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30 Years of Mathematics Master Classes

Bangor University’s Mathematics Masterclasses are celebrating their 30 th year. These are exciting hands-on and interactive sessions led by education and industry experts for keen and talented young people from across North West Wales. The unique sessions go beyond the school curriculum and bring maths, computer science and engineering to life in surprising topics such as art and sculpture, computer science, design, medicine and even cryptography - the art of protecting information by encrypting it an unreadable format, called cipher text.

Publication date: 17 March 2014

30 Years of Mathematics Masterclasses

Bangor University’s Mathematics Master Classes are celebrating their 30th year.

Publication date: 12 March 2014

3D printing of PPE safety visors

School pupils and teachers of Ysgol Godre’r Berwyn, with support from Creo Medical, make 3D printed safety visors guided by Ilan Davies (a PhD student at the School of Computing and Electronic Engineering working with Creo Medical).

Publication date: 1 May 2020

Academics and students present their research at the international conference in data visualisation

The international data visualisation conference (VIS) took place between Sunday 24th and Friday 29th October 2021.

Publication date: 5 November 2021

Academics elected as Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales.

Two Bangor University academics elected as Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales. The Learned Society of Wales announced the results of its 2014 Election of new Fellows this week. Of the forty three new Fellows, two were from Bangor University – Professor James Scourse from the School of Ocean Sciences and Professor Nigel John from the School of Computer Science.

Publication date: 16 April 2014

Academics help organise Computer Graphics and Visual Computing (CGVC) 2020 conference

Academics from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering helped to organise Computer Graphics and Visual Computing (CGVC) 2020 conference, which took place on Thursday 10th and 11th September 2020 via Zoom. The conference was hosted by Rita Borgo and Alfie Abdul-Rahman (King's College London) and was the 38th annual computer graphics, visualization, and visual computing gathering organised by the Eurographics UK Chapter.

Publication date: 16 September 2020

Academics present research on Language technologies, AI and visualisation at the 2020 Wales Academic Symposium on Language Technologies

Academics from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering present two research projects at the Wales Academic Symposium on Language Technologies 2020.

Publication date: 11 November 2020

Academics present their research at the 2020 virtual IEEE Visualisation conference

Researchers from the Visualisation, Data, Modelling and Graphics research group of the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering presented their research at the IEEE Visualization conference (IEEE VIS 2020).

Publication date: 6 November 2020

Access All Areas at the 2015 Hidden Worlds exhibition

‘Hidden worlds’ the flagship event at Bangor University’s Science Festival , which runs 13-22 March 2015, is offering even more hands on activities and demonstrations in this the Festival’s fifth year.

Publication date: 11 March 2015

Airbus, Bangor University and Grŵp Llandrillo Menai start new skills partnership

Three Degree Apprentices at Airbus started the new Applied Data Science programme with Bangor University and delivery partner, Grŵp Llandrillo Menai (GLLM) recently.

Publication date: 14 October 2019

An innovation to ease our way into the next digital revolution

A new algorithm which can be introduced into existing components could speed up the advent of the next digital revolution. The ‘internet of things’ and 5G mobile communications are expected to revolutionise the way we conduct our lives and businesses. However, there are some problems than need solving before the true ‘internet of things’ is able to makes the best use of our current data networks and before 5G networks become a reality.

Publication date: 12 August 2019

Anglesey’s Standing stones take a leap into the digital age

Anglesey’s standing stones are set to be the subject for an exciting new 3D visual information database thanks to a computer scientist at Bangor University.

Publication date: 19 February 2014

Annual Lecture School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

Annual Lecture School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science Tuesday 6th November

Publication date: 21 September 2012

Annual Lecture- Implicit Modelling Comes of Age Brian Wyvill (University of Bath)

Despite great advances in computer graphics, it still takes many hours to build detailed computer models. The manufacturing industry is entrenched in parametric models, and the triangle mesh still dominates, both as the subject of most modeling research, and as a medium for content creation for games and the movies. GPU hardware for processing and scanning hardware for capture, support the mesh modelling methodology over all else.

