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News: February 2011
Carbon scientists go underground to look for answers
An unusual below-ground laboratory, set to be the only one of its kind in the UK, is to begin work at Bangor University later this year, enabling scientists to discover more about carbon held in the soil.
Publication date: 22 February 2011
Diabetes UK funds Bangor University research into insulin-producing gene
Leading health charity Diabetes UK has funded a research project at Bangor University to investigate a gene which could identify important new avenues for diabetes treatment.
Publication date: 22 February 2011
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: 16 February 2011
A BEACON of light for the green economy
Bangor University is a partner in a newly announced £20m programme to boost the green economy by helping business in West Wales and the Valleys develop new technologies to turn locally grown plant crops into commercial products, announced by Deputy First Minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones AM, at the Senedd. [Tuesday, 15 February).
Publication date: 15 February 2011
‘Queenie’ scallops win Award with assistance from Bangor University
Support and advice from Bangor University’s renowned School of Ocean Sciences has assisted the Isle of Man ‘Queenie’ fishery to win the prestigious Billingsgate Sustainable Fisheries Award. And the future looks bright for the Isle of Man fishing industry. Once in decline, the now sustainably fished ‘queenie’ fishery is providing a high value product sought after by best restaurants around the UK.
Publication date: 14 February 2011
What’s the best way to assist children with diabetes to look after themselves?
A new study co-led by Bangor University and Cardiff University with a team of experts from across the UK is seeking to establish the best way of presenting information in order to help children and young people with type 1 diabetes look after themselves.
Publication date: 14 February 2011
Measuring success of peatland restoration
Bangor University are assisting the National Trust in an ambitious project to restore Wales’s second largest peat upland and a European-designated special conservation area.
A 400 mile network of ditches on the Migneint between Ffestiniog and Llanrwst will over time be filled in to restore the area to its natural state. Cut over centuries to improve drainage and provide more land for farming and grouse shooting, the ditches are possibly contributing to the release of carbon.
Publication date: 7 February 2011
Experts of the future brought to Wales
The establishment of a Doctoral Training Centre will allow 33 new postgraduate studentships to be offered every year in Wales for the next five years.
The postgraduates will be trained in a range of important disciplines, including social policy, psychology, economics, environmental planning and linguistics.
Publication date: 4 February 2011