Bangor Business School at the National Eisteddfod
The National Eisteddfod comes to Boduan this year and staff from Bangor Business School are excited to be a part of the famous Welsh festival.
The Eisteddfod has been part of Welsh culture for years with the festival attracting thousands of visitors from Wales and beyond to it's week long festivities. A cultural festival, held through the medium of Welsh the Eisteddfod has been a platform for many over the years with interest in music, dance, visual arts, literature, technology and much more.
With it's return to our local county of Gwynedd staff from the Bangor Business School are very excited to be a part of the festival this year. Both Dr Sara Parry and Dr Edward Jones will be hosting multiple sessions across the week. Sara and Edward are both Welsh speakers and have strong connections to the local area, with Sara's recent research focusing on the Slate Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site and the development of sustainable and regenerative tourism in North West Wales.
Make sure to join Sara and Edward at the Maes next week, here is some of the sessions they'll be involved in;
Dr Edward Jones
Den y Dreigiau: Miwtini Bach
M-SParc stand
Saturday 6 August
Dr Sara Parry
How Sustainable can Tourism be in Wales?
Bangor University Stand
Monday 7 August, 12.30pm
Dr Edward Jones
Powering Progress: Low Carbon Energy Innovation in North Wales
Science and Technology Dome
Monday 7 August, 2pm
Dr Rhys Ap Gwilym
Devolution is no revolution
YesCymru Stand
Wednesday 9 August, 9.30am
Dr Edward Jones
Chat over a pint with Dafydd Iwan
Wednesday 9 August
Dr Edward Jones
Innovation in a rural area: Menai Science Park
M-SParc stand
Friday 11 August
Dr Edward Jones
Food & Drink Industry in Wales: What Motivates Entrepreneurship?
Bangor University Stand
Friday 11 August, 12.15pm