussed degrees and to enhance graduate employability.
Publication date: 24/11/2006 Wales' first national poet Gwyneth Lewis spoke about her experience at an open "Evening With..." as part of a conference on modern poetry held at the University of Wales, Bangor recently.
Publication date: 23/11/2006 A BangorUniversity lecturer has just published an authoritative history of a prominent and influential American Magazine- which resulted indirectly from a student trip to America. While an undergraduate history student at Oxford University, Nathan Abrams went on a working holiday to America that led to a fascination with American life and culture
Publication date: 23/11/2006 Professor Fergus Lowe and Dr Pauline Horne, Directors of Bangor University’s Food and Activity Research Unit, recently received a prestigious international award for their work on the promotion of children’s healthy eating.
Publication date: 20/11/2006 An expert from Bangor’s newly established Law School has been invited to Iceland to present the legal basis of the anti-whaling stance in a country which has recently announced its resumption of commercial whaling. Iceland made the announcement this October, to the dismay of conservation groups, announcing that it would keep its catches within ‘sustainable limits’
Publication date: 27/10/2006 The new UWB Wireless network is rolling out Wi-fi hot spots across campus NOW, providing network access to all users with a valid University user account!
Publication date: 27/10/2006 IT services installs and supports C&IT equipment in our centrally timetabled teaching spaces. This summer several rooms received a PC / data projector and full audio visual installation.
Publication date: 23/10/2006 Over £2.5M worth of bursaries and scholarships is being made available to students who will be studying at the University of Wales, Bangor in 2007.
The generous package of bursaries and scholarships should make university education within the reach of everyone who will benefit by gaining a degree qualification.
Publication date: 23/10/2006 Innovative plans to upgrade the facilities at the University of Wales, Bangor’s Treborth Athletics Track were discussed during a visit on 22nd September with the Welsh Assembly Government’s Minister for Culture Welsh Language and Sport Alun Pugh AM,
Publication date: 23/10/2006 Following the success of their previous collaboration, a BAFTA award-winning team has once again joined-up to produce a documentary series on Wales and America. Cymru a Rhyfel Cartref America focused on Wales and the American Civil War, and the latest production concentrates on Wales and the American slave trade.
Publication date: 20/10/2006 Two hundred and fifty students studying for their AS/A2 in Welsh language and literature recently attended a highly successful one-day conference organised by the School of Welsh, University of Wales, Bangor. They came from schools and colleges from all parts of north Wales.
Publication date: 4/10/2006 The School of Modern Languages recently held a highly successful, interdisciplinary conference attended by over 60 delegates. The three-day event focussed on key issues relating to regional, national and European identity and their depiction in a range of media and formats, including architecture, film, literature and art, as well as issues pertaining to social and political change in modern Europe.
Publication date: 25/09/2006 Professor Michael Rees of the University of Wales, Bangor has been elected to a key post within the British Medical Association (BMA). He has been elected to a third term as Chairman of the British Medical Association Medical Academic Staff Committee for 2007 -08.
Publication date: 22/09/2006
Can you identify the molecule that provides the scent in perfume or an orange or pinpoint the exact molecule that contains the medical properties in a medicine? It's unlikely that you can. Two hundred A level students who attended 'Chemical Secrets' chemistry workshops at the University of Wales, Bangor now possess these skills!
Publication date: 21/09/2006 A scientist at the University of Wales, Bangor will be among the first to use a new European super-computer Grid, one of the world's largest super-computing networks.
Publication date: 21/09/2006 Over a hundred local students about to embark on degree courses at the University of Wales, Bangor have been given a head-start on the new residential students who arrive for Welcome Week this week (24-30 September).
Publication date: 19/09/2006 Ten 10 Marine Biology students from the School of Ocean Sciences at the University of Wales, Bangor have just returned from a field course at the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS) Eastern Shore laboratory in Wachapreague on the eastern seaboard of America where they found themselves face to face with tropical storm Ernesto.
Publication date: 18/09/2006 The British Society of Gerontology Conference, The Ageing Jigsaw: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Old Age is being hosted by the University's Centre for Social Policy Research & Development, 7-9 September. The Conference draws on a wide spectrum of expertise from outside the normal bounds of gerontology, or the study of ageing, including contributions from exercise scientists and psychologists at the University of Wales, Bangor.
