Bangor Host Alumni Event at the Agroforestry World Conference 2014
Bangor University recently hosted an alumni event for graduates of the School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography (SENRGY), at the World Congress on Agroforestry in Delhi (http://www.wca2014.org/). Attendees came from all over the World, including Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Mali, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Mexico and Brazil. Dr's Fergus Sinclair and Rob Brook, and Graduate Teaching Assistant James Brockington met alumni during a cocktail reception and were representing SENRGY at the Congress with posters and an oral presentation on their latest research. Alan Heinze and Martha Ataa-Asantewaa, who studied for their MSc in Agroforestry at Bangor in 2013 also presented their research at the Congress.
It was fantastic to hear where people have ended up since graduating and there was a wide range of research centres, certification bodies, and universities represented by the group; demonstrating how well everyone has done to further their careers in the subject areas they studied at university.
It was an honour to have Dr Roger Leakey in attendance along with more recent graduates. Dr Leakey is an expert in tropical agroforestry who studied for a B.Sc. at Bangor in Agricultural Botany (1967-70) and more recently received a D.Sc. in recognition of his huge contribution to tree domestication research. His latest book Living with the Trees of Life: Towards the Transformation of Tropical Agriculture (http://www.rogerleakey.com/book-release/) was launched during the Congress.
“We had a very wonderful time. Thanks for the wonderful company and many thanks for the dragons. Now I have something of Bangor to show off on my desk!” Sara Namirembe (PhD graduate 2006-2009)
“Thanks for organising and participating in this great get-together. It was nice to do some quick catch-up. I really hope we continue this tradition at least once every 5 years during all WCA. Good luck in your auspicious endeavours in promoting agroforestry all over the world!” Sanjeeb Bhattarai (MSc Agroforestry graduate 2009-2010)
Publication date: 17 February 2014