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Bangor PhD Student receives award at the 6th World Fisheries Congress
Gwladys Lambert, who recently completed her PhD in the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University, was awarded joint second best oral presentation at the 6th World Fisheries Congress held in Edinburgh 7-11th May.
Publication Date: 16/05/2012
Find out more......Bangor University Awards Peer Guide of the Year 2012
Rebecca Earnshaw has been named Peer Guide of the Year 2012 at Bangor University in recognition of the fantastic support that she has provided to first year students at the University.
Publication Date: 13/05/2012
Find out more......Local groups can benefit from University Trans(formations) project
Bangor University hopes to unleash the creative powers of its students for the benefit of local charities and community development groups in the region. In a new and exciting project, Bangor University students, and those at the School of Creative Studies & Media in particular, are being encouraged to work with third sector organisations on creative, vibrant and challenging projects that will promote particular issues or bring new audiences to community groups.
Publication Date: 11/05/2012
Find out more......Bangor’s Santander Entrepreneurs
Product Design student Tom Purnell and postgraduate Consumer Psychology student Will Osborn have won the Bangor University round of the Santander Entrepreneurship Awards and will be representing the University at the UK round later this year.
Publication Date: 08/05/2012
Find out more......Students selected for the Olympic torch relay
Allys Allsop, a student at Bangor University, is one of ten students from across the UK selected by Coca-Cola, a Presenting Partner of the London 2012 Olympic torch relay, to recognise and reward the positive contributions made by many students every day.
Also carrying the Flame, is 21 year old Caitlen Moon of Stafford, who will be running through Great Wyrley on 30 June 2012.
Publication Date: 02/05/2012
Find out more......Torch-Bearer Jamie appeals for Volunteers
First year Bangor student Jamie Turley, who is selected as an Olympic Torch bearer on the 29th Mayl as the flame passes his home town of Ffynnongroyw, has a busy few weeks ahead of him. Already a Young Ambassador for Sport in Wales, and with previous volunteering experience, he has been selected as a Volunteer co-ordinator for Gwynedd Council events team.
Publication Date: 30/04/2012
Find out more......British Student Film Festival
A self directed collaborative project by undergraduate and postgraduate students in SCSM has been selected for the British Student Film Festival and is screening in London, Bristol, Newcastle and Liverpool during April.
Congratulations to the production team on the film "31st May".
Publication Date: 27/04/2012
Find out more......Hollaback! Gwynedd joins the international movement against street harassment! Expanding to Wales, the Netherlands and across Europe.
23 April, 2012 (Bangor, Gwynedd) – Students in Bangor, north Wales have joined the international fight against street harassment! The Bangor Women's Society have recruited a bilingual team of students from the University to coodinate and launch a brand new anti-street harassment project for the region. Hollaback! Gwynedd is the first of its kind in Wales and one of a new group launching this week across the United Kingdom.
Publication Date: 23/04/2012
Find out more......Students explain their research to the public at Tenovus Mobile Cancer Support Unit
Research students at Bangor University, sponsored by the cancer research charity Tenovus, will be at a mobile exhibition at Morrisons Store, Bangor on Monday 23 April, discussing their research with members of the public.
Tenovus, Wales’ leading cancer charity, will showcasing their support services in North Wales, along with the innovative research they are funding at Bangor University.
Publication Date: 20/04/2012
Find out more......Bangor University Students’ Union wins National Environmental Award
Bangor Students’ Union was recently named Union of the Year (non commercial) at the National Union of Students (NUS) Green Impact Awards in Manchester.
The awards recognise the environmental work of students’ unions around the country and this year had a record 105 unions competing. The awards are part of the NUS Green Impact initiative which provides environmental accreditation for students’ unions, helping unions to showcase great environmental practice.
Publication Date: 20/04/2012
Find out more......Bangor student takes on a North American climbing challenge
First year Geography student, Will Hardy will be taking his love of climbing to a next level this summer as he plans to go on a month-long climbing expedition.
Publication Date: 19/04/2012
Find out more......Bangor’s Peer Guide Scheme has been on show again
Two of our experienced Senior Peer Guides, Ben Pattle of SENRGY and Rhiannon Edwards of Psychology, represented Bangor at the recent Peer Mentoring Works! Seminar at Aston University.
They very much enjoyed the day which involved taking part in various discussion groups and networking with staff and students from other institutions. At the end of the day they both sat on the expert panel to take a number of questions from the delegates. Ben said ‘There was a lot interest and positive feedback about the Peer Guide Scheme. We were kept very busy answering questions.’ Rhiannon added ‘People were particularly impressed with the commitment of the Peer Guides who give their time so willingly. There was also a lot of interest in how we operate an opt-out scheme making our Peer Guides available to everyone.’
Publication Date: 18/04/2012
Find out more......Bangor SU wins Community Relations Award
Bangor Students’ Union has been awarded the ‘NUS Wales Award for Community Relations’ at the NUS Wales Conference in Gregynog, beating all other Student associations in Wales for the prize, as a result of the myriad of activity run by Bangor SU in and alongside the local community.
