News: November 2020

Ocean scientists use seabed mapping to help position giant windfarm

Scientists at Bangor University are playing a critical role in paving the way for one of the world’s biggest wind farms off the coast of North Wales.

Publication date: 25 November 2020

Tackling the legacy of agricultural plastic

While the use of plastics in agriculture has improved food production and food security in many countries, it has left a legacy of plastic pollution on agricultural land.

Publication date: 18 November 2020

Academics present research on Language technologies, AI and visualisation at the 2020 Wales Academic Symposium on Language Technologies

Academics from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering present two research projects at the Wales Academic Symposium on Language Technologies 2020.

Publication date: 11 November 2020

Universities and colleges join forces to offer fully funded apprenticeships

FREE digital and manufacturing apprenticeships will be the focus of a webinar uniting colleges and universities in North Wales.

Publication date: 10 November 2020

Academics present their research at the 2020 virtual IEEE Visualisation conference

Researchers from the Visualisation, Data, Modelling and Graphics research group of the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering presented their research at the IEEE Visualization conference (IEEE VIS 2020).

Publication date: 6 November 2020

Robots could make distance no object for students in the new normal

Virtual presence at lectures and seminars through the use of telepresence robots are one option being trialled by academics at Bangor University's School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering as they explore cutting-edge methods of delivering teaching and learning during a global pandemic.

Publication date: 6 November 2020

Prehistoric communities off the coast of Britain embraced rising seas- what this means for today's island nations

This article by Sophie Ward , Research Fellow in Physical Oceanography, Bangor University and Robert Barnett , Lecturer in Geography, University of Exeter is part of Conversation Insights and is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article . The Insights team generates long-form journalism derived from interdisciplinary research. The team is working with academics from different backgrounds who have been engaged in projects aimed at tackling societal and scientific challenges.

Publication date: 5 November 2020

The future of nuclear: power stations could make hydrogen, heat homes and decarbonise industry

This article by Bill Lee , Ser Cymru Professor of Materials in Extreme Environments, Bangor University and Michael Rushton , Senior Lecturer in Nuclear Energy, Bangor University is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article .

Publication date: 4 November 2020