News: February 2020
New Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Student Ambassadors appointed
The Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol has recruited ambassadors at Bangor University, with the aim of encouraging more prospective students to study part of their degree courses through Welsh. They are among 23 ambassadors at six universities across Wales. Tegwen Bruce-Deans and Aled Siôn Storey Pritchard, at the School of Welsh & Celtic Studies , and Katy Williams and Briall Gwilym, at the School of Health Sciences will start their work this month and be responsible for completing various tasks throughout the year, with Elan Duggan also returning for another year.
Publication date: 17 February 2020
ECB-funded Sports Science PhD awarded Best in the UK from the British Psychological Society
Cutting-edge PhD research by Leonie Webster has, not only been awarded Best PhD Thesis of 2019 from The British Psychological Society, already directly influenced and enhanced the training of professional coaches in the UK. The School of Sport Health and Exercise Sciences (SSHES) has forged a highly effective relationship with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for in excess of a decade. In fact, despite being based in Loughborough, when the ECB want assistance with talent development and psychology related matters, they call Bangor University.
Publication date: 4 February 2020
The negative impact of gambling
Ever stopped to wonder the negative impact gambling is having on individuals, families and societies. Too often the focus is only on problem gamblers, however, a recent shift is now considering the wider impacts and gambling has been identified as a public health problem.
Publication date: 4 February 2020