Over the past year, Bangor SU has both held and supported a number of local events such as the World Aids Day Service in Bangor Cathedral; a reclaim the night march around the city and also supported the Conwy Food Festival by encouraging our student societies to take part in the Medieval-themed day out. The Medieval Re-enactment Society was a huge hit and has been invited back next year.
Publication Date: 17/04/2012
Find out more......New 2013 Prospectus now available
The “new faces” of Bangor University can now be seen in the latest Prospectus for 2013.
The guide is already being handed out at Higher Education Fairs around the UK and gives details of the undergraduate courses available for prospective students. All those interested in studying at Bangor will find information in it about accommodation, student life, sports facilities and the student support available at the University.
Publication Date: 16/04/2012
Find out more......Undergraduate student wins £15,000 scholarship to pursue Barrister training
Third year Bangor University Law student, Kate Longson, has been awarded a prestigious scholarship worth £15,000 to pursue her ambition to become a Barrister. A former pupil at St Joseph's College, Trentvale, Stoke-on-Trent, Kate from Rough Close, Staffordshire, will embark on the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) at Manchester Metropolitan University in September. She was awarded the £15,000 Lord Denning Scholarship by Lincoln’s Inn following a successful interview earlier this month. Kate was previously awarded the Hardwicke Entrance Award to cover the cost of joining Lincoln’s Inn (one of four Inns in the UK, which students must join in order to become a Barrister) and Call fees upon completion of the BPTC.
Publication Date: 16/04/2012
Find out more......Santander supports language research
A Santander Scholarship enabled Robat Trefor, a PhD student from the School of Welsh, to visit the Basque Country recently, and he was accompanied by Professor Peredur Lynch, his research supervisor and Head of School.
Publication Date: 27/03/2012
Find out more......Ffion and her cornet representing Wales in Europe
A student from the School of Welsh at Bangor has been selected to represent Wales in the European Youth Brass Band. Ffion Haf Williams, a first year student who’s studying a degree in Welsh was chosen after she auditioned for the Wales Youth Brass Band playing her cornet.
Publication Date: 24/03/2012
Find out more......Successful Spring Market
Following on from the success of previous Christmas Markets, the B-Enterprising team at Bangor introduced a brand new event - a student ‘Spring Market’ which took place in PJ Hall on Friday 16th March. Many new students as well, as returning stallholders from previous markets, demonstrated their enterprising skills and came forward with unique gift ideas - buyers were able to browse for original Mothers Day and Easter gifts.
Publication Date: 23/03/2012
Find out more......Highly Acclaimed Research Grant for Coleg Scholarship Holder
A PhD student at Bangor University, who is also a Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol research scholar, has won a highly acclaimed research grant worth €5,000 from the European Hydration Institute (EHI).
Julian Owen, a student at the University’s School of Sport Health & Exercise Sciences Bangor University, is currently researching the subject of Human Physiology.
Publication Date: 23/03/2012
Find out more......Student Role Models
Pupils from Holyhead High School and Friars School in Bangor were given a unique insight into university life recently through mentoring sessions by student role models from Bangor.
The programme, run by Bangor University, hopes to encourage pupils to find out about university and to consider it as a possibility for their future. Students and Year 7 pupils who completed the Aspirational Mentoring programme received a certificate in a special celebration at the schools.
Publication Date: 23/03/2012
Find out more......Bangor’s ‘Enterprise by Design’ students bring entrepreneurship skills and products to a ‘Dragon’s Den’
A Competition that is expected to result in new products coming to market, takes place at Bangor University this week.
With one product from a previous competition already approaching commercialisation, an exciting innovation pilot project, Enterprise by Design 2012, will see students pitching their products in the Final of the competition, taking place on Thursday 22nd March at 6.30pm at Bangor University’s Wheldon building.
Publication Date: 22/03/2012
Find out more......Danielle represents British University Sports in China
Danielle Giles, has been chosen as one of four UK representatives to the 11th FISU Forum which will held in Taipei City, China from the 26 - 31 March. Read about her experience, updated often at http://daniellegiles.tumblr.com/
Publication Date: 21/03/2012
Find out more......PhD student Adam Pearce's translation of Daniel Owen's short stories published
Adam Pearce, a 125th Anniversary Ph.D. Student in Bangor’s School of Modern Languages, is the translator of a recently-published collection of short stories entitled Fireside Tales by Daniel Owen, widely regarded as the father of the Welsh novel.
Publication Date: 16/03/2012
Find out more......PhD student Sadiqa Riazat is published in interview with Martin Schulz
PhD student and 125Anniversary bursary holder Sadiqa Riazat has recently been published in discussion with Martin Schulz, who has recently been elected President of the European Parliament.
Publication Date: 16/03/2012
Find out more......Culture Challenge
Bangor University international students celebrated cultural diversity and collaboration recently (Saturday 03.03.12) with an action-packed Culture Challenge.
Organised by the University’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) and the International Student Support Office, the Culture Challenge saw six teams made up of two Chinese and two overseas students go head to head in a presentation round and a general knowledge quiz.
