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"Modern Maritime Battlefield Archaeology: Case Studies from the Battle of Jutland and the U-boat Wars".
Publication date: 15 February 2017
'Best Welsh-language playwright' a research student at the School of Welsh
On the night of Saturday, 30 January, a number of theatre companies, directors, actors, dancers and playwrights came together at Sherman Cymru in Cardiff for the 2015 Wales Theatre Awards ceremony - a ceremony which celebrates excellence in the fields of theatre, opera and dance.
Publication date: 4 February 2016
'Profiad newydd i'w roi i'r myfyrwyr'
Mae gan un o’r darlithwyr fwy fyth o brofiad i’w drosglwyddo i fyfyrwyr ar ôl bod yn gyfrifol am brif gynhyrchiad Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol y llynedd.
Publication date: 13 March 2018
100 Poems in 24 hours
Two students at the School of Welsh were chosen to take part in the ‘100 POEMS CHALLENGE’ organized by Literature Wales for the second year running. Following the success of last year’s Challenge, and to celebrate National Poetry Day 2013, four young Welsh-language poets were commissioned to respond to the challenge of composing one hundred poems in 24 hours. Two of those poets are students at the School: Elis Dafydd is an undergraduate in his final year, and Gruffudd Antur has just commenced his MA in Welsh. The other two poets were Elan Grug Muse and Siôn Pennar.
Publication date: 10 October 2013
A Celebration of Welsh and Chinese literature
Welsh and Chinese authors, poets, translators, academics and publishers came together at Bangor University recently to celebrate a sharing of literature between the two countries, in an event organised by Yan Ying of Bangor University’s School of Modern Languages and Sioned Puw Rowlands of the Wales Literature Exchange .
Publication date: 16 May 2014
A Chair for Euros
Many congratulations to Euros Gwyn Jones, a third-year student at the School of Welsh, who won the Chair at the Eryri Young Farmers’ Eisteddfod earlier this month.
Publication date: 25 November 2013
A Degree and an Award for Llio
Bangor University student will be celebrating this week by graduating with first class honours and also winning an award for her hard work.
Publication date: 12 July 2013
A Hat Trick for Bangor at the Inter-Collegiate Eisteddfod 2018
Following a weekend of competition, Bangor University were victorious at the Inter-Collegiate Eisteddfod 2018, winning for a third time in a row.
Publication date: 12 March 2018
A Jam-packed Week for Bangor University’s School of Welsh during the Anglesey National Eisteddfod
A lecturer from Bangor University’s School of Welsh has been invited to author the main theatrical offering during this year’s Anglesey National Eisteddfod. The verbatim drama Hollti has been written by Dr Manon Wyn Wiliams , a lecturer in Drama and Scriptwriting with the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, and will be staged by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru from 8-11 August at Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern, not far from the Eisteddfod venue.
Publication date: 24 July 2017
A burst of creativity – six books published in three months!
Between September and November this year, staff and students at the School of Welsh have had a total of six books published – novels, short story collections and a volume of poetry – adding to the School’s long-established reputation in the field of creative writing.
Publication date: 6 December 2018
A family affair
13 July will be a special day for one family from Garndolbenmaen this year as a mother and daughter take part in the same degree ceremony. Stepping onto the stage to be presented with her degree in Welsh will be Margiad Elen Lloyd Dobson, 21. On the same stage will be her mother, Bethan, who will recite a poem written by the late Emeritus Professor Gwyn Thomas, ‘Y Coleg ar y Bryn / The College on a Hill’.
Publication date: 13 July 2016
A fantastic opportunity for A-level Welsh students
Glan-llyn’s three-day courses for AS- and A-level students in Welsh are now an established part of the school calendar.
Publication date: 25 October 2018
A fantastic opportunity for A-level Welsh students
The School of Welsh and the Urdd movement are once more organizing a residential course for A-level Welsh students in Glan-llyn between 13 and 17 November 2017.
Publication date: 25 September 2017
A fantastic opportunity for A-level students in Welsh
A three-day Course for students of Welsh as a Second Language (14-16 November 2016) and Welsh as First Language (16-18 November 2016)
Publication date: 13 October 2016
A fantastic opportunity for A-level students in Welsh
A three-day Course for students of Welsh as a Second Language (16-18 November) and Welsh as First Language (18-20 November)
Publication date: 16 September 2015
A fantastic opportunity for A-level students in Welsh
A three-day Course for students of Welsh as a Second Language (16-18 November) and Welsh as First Language (18-20 November)
Publication date: 7 October 2015
A man of many words: a film profile of poet Gwyn Thomas
Welsh poet Gwyn Thomas is so much more than just a poet. He's an academic, a writer, an expert on Welsh myths and legends, a screenwriter, a prolific author who appeals to all ages, a husband – father – and grandfather, a friend, a true Welshman, who's also proud of his deep roots in his beloved Blaenau Ffestiniog, and above all else, a gentleman. S4C will take an exclusive look at his life on Tuesday, 1 March in Gwyn Thomas: Gŵr Geiriau . On St David's Day, we'll celebrate a career which has contributed so profoundly to Welsh culture, and follow Gwyn Thomas as he asks where poetic and creative inspiration comes from.
Publication date: 29 February 2016
A shared bond of success – mother and daughter graduate
One family’s link with the PJ Hall stage will continue this year, as a mother and daughter from Garndolbenmaen graduate during the week and in doing so, follow in the footsteps of the eldest daughter and sister who graduated from the University in 2016.
Publication date: 19 July 2018
A week to remember for Aelwyd JMJ at the 2018 Brecon and Radnorshire Urdd National Eisteddfod
Aelwyd JMJ, the Urdd Aelwyd of Bangor University’s Welsh-medium Halls of Residence, have experienced an excellent Eisteddfod yr Urdd this year, with the Chair, Crown and awards in the main choral competitions being won by the Aelwyd and its members.
Publication date: 5 June 2018
Academic on Welsh Book of the Year shortlist
Publication date: 7 July 2021
Acclaimed Welsh Drama Society to be relaunched
Postgraduate students at the School of Welsh intend to re-launch an old Society, Cymdeithas y Ddrama Gymraeg (The Welsh Drama Society), established in Bangor in 1923 under the guidance of no less an eminence than the poet R.Williams Parry.
Publication date: 8 October 2012
Amy's Adventures in France
A Bangor University student’s international experience should help her with the next step in her career. Last year Amy Mason, 21, from Merthyr Tydfil, worked in two schools as an English teacher for a year, in a town called Boulogne Billancourt on the outskirts of Paris.