Publication date: 7/09/2006 As part of a wider partnership which has already been established, the Universities of Aberystwyth and Bangor are planning together to promote and strengthen the Welsh medium provision within the two institutions.
Publication date: 5/09/2006 Wales is not unique in possessing an ageing population, but is unique in Europe in having the only government published strategy for older people. It is due in part to this and to the research in this area at the University of Wales, Bangor that an international conference to discuss various aspects of ageing and care of an ageing population is being held at the University of Wales, Bangor. Assembly Minister for Older People and Deputy Health & Social Care Minister Mr John Griffiths AM will address the Conference at 5.45 on Thursday 7 September.
Publication date: 17/08/2006
Big Brother's Glyn Wise has been accepted on a degree course at Bangor University.
Following confirmation of his A level results today, Glyn met the points requirements for entry to the BA (Hons) degree in Education - including an 'A' grade in Art & Design.
Environment Centre Wales wins international commendation.
Deputy Minister Leighton Andrews visits the Community Development Programme at the College of Education & Lifelong Learning.
Olympic Coach lectures in Bangor.
Translation technology boosting the industry.
New Arts and Innovation Centre for Bangor.
Jewish Life Exhibition.
International Singing star performs in Bangor tonight.
Friddoedd's New Halls Opened.
Art Exhibition Celebrates 125th Anniversary.
Writing from Bangor and Beyond, featuring Philip Pullman.
Bringing Bangor's Medieval Treasure to life.
Staying Positive - A Key Component to Business Success.
First Woman President.
Dyslexia Centre to take name of founder at Conference.
Universities work together to launch the new Aber-Bangor Skills Centre.
Internationally renowned Climate Change Scientists speaks at Bangor.
Bangor Professor delivers prestigious Lecture.
BANGOR Events...spanned by PONTIO.
From Grave Robbers to Surgeons: Origins of the Human Tissue Act - Public Lecture.
Gwen John: An Artist's Life.
Newly established INSTITUTE OF VISUAL COMPUTING launches successfully.
University celebrates Centenary and a quarter!
Bangor University’s 125th Anniversary celebrations.
Wales and Tanzania unite under first UK twinning agreement.
Love Bangor.
Meerkats can provide health & safety lesson.
What Has the Brain Got to Do With Happiness?
Bangor Researcher Development Programme trains the trainers!
Bangor to lead newly established INSTITUTE OF VISUAL COMPUTING.
Live Music, Film and dancing girls! A new season of entertainment planned for Bangor.
Young lecturer awarded industry scholarship.
University's Welsh Learners succeed at Eisteddfod.
Choices for children with ongoing healthcare needs in north Wales.
'Old Students' Bash' to celebrate Bangor University's 125th Birthday.
Talented writer wins The Guardian Short Story competition.
Marking the bicentennial of Lewis Edwards' birth.
Launch of Language in Multilingual Wales.
Bangor University stand, National Eisteddfod, BalaJust in case you're short of musical diversions at the Eisteddfod- A day of musical activities on Bangor University's stand - Friday 7.8.09.
New students question chiefs at Wales' main environmental bodies.
New short story competition launched at the National Eisteddfod in Bala.
Meet your old College mates and celebrate Bangor University's Birthday!
Free on-line version of Cysill.
European Symposium takes place in Bangor.
Elected to Academia Europaea.
Exhibition wins Award.
Community Activists Commended.
Bangor University celebrates its new graduates.
Creative Fellow plays key role in the global re-brand of MTV.
Professor considers Creative Writing internationally.
Canadian Poet Launches Book in Bangor.
Public Lecture: Lakes in History Legend and Literature.
Professor contributes to Wales Smithsonian Cymru Festival.
Concert features local viola player.
Bangor University's 125th Anniversary music extravaganza launched with Only Men Aloud.
Student Reports from Silverstone.
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nobel Peace Prize winner honoured by University.
Bangor Student learns the Korean way of life.
Three degrees accredited.
Unique course in Language Policy and Planning Launched.
Crowning Lleucu.
Environment Centre Wales Wins Sustainability Award.
Penrallt Bangor Welsh Class, College of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Bangor - Group Award Winners.