Publication Date: 09/03/2012
Find out more......Nia wins third place in this year's Cân i Gymru competition
Nia Davies Williams, an MA student in music at the University's School of Music has come third in this year's Cân i Gymru last night (03/03/12).
Publication Date: 06/03/2012
Find out more......Teaching in the Fast Lane
A student teacher from Bangor University has helped his pupils at Ysgol Friars race through to the national finals of a Formula 1 competition.
Publication Date: 03/03/2012
Find out more......A song for Wales
A Music School student will be among the finalists on this year’s Cân i Gymru contest. Nia Davies Williams, from Aberdaron is studying an MA in Music at Bangor and has won a place in the live final of the song contest with her song Cain.
Publication Date: 03/03/2012
Find out more......Bangor students pitch their way to success at Senedd challenge
A team of three students from the School of Psychology impressed a panel of Wales’ leading marketers with a winning business proposal at The Pitch recently (23 Feb), a challenge set by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and Big Ideas Wales.
Publication Date: 02/03/2012
Find out more......Bangor wins the Inter-Collegiate Eisteddfod
Welsh students from universities across Wales enjoyed a week-end of competing and socialising at the Inter Collegiate Eisteddfod, held in Bangor recently (February 17 - 19).
Publication Date: 21/02/2012
Find out more......SHES Olympic Torch Bearer
Jamie Lee Turley, a Year One Sports Science (Outdoor Activities) student has been selected to carry the Olympic torch in its round Britain relay.
Publication Date: 16/02/2012
Find out more......Work placement grows with GO Wales
A former Bangor University student in Zoology with Conservation recently got to take part in the worthwhile experience of a GO Wales placement at Treborth Botanic Gardens.
Publication Date: 15/02/2012
Find out more......Vodafone Scholarship allows SHES student to strengthen the existing Partnership with Mencap Cymru
Jade Mottley, a Year 3 Sport Science student with the School has been successful in obtaining a student scholarship from Vodafone that gives her the opportunity to work with charity Mencap Cymru.
Publication Date: 14/02/2012
Find out more......Nightline Awareness Week
It’s Nightline Awareness Week and the volunteers are sharing tea and hugs!
Nightline Awareness week aims to promote this valuable free listening service run by students for students. A variety of events are being held throughout the week to remind students how Nightline is here to help.
Publication Date: 02/02/2012
Find out more......Bangor Graduates launch innovative pet protection service
Two science graduates from Bangor University have launched a unique DNA storage service for pet owners that can complement or replace micro-chipping.
Publication Date: 02/02/2012
Find out more......Students rewarded for volunteering
The annual High Sheriff Award ceremony took place at Bangor University recently. The High Sheriff's Award recognises and rewards both individual and group volunteering efforts by Bangor students.
Publication Date: 25/01/2012
Find out more......Bangor Students’ Union up for more awards
Having won three prestigious national environmental awards last year, the Students’ Union at Bangor University is proud to have made it to the final rounds of The Ecologist Communications Challenge once again.
Publication Date: 20/01/2012
Find out more......SHES PhD supports England U-19 Cricket Team on Bangladesh Tour
ECB funded PhD student, James Bell, will be travelling with the England U-19 cricket team on their upcoming tour of Bangladesh.
Publication Date: 17/01/2012
Find out more......Sports Scholarships awarded to elite athletes
Every year, the University supports students with sporting ability by offering a number of Sports Scholarships for students studying for any degree.
Students also have the chance to win a Maes Glas Bursary, which allows free access to the training rooms in the Maes Glas Sports Centre. The Llew Rees Memorial Prize is also awarded annually to the most successful sportsperson at the University.
Publication Date: 11/01/2012
Find out more......Star students celebrate Excellence Scholarship awards
Some of Bangor University’s brightest first year students have had their academic achievement at A-Level recognised with the University’s most prestigious scholarship award.
Publication Date: 13/12/2011
Find out more......Students Set up Innovative Recycling Campaign
This week (5-9 12.11) the Students’ Union in Bangor set up a new, innovative recycling campaign, targeting bras!
Publication Date: 07/12/2011
Find out more......Love Music Hate Homophobia makes it to Wales
Bangor University students teamed up with the Students’ Union, Unity Bangor and Amnesty Bangor to throw one of the best gigs this term (6.12.11).
Publication Date: 06/12/2011
Find out more......Win a weekend in Cardiff by taking part in the Culture Challenge
The Culture Challenge, to be held in March 2012, is open to all students and will see teams battle it out to win a weekend in Cardiff, with high street vouchers also up for grabs for the second and third place teams.
The closing date for applications is Friday, December 9th. Teams have already started working on the presentations ready for the final event, which will be held in the Student Services Centre.
Publication Date: 06/12/2011
Find out more......SHES Students Receive Scholarships Awards
Three Year One students just starting their studies with the School got off to a flying after being successfully awarded various Scholarships from the University.
Publication Date: 02/12/2011
Find out more......Bangor students host annual World Aids Day service
Facing the reality of HIV & AIDS
Students from Bangor University will converge in the city’s Cathedral next Wednesday (1st December) for Bangor’s annual World AIDS Day service. Bangor Students' Union and the Anglican Chaplaincy will be hosting this service to remember the people who have been lost to this terrible disease, give hope to those suffering from it and to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS charities working in our area.