Publication date: 4 February 2014
An Evening in Conversation with writer Guto Dafydd
On Wednesday, 26 October at 6.00 o’clock in PL2 in Pontio, Guto Dafydd will be discussing his award-winning nofel, Ymbelydredd . The novel was awarded the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize in this year’s National Eisteddfod and highly praised by the adjudicators. A graduate of the School of Welsh, Guto will be in conversation with his former lecturer, Professor Angharad Price, who is herself a successful novelist. The evening is hosted by Bangor University’s School of Welsh and entry is free – tickets are obtainable from Pontio box office. This event will be through the medium of Welsh.
Publication date: 19 October 2016
An Internship for Llyr
Congratulations to Llyr Titus Hughes who is about to complete the final year of his BA in Welsh, for winning an internship at the School of Welsh. This is as part of a university-wide programme of internships that aims to provide undergraduates with practical skills for the workplace.
Publication date: 19 May 2014
An award and a degree for Bala student
After an incredible three years, a former Ysgol Y Berwyn, Bala pupil will receive a first class degree during the celebratory graduation ceremonies at Bangor University this week. Not only will Anna Prysor Jones, 20, from Arenig, Bala graduate with BA Welsh and Welsh History degree, but she will also receive the Blanche Elwy Hughes Prize of £100.
Publication date: 14 July 2015
An opportunity to hear about the history of an influential student Society
A former member presents the illustrious history of Cymdeithas y Ddrama Gymraeg. Following the re-founding of Cymdeithas y Ddrama Gymraeg, (the Welsh Drama Society) in 2012 and the success of its first full year of performances and workshops, the Society has invited one of its former members to give a talk on its interesting and influential history.
Publication date: 21 October 2014
Angharad reaches Book of the Year shortlist
A book written by a Senior Lecturer from the School of Welsh has been shortlisted for 2014 Wales Book of the Year Award.
Publication date: 27 May 2014
Anglesey student lands Translation job before graduating
An Anglesey student has begun a full-time post as a Translator for the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board at Ysbyty Gwynedd before graduating!
Publication date: 17 July 2017
Another novel on the way – thanks to inspiration from the School
Ruth Richards from Anglesey is preparing to launch her third volume of prose thanks to the School of Welsh at Bangor University.
Publication date: 20 March 2018
Arthurian Place Names in Wales: Book Launch
Publication date: 16 May 2017
Award winning student graduates
"It was purely by chance that I came to Bangor, and as a result I have just experienced the happiest three years of my life.
Publication date: 10 July 2014
BAFTA Cymru and Pontio to host special preview of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
BAFTA Cymru and Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre in Bangor, North Wales are proud to announce a very special preview screening of the highly anticipated new epic film KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD at Pontio’s Cinema at 8pm on Sunday 14 May.
Publication date: 11 May 2017
Bangor Academics elected Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales
Four Bangor University academics have been elected Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales.
Publication date: 23 April 2015
Bangor Academics elected Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales
Seven Bangor University academics have been elected Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales .
Publication date: 20 April 2016
Bangor Hosts 7th Medieval Wales Colloquium
This weekend Bangor University will be welcoming prominent academics from the length and breadth of Britain and beyond, for the Seventh Bangor Colloquium on Medieval Wales.
Publication date: 7 November 2014
Bangor Old Students’ Association support the Gwyn Thomas Memorial Fund
‘On Wednesday morning, 14 March 2018, an informal though pleasant occasion happened in PJ Hall.'
Publication date: 15 March 2018
Bangor Student competes for Bryn Terfel Scholarship
A Bangor University student is competing for the Bryn Terfel Scholarship 2019. Cai Fôn Davies, 19, from Bangor, as second year Welsh and History student, will take part in the competition on Friday, 11 October at Barry Memorial Hall.
Publication date: 11 October 2019
Bangor Team Wins Large Covid-19 Grant
Publication date: 28 June 2021
Bangor University Alumnus wins the Daniel Owen Memorial Medal at the National Eisteddfod
Guto Dafydd is the winner of this year’s Daniel Owen Memorial Medal, presented at a special ceremony on the Pavilion stage today. Guto is more than familiar with standing in Eisteddfod ceremonies, having won the Conwy County Eisteddfod Crown yesterday and the Crown at Carmarthenshire in 2014, and the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize two years later at the Monmouthshire festival.
Publication date: 6 August 2019
Bangor University Alumnus wins the Eisteddfod Crown
The young poet from Pwllheli came out top in a competition which attracted 29 entries. The Crown, sponsored by housing association, Grŵp Cynefin, is presented for a sequence of poems not in cynghanedd, of no more than 250 lines, on the subject of Cilfachau (inlets). The adjudicators are Manon Rhys, Ceri Wyn Jones and Cen Williams. The prize money is donated by John Arthur and Margaret Glyn Jones and the family, Llanrwst.
Publication date: 5 August 2019
Bangor University Alumnus wins the main poetry award at Eisteddfod T
On the final day of the first ever digital Eisteddfod T, it was revealed that the winner of the main award for poetry is Osian Wyn Owen from Felinheli.
Publication date: 29 May 2020
Bangor University Law Fair, 20 November 2019
Publication date: 14 November 2019
Bangor University MA Studentship
Publication date: 16 August 2014
Bangor University Research Excellence Awards 2016
Bangor University is to highlight and celebrate the high standard of research at the University in a new Research Excellence Awards event to be held for the first time this December, and has just announced the Awards Shortlists. The inaugural Awards will shine a spotlight on some of the University’s outstanding research teams and individuals. The winners will be announced at an Awards dinner in Pontio on 5th December 2016.
Publication date: 26 October 2016
Bangor University Students Demonstrating Excellent Employability
The annual Employability Celebration evening was held recently to congratulate and showcase Bangor University students who have taken part in the Bangor Employability Award and demonstrated exceptional commitment to developing their employability through extra- and co-curricular activities whilst at University.
Publication date: 8 May 2015
Bangor University at Festival No.6
Bangor University is excited to announce that academic staff and students from the Arts and Humanities will be hosting a range of events as part of this year’s special 6th anniversary of Festival No. 6 - a bespoke banquet of music, arts, culture and gastronomy which takes place over the weekend of the 7-10 September in the magical village of Portmeirion , Penrhyndeudraeth, home of the cult TV series The Prisoner . This year’s headliners at the Festival include Bloc Party, The Flaming Lips, and Mogwai, alongside special talks by Irvine Welsh and Maxine Peake.
Publication date: 22 August 2017
Bangor University maintains leadership position in Student Satisfaction
Bangor University again leads Welsh universities in the most recent measure of student satisfaction, and is among the top 10 of the UK’s best non-specialist universities, the traditional institutions who offer a broad range of subjects.
Publication date: 12 August 2015
Bangor University placed in the Times Higher Education Art & Humanities rankings
Bangor University’s arts and humanities courses have been ranked second in Wales and amongst the top 250 worldwide in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2018 by subject released today.
