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Bangor University Celebrates Graduation Week
Staff and students at Bangor University are celebrating another week of Graduation ceremonies at the University this week (15-19 July 2019).
The University will be welcoming students’ friends and families to ten Ceremonies over five days to mark the achievements of the University’s new graduates.
Publication date: 14 July 2019
Bangor rated one of the best in the UK for student satisfaction
For the third year running, Bangor University has been ranked in the top 10 of the UK’s non-specialist Universities, according to the latest annual National Student Survey (NSS).
Publication date: 3 July 2019
How did the moon end up where it is?
Nearly 50 years since man first walked on the moon, the human race is once more pushing forward with attempts to land on the Earth’s satellite. This year alone, China has landed a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the moon, while India is close to landing a lunar vehicle, and Israel continues its mission to touch down on the surface, despite the crash of its recent venture. NASA meanwhile has announced it wants to send astronauts to the moon’s south pole by 2024.
This article by Mattias Green, Reader in Physical Oceanography, School of Ocean Sciences and David Waltham, Professor of Geophysics, Royal Holloway is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Publication date: 25 April 2019
Alumnus of the Year 2019
Bangor University has over 80,000 alumni living all over the world, working in every field and industry imaginable. The University is proud of the achievements of its former students and, to highlight this, every year the University’s Alumni Advisory Board chooses an Alumnus of the Year, honouring a graduate who has excelled in his or her field and has remained engaged with their alma mater. Previous Alumnus of the Year recipients include Gwilym Rees-Jones (Maths, 1963), Dr Ross Piper (Zoology, 1998) and Ray Footman (History & Philosophy, 1961).
Publication date: 16 July 2019
Student Speed Spelling Sensations
Over thirty year seven pupils from eleven schools across Wales came to Bangor University recently to compete in the national final of the Routes into Languages Cymru Spelling Bee competition, a collaborative project between five Welsh universities, the four regional consortia and the British Council to promote language learning and increase the number of young people choosing to study modern foreign languages.
Publication date: 15 July 2019
Back-to-back heatwaves kill more than two-thirds of coral
Study shows severe loss of central Indian Ocean coral reefs between 2015 and 2017
By comparing reefs before and after two extreme heatwaves only 12 months apart, a collaborative team of researchers including scientists from Bangor’s School of Ocean Sciences found that living hard corals in the central Indian Ocean reduced by 70%. Despite this, their results suggest that some coral species are more resilient to rising temperatures, which offers hope for these vital habitats.
Publication date: 12 July 2019
How the brain prepares for movement and actions
Our behaviour is largely tied to how well we control, organise and carry out movements in the correct order. Take writing, for example. If we didn’t make one stroke after another on a page, we would not be able to write a word.
This article by Myrto Mantziara, PhD Researcher, School of Psychology, is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Publication date: 12 July 2019
How your choice of afternoon tipple could help save the rainforest
It’s the season for a cold afternoon ‘gin & tonic’ on ice. We may question the health impact of one too many, but what is the environmental footprint of that classically delicious aperitif? An international team of researchers teamed up with a pioneering distillery manager to answer this question in a study published in the scientific journal Environment International.
Publication date: 10 July 2019
Using ‘self-talk’ as part of your endurance sport training? Here’s what you need to know
New research suggests how you can get the edge over your competitors in endurance sport
You have probably caught yourself muttering some encouragement to yourself, perhaps when you were facing a particularly difficult physical challenge, or experiencing some sort of stress; “Come on, you can do this!” or “I know I can do this!”
Sports psychologists have now found that speaking to yourself in the second person: “You need to dig deep!”, is actually more effective than speaking to yourself in the first person, “I need to dig deep!”
Publication date: 9 July 2019
The Celts are coming! Bangor set to welcome International Congress
Bangor University will welcome the XVIth International Congress of Celtic Studies between 22-26 July, with guest speakers from across the globe headlining a packed agenda of talks, seminars and field visits.
Held once every four years, the Congress is the main international forum for experts in the field of Celtic Studies and its first visit to Bangor will be a notable event for the institution. So far, around 400 delegates from no fewer than 25 countries, and representing over 100 academic institutions and organisations, have registered to attend the Congress at Bangor. The Congress at Bangor has received financial support from the Learned Society of Wales and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
Publication date: 8 July 2019
Bangor University Student Shortlisted for ‘Phd Student of the Year’ in Inaugural Postgrad Awards
Bangor University students Ashleigh Johnstone, from Douglas, Isle of Man, has made it through to the shortlist of new national Award.
Ashleigh was among over 140 PhD students nominated and is shortlisted for the PhD Student of the Year category in the Awards by FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com .
