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eifiona.thomaslane@bangor.ac.uk

F18, Thoday Building

Twitter: DrEifiona

Eifiona lectures on the BA & BSc (Hons) Geography and MGeography degrees and co-ordinates a range of modules across all years, she also supervises UG and PG dissertation students across the School of Natural Sciences. As a firm supporter of field-based learning, she incorporates a wide range of local field visits within her modules (DXX/C-1004*, DXX/C-2001*, DXX-3600, DXX-3601), with contributions by expert practitioners. Eifiona also co-ordinates the final year advanced fieldwork module to Barcelona (DXX/C-3003*). 

As a native Welsh speaker, Eifiona leads Welsh medium modules including dissertations and is an Associate Lecturer of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, based at Bangor University.

*Modules can be undertaken through the medium of Welsh.

Eifiona has 6 PhD students including 2 KESS2 studentships and 2 registered part-time, all of whom are active members of the department and of the academic community across the UK.

Eifiona is a committee member of the Royal Geographical Society’s Research Groups (Rural Geography Research Group RGRG, Food Geography Working Group FGWG) and Chair of the Wales Real Food and Farming Conference WRFFC. She is an Associate Member of IEMA and member of CIEEM and BANC. She is Fellow of Advance HE Academy and is an independent staff member of Bangor University Senate.

Her interests acknowledge the widest value of natural and cultural heritage, and in working towards sustainably managing these rich environments for improving local resilience and community well-being, whilst contributing to international visions for equitable development.

Her research interests are diverse and involve engagement and action research collaborations with a wide range of stakeholders:

• Local farming communities and stakeholders focus on livelihoods & sustainable extensive food economy
• Partnerships and management of protected areas as sustainable landscapes and heritage e.g. Eryri, Mon
• Place based food heritage development and green economic growth
• Gwynedd and Mon Local and Organic Food Charter. Developing an action plan around Wales’ first rural Food Charter.
• Local Food Producers & Markets e.g. craft beer, cider and artisan production – LCA and local value.
• Sustainable, responsible, and slow tourism and hospitality to increase local value and sound environmental performance/resource use
• Ongoing input into Steering Group of North Wales Food Poverty Alliance
• Wales Future Wellbeing Reporting

Past PhD students:

Dave Beck 'The changing face of food poverty' 

Current PhD students:

Beth Dann ‘Protected Landscape Partnerships’

Rebecca Jones ‘Placemaking through the geographies of food’

Dyfed Morgan ‘Sustainability of Craft Breweries in Wales’

Nerys Mullally ‘Interpretation of the Natural Environment’

Luke Prosser ‘Constructing sustainable food and drink supply chains for Wales'.

Catrin Williams ‘Sustainable Management of the Anglesey Geopark (Geomôn)’

2022

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2021

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• CyhoeddwydEncounters in Geography Field-Based Learning: Wales
  Lane, E., Jones, R. & Andrews, W., 2021, Experiential Learning in Geography: Experience, Evaluation and Encounters. Wessell, J. (gol.). 1 gol. Springer, t. 167-193
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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• CyhoeddwydTourism, food events and Welsh authenticity
  Jones, R. & Thomas Lane, E., 2021.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur

2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2019

• Wales Real Food and Farming Conference

  11 Tach 2019 – 12 Tach 2019

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd (Cadeirydd)
• RGS-IBG Royal Geographical Association with the Institute of British Geographers (University College London)

  Session title: Time and Austerity: Troubled pasts/hopeful futures? Academic Paper presentation – ‘Hungry for Change – ways out of food poverty in Wales’

  28 Awst 2019 – 30 Awst 2019

  Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)

2016

• Local Stakeholders’ Conference: Organiser: Mapping Food Poverty. Bangor University

  2016

  Cysylltau:

  • https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/files/8192969/2016_Mapping_the_Growth_of_the_Welsh_Food_Bank_Landscape_1998_2015.pdf
  Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)

• KESS II MRes with Denbighshire Voluntary Council Services - BUK2E076

  01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023 (Wrthi'n gweithredu)

• KESS II MRes with Pennog- BUK2221

  01/01/2021 – 14/09/2022 (Wedi gorffen)

• KESS II Phd with Menter Mon- BUK2E002

  01/05/2019 – 12/09/2022 (Wedi gorffen)

• KESS II Phd with Welsh Government - BUK2113

  01/07/2017 – 01/01/2021 (Wedi gorffen)

• Breuddwydion Bro

  01/08/2010 – 30/11/2011 (Wedi gorffen)

• Esf - Phd 04/07 - Can Aderyn Countryside

  04/10/2004 – 05/10/2007 (Wedi gorffen)