Success for Welsh Learners Choir.
Lifelong Learning Fine Art Summer Shows 2009.
End of year Gala Concert.
Peer Guide Award Winner contributes to University's warm welcome.
Actor appointed to Arts Development Role.
Medieval Bardic Music Workshop and free Concert.
Nobel Peace Prize winner to be honoured by University.
Lecturer awarded the prestigious Premi Fundació Mercè Rodoreda.
Lecturer appointed to S4C authority.
Benefits of bilingualism.
Performance of Elijah marks anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth.
Honorary Fellows for 2009 announced by University.
Poetry Collection on Wales Book of the Year Long List.
Environmental Policy Launched.
International laurels for the Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales.
Employability Week.
Lifelong Learning art programme 'Highly Commended' at national level.
Student research identifies importance of diet in snake venom evolution.
University's student models.
Discovery of music unheard for 300 years leads to recording by leading Ensemble.
Inspiring Bangor tutor wins award
Huge Honour for Bangor Law School.
Launch of New Bangor Visitors' Brochure.
Bangor University's Language Technologies Unit Congratulated.
Bangor University backs Earth Hour.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales marks beginning of University's Anniversary Year.
Prospective Students benefit from over £130,000 in Scholarship Awards.
Bangor University and Santander-Abbey sign Collaboration Agreement.
Incredible Years: bringing out the best in parents and children.
Inspired by Nature Prize- winning essay.
Welsh seals provide window to our past
Education at Centre of Bangor's New Music Festival.
Largest collection of Welsh conversations.
A Festival of Welsh Traditional Music
Bangor scientist leads international forum of Arctic and Antarctic experts.
It's Gold Stars all round at The Management Centre.
Student of german gains award for excellence.
Bangor graduates launch Borneo eco-tourism venture.
Len Beer Memorial Lecture - 'Alpines on the Equator'.
Wales' biggest universities to collaborate.
Accountancy Students Shine in North Wales.
Third time lucky for winning composers.
Cân i Gymru (Song for Wales) 2009.
Poetry Reading: Simon Smith.
Simon Smith will be reading on Monday March 2nd, 8.00pm, in an event
organised by the School of English. Entry is £2.
Simon Smith’s most recent collection is Mercury (Salt, 2006). His
previous books are Fifteen Exits (Waterloo Press, 2001) and Reverdy Road
(Salt Publications, 2003). His translations of Catullus and Pierre
Reverdy have appeared in PN Review and Poetry Review. He was a judge of
the Poetry Society’s 2004 National Poetry Prize. Formerly librarian of
the Poetry Library in London, he now lectures in Creative Writing at
London South Bank University. He has been described by Geraldine Monk as
‘the Jack Lemmon of English poetry’.Another successful International Evening.
First Artist in Residence at Bangor University.
Slumdog sweeps Oscars for Bangor graduate!
We can influence our own law-making powers- Sir Emyr Jones Parry discusses the All-Wales Convention.
The Developing Association between Wales and the UAE.
New course to address demand for Welsh speaking professionals.
The Hay Festival Greenprint Tour comes to Bangor University.
Financial package secured for Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery.
Slumdog Millionaire fast becoming one of year's major films.
Chink of optimism for Wales as official 'Recession' status looms closer.
Bangor University has the fairest workload of them all!
E. coli O157 study to test immunity levels.
Staying well after depression.
Golden Globe for Bangor Alumnus!
Promising Sportsmen and women rewarded.
'The Future University'.
Fencing Club Captain wins Llew Rees Award.
Major New Awards Presented to Student Volunteer Projects in Bangor.
Does Professor Thomas keep plankton in the balloon?
Siôn has Hollywood film director moment.
Bangor graduate in the running for Ffresh awards.
Professor appointed to new Council of Food Policy Advisers.
New north and mid Wales Centre for Teacher Education announced.
Gardner becomes Professor of Business.
New Bangor Scholarship Recognises Academic Success.
Creative Science!.
Learning Welsh in Japan.
Commercial Competition Win for Creative Bangor Students.
Poetry Wales Czech and Irish Poets in Bangor.
Students experience the world of opera.
Professor Thomas aims to keep plankton in the balloon!
Bangor Students On Top of the World!