Publication date: 5 July 2019
Talking About the Real Lion King
With the release of the remake of Disney’s The Lion King approaching, Dr Graeme Shannon from the School of Natural Sciences at Bangor University looks at how the original film portrays the social behaviour of animals.
Publication date: 5 July 2019
Quest 2019
Building on a successful pilot project, which saw pupils enjoying Arthurian literature and creating their own modern ‘Arthurian’ quests, the Centre for Arthurian Studies at Bangor University are sharing what they’ve learnt with primary and secondary school teachers today (5th of July 2019).
Publication date: 5 July 2019
Climate Experts & Local School Children to discuss the Climate Emergency
Pupils from local schools are being welcomed to Bangor University today to attend a Youth Summit on Climate Change.
Having recently joined with many organisations worldwide in declaring a climate emergency, the University is keen to work on the solution and this must be done in collaboration with the children and young people of Wales.
Publication date: 5 July 2019
Professor unveils the hidden story of Kubrick’s erotic final film
A Stanley Kubrick expert at Bangor University has published a new book uncovering the hidden story of the director’s controversial final film, Eyes Wide Shut.
Titled Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film, it is the first book to explore in detail Stanley Kubrick’s last movie, which raised eyebrows with its sexually charged material.
Publication date: 4 July 2019
Magical History Tour
Let Bangor University’s historians take you on a ‘Magical History Tour of Ynys Môn or the Isle of Anglesey on Sunday 7 July.
Staff and students from Bangor University will be leading a guided journey through the Island’s historic landscape. This is an excellent opportunity to discover the wealth of history on the university’s doorstep. The trip will explore a range of sites from Neolithic tombs to Romano-British roundhouses and medieval mottes.
Publication date: 4 July 2019
Alys Conran Named 2019-2020 Creative Wales Hay Festival International Fellow
HAY FESTIVAL MEDIA RELEASE
Novelist Alys Conran from North Wales has been named recipient of the Cymrawd Rhyngwladol Cymru Greadigol Gwyl y Gelli / Hay Festival Creative Wales International Fellowship for 2019-2020.
Publication date: 3 July 2019
‘Team Anglesey’ have specialist support for the Island Games!
With Island Games fever ready to hit North Wales when the 2019 Gibraltar Island games begin on Saturday 6th July, the School of Sport Health and Exercise Sciences at Bangor University have teamed up with Ynys Môn Island Games Association to provide expert support to Island games athletes in their pursuit for success at the games.
Publication date: 28 June 2019
Bangor foresters in Westminister
Five Bangor University foresters were privileged to be invited to join other students, forestry professionals, Members of Parliament and forest industry representatives and experts to mark the recent launch of a national Confor #TheFutureIsForestry competition.
Publication date: 28 June 2019
BPS Awards for Psychology PhD Students
Two PhD students at the School of Psychology have won awards organised by the BPS Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology (DART-P) in association with PsyPAG.
Publication date: 24 June 2019
Bangor University joins organisations declaring climate emergency
Bangor University has decided to join the many organisations around the world that have declared a climate emergency and calls for urgent action to be taken in order to tackle climate change.
The University, which is ranked eighth in the world for its commitment to sustainability according to an international league table of environmentally friendly institutions (UI Green Metric), calls on Governments around the world to respond as a matter of urgency to the imminent threat posed by the global climate crisis.
Publication date: 21 June 2019
New perspectives on everyday wonders as the arts and science come together at Pontio
Innovative Pontio-led project Synthesis, which brings the arts and science together, will hold a free fun discovery event for the public next Saturday 22 June 2-6pm.
Publication date: 14 June 2019
Bangor University student to embark on kayak trip of a lifetime
A second-year product design student, adventure athlete and Christian from Bangor University has been selected to participate in the bi-annual British Universities Kayak Expedition (BUKE).
Publication date: 11 June 2019
A successful 2019 Urdd National Eisteddfod for Aelwyd JMJ
Aelwyd JMJ, the Urdd Aelwyd of Bangor University’s Welsh-medium Halls of Residence, have experienced an excellent Eisteddfod yr Urdd again this year, with the the Aelwyd and its members claiming victories in the main choral competitions.
Publication date: 3 June 2019
Young Italian from Mold wins Learners Medal
Francesca Elena Sciarrillo from Mold has won the Learner Medal at the Cardiff and Vale Urdd Eisteddfod 2019. She was awarded the Medal at the main ceremony at the Urdd Eisteddfod today (Tuesday, May 28).
Francesca, 23, received an MA in English Literature in 2018, and is now a postgraduate apprentice in Marketing. From an all-Italian family, she is the only one who speaks Welsh.
Publication date: 28 May 2019
Teaching Fellow awarded to President of MDIS
Bangor University has awarded a prestigious Teaching Fellowship to Dr Eric Kuan, President of the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) at a special ceremony.
Publication date: 14 December 2018