Publication Date: 25/11/2011
Find out more......B-Enterprising launches New Start-Up Fund
Sometimes the only barrier to developing a fledgling idea for a new product or service is funding. With this in mind, the B-Enterprising Project at the University’s Careers and Employability Service has developed an entirely new initiative for Bangor University – the Start-Up Fund, whereby individual students, groups or Student Union societies can submit a business idea and if shortlisted have the opportunity to pitch to a panel of judges. Through this initiative, funded by the Welsh Government, students can win up to £150 in funding to take the first steps into business in a risk-free environment.
Publication Date: 22/11/2011
Find out more......It's a 'Rubbish Survival Guide' !
Bangor University Students Union have produced a 16 page bilingual Rubbish Survival Guide booklet aimed at encouraging students to recycle more and keep the streets clear of waste.
Publication Date: 16/11/2011
Find out more......Helping local company who have developed and won the market for outdoor survival products
Working with Dr Sam Oliver and PhD student Jenny Brierley of the University’s Extremes Research Group, Derek Ryden of Blizzard Protection Systems Ltd. has been able to commission tailored research that measures exactly how good the products are. The University has been researching how effective the innovative material is in directing escaping body heat back into the body, preventing or delaying the onset of hypothermia in extreme conditions.
Publication Date: 10/11/2011
Find out more......Comedy Society students join Phill Jupitus on stage
Students from Bangor University Comedy Society had a real treat recently, when they went on stage with Phill Jupitus in Venue Cymru as part of the Giddy Goat comedy festival.
Publication Date: 04/11/2011
Find out more......SHES PhD selected for Special Olympics 2011 Delegation
School of Sport, Health and Exercises Sciences (SHES) PhD student, Niamh Reilly, has been selected as a Student Delegate for the 2011 Special Olympics World Games in Athens this June.
Publication Date: 02/11/2011
Find out more......Olympic Flame Blazes a Trail To Bangor University
Local people will have the opportunity to be photographed with the Olympic Torch as part of Bangor’s preparations to welcome the Olympic Flame next spring.
Publication Date: 06/10/2011
Find out more......Bangor graduate wins British Wildlife Photography Award
A former Applied Marine Biology student at Bangor University has won a prestigious wildlife photography award. Shetland based Richard Shucksmith claimed the top prize at the 2011 British Wildlife Photography Awards for his stunning ethereal photography of a jellyfish.
Publication Date: 03/10/2011
Find out more......Janie’s ‘Be all you can be’ Bursary competition appeal
Janie Lampard, a 19 years old Sports Sciences BSc degree student at Bangor University, has entered a HSBC Bursary Competition.
Publication Date: 27/09/2011
Find out more......Bangor’s graduates - more satisfied than the average student
As the annual scramble for university places gets underway, those students heading for Bangor University will be pleased to know that they’ll be joining some of Wales’s most satisfied students. The results of the latest national student satisfaction survey reflect well on the teaching and student care provided to Bangor University’s students.
Publication Date: 17/08/2011
Find out more......Students research impact of climate change on Australian work placement
Two Applied Marine Biology students at Bangor University have recently returned from a year long work placement with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), undertaking research into coral reef ecosystems.
Publication Date: 08/08/2011
Find out more......Student races against the clock to save one of Wales' rarest moths.
A student is living in a converted ambulance in a Monmouthshire woodland as he races against the clock to save one of Wales’s rarest moths.
Publication Date: 03/08/2011
Find out more......Bangor student wins Student Volunteer of the Year
Bangor University student Steve Barnard has been named British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Student Volunteer of the Year at the BUCS Annual Dinner in Leeds this year.
Publication Date: 02/08/2011
Find out more......Leading Oceanographers produced for over 45 years- a case study for Science Impact
When Wales’ rugby team were at their zenith, there was a newly created ‘myth’ of a ‘production line’ producing star rugby players, hidden somewhere in the depths of the valleys. At the other end of Wales, there continues a lasting success which has been producing excellent oceanographers for a very real world for 45 years.
Publication Date: 27/07/2011
Find out more......1st Class Sara wins Lloyd Jones Prize
Local student Sara Lois Roberts, 21, from Llanbedrog celebrated achieving a First Class Honours degree in Product Design this week as well as being awarded the Lloyd Jones prize on Monday, July 11.
Publication Date: 19/07/2011
Find out more......Creative Studies students invited to a film festival in LA
Frances Malpass, 21, from the Wirral, who graduated in Creative Studies and Media this week, was lucky enough to fly to LA earlier this year with fellow student Paco McGrory, to show their film at LifeFest Film Festival.
Publication Date: 15/07/2011
Find out more......Employer and University collaboration celebrate graduation success
The first students graduated from the Foundation Degree in Substance Misuse on 11 July, at Bangor University and the course has proven to be a real triumph.
Publication Date: 14/07/2011
Find out more......Graduation Success Stories 2011!
Congratulations to all our graduates!
