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News: July 2014
London Centre hosts first ever CIMAC conference
Bangor Business School London Centre hosted the first ever conference by CIMAC (the Centre for Impression Management in Accounting Communication) on Friday, 6th June.
Publication date: 29 July 2014
Bangor hosts international conference on proof in international criminal trials
Bangor Law School and the Bangor Centre for International Law recently hosted a conference on 'Proof in International Criminal Trials'. The conference formed part of Dr Yvonne McDermott's project, 'A Taxonomy of Evidence before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia', which is funded by the British Academy Quantitative Skills Acquisition Award scheme. The project is based on the idea that it is both possible and desirable to quantify proof in international criminal trials.
Publication date: 28 July 2014
Bangor Law School’s Institute for Competition & Procurement Studies nominated for two prestigious Impact Awards
Bangor University Law School’s Institute for Competition & Procurement Studies (ICPS) has once again been shortlisted as a finalist for the prestigious Bangor University Impact and Innovation Awards.
Publication date: 25 July 2014
The Welsh Language and Volunteering
Research by Bangor University’s School of Social Sciences and Wales Council for Voluntary Action has underlined how important it is to have a healthy voluntary sector that can meet the needs of a bilingual Wales. The research, conducted on behalf of the Welsh Language Commissioner, draws attention to the importance of attracting bilingual volunteers to offer activities and provide services to the public in Wales. The work has also highlighted potential areas of improvement on current provision and opportunities.
Publication date: 23 July 2014
Biotechnology for green Pesticides
Bangor University in conjunction with Almac Group and Hockley International have been awarded a grant to develop an organic natural based pesticide. The work will be carried out at the University’s College of Natural Sciences (CNS) and Almac’s laboratories based in Northern Ireland commencing in September.
Publication date: 22 July 2014
Help in a Blizzard
Special jackets made in Wales could help keep Welsh athletes warm when the competition hots up in Glasgow.
Publication date: 22 July 2014
Shedding New Light on a First World War Classic
On Monday, 28 July, to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of the First World War, Professor Gerwyn Wiliams will be presenting a documentary which attempts to reassess one of the best novels written about the 1914-18 international conflict.
Publication date: 22 July 2014
Two world-renowned documentary makers come to Bangor
Two world-renowned documentary makers will be amongst the speakers at the biannual Cyfrwng conference at Bangor University this week.
Publication date: 22 July 2014
Impact and Innovation at Bangor University
Bangor University has rewarded its finest and most innovative academics at the University’s second annual Impact & Innovation Awards.
These Awards recognise outstanding research and enterprise activities from across the institution, which have succeeded in benefiting the wider economy and society.
Publication date: 11 July 2014
Arthurian Legends take academic home
An academic who fell in love with Arthurian literature while an undergraduate student in Romania is returning to her homeland to present her latest research at an international conference of Arthurian experts from around the world.
Publication date: 10 July 2014
Slavery is a crime – it shouldn’t be up to consumers to fight it
‘Slavery is not a consumer choice. It is a crime against humanity.’ So writes Dr Nicola Frith, Lecturer in French and a specialist in Francophone Postcolonial and Slavery Studies at Bangor University's School of Modern Languages.
Publication date: 4 July 2014
School pupils synthesise drugs at Bangor
100 school pupils from north Wales and the North West of England took part in two days of Pharmaceutical chemistry at Bangor University recently.
Publication date: 1 July 2014
Testing the water… Chemists check metal levels in drinking water.
Teams of young Chemists from schools in north and mid Wales and the borders played the role of forensic chemists in analysing the metal content of water samples as they competed in the regional final of the Royal Society of Chemistry Schools Analyst Competition at Bangor University recently.
Publication date: 1 July 2014
Winning a penalty shootout takes mental toughness: luckily, that can be taught
The dreaded, game-deciding penalty shootouts have begun. After 120 minutes of physically and emotionally draining play, players must line up and one by one take the goalie on from the spot. Heroes and villains are made with penalties, and anyone watching – whether or not they’re supporting one of the teams involved – would sympathise with the players involved.
Publication date: 1 July 2014