Publication date: 13 September 2017
Bangor University rated Gold
Bangor University has been awarded the Gold standard in the UK Government’s new Teaching Excellence Framework, and is the only University in Wales to achieve this standard. The framework assesses universities against a range of criteria and is part of the UK government’s plans for raising standards in higher education. It also gives students more information so that they can make the most informed decisions when deciding which university to attend.
Publication date: 22 June 2017
Bangor University rewards outstanding impact from its research and enterprise activities
Projects which have benefited local and global communities were rewarded as Bangor University held its third annual Impact and Innovation Awards on the 3 rd December 2015.
Publication date: 4 December 2015
Bangor University set for another busy National Eisteddfod week at Llanrwst
Bangor University is proud to be taking part again this year at the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst. As well as contributing to activities the on the Maes, there will also be buzz on the University's stand again this year.
Publication date: 1 August 2019
Bangor University student success at the first ever virtual Urdd Eisteddfod
This year, the usual format of the Urdd Eisteddfod had to be adapted due to the Covid-19 situation, and the first ever virtual Eisteddfod was held - Eisteddfod T.
Publication date: 29 May 2020
Bangor University student wins Eisteddfod T main literary award
Mared Fflur Jones from Dolgellau is the winner of the main literary award at the ground-breaking digital Eisteddfod T, with a piece "full of love and anguish" according to the judge, renowned author Manon Steffan Ros.
Publication date: 28 May 2020
Bangor University student wins the first major ceremony of Eisteddfod T
The winner of the prestigious Main Composer title of the ground-breaking Eisteddfod T, the first ever digital Urdd National Eisteddfod, has been revealed as 20-year old Cai Fôn Davies from Penrhosgarnedd.
Publication date: 25 May 2020
Bangor University to reward outstanding impact from its research and enterprise activities
Twelve projects at Bangor University have been shortlisted for the University’s third annual Impact and Innovation Awards 2015, supported by Santander Universities. These prestigious awards at Bangor University recognise and celebrate the recent impact that the University’s research, innovation and enterprise activities have on the wider economy and society. This year, the University is also introducing a new award category, Outstanding Contribution to Wales , to recognise activities that have led to impact of national significance in Wales.
Publication date: 27 November 2015
Bangor University’s satisfied students
Bangor University continues to rise in popularity among its students. The University again retains its place at 14th in the UK and is second in Wales in a new university experience survey (T imes Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2016 ).
Publication date: 17 March 2016
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
Bangor at the Ynys Môn National Eisteddfod
As the major provider of Welsh medium higher education, Bangor University is particularly active again in this year’s National Eisteddfod in Anglesey. Full details and news about the University’s activities at the Eisteddfod is available on the University’s website at: www.bangor.ac.uk/eisteddfod
Publication date: 2 August 2017
Bangor hosts second annual 'popular' digital fiction writing competition
The first ever UK competition to find the best new examples of popular digital fiction enters its second year through a partnership with Bangor University and local publisher Wonderbox. The Opening Up Digital Fiction Writing Competition , run by Bangor University and Wonderbox Publishing , funded by a Bangor ESRC Impact Acceleration Award, is inviting entries from people all over the world and in two languages - English and Welsh.
Publication date: 21 November 2017
Bangor in UK top 20 for student experience
Publication date: 10 June 2014
Bangor scholars contribute to The Cambridge History of Welsh Literature
An extensive new volume on the literature of Wales, from its origins to the present day, features contributions from numerous Bangor University experts and will be officially launched at the Hay Festival on 24 May. The Cambridge History of Welsh Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2019) is described by the publisher as being the “biggest history of Welsh literature ever published” and is a chronological guide to fifteen centuries of Welsh literature and Welsh writing in English.
Publication date: 23 May 2019
Bangor student Elis wins the Urdd National Chair
Elis Dafydd, a Bangor University student, is the winner of the 2015 Caerphilly and District Urdd National Eisteddfod chair.
Publication date: 29 May 2015
Bangor students win Cân i Gymru
Two friends who are in the same Band and who both study at Bangor University won the Cân i Gymru (Song for Wales) competition with a song composed during a car journey on their way home from uni.
Publication date: 28 February 2013
Bangor’s Students square up for further University Challenge round
Bangor University appears in the second round in the 50th anniversary series of TV’s most challenging quiz show; University Challenge on BBC 2 Wales at 8.00 pm on Monday 28 January 2013.
Publication date: 22 January 2013
Better late than never!
Lowri Mererid from Botwnnog is graduating with a First Class degree from the School of Welsh Lowri is a familiar face to many in Wales, after spending nearly twenty years singing as a member of Bryn Fon a'r Band, as well as acting.
Publication date: 14 July 2015
Boddi Mewn Celfyddyd (Drowning in Art) Conference
After years of destruction and protest, the water flooded Cwm Celyn in 1965, drowning culture, local history and tradition in its wake. However, the anger and heartbreak of the nation gave rise not only to a political awakening, but also to an artistic awakening as a generation of Welsh people found means of expressing their contempt through music, poetry, drama and art.
Publication date: 29 April 2015
Book of the Year 2011
Novels written by two lecturers in the School of Welsh have been selected for the long list of the Book of the Year 2011 competition.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
Brilliant Poems from Bangor
The Bangor University student experience was the inspiration behind one of the volumes that reached the shortlist for last year’s Welsh Book of the Year competition.
Publication date: 19 March 2018
Bringing Bangor’s buzz to the Bay
Again this year, staff from Bangor University are contributing their expertise to a number of core and fringe events at this year’s National Eisteddfod, which is being held in Cardiff between 30-11 August.
Publication date: 3 August 2018
CAHB Graduate Research Induction Event (MRes, MPhil, PhD)
Publication date: 15 August 2019
Careers and Employability Fair
Publication date: 11 October 2018
Cataloguing the Arthurian Collection
We reached a milestone this week in the cataloguing of the Flintshire Harries Arthurian Collection when we catalogued the 1,000th book.
Publication date: 29 March 2017
Celebrating Excellence amongst first year students
Award-winning first year students have had their achievements recognized at a prize giving ceremony. The annual Bangor University Entrance Scholarship Presentation evening saw prizes totalling £138,000 awarded to some of the University’s brightest first year students.
Publication date: 27 November 2014
Celto-Slavica Colloquium: to Bangor, from Moscow and beyond
From today (Thursday) until the end of the weekend, Bangor University will be welcoming prominent academics from the length and breadth of Europe, as the 7 th Colloquium of the Societas Celto-Slavica visits Bangor, 4-7 September.
Publication date: 4 September 2014
Chris Coleman visits Bangor University to receive Honour
Chis Coleman, Wales’ national football team manager joins Bangor Business School graduating students to receive an Honorary Fellowship, marking Wales’ outstanding achievement at Euro 2016, when the national team reached the semi-finals in an historic and memorable campaign.
