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News: November 2014
Gender and Medieval Studies Conference 2015
‘to embrace a woman is to embrace a sack of manure’ Odo of Cluny
On the 7-9 January 2015, Bangor University will be hosting a conference which will explore the relationship between medieval women and dirt from the perspective of a variety of different disciplines.
Publication date: 27 November 2014
Health Services & Implementation Research Professor appointed Director of NIHR Health Services & Delivery Research Programme
Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone, of Bangor University has been appointed director of the National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is the largest funding body for applied health research in the UK. Prof Rycroft Malone follows Professor Ray Fitzpatrick when he steps down from his role leading the HS&DR Programme at the end of October 2015.
Publication date: 26 November 2014
Rocky platforms dissipating wave energy – a new option for coastal defence?
Communities across Wales are coming to terms with the very real threat of coastal flooding as the Welsh Government announces that as many as 48 areas have been identified where coastal defences will not be maintained in the long term.
With that stark reality in mind, scientists in Wales are contributing their expertise to obtain a clearer picture of the waves and storm surges hitting our coasts, so that they can gain a greater understand of the energy within waves and how a wave’s power can be dissipated.
Publication date: 25 November 2014
Bangor University and Waitrose branch out into green packaging
A collaborative project led by the BioComposites Centre at Bangor University, in partnership with Aberystwyth University and Waitrose was on show at the Waitrose Menai Bridge store recently.
Publication date: 20 November 2014
Life is out there: The benefits of outdoor activities
The most recent figures from the Welsh Government show that outdoor activity tourism in Wales is worth £481 million. Outdoor activity providers such as Surf-Lines need to continue to attract visitors and locals.
The number of people regularly involved in outdoor activities has grown in the last thirty years, and researchers have reported increases in self-esteem and other positive outcomes as benefits of taking part. In other words, taking part in outdoor activities provides significant psychological and long-lasting benefits. Surprisingly, researchers still do not understand why and how these benefits occur.
Publication date: 6 November 2014