Bangor Professor launches new era in university Creative Writing.
Clinical Psychologists assists with BBC 2 Horizon 'experiment'.
Learning Welsh in Japan.
A first visit to the Antarctic for Bangor scientist.
Starring role for Bangor University students and staff!
Students get close to nature.
New Accommodation at Bangor.
Discussing the relationship between Poetry and Art.
Creating Second Lives.
Polish Poets in Bangor.
and Tomasz Rózycki both feature in Arc's new anthology, Six Polish
Poets, and will read their work at a launch event in Bangor's Blue Sky
Café. The evening, introduced by Dr Zoë Skoulding (School of English / CELL) is hosted by Poetry Wales in association with Literature Across Frontiers.Polish Poets in Bangor.
Bar Uno Café-Bar Opening Extravaganza!
Children's Treasures.
International Students Welcome Day & Farewell Reception.
World renowned World Music Choir present concert and workshop.
Bangor Now Has Language Testing Centre.
Blue Sky Poetry
New Arts and Innovation Centre for Bangor.
Opening Concert of new Music at Bangor Season.
Staff and students prepare to leave for medical research expedition to the Himalayas.
PVC Research & Enterprise.
Pioneering Welsh medium module.
Routes to Ffriddoedd's new halls.
Bangor in 11th position and in top 20% of UK universities and colleges.
Clinical School brings together some of the greatest minds in medicine.
The Ocean's role in our climate under discussion at Bangor University.
Bangor University celebrates the Sixties.
University invited to join forces with UNESCO.
Bangor ranked second cheapest place for students to live!
Good Luck, Glanaethwy!.
Celebrating the United Nations International Year of Languages at Bangor University.
Party leaders and devolution, 1979: new secrets from the archives.
Prince Madog Launches Responsible Fish Sourcing Policy for Co-Op.
Bangor University staff on standby for results rush.
Bangor University's Medical Research Expedition to the Himalayas.
Bangor-based Editor for Poetry Wales.
Ifan Morgan Jones wins Eisteddfod literary award.
Bangor-based Editor for Poetry Wales.
Biggest Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Music a Resounding Success!
Bilingual Nurse Education learning resources launched.
How valuable are kayakers and divers to the Welsh economy?
Improve your Welsh- Handbook Launched.
A 'Music Lab' visits the Eisteddfod field.
'Y Byd yn eich Poced' ( the World in your Pocket) to be Launched.
Flash Bangor and giant bubble team at the Eisteddfod.
Celebrating Creative Welsh with Popular Music and Welsh Pop Archive.
New Dictionary of Legal Terms.
Bangor-based Editor for Poetry Wales.
Honouring Dafydd Wigley's contribution with Business Chair.
Major EU initiative to improve children's diets includes pioneering Bangor University scheme.
Prize Student Coming to Bangor.
Bangor University will benefit from a £6M investment in research in the Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Graduation Week at Bangor University.
Bangor to Host Postgraduate Network Conference.
Graduating to Employment.
Sir Ifor Williams Exhibition.
Johnny Ball presents Mathematical challenge to North Wales pupils.
Student who gave 110%- according to her peers.
The Big Flash Bang! Bring Bubble Record Back To Wales!
Summer School at Bangor Uni.
Film Studies Reaches for the Stars.
Awards for postdoctoral research by historians at Bangor.
Award Enables Student to Research In Russia.
Bangor announces new collaboration.
After the Wall: Reconstructing and Representing the GDR.
School of Modern Languages hosts international conference.
UK Creative Writing Benchmarks at Bangor.
Hay Festival Director to Appear at Great Writing!.
Bangor is the Benchmark.
A Green Dragon's Den.
'Blue Planet' producer in Bangor this Saturday.
Hot topics under discussion at the first Arts & Humanities Gradaute School Conference.
Gordon Brown's style as Prime Minister asessed.
UK Finals of Schools' Analyst Competition to be held at Bangor University.
Plaque in memory of one of Wales' great poets.
First Ever Bilingual Language Test for Children launched.
The First BA Hons Fine Art Degree Show.
Johnny Ball presents Mathematical challenge to Welsh pupils.
Woodland Management & Broadleaf Woodland Expansion at Abergwyngregyn.
A load of old rubbish?