Publication date: 17 July 2017
College of Arts & Humanities Fee Waiver Scheme 2017/18
The College of Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce a PhD Fee Waiver Scheme for 2017/18.
Publication date: 22 May 2017
Conference: Ethnography and the Shifting Boundaries of Policing
Publication date: 3 December 2019
Confucius institute joins the College of Arts Humanities and Business
This summer the Confucius institute at Bangor University will become part of the University’s College of Arts, Humanities and Business.
Publication date: 1 August 2019
Contemporary Authors at the School of Welsh
On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 two contemporary authors - one from Wales, the other from Slovenia, came to discuss their work with students at the School of Welsh.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
Cyfle i ennill nawdd i ddilyn PhD yn Ysgol y Gymraeg
Mae Ysgol y Gymraeg Prifysgol Bangor yn aelod o’r Ganolfan Hyfforddiant Doethuriaethol yn yr Ieithoedd Celtaidd a noddir gan yr AHRC.
Publication date: 31 October 2016
Côr Glanaethwy through to the final of Britain’s Got Talent
Congratulations to Côr Glanaethwy on topping the public vote on Monday night's live semi final of Britain’s Got Talent . Following their success, the 160-strong choir will compete in the final of the ITV talent programme on Sunday evening.
Publication date: 27 May 2015
Dewi wins the 2014 Drama Medal
Congratulations to Welsh and Drama graduate, Dewi Wyn Williams, winner of the Carmarthenshire National Eisteddfod Drama Medal. Dewi is an experienced playwright and well-known scriptwriter here in Wales. He received the Drama Medal, in memory of Urien Wiliam, donated by his wife and children Eiryth, Hywel, Sioned and Steffan, and £750 from the Huw Roberts, Pwllheli, Memorial Fund. He will also be given the opportunity to develop the work with Sherman Cymru and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru.
Publication date: 8 August 2014
Dr Rowan Williams: ‘R.S. Thomas, Christianity and Buddhism’
Dr Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and former Archbishop of Canterbury, will visit Bangor University on Wednesday 11 December to deliver a public lecture entitled ‘R.S. Thomas, Christianity and Buddhism’.
Publication date: 2 December 2013
Drama Medal at the Urdd National Eisteddfod
Congratulations to School of Welsh graduate, Ffion Haf Williams, who won the Drama Medal at the Caerphilly and District Urdd National Eisteddfod 2015 for a play that she wrote during her third year at Bangor as part of her Scripting module.
Publication date: 27 May 2015
Drama Medal for Llŷr
Congratulations to Llŷr Titus Hughes of the School of Welsh, who won the Drama Medal at the Urdd National Eisteddfod 2012.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
Economic and Social Research Council PhD studentship success for College of Arts, Humanities and Business
Publication date: 18 May 2021
Enillwyr Ysgoloriaethau Ysgol y Gymraeg: Tachwedd 2015
Dyma lun o enillwyr ysgoloriaethau o Ysgol y Gymraeg a enillodd rhyngddynt werth £21,000 mewn noson wobrwyo yn Neuadd Pritchard Jones yn ddiweddar.
Publication date: 3 December 2015
Entrepreneurial students selected for Santander Universities competition
Entrepreneurial students pitched their ideas against each other to be selected to represent Bangor University at the UK Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards . Having presented their ideas or fledgling businesses to the judges and responded to some hard questioning, the successful Bangor University students will now be submitted for consideration for the final shortlist to win the UK Awards, which offer cash prizes of up to £15,000, mentoring and start-up support.
Publication date: 3 May 2016
Erin wins the Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2018 Crown
The winner of the Brecon and Radnorshire Urdd Eisteddfod Crown 2018 is Bangor University student, Erin Hughes from Pen Llŷn. She wins the crown for her prose on the theme ‘terrorism', to very high praise from the judges, Catrin Beard and Lleucu Roberts.
Publication date: 1 June 2018
Eurliw's on the way to realizing her dream
Eurliw Hydref Lloyd Williams, 21, will graduate from Bangor University this week with a degree in Law with Welsh.
Publication date: 12 July 2013
Exhibition: Celtic Studies in Bangor
Publication date: 7 June 2019
Exposing Arthur’s Celtic roots
Despite recent interpretations giving Arthur English, French or cockney accents, a new academic book launched today (28 February) at Bangor University firmly plants him in the Celtic lands and Celtic languages.
Publication date: 28 February 2019
FFIT Cymru returns for second series – and Mared leads the way!
One of S4C’s most popular shows from last year, FFIT Cymru, is returning for a second series in April and Bangor University’s involvement with the Cwmni Da production is set to be even greater this time around, with a student from the School of Welsh and Celtic Studies chosen to be one of the series’ inspirational ‘leaders’.
Publication date: 27 March 2019
Fascinating insights offered in new Lecture series in Bethesda
From zombies in the Mabinogi to Welsh on Facebook; from child psychology to the literature of the London Welsh and from Italian cinema to the depths surrounding the Titanic, some of Bangor University’s most talented lecturers will be visiting Neuadd Ogwen in Bethesda over the next six weeks to discuss a wide range of topics.
Publication date: 28 October 2014
First Gwyn Thomas Excellence Awards among Osian's accolades!
A brand new award was presented for the first time this year to recognise an outstanding academic achievement and/or extracurricular contribution.
Publication date: 17 July 2018
First-time Writing Bursary for School of Welsh Student
Congratulations to Gareth Evans-Jones, a PhD student in the School of Welsh, on winning a First-time Writing Bursary supported by Literature Wales.
Publication date: 30 March 2017
Four Bangor University students compose 100 poems in 24 hours
On this year’s National Poetry Day, four Bangor University students took up Literature Wales’ annual challenge to compose 100 original poems in 24 hours.
Publication date: 5 October 2018
Four Bangor academics appointed Fellows of Learned Society
Four Bangor University academics have been elected Fellows of The Learned Society of Wales as a result of the Society’s 2013 Election of new Fellows.
Publication date: 2 May 2013
Four New Lecturers Appointed to Bangor University
For the fourth consecutive year, the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol has appointed individuals to work in various areas at Bangor University in order to increase the Welsh medium provision.
Publication date: 26 September 2014
From UMCB and JMJ to the BBC – university experience is the perfect training for Liam
BBC Radio Cymru listeners may have heard a new voice reporting news stories from north-east Wales recently. Liam John Evans, 21 and from Old Colwyn, is now a journalist with the national station, despite him not yet having received his BA degree in Welsh and History - an event that will surely be the day’s top story for his family and friends on Tuesday morning, 17 July.
Publication date: 17 July 2018
From the New World to our world – a new translation of Jerry Hunter’s epic Welsh novel
A new translation of a Welsh novel by Professor Jerry Hunter sheds light on a largely forgotten episode of the English Civil War – and of Welsh history – when troops from Cromwell’s New Model Army, mistaking them for Irish Catholics, massacred over a hundred Welsh women in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Naseby in 1645.