Read our graduation success stories here
Publication Date: 14/07/2011
Find out more......Prize winning graduate sad to leave Bangor!
Paul James Davison, 21, from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, who graduated with a Masters in Zoology this week, was awarded the Ian Herbert Memorial Prize for the best masters student in Applied Biology.
Publication Date: 13/07/2011
Find out more......Celebrating graduation and winning a University prize
A BA History graduate has won the Dr John Robert Jones prize, which is awarded to the four students across the university who have achieved the highest marks in their degree subjects. Cerys Hudson, 21, from Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, was presented with a cheque of £1,000 during her graduation ceremony.
Publication Date: 13/07/2011
Find out more......Graduate prize winner launches business idea
A mature student at Bangor University is hoping to launch the product he developed during the final year of his degree course internationally over the coming months.
Publication Date: 13/07/2011
Find out more......Film career beckons for promising graduate
Drama and Media studies graduate David Stanley hopes to carve out a career in the film industry after getting the chance to work on Hollywood film during his degree course.
Publication Date: 13/07/2011
Find out more......From ‘average’ student to First Class Graduate!
Bangor University Creative Studies graduate, Matthew Neale had never imagined he could succeed at university. Describing himself as an ‘extremely average’ student, Matthew had no intention of furthering his education after leaving school – until a family holiday brought him to North Wales and he fell in love with Bangor University.
Publication Date: 13/07/2011
Find out more......Gabrielle rekindles her appetite for learning
A retired head teacher from Dolgellau celebrated her graduation success at Bangor University recently. After spending a lifetime in education where her mother, father, sister and husband were teachers, Gabrielle Wilkinson has spent the last 8 years on the Lifelong Learning Fine Art programme, culminating in a BA (hons) Fine Art.
Publication Date: 13/07/2011
Find out more......Local Graduate wins top Student prize
Danial Richard Hemmings,25, from Gaerwen, Anglesey, graduated in Accounting and Finance BSC and received a cheque for £1,250 at his graduation ceremony on Saturday, July 10th.
Publication Date: 11/07/2011
Find out more......Mature student overcomes the odds to win 1st Class Degree
A former bench joiner from Rhyl has graduated with a first class honours degree after a drastic change of career due to an occupational illness.
Publication Date: 10/07/2011
Find out more......School of English Celebrates Mature Student Successes
The School of English is delighted to celebrate the award-winning successes of two of its mature students.
Publication Date: 10/07/2011
Find out more......Dawn’s flying high after graduating!
Dawn Thompson from Holyhead left school in Singapore at 17 with a handful of CSEs. Due to her father being in the RAF there wasn’t much opportunity to go on to further education at that time, so when the family returned to the UK, she started work as a receptionist with a horticultural firm.
Publication Date: 10/07/2011
Find out more......Student wins graduate place with Landrover
A Bangor graduate who is a Landrover enthusiast will be taking up a position with the firm this summer. Masters of Electronic Engineering graduate Robin Boyd credits his time at Bangor for helping him to ‘think like an engineer,’ and will soon be putting all he’s learned into practice as a Product Development Engineer.
Publication Date: 10/07/2011
Find out more......Medical Student gains First Class Intercalated degree and wins top graduation prize
A Sports Science graduate at at Bangor University has been awarded one of the University’s most prestigious prizes for his academic achievement on his degree course.
Huw, a former pupil of Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari who is now a Medical student at Cardiff University, decided study at Bangor for a year as part of his Medical degree.
Publication Date: 10/07/2011
Find out more......Top Student Marine Scientist graduates with 1st Class degree
Bangor University student Philip Hollyman has two reasons to celebrate this summer. Not only has he graduated with a First Class Honours degree, he has also been nominated for the IMarEST Wales Prize: Marine Scientist of the Year award in recognition for his hard work and academic success.
Publication Date: 08/07/2011
Find out more......Bangor University student sells film rights to latest best-seller
A student studying at Bangor University has just sold the film rights for his second novel- an Indian bestseller. Ashwin Sanghi’s novel Chanakya’s Chant is to be adapted into a film by UTV Motion Pictures.
Publication Date: 05/07/2011
Find out more......‘Hey Punk sort your Junk gets the message across
An end of term campaign to reduce waste problems in Bangor has been carried out by Bangor University, Bangor Students’ Union, Gwynedd Council and North Wales Police.
Publication Date: 15/06/2011
Find out more......BEAM Festival puts Bangor musician in the spotlight
A festival that showcases creative technology in music will be featuring the work of a former Bangor University student.
Publication Date: 15/06/2011
Find out more......Bangor PhD student selected for Special Olympics 2011 Delegation
Niamh-Elizabeth Reilly, 27, a School of Sport, Health and Exercises Sciences (SHES) PhD student at Bangor University, has been selected as a Student Delegate for the 2011 Special Olympics World Games in Athens this June.
Publication Date: 15/06/2011
Find out more......Students shine in Santander Business Ideas Competition
Enterprising students at Bangor University have demonstrated their business skills in the first round of a national competition run by Santander.