Woodland Management & Broadleaf Woodland Expansion at Abergwyngregyn.
Bangor University Student On-Course for World Orienteering Championships.
Student Rugby League World Cup Beckons for Daniel.
Bangor University student races to success.
Swans inspire Musician's Medal winner.
New book sets Design & Technology education in the 21st century.
North Wales education centre shares £5.5 million government grant.
Bangor Student Wins Place at Prestigious New York Film School.
Bangor's postgraduate training gains national award.
New Course Meets Demands of Wales' New Law-Making Powers.
Great Writing - Creative Writing Conference 2008.
New Opportunities to study Social Sciences and follow a Police career.
The Management Centre Launched.
Bangor School of Law now in UK top 50.
Law lecturer relaxes with a little Triathlon!
How should we interpret spiritual experiences?
Putting Ideas to Work
Athlete get set to play Ball.
It's never too early to plan for the next step...
TXTING & LTRCY
NIECI postgraduate on filmset of forthcoming blockbuster "Twilight"!
First recipient of Hay Festival/Bangor University Internship Announced!
Austrian Ambassador discusses the view of Europe from Austria
Snowdonia and Students homes drive Student Business Competition.
Agronomist turns TV soap consultant!
Assessing the cultural influences of minorities.
Bangor University announces who will receive Honorary Fellowships this summer.
Wales' Musical tradition-celebrating our ancestors through music
Bangor Professor Receives Nansen Medal.
Bangor student runs the Saharan Marathon.
Cysgliad: Welsh language tools for the Mac now available free of charge.
From training the brain to understanding a smile-Conference hears of Psychology students' research.
International Honour for Creative Industries.
Bangor's Creative Industries staff celebrate.
Wales' Musical tradition-celebrating our ancestors through music.
Professor Appointed to Seafish Board.
Search for letters from Wales' First Classical Symphony Composer.
Bangor's Green Spaces hit the headlines at Cardiff Conference.
Hong's Letter Home Scoops Second Place.
Brain research in psychiatry: A new window into the mind.
University Focuses On Support For Cared For Young People.
Scholarship Prizes will welcome new students to Bangor University.
Bangor Chemists - the Future.
How to get healthier and enjoy losing weight!
Arctic 'Mank'ey Music
Bangor's Law School hosts first UK visit for prestigious International Law Student Competition.
First Archive of Welsh Pop Announced.
Experience the Best in Classical Music at Bangor University.
Welsh businesses get WISE to sustainability.
Bangor Partakes in Premier Business Challenge.
Director of Kew Royal Botanic Gardens Director Plants Tree at Treborth Botanic Garden.
Major New Award for Student Volunteer Projects in Bangor.
Law Student from around the Globe to compete at Bangor's Law School.
Another successful International evening.
The Legal Possibilities for Wales- a High Court Judge Discusses.
Prime Minister Opens New 'Environment Centre Wales'.
New Arts and Innovation Centre in Bangor.
Chinese New Year Celebration!
Supporting Environmental Education and Sustainability Training in Iraq.
'Incredible Years’ rewards ‘Incredible People’.
Professor elected as inaugural creative chair.
Bangor and the Big Book of Wales.
Studying Songwriting.
Two of 'Team GB' receive University Sports Scholarship.
Bangor Creative Writing Professor chairs at world's largest conference.
Philip Pullman in University Literary Celebration.
Promising Athletes Awarded Maes Glas Bursaries.
Bangor graduate shines in the UK's biggest Live talent contest.
Runner Rob Wins Bangor's Top Sporting Accolade.
Maes Glas Supports Local Young Talent.
Research leads to TV series for Creative Studies lecturer.
Bangor Alumni Business Network.
Bangor History student nominated for top award.
A Neurologist’s Perspective on Awareness.
Bangor Composer Wins British Composer Award Shortlist.
Broad Study to Assess Reminiscence Groups for Dementia.
Students register on-line!.
Back to its former glory.
Students gain first-hand experience of Second Life.
It was time for the Centre for Business Research to shine...and we did!.
Bangor Creative Writing Student Wins Major Award.
Putting the Opto, Bio & Nano into Electronics.
A Database of Ballads, a Dictionary of Place names and a Volume in Honour of our National Poet.
Bangor's Top 10 for Student Experience.