Publication date: 5 December 2017
Good Luck Gwen for Bryn Terfel Scholarship Competition
A student from Bangor University is competing in the Bryn Terfel Scholarship Competition, having been shortlisted by the judging panel. The University wishes Welsh and Theatre & Media Studies student, Gwen Elin the best of luck for the Competition.
Publication date: 19 October 2015
Graduation Profile: Arddun Rhiannon Arwel – BA Welsh
Publication date: 17 July 2018
Graduation Profile: Gwenlli Thomas
Publication date: 19 July 2019
Graduation Profile: Osian Wyn Owen – BA Welsh
Osian Wyn Owen, 21, from Felinheli has received a first-class Welsh BA degree and has also won the School of Welsh’s John Morris-Jones Award for the best third year results. He has also won a Dr John Robert Jones Award which are awarded annually to the best students across all disciplines at the University.
Publication date: 17 July 2018
Gruffudd wins Eisteddfod Chair
Publication date: 3 June 2014
Gwen Elin wins Bryn Terfel Urdd Scholarship
Sunday evening, 25 October, 2015 singer Gwen Elin from Benllech, Angelsey, who is following a degree course at School of Welsh, Bangor University, won the prestigious Urdd Gobaith Cymru Bryn Terfel Scholarship in a spectacular concert held in Blackwood Miners’ Institute. The Scholarship, which is worth £4,000, was presented to her in the concert that was broadcast live on S4C.
Publication date: 26 October 2015
Gwobr Hedd Wyn 2017
A hithau eleni’n ganmlwyddiant marw’r Prifardd Hedd Wyn, mae arwyddocâd arbennig i’r wobr a ddyfernir yn flynyddol gan Brifysgol Bangor er cof am y prifardd o Drawsfynydd. Bob blwyddyn ers blynyddoedd lawer, dyfernir y wobr hon am draethawd ar destun ‘yn ymwneud â’r Iaith Gymraeg, Llên Cymru neu Hanes Cymru’.
Publication date: 21 September 2017
Gwyn Thomas Memorial Fund
When Gwyn Thomas died in April 2016, Wales lost a national treasure. For nearly forty years, he influenced generations of students as a lecturer, professor and head of Welsh at Bangor University.
Publication date: 25 July 2016
Harvard Students visits Bangor’s School of Welsh
Liam Anton Brannelly is currently spending this semester studying in Bangor as part of the PhD exchange scheme between the Department of Celtic Studies at Harvard University and Bangor University’s School of Welsh.
Publication date: 13 March 2017
Holocaust Memorial Day Service at Bangor University
A service to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2019 will be held at the Prichard-Jones Hall, Main Arts Building, College Road, in Bangor on Monday, 28 January, from 10:30am to 11:30am. The theme of this year’s service is ‘Torn from Home’ and will feature music and readings from local schools, members of the local community and council, the Students Union, The Chaplaincy Team, and University Staff. The service, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Prichard-Jones Hall, Main Arts Building, and refreshments will be served afterwards.
Publication date: 9 January 2019
Homelessness - a Comparative Analysis
Publication date: 9 November 2020
Inspired by 2001 A Competition for Bangor University Students
Publication date: 20 April 2018
International writers visit the Creative Writing seminar
The close association between Translators' House Wales and the School of Welsh at Bangor continues with two visits to the School by writers in residence at Ty Newydd, Llanystumdwy.
Publication date: 5 February 2013
Invitation to the launch of the Centre for Arthurian Studies
Publication date: 10 January 2017
Jerry Hunter’s book shortlisted for Book of the Year
A book by a Professor from Bangor University’s School of Welsh has been shortlisted for the Welsh Book of the Year 2015.
Publication date: 1 May 2015
Launch of Bangor’s Centre for Arthurian Studies
Bangor University will be seeing in 2017 with the launch of a new Centre for Arthurian Studies on Friday 20 January, just as Wales begins to celebrate a Year of Legends. Throughout 2017 events will be held at historic sites the length and breadth of Wales in celebration of its rich culture and heritage.
Publication date: 11 January 2017
Life for the Cherokee and the history of the Trail of Tears
In a three-part series on S4C, Professor Jerry Hunter travels to America to learn more about the history of Welshman Evan Jones and the Cherokee community of today. Evan Jones a'r Cherokee starts on Wednesday, 23 March.
Publication date: 18 March 2016
Llwyddiannau Eisteddfod Môn!
Y penwythnos diwethaf, cynhaliwyd Eisteddfod Môn Bro Goronwy a’r Cylch a braf oedd gweld cynrychiolaeth o fyfyrwyr Ysgol y Gymraeg yn dod i’r brig, nid yn unig ar y cystadlaethau perfformio, ond hefyd ar y prif gystadlaethau llenyddol.
Publication date: 18 May 2015
Llŷr wins Drama Medal
Congratulations to Llŷr Titus Hughes of the School of Welsh, who has won the Drama Medal at the Urdd National Eisteddfod 2012.
Publication date: 7 June 2012
Manon Wyn Williams nominated as the Best Dramatist in the Welsh Language in Wales Theatre Awards
This Saturday night, 27th January, the Wales Theatre Awards Ceremony will be held in the Glan yr Afon Arts Centre in Newport. These annual awards ‘celebrate excellence in theatre, opera and dance and to also acknowledge the role of reviewers in the both the creative process and audience development’.
Publication date: 22 January 2018
Manon wins 'excellence in Employability' Award
Many congratulations to Manon Elwyn Hughes, a third-year student at the School of Welsh, for being one of eight students across Bangor University to win a BEA Excellence Award, for having taken positive steps to improve their employment prospects.
Publication date: 11 May 2015
Mared – from leading the nation on FFIT Cymru to leading a classroom!
A student who helped inspire the nation to get fit and active as a ‘leader’ on S4C’s popular FFIT Cymru series graduates this week from the School of Welsh and Celtic Studies.
Publication date: 19 July 2019
Marie Stein (11 April 1929 - 16 July 2016) - presented by Gabriel Stein
Publication date: 12 January 2021
Megan reaches the Welsh Learners' Medal’s final round!
It was a great pleasure to hear that Megan Elias, a second year student at the School of Welsh, Bangor University, had reached the final round of the Welsh Learners' Medal at the Urdd National Eisteddfod this year
Publication date: 19 April 2016
Megan wins the Learners’ Medal in the Urdd National Eisteddfod
Congratulations to Megan Elias, a second year student in the School of Welsh , who yesterday won the Welsh Learners’ Medal in the Urdd National Eisteddfod held in Flint. The competition aims to award an individual who is committed to learning Welsh and is proud of his or her Welsh identity. The Learners' Medal is awarded to an individual who shows how he or she uses the language on a daily basis at school, college or university and also in a social context.