Publication Date: 01/06/2011
Find out more......Bangor students’ success at Urdd Eisteddfod
So far this week, two Bangor University students have been awarded two of the major prizes at the Urdd Eisteddfod.
Publication Date: 01/06/2011
Find out more......Royal Botanic Garden, Kew graduates get their hands dirty at Botanical Beats
Bangor’s number-one summer music event, where local bands, artists and exhibitors from local wildlife organisations come together at Bangor University’s Botanic Garden at Treborth in a feel-good extravaganza of music, art and wildlife! The combination of music festival and biodiversity event is probably the only one of its kind! We even have our own house band! This year we are getting some very special volunteers from Royal Botanic Garden Kew!
Publication Date: 31/05/2011
Find out more......How to start a business for under £5,000
Students, graduates and staff of the University recently learned how to start a business for less than £5,000 in a ‘Start-Up Smart presentation organised by the B-Enterprising Project at the Careers & Employability Service. The event was well attended by over sixty people from a variety of academic subject backgrounds and University departments.
Publication Date: 31/05/2011
Find out more......Bangor Students’ Union go the extra mile to break the record for the world’s longest bunting
Fairtrade fans in Bangor Students’ Union are celebrating after contributing to a world record breaking line of Fairtrade bunting.
Publication Date: 23/05/2011
Find out more......Bangor Business School Student Visit to China
In April 2011, 16 Bangor Business School students took part in the Business School’s first ever student visit to China, led by Professor John Goddard, Deputy Head of School; Sarah Wale, School Manager; Yizheng Wang, International Liaison and Support Officer; and Peter Westmoreland, Student Liaison and Research Assistant.
Publication Date: 19/05/2011
Find out more......Bangor joins The Guardian Live Webchat for Sociology students and graduates today
Dr Roger Slack, Lecturer in Sociology and Research Methods at Bangor University's School of Social Sciences joins The Guardian's Live Q&A for sociology students and graduates today (Wednesday 18 May) between 1.00-4.00.
Publication Date: 18/05/2011
Find out more......Ross Awarded Peer Guide of the Year
Ross Davies, from Bridgend, South Wales, has been voted Peer Guide of the Year at Bangor University.
Ross was one of a record breaking 486 students who all undertook training to volunteer as Peer Guides - students who support and guide first year students at Bangor University.
Publication Date: 17/05/2011
Find out more......Bangor’s Peer Guides thanked by University
A record breaking 486 students volunteered to help first year students settle into life as Bangor University students this year.
The ‘Peer Guides’, as they’re called, were thanked and awarded certificates at a Peer Guide ceremony at the University recently, where their skills and contribution to the University were recognised.
Publication Date: 17/05/2011
Find out more......Bangor’s Student Representatives given Awards
Bangor University’s Students’ Union, with the help of the University Executive, has created an outstanding system of student representation to ensure the student voice is loud and clear. The Students Union has worked with all Schools in the University to produce a team of 225 Student Representatives to cover different year groups and courses.
Publication Date: 16/05/2011
Find out more......Students plan to run the length of Ireland to raise money for charity
Sport Science Students Philip Clarke, 21, and Michael O’Reilly, 21, are currently training to run 385 miles through Ireland in 13 days in early July.
Publication Date: 13/05/2011
Find out more......Former student completes epic 30,000 mile journey to South Africa to raise money for charity
A Bangor Univerity graduate has just completed an epic 30,000 mile drive to South Africa and back in a bid to raise £10,000 for two charities, Link Ethiopia and Alzheimer’s Research Trust.
Publication Date: 11/05/2011
Find out more......Bangor’s gift to aid Japan
Bangor University’s Japanese students have been able to contribute over £7,500 towards Japanese Red Cross Society.
Publication Date: 15/04/2011
Find out more......Fishing for Success
Anglesey Sea Zoo is one of many businesses taking advantage of GO Wales, an initiative that provides university graduates with placements and work tasters in an area related to their degree. GO Wales offer opportunities that provide excellent skills and experience to enhance a graduate’s CV in this tough economic climate.
Publication Date: 07/04/2011
Find out more......Student wins iPad at Postgraduate Fair
When Joanne Keeler attended the Postgraduate Courses Fair in February, little did she realise that as well finding out more about the postgrad options available to her she would soon be the proud owner of a brand new iPad!
Publication Date: 07/04/2011
Find out more......Bangor PhD Student has her work published in the National Geographic.
A Bangor University PhD student was one of the scientists who featured in the National Geographic recently after they identified a new species of viper.
Publication Date: 07/04/2011
Find out more......Students volunteer to help local environment
new environmental project set up by Student Volunteering Bangor, Greener Gwynedd proves a popular hit with students this academic year.
Publication Date: 06/04/2011
Find out more......Bangor Students strike a pose!
Bangor University has brought together students from across the world to star in one of its key publications, the 2012 University prospectus. The prospectus which is hot off the press is already being handed out to prospective students in Higher Education Fairs throughout the UK and overseas.
Publication Date: 05/04/2011
Find out more......Entrance Scholarship Winners 2011
From Bala to Bury St. Edmunds, from Poole to Pwllheli, new students from across the UK will be sharing Scholarship prizes totalling over £130,000 when they begin their degree courses at Bangor University next academic year.