Getting Real about Welsh Devolution.
Lecturers beware! Challenging your students may be something you may regret...
Supporting Mathematics Training in Iraq.
Marine ecologist to Chair Marine Fisheries Stakeholder Forum.
Taking inspiration from legends.
Leading the Way in Neuroscience in Wales and the World.
Students kick off Bangor Green Roots Project
Award-winning Author Takes Up University Role.
University Appoints Leading Banker to Chair Governors.
SALT solutions from Bangor University.
Minister Launches Business Ideas Competition.
Minister Opens High-Tech Facility.
Bangor Creative Writing Student Short-listed for Major Award.
The hidden history of women in Wales.
Hedd Wyn's letter from the Front
First Doctor Drums.
Bangor 4th least expensive Uni in the UK
BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
'New Generation' scanner comes to Bangor University.
Bangor Composer on British Composer Award Shortlist.
Medics in the Movies.
Students say Bangor is best in UK for Music.
Minority languages, translation and poetry
Four Centuries of Music at Bangor.
Bangor Graduate Publishes Major Self-Employment Book
Are the Welsh obsessed with rugby?
The School of Welsh Hosts a Record-breaking Course!
WICN Public Lecture - 'The Braintrix'.
Congratulations, Manon!
Bangor Assists in First 'Virtual' Concert
My chance to give something back to Bangor.
Century Plant flowers at last!
'Woman Power' in the Middle Ages.
Bangor's Students Record their Satisfaction.
Minority language literature is a political act
Bangor's Change Challenge
UK's most helpful university on standby for results rush
Eisteddfod rises to the sustainability challenge
Three New Titles Launched At The National Eisteddfod
Welsh version of e-learning software to be launched
Call to promote holy peace among world religions
Responding to the Call for Welsh Medium Education
Considering bilingualism when researching Health & Social Care
Flashes and Bangs Announce Launch of Welsh medium Chemistry Resource
Bangor University at the Eisteddfod
Minister launches Welsh for Adults Centre
Welsh Universities' Expertise to Assist Sustainable Environmental Business Sector
Showcase For Talented Welsh Musicians Comes North
Orchestral piece to be performed at the London Proms
Film actor, Rhys Ifans among University's Honorary Fellows!
World Leading Climate Change Expert Lectures at University
Sara's book wins an award -- before it is even published!
Bangor hosts Society for Italian Studies Conference
Science and Energy for school pupils
Learning Coaches Eager to Complete the Course
Bangor Contributes to Health & Social Care Evaluation
Cancer Biology offers new area of study
Conference on Less Widely Taught Languages
Award for Welsh Medium Nurse Education
Bangor Scientists seek answers to climate change questions in the Arctic Ocean
International Writing Conference at Bangor
A great place to study!
Centenary of Foundation stone to be celebrated
Manon wins the Urdd National Eisteddfod Drama Medal!
Bangor Participates in Polar Year research
Plans announced for new Arts Centre in Bangor
Open Invitation! Develop the Learning City
Secure public spaces via sensor technology
Internationally Renowned Novelist Visits University
Scholarship sends Elwyn to Jamaica
First Fellowship Awarded
Welsh SMEs Urged to Capitalise on Sustainability
Exciting new creative opportunities at Hay Festival
Grease Lightning at the Academi
No Ordinary Summer Ball
Mother of three wins Peer Guide of the Year
Pupils Revise at Bangor!
Next destination Dublin for Valley airport?
Bangor in Top 10 again
Brahms Requiem - as intended by the Composer
Surviving Antarctica
Bearers of Song
Bangor Academic Short-listed for Literary Award
AHRC Chief to Speak at "Creative Platforms"
Wales International Student of the Year 2007
Prize Winning Young Epidemiologist
Working together to deliver evidence based care
Bangor Academic Short-listed for Literary Award
Top international scholars in Bangor to discuss Renaissance Music
Sponsorship for Environment Students
Bangor Bursaries Award Promising Students
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Bangor University Wins Business ‘Oscars’
James Tait Black Memorial Prizewinner to speak at 10th Anniversary Conference
University Ensemble and Professor featured on BBC 2
Harry Potter to 007: How to Make it in the Movies
Lecturer short-listed for Celtic Film Festival Award
Conquering Kings Their Titles Take.