Publication date: 1 June 2016
Monday's Eisteddfod Activities
Bangor University’s School of Welsh will be celebrating the opportunity the School had during the past year, to work with companies working Welsh publishing. Canolfan Bedwyr’s Language Technologies Unit will be displaying highlights from their recent work. One of the pioneering products demonstrated will be their new translation system, CyfieithuCymru / TranslateWales.
Publication date: 2 August 2013
Myfyrwyr Ysgol y Gymraeg yn serennu yng Ngŵyl Ddrama Eisteddfod Môn
Cynhaliwyd Gŵyl Ddrama Eisteddfod Môn yn Theatr Fach Llangefni, 23-25 Ebrill a braf oedd gweld cynifer o fyfyrwyr Ysgol y Gymraeg Prifysgol Bangor yn cefnogi gweithgarwch lleol.
Publication date: 27 April 2015
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
New R.S.Thomas Manuscripts for University Collection
The tenth anniversary of the R.S. Thomas Study Centre at Bangor University has been marked by two major acquisitions. The Centre has acquired a large collection of manuscripts and typescripts, including much unpublished material, from the estate of the late Peter Jollife, a prominent collector of modern literary books and manuscripts.
Publication date: 4 November 2010
New degree programme launched at the Eisteddfod
Amidst the hustle and bustle of a Tuesday morning at this year’s Eisteddfod, the School of Welsh launched a brand new degree programme, Cymraeg Proffesiynol . Jointly developed with the University’s Centre for Welsh Language Services, Research and Technology, Canolfan Bedwyr , the launch was opened by the Secretary of State for Wales, The Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP.
Publication date: 2 August 2016
Novel website opens the door to Welsh literature for youngsters during lockdown
A PhD student from Bangor University has launched a new website to open the door to Welsh literature for youngsters during the coronavirus crisis.
Publication date: 21 May 2020
Osian wins Urdd Eisteddfod 2018 chair
The winner of the Urdd Eisteddfod at Brecon and Radnor 2018 is Bangor University student, Osian Owen, from Felinheli. He competed under the pseudonym, Afallon .
Publication date: 1 June 2018
Over 160 pupils attend residential course arranged by the School of Welsh
Between 14 and 18 November, over 160 ‘A’ level pupils from all over Wales – both first language and second language students – attended a residential course organised by Bangor University’s School of Welsh in conjunction with the Urdd, the leading Welsh youth movement, at their centre in Glan-llyn.
Publication date: 23 November 2016
PhD Studentship
Bangor University’s School of Welsh is part of a Celtic Studies consortium that includes twelve academic departments throughout the UK.
Publication date: 15 December 2017
PhD student Adam Pearce's translation of Daniel Owen's short stories published
Adam Pearce, a 125th Anniversary Ph.D. Student in Bangor’s School of Modern Languages, is the translator of a recently-published collection of short stories entitled Fireside Tales by Daniel Owen, widely regarded as the father of the Welsh novel.
Publication date: 15 March 2012
Poetry in Transatlantic Translation
Publication date: 27 May 2021
Prizes galore for literary alumni at 2019 Eisteddfod
It was a week to remember for Bangor University at this year's Eisteddfod with some of the main literary prizes being won by individuals who have close links with the institution.
Publication date: 15 August 2019
Prizewinning student graduates
A talented, hardworking student graduates this week after “three fantastic years at Bangor University”.
Publication date: 14 July 2015
Professor Angharad Price named Best Playwright in the Welsh Language
Congratulations to Professor Angharad Price from Bangor University’s School of Welsh who was named Best Playwright in the Welsh Language in the Wales Theatre Awards 2017 held last Saturday (25 February 2017) in Swansea’s Taliesin Arts Centre.
Publication date: 27 February 2017
Professor Gerwyn Wiliams's latest book has been placed on the Short List of Wales Book of the Year 2012
Gerwyn Wiliams published Rhwng Gwibdaith a Coldplay (Gwasg y Bwthyn) last summer. Moving between Cardiff Bay and Ground Zero, it conveys his impressions of contemporary life within personal and public spheres.
Publication date: 11 May 2012
Quantum Theory and Medieval Welsh Legends at Harvard
This month, Dr Aled Llion Jones from Bangor University's School of Welsh delivered the keynote lecture at the Harvard Celtic Colloquium. The prestigious annual gathering draws scholars of Celtic Studies from across the US and Europe.
Publication date: 17 October 2018
REF 2014: School of Welsh research impact recognized
Over the years, Welsh scholars at Bangor have made major contributions to the culture of Wales. They have been regularly called upon to serve the Eisteddfod, to take part in radio and television programmes and to lecture to numerous literary societies throughout Wales. By means of their publications, particularly in the fields of lexicography and creative writing, they have had a far-reaching influence on the life of Wales. Furthermore, such commitments have been reinforced in Bangor by Canolfan Bedwyr and its Language Technologies Unit who have significantly contributed towards the enhanced use of Welsh in the workplace and in education.
Publication date: 23 December 2014
Re-Formed Welsh Drama Society presents two productions
Following the resurrection of Cymdeithas y Ddrama Gymraeg , (the Welsh Drama Society) which was established at Bangor in 1923 under the direction of none other than renowned Welsh poet R. Williams Parry, the re-formed Society is now ready to present its first productions. The Society will present the Welsh language play, 'Siwan' by Saunders Lewis on the 6 December and 'Bobi a Sami' by Wil Sam on November 29. Both performances take place in the John Philips Hall on College Road at 7.00. Tickets will be available on the door and are pried £5.
Publication date: 22 October 2013
Remembering the poet R.S. Thomas
In a special programme on Monday, 25 March, S4C's Pethe will look at the legacy of the poet R.S. Thomas, who was born 100 years ago this month. There will also be a chance to see R.S. Thomas' last full-length television interview the following night in the archive programme, R.S. Thomas.
Publication date: 15 March 2013
Representing the University in Côr Cymru
On Sunday 3rd March at 8.00 p.m. S4C's viewers will be able to enjoy Bangor University’s Côr Aelwyd JMJ , as they give their best competing in a semi-final of the popular program , Côr Cymru .
Publication date: 27 February 2019
Rhian wins the Anglesey Crown
Many congratulations to Rhian Owen, who is following a Masters course in Creative Writing at the School of Welsh, for winning the Crown at the Anglesey Eisteddfod recently.
Publication date: 20 June 2014
S4C repeats documentary about American slavery and the Welsh
Tomorrow night (Thursday 18 June) S4C is re-showing America Gaeth a'r Cymry (22.00 English subtitles) a documentary about the Welsh in America and their relationship with slavery, to coincide with the current events of the Black Lives Matter movement. In the three-part series, Professor Jerry Hunter of the School of Welsh and Celtic Studies researches the history of the Welsh in slavery in the USA.
