News: April 2018
James Martin's work placement at Westminster
James Martin has just completed his work placement at Westminster. He would like to share his experiences: 'The placement was thoroughly enjoyable and definitely something I can suggest applying for.
Publication date: 30 April 2018
Research helps net £90 million for schools
Research from Bangor University showing the effectiveness of extra funding to schools has enabled the Welsh Government to increase funding levels to schools in order to tackle poverty in Wales. The collaborative research commissioned by GWE and ERW, two school improvement services providers, provided Welsh Government with evidence on which to base its decision to increase funding to schools under the Pupil Development Grant funding by a further 90 million in 2018-19. Educationalists , psychologists , social scientists , and legal experts who have amassed vast experiences of working with schools, pupils and children, worked together to conduct a comprehensive review of how poverty could be affecting educational achievement in Wales.
Publication date: 30 April 2018
Bangor appears in UK Top 10 League Tables
Bangor University is among the top 10 universities in the UK for six subjects taught at the university according to the Complete University Guide for 2019. The University appears third in the Wales University table, coming equal 62nd overall in the first free-to access complete ranking of all the UKs universities.
Publication date: 25 April 2018
University of Lodz visits the School
Two academics from the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Lodz, Poland recently visited the School of Social Sciences.
Publication date: 23 April 2018
Dr. Karen Pollock awarded the Special Recognition award at the Student Led Teaching Awards
We are really glad to announce that Dr. Karen Pollock has been awarded the Special Recognition award at the Student Led Teaching Awards at Bangor University this year. Congratulations, Karen, thoroughly deserved!
Publication date: 23 April 2018
Inspired by 2001 A Competition for Bangor University Students
Publication date: 20 April 2018
Social Sciences Society Trip to Barcelona
On 26 th March 2018 the social sciences society jetted off to sunny Barcelona for five days on the society trip. This trip came after the success of the Berlin trip last year and everyone was very excited about the trip, even with a very early start at Manchester airport!
Publication date: 18 April 2018
Workshop on migration, protest and institutional responses in Western Europe, 1960s-1980s
The School of History and Archaeology is running a workshop on Monday, 30 April, which is addressing migration, protest and institutional responses in Western Europe in the 1960s-1980s.
Publication date: 18 April 2018
Shaun Evans secures generous funding
Shaun Evans from the Institute or the Study of Welsh Estates has won a £40,000-grant from the Marc Fitch Fund for a project to digitise and transcribe the volumes of late-17 th -18 th century correspondence at Mostyn Hall.
Publication date: 17 April 2018
CALL FOR PAPERS: PATRIARCHAL PARADIGMS? THE ROLES AND EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN ON THE LANDED ESTATES OF WALES
Publication date: 12 April 2018