Publication Date: 28/03/2011
Find out more......Bangor University student shines in International Student Awards 2011.
German student Ilka Johanna Illers, who is in her second year of a BSc Ocean Science degree at Bangor University, has been named Wales’ International Student of the Year 2011 in a prestigious competition organised by the British Council.
Publication Date: 26/03/2011
Find out more......Come and discover Japan and its culture at a fundraising event this weekend.
A group of Bangor Students will be holding a fundraising event to support the victims of the Tohoku Earthquake at Rathbone Hall, College Road on Saturday, March 26th between 2pm and 6pm. There will be a series of exciting activities such as Japanese culture workshops featuring calligraphy, Origami, face-painting and try a kimono as well as live performances, a charity market, a fashion show with outfits from all over the world and raffle.
Publication Date: 25/03/2011
Find out more......Nightline Awareness Week
From March 7th, Nightline will be running an Awareness Week to publicise the service to Students with various events around Bangor.
Nightline is an anonymous and confidential listening and information service made for students, run by students.
Publication Date: 10/03/2011
Find out more......Bangor University team crowned Gaelic Football Champions
Bangor University’s Gaelic Football team are celebrating a surprise win at the British University GAA Championships in Birmingham.
Publication Date: 10/03/2011
Find out more......Scholarship awarded to Welsh musical talent
Owing to her exceptional achievements and the glowing endorsements of her academic tutors, PhD student gwawr Ifan of Bangor University is one of the two winners of the University of Wales D Afan Thomas Memorial Award for Music.
Publication Date: 05/03/2011
Find out more......It may be ‘rubbish’ - but it’s in the top 5
A ‘Rubbish Survival Guide’ Campaign by Bangor University Students’ Union has made it to the final five of a national competition.
Publication Date: 24/02/2011
Find out more......Bangor Student enjoy success at Inter-College Eisteddfod
Following eager and very successful competing, the avid competitors among Bangor’s Welsh speaking students came second in the Inter-College Eisteddfod recently. They were closely beaten by the home team, Cardiff University.
Publication Date: 24/02/2011
Find out more......Bangor students celebrate St David's Day
Bangor Students' Union and UMCB (Bangor's Welsh SU) are hosting a week of events to celebrate St David's Day - Welsh Week!
Publication Date: 23/02/2011
Find out more......Students are Enterprising in the £10 Challenge
Students recently took part in a ‘£10 Challenge’, organised by the B-Enterprising Project at the University’s Careers and Employability Service.
Students borrowed £10 individually or in small teams, and tried to make as much money as they could in 2 weeks in an enterprising way, to win the top prize of £200.
Publication Date: 23/02/2011
Find out more......The part–time way to post-graduate education
In these tougher times, studying for a postgraduate degree part-time while remaining at work is an option at Bangor University.
Bangor University’s next Postgraduate Courses Fair takes place on Friday 18 February 2011 between 12.30 – 2.30. Anybody interested in postgraduate study at Bangor is most welcome to attend, and take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about the many different postgraduate programmes that are currently available. Pre-register for the event online via the University’s website at: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/pgfair/contactus.php.en
Publication Date: 17/02/2011
Find out more......Scuba diving passion leads to conserving Morecambe Bay Fishery
A postgraduate qualification from Bangor University was key to Mandy Knott clinching an exciting and vital job- and her first in a new career.
Mandy has the important task of working on a legislative measure which will ensure the management and conservation of the cockle and mussel fishery in Morecambe Bay.
Publication Date: 11/02/2011
Find out more......Bar Uno Serendipity Give Away!
The recent Serendipity 2 event at Maes Glas Sports Centre was a great success and saw one student leave with a great give away!
Publication Date: 08/02/2011
Find out more......Come and enjoy the University’s multicultural community
An eclectic mix of cultures and traditions will be on display at the University’s Prichard Jones Hall at 6.00 on Friday 11 February 2011.
Publication Date: 02/02/2011
Find out more......Computers that can understand our emotions?
Having a computer that can read our emotions could lead to all sorts of new applications, including computer games where the player has to control their emotions while playing. Thomas Christy, a Computer Science PhD student at Bangor University is hoping to bring this reality a little nearer by developing a system that will enable computers to read and interpret our emotions and moods in real time.
Publication Date: 20/01/2011
Find out more......Are you considering postgraduate study?
You can never be too overqualified for today’s job market- a post graduate qualification could assist you in marking you out amongst applicants, could open doors to new career opportunities or could help you to move forward or change direction in your current career.
Bangor University is holding a Postgraduate Courses Fair on Friday 18 February 2011 between 12.30 – 2.30.
This is to enable current students at Bangor and graduates working locally or wanting to study at Bangor to visit the University and learn at first-hand what options for taught and research degrees are available at the University.
Publication Date: 20/01/2011
Find out more......Student helps to transform Sain’s website
A postgraduate student at Bangor University is transforming Welsh record company, Sain’s website as part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between the University and the company.