Publication date: 17 June 2020
Santander supports language research
A Santander Scholarship enabled Robat Trefor, a PhD student from the School of Welsh, to visit the Basque Country recently, and he was accompanied by Professor Peredur Lynch, his research supervisor and Head of School.
Publication date: 27 March 2012
Satisfied students place Bangor University among top UK universities
Bangor University’s students have again given the University a resounding testimonial in the annual National Student Satisfaction survey, placing the University eighth among the UK’s non-specialist universities in the UK and second among Welsh Universities. The news follows hard on the heels of the University’s recent success in being awarded a Gold Standard in the UK Government’s new Teaching Excellence Framework, the only Welsh university to achieve this standard.
Publication date: 9 August 2017
Scholarship for Poet
A senior lecturer from Bangor has received a scholarship to complete his first book of poetry.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
Scholarship for Poet
A senior lecturer from Bangor has received a scholarship to complete his first book of poetry. Dr Jason Walford Davies, the School of Welsh, is among the new writers who will receive a scholarship from Literature Wales this year. The New Writer Scholarship worth £ 4,000 will allow Jason Walford Davies take some time away from his academic work to concentrate on his poetry.
Publication date: 17 April 2012
School of Welsh and Urdd partnership goes from strength to strength
The School of Welsh at Bangor has played a major role in organizing two highly successful residential courses for year 12 and year 13 students of Welsh at the Urdd’s Glan-llyn centre near Bala. Working in partnership with the Urdd – Wales’s largest youth movement – this is the fourth year in succession that such courses have been organized by the School. On November 19-21, second-language students attended a course devoted to numerous aspects of their Welsh AS/Advanced studies. A similar course for first-language students followed on November 21-3. In all, the courses were attended by 180 AS/Advanced students from all over Wales.
Publication date: 27 November 2012
School of Welsh students shine at the Urdd Eisteddfod
Some of the School of Welsh’s students had a highly successful week at the Urdd National Eisteddfod 2015 held in Caerphilly last week.
Publication date: 31 May 2015
School of the Year 2018!
The School of Welsh wishes to thank all of its students who nominated the school in this year’s Student Led Teaching Awards. In the grand ceremony held in Pritchard Jones Hall last Friday night, the School of Welsh was named SCHOOL OF THE YEAR 2018 .
Publication date: 20 April 2018
Shedding New Light on a First World War Classic
On Monday, 28 July, to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of the First World War, Professor Gerwyn Wiliams will be presenting a documentary which attempts to reassess one of the best novels written about the 1914-18 international conflict.
Publication date: 22 July 2014
Spartacus @ 60: An Online Conference
Publication date: 24 November 2020
Student Led Teaching Awards 2018
The seventh annual Student Led Teaching Awards ceremony was held Friday 20th of April and celebrated the high standard of teaching and pastoral support in Bangor University.
Publication date: 21 April 2018
Student with the best results in his final year graduates
A local student will receive an award during his graduation ceremony this week .
Publication date: 12 July 2013
Student’s play receives welcome on tour
An student at the University's School of Welsh is behind a new currently touring Wales and taking the world of Welsh theatre by storm. Llŷr Titus is being described as ‘one of Wales’ hottest young playwrights’, and his latest play, ‘ Drych ’, is produced by Cwmni’r Frân Wen , under the direction of Ffion Haf, who also happens to be a Theatre and Performance Lecturer at Bangor University’s School of Creative Studies & Media , as well as an associate Director with Cwmni’r Frân Wen.
Publication date: 6 October 2015
TED x
Publication date: 11 September 2019
Talented young playwright graduates
A local young playwright graduated from Bangor University this week after a successful three years of hard work which has led to the commissioning of his play.
Publication date: 10 July 2014
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
The Crown for Guto
Congratulations to poet Guto Dafydd, a former student of the School of Welsh , who won the National Eisteddfod Crown in Carmarthenshire this year!
Publication date: 6 August 2014
The Egyptian novel at the School of Welsh
With Egypt and neighbouring countries currently in the news, a lecture hosted by the School of Welsh at Bangor University will suggest that the path towards revolution can be traced in the Egyptian novel of the last decades. Professor Sabry Hafez, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at Qatar University, will give his lecture on Cairo and the Egyptian Novel, at Bangor on April 1.
Publication date: 22 March 2011
The Mabinogion, the Jews ... and Gareth Bale
Studying the medieval Welsh tales of the Mabinogion recently took one of Bangor University’s School of Welsh lecturers to the streets of Jerusalem. This in turn has opened the door to a comparison of the Welsh legends with the stories and mythologies of one of the most remarkable Jewish sects.
Publication date: 27 March 2018
The School and ‘Gwyn’s legacy’
A weekend of lectures and discussion are to be held at Bangor with the hope of capturing some of the diversity of the huge contribution made by the former head of the Welsh Department.
Publication date: 2 March 2018
The School of Welsh has a full week at the National Eisteddfod in Maldwyn
Staff from Bangor University’s School of Welsh are among the adjudicators for three of the main literary prizes at this year’s National Eisteddfod, Montgomeryshire and the Marches, being held 1-8 August, in the village of Meifod. Professor Jerry Hunter will be adjudicating the Prose Medal, Professor Angharad Price adjudicating the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize and Professor Gerwyn Wiliams will be adjudicating the Crown.
Publication date: 21 July 2015
The School of Welsh’s Residential Courses at the Urdd’s Glan-llyn Centre return for tenth year
Welsh First Language Courses (19-21 November 2018) and Second Language (21-23 November 2018) Residential courses run in partnership with Bangor University’s School of Welsh and the Urdd’s Glan-llyn Outdoor Centre are well established among pupils and teachers. Now in their tenth year, they offer an annual opportunity for second language and first language students to come together for a packed agenda of discussions on the areas and issues that apply to their Welsh AS/A2 level courses.
Publication date: 30 October 2018
The Urdd Welsh learner of the year graduates
After three years of hard work, and of making the most of the opportunities available to her, a Bangor University student proudly graduates this week.
Publication date: 17 July 2017
The muse returns at Harvard
Many students at Bangor University’s School of Welsh have taken advantage of the University’s international partners in order to study abroad. One of their Professors has followed their example.
Publication date: 16 April 2018
Thomas v Thomas: Battle of the Bards
Who would you consider to be Wales’ poetic heavyweight? As the world celebrates the centenary of Dylan’s birth this year, why is it that Wales’ other famous poet, R.S. Thomas, has been often forgotten? Scholars and twin brothers Damian Walford Davies and Jason Walford Davies will go mano e mano to debate these questions, one making the case for Dylan Thomas and the other for R.S. Thomas, in this battle of two twentieth-century literary giants on S4C’s arts programme Pethe this week (Sunday 26 October 9pm).