Scholarship Winners will head for Bangor in Septemer
The British University in Kuwait
Bangor Scientist Wins Award for Tackling Climate Change
University’s popularity continues to grow!
Cabinet Minister to see successful Child Behaviour Programmes at first hand
Prose Classics on Stage and Radio
Positive Effects of Parenting Programme Proven
'Beyond Boundaries'
Top hats, corsets and feather boas at Academi
New Research to Support Animal Health Company
50 Year Study of Anglesey - Still a Work in Progress!
Rare Plygain Carol Found
Welsh-medium Education: Facing the Challenge
Scholarship Fund to Commemorate Scientist Committed to Tropical Forest Communities
Bangor's Tailor-made Courses Highlighted in UK Report
Two National Poets in one place!
Bangor author provides insight to celebrated American magazine
Bangor’s Food Dudes Scoop Major Award For Irish Healthy Eating Initiative
Expert from Bangor argues on behalf of Icelandic whale
Increasing Wireless hot spots across campus
Great improvements for University teaching spaces
Generous packages for new students at Bangor In 2007
Cooperating to provide prestigious sporting facilitie
American slavery and Wales: Dr Jerry Hunter of the School of Welsh and his new documentary series
School of Welsh attracts hundred
Image and identity in contemporary Europe: Modern languages host major conference sponsored by nant films and WISCA
BMA Chair From Bango
Bilingual Chemical Secrets event has student chemists in their element!
Major European Grid Super-computing Grant Awarded to CAMS Researcher
Local students introduced to University
Bangor Marine Biologists help villagers after tropical storm "Ernesto"
Wales addresses an ageing society
Welsh Medium Provision at Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities
Wales is not unique in possessing an ageing population...
Big Brother's Glyn is accepted to Bangor University
Congratulations to students and former students of the University for their sucess at the National Eisteddfod in Swansea 2006
Publication date: 14/08/2006
University invests in the future
Publication date: 14/07/2006
A series of developments at the University is being hailed as the beginning of the most exciting period in the University's history.
A total of £67 million is being invested in new posts as well as new research and teaching facilities, with more to follow.
Bangor is in the process of appointing over 50 new academics including 23 professors in the University's biggest academic expansion for decades. £10 million is to be invested over the next four years in what has been described as one of the most significant steps for Higher Education in Wales over recent years
Excellent Teaching & Student Care rewarded at Bangor
Publication date: 14/07/2006
In an unprecedented move, eight lecturers at the University are to be awarded Teaching Fellowships during the University's Degree ceremonies this year (17-21 July 2006). This is the first time that the University has awarded so many Teaching Fellowships to its staff and it reflects an increase in nominations received.
University plans investment in Bangor
Publication date: 10/07/2006
Modern research and teaching facilities are at the centre of an ambitious new vision being developed by the University as it launches a 10 year strategy for its Estate.
The University is currently considering a range of options following a review of its Estate, and a preferred option has been developed which could include developing a new Arts and Culture Centre for Bangor.
Anglesey Politics
Publication date: 29/06/2006
Power, Politics and County Government in Wales: Anglesey 1780-1914 (Studies in Anglesey History, Vol11) is a study of local government in Wales, focussing on nineteenth century Anglesey. The author, Wil Griffith, is a native of Anglesey and Senior Lecturer in Welsh History at the History & Welsh History Department.
Successful post-grad recruitment campaign
Publication date: 6/06/2006
New postgraduate scholarships and studentships have been introduced as the University of Wales, Bangor continues its drive to attract more postgraduate students. Applications for postgraduate courses have increased, with the University's focus on postgraduate recruitment including a recent recruitment event to attract current students to sign up for taught Masters courses and research degrees.
'Live' seminar shares Bangor's expertise with the world
Publication date: 2/06/2006
Professor Alan Shore will be giving a 'live' seminar to be broadcast from the School of Informatics on Tuesday 6 June at 2.00.
The 'live' seminar by Professor Shore, which is also available online, is at the invitation of IET.tv an online broadcast facility owned and run by the Institution of Engineering & Technology. Professor Shore will be discussing the work of his research group on developments in the secure transmission of confidential and sensitive information via existing optical communication systems.
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