Publication Date: 19/01/2011
Find out more......Sunday Times CD of the Week accolade for music student’s band
One third year music student at Bangor University has had a great beginning to his musical new year- as his band Y Niwl’s album of the same name receives the accolade of The Sunday Times’ Culture Section Rock & Pop CD of the Week (2.1.11).
Publication Date: 07/01/2011
Find out more......Business Idea Competition creates interesting possibilities
An outdoor adventure game that promotes an interest in history is the intriguing result of a Business Idea Competition for Bangor University students held recently. The competition, sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government, is one of numerous activities held by the B-Enterprising Project at the Careers & Employability Service to stimulate, create and raise awareness of enterprise amongst students and graduates.
Publication Date: 16/12/2010
Find out more......American expedition for Bangor Zoologists
A group of students from North Wales have returned from a research trip which saw them wading through swamps, canoeing through mangroves and swimming over coral reefs.
As part of their degrees in Zoology, Bangor University students spent a week around the Florida Everglades studying the area’s unique wildlife.
Publication Date: 15/12/2010
Find out more......Enterprising students hold Christmas market
Handmade crafts and gifts were on offer at a Student Christmas Market which kicked off the festive season at Bangor University recently. Over 80 enterprising students took part in the event, which attracted over 500 visitors and was organised by the B-Enterprising Project .
Publication Date: 15/12/2010
Find out more......University Awards Sports Scholarships and Bursaries
Elite athletes and sports men and women were awarded with a range of Awards at Bangor University recently. The University awards Sports Scholarhsips to individuals who have already shown potential in their chosen sport.
Publication Date: 02/12/2010
Find out more......Bangor’s brightest benefit from Excellence Scholarship awards
Some of Bangor University’s brightest first year students have had their academic achievement at A-Level recognised with the University’s most prestigious scholarship award.
Publication Date: 30/11/2010
Find out more......Shortlisted for Outstanding Student Support
They’ve become part of the Bangor University ‘landscape’ during Fresher’s Week: those brightly T-Shirted Peer Guides-but they really are something special. In fact, Bangor University’s Peer Guide Scheme has been shortlisted for a UK award for Outstanding Student Support, presented by the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine, the magazine covering the higher education sector in the UK.
Publication Date: 19/11/2010
Find out more......Hold the front page!
Nicholas Whitmore, a third year Journalism and Media student, has had an article he has written printed on the front page of the Daily Post, Thursday, November 11.
Publication Date: 12/11/2010
Find out more......Indian Diwali Celebrations
Bangor’s Indian students celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali in style last Friday (5th November) as the International Student Welfare Service hosted a party at Neuadd Rathbone.
Publication Date: 11/11/2010
Find out more......Bangor graduate's BBC role marks dream start to career
A Bangor University graduate who has won a place on the prestigious BBC Production Trainee Scheme has described it as “the dream start to a career.”
Publication Date: 04/11/2010
Find out more......Blowing the whistle on blowing the whistle at the top of Snowdon
Before Hafod Eryri, the exciting new visitor centre, opened at the top of Wales’ highest peak, the Stationmaster would announce the departure of the train by blowing his whistle. This did not quite seem in keeping with the new 21century development so Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) turned to Bangor University for assistance.
The result has been the installation of a brand-new fully-automated announcement system for Hafod Eryri, which is now fully operational and has quickly become an essential for the day to day running of the summit terminus.
Publication Date: 03/11/2010
Find out more......Super Furry Animals Costumes in Bangor's Pop Archive
Bangor University's Pop Archive has received a donation of musical memorabilia from one of Wales' biggest bands.
Publication Date: 02/11/2010
Find out more......Olivia’s Commonwealth Challenge
Olivia Orchart, a student at Bangor University, is currently representing the Wales in the Commonwealth Fencing Championships (CFC10) in Melbourne, Australia.
Publication Date: 28/09/2010
Find out more......Award winning Amy arrives at university in style!
A first year student at Bangor University who was named her county’s ‘Student of the Year’ has arrived in style at her Halls of Residence in her competition prize - a brand-new Fiat Panda!
Publication Date: 27/09/2010
Find out more......Bangor student runs Anglesey Marathon in memory of father
A PhD student from the School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography (SENRGY) at Bangor is running the Anglesey Marathon on Sunday in memory of his late father.
Publication Date: 23/09/2010
Find out more......Support for Bangor’s new students shortlisted for Award
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.
Publication Date: 23/09/2010
Find out more......2010 Llew Rees Memorial Prize winner announced
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.
National league Basketball player, Vicky, of Grove, Oxfordshire has received a cash prize of £750 in order to advance her performance.
Publication Date: 21/09/2010
Find out more......Eating Oyster- in the interest of scientific research!
It’s not every day that you’re invited to eat 12 fresh oysters for free, but that was the experience of a ‘taste-testing’ panel at the School of Ocean Sciences recently.
Publication Date: 09/09/2010
Find out more......Scholarship win helps further PhD studies
A PhD student at Bangor University has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to study in Germany. Sadiqa Riazat from Clitheroe in Lancashire is one of only 17 students to receive the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship.
Publication Date: 28/08/2010
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