Publication date: 22 October 2014
Three Winners
Many congratulations to three students at the School of Welsh for winning the main literary prizes at the Intercollegiate Eisteddfod held at Swansea University in early March. The Chair was won by Gruffudd Antur who came to Bangor to do a Masters degree in Welsh after graduating in Physics at Aberystwyth last year. Gruffudd’s strict-metre poem, ‘Pelydrau’ (‘Rays’), described his feelings on leaving Aber after three years. In his adjudication, Alan Llwyd, called his work ‘thrilling’, naming Gruffudd ‘one of our best contemporary strict-metre poets’.
Publication date: 17 March 2014
Three scholarships for a new course
For the next three years, a company providing office equipment to Bangor University will be awarding a students from the School of Welsh with a scholarship for a brand new degree course.
Publication date: 14 March 2018
Through revolutionary methods . . . ? A conference to evaluate five decades of language campaigning.
On Friday and Saturday 16-17 November, the School of Welsh at Bangor – in conjunction with Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Welsh Politics (and with the financial support of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol) – will host a major interdisciplinary conference in order to evaluate the influence of more than fifty years of language campaigning on the political and cultural life of Wales.
Publication date: 13 November 2012
Tuesday's Eisteddfod activities
Pontio to Reveal First Welsh Language Production to be Staged at New Centre & Celebrating training Social workers in Welsh
Publication date: 2 August 2013
Unpublished Poems by R.S. Thomas come to light
A collection of previously unpublished poems by the major Welsh poet R.S. Thomas has just been published under the editorship of Professor Tony Brown ( School of English Literature ) and Professor Jason Walford Davies ( School of Welsh ), the Co-directors of the University’s R.S. Thomas Research Centre, the major archive of the poet’s work.
Publication date: 3 November 2016
VINTAGE 2014
Finalists and members of staff at the School of Welsh recently came together at Dylan’s restaurant at Porthaethwy for a farewell dinner. A highly enjoyable evening was had by all, which included a speech by the Head of School and the awarding of numerous prizes to the students for their great achievements throughout the year. Thanks to all for coming and in particular to Carys Tudor for making all the arrangements and ensuring the evening’s success.
Publication date: 13 May 2014
Visitor from the House of Commons learns more about Bangor Research
On Friday 15 February Dr Rhinannon Williams, Wales Affairs Specialist for the House of Commons, visited Bangor University and addressed a packed audience of academics and researchers. Dr Williams’ role is to co-ordinate the collection and submission of evidence to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee.
Publication date: 6 March 2019
Voices of Women from The Mabinogi: a Welsh-American creative response
The medieval Welsh tales of the Mabinogi continue to fascinate students of literature in Wales and throughout the world. The extensive body of scholarship concerning the tales continues to grow and their ability to stimulate creative responses among poets and writers is also as strong as ever.
Publication date: 30 June 2017
Welsh Academic Travels to Poland
Dr Aled Llion Jones invited to lecture on aspects of medieval Welsh literature and to contribute to projects involving the translation of contemporary Welsh literature into Polish.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
Welsh Academic Travels to Poland
Dr Aled Llion Jones, of the School of Welsh, will this week be travelling to universities in Poland, where he has been invited both to lecture on aspects of medieval Welsh literature and also to contribute to projects involving the translation of contemporary Welsh literature into Polish.
Publication date: 13 May 2012
Welsh Chronicles Research Group – website launch
The Welsh Chronicles Research Group, a consortium of scholars and researchers studying the chronicles of medieval Wales, are pleased to announce the launch of their website , hosted by Bangor University.
Publication date: 28 October 2015
Welsh Professor and Student on Wales Theatre Awards Shortlist
Professor Angharad Price and Llŷr Titus, a PhD student in the School of Welsh, are warmly congratulated on reaching The Wales Theatre Awards Shortlist 2016.
Publication date: 15 January 2016
Welsh Professor reaches Wales Book of the Year shortlist
A volume of poetry written by a Bangor University Welsh Professor has been shortlisted for a 2018 Wales Book of the Year award in the Welsh-language Poetry category.
Publication date: 11 May 2018
Welsh Professor visits Ohio to celebrate the fourth-hundred anniversary of the publication of the English King James Bible
Professor Peredur Lynch, of the School of Welsh, has been invited to participate in a prestigious series of lectures at Ohio State University in celebration of the fourth-hundred anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible in 1611.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
Welsh Professor wins people’s choice Award
A volume of poetry written by a Bangor University Welsh Professor has won the golwg 360 Barn y Bobl prize (Welsh people’s choice award) at the glittering 2018 Wales Book of the Year Awards . Caeth a Rhydd by Peredur Lynch , Professor in Welsh had been shortlisted in the Welsh language Poetry category. Professor Peredur Lynch completed his first poetry volume while on a sabbatical at Harvard University’s Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures.
Publication date: 27 June 2018
Welsh on tour
The School of Welsh is part of an ambitious national scheme to raise awareness amongst school pupils of studying Welsh for 'A' level and at university. In November, nearly 2000 pupils in 40 secondary schools will benefit from the scheme through a series of visits.
Publication date: 27 October 2017
Welsh poetry to give voice to those with dementia
With estimates suggesting that as many as one on three of us will receive a diagnosis of dementia in the future, dementia is certainly a condition that is going to touch all our lives in some way.
Publication date: 16 November 2012
Writing Success
Many congratulations to three postgraduate students at the School of Welsh for their recent success in creative writing. Ruth Richards, a Creative Writing MA student, won first prize in the Allen Raine Short Story Competition, sponsored by Gomer Press and Parthian Books.
Publication date: 6 December 2013
Zoomposium – The Music of John Metcalf
Publication date: 25 February 2021
‘BDZH: Graphic Mosaics of Brittany’
Publication date: 6 March 2019
‘Reservoirs, Trauma and Culture in Galicia'
Publication date: 1 April 2019
“Epic novel” reaches Wales Book of the Year 2019 Shortlist
A work described by one contemporary critic as an “epic novel...a river of a story that flows like life itself” has been placed on the shortlist for one of the Wales Book of the Year 2019 awards. Ynys Fadog by Professor Jerry Hunter, Pro Vice-chancellor and Professor at the School of Welsh and Celtic Studies , tells the story of a Welsh family attempting to create a better life for its members during a time of great upheaval in the still-new America. The 580-page novel sits alongside Llyfr Glas Nebo (Manon Steffan Ros) and Esgyrn (Heiddwen Tomos) in the Fiction category shortlist.
Publication date: 14 May 2019
“The Regulation of Insurance in China” by Professor Zhen Jing
Publication date: 28 June 2021