Publication date: 3 October 2013

BBC news report on virtual learning iPad app to help train future neurosurgeons

BBC News reports on a pioneering 'app' developed by Bangor University to help trainee surgeons hone their life saving skills on the operating table.

Publication date: 9 January 2013

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 Computer Science Adds GitHub Accolade

The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering and Bangor University becomes one of only seven UK universities with a resident Certified GitHub Campus Advisor.

Publication date: 18 September 2020

Bangor Computing and Electronic Students win Hac Iechyd Cymru 2020 / Welsh Health Hack

Four undergraduate students from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, along with Dr. Franck Vidal (Senior Lecturer) entered and won the Hac Iechyd Cymru 2020 Welsh Health Hack competition.

Publication date: 27 January 2020

Bangor Engineers win in Cambridge!

For the second year in succession, the Organic Electronics team has won the best poster prize at the InnoLAE conference held in Cambridge. This year the poster covered Dr Colin Watson’s work in our collaboration with SmartKem Ltd.

Publication date: 8 February 2016

Bangor University Open Days to empower the next generation of scientists

The College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Bangor University is aiming to set the record straight on the so-called ‘snowflake’ generation by putting out a call for students determined to make a difference to the world’s problems. A recent survey* revealed 85% of young people, far from being the over-sensitive souls portrayed in the media, feel empowered to tackle issues like global warming, rising sea levels and widespread pollution.

Publication date: 4 October 2019

Bangor University Professor awarded Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining ‘Platinum Medal’

Professor Bill Lee, Sêr Cymru Professor in Materials for Extreme Environments at Bangor University has been awarded the ‘Platinum Medal’ by The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).

Publication date: 15 June 2021

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 awards three ‘Women in Science’ scholarships

Bangor University has awarded its ‘Women in Science’ scholarships to three outstanding female students: Emily Louise Dunn, Emily O’Regan and Kathryn Howard. All three were undergraduate students at Bangor and graduated with First Class Honours in July 2016. The scholarships, which cover the full course fees, will enable the talented and enthusiastic students to continue their studies and are now enrolled in postgraduate research courses at Bangor.

Publication date: 3 January 2017

Bangor University hosts 37th annual Computer Graphics and Visual Computing conference

Bangor University hosted the 37th annual Computer Graphics and Visual Computing (CGVC) conference on 12-13th September 2019.

Publication date: 20 September 2019

Bangor University hosts an international Audience

An international Conference brought top researchers in computer graphics to Wales for the first time recently as the Eurographics conference took place in Llandudno in April. Organised by staff from the School of Computer Science at Bangor University, the delegates visited the University’s Pritchard Jones Hall for a Gala Dinner on the final evening.

Publication date: 18 May 2011

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 opens the first nuclear research institute in Wales

The first nuclear research institute in Wales has opened at Bangor University. The Nuclear Futures Institute has been established with funding from the Welsh Government’s Sêr Cymru programme, which is helping to attract world leading researchers to Wales, with funding also coming from the European Regional Development Fund and from the University.

Publication date: 16 November 2017

Bangor University part of a £200m collaboration to create a new generation of Artificial Intelligence leaders

Bangor University is to take part in an exciting new drive to create a thousand new research and business leaders the project is designed to ensure that the UK leads the global revolution in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A new generation of PhD students will use AI technology to improve healthcare, tackle climate change and create new commercial opportunities, thanks to a £100m investment from UK Research and Innovation announced recently.

Publication date: 1 March 2019

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 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 bags “life changing” grant to develop his ed-tech idea

A Bangor University student has been announced as a winner of a national competition to come up with ideas for new digital tools and apps for learning.

Publication date: 14 July 2016

Bangor University student shortlisted for national award

Bangor University’s Students’ Union Vice-President for Societies and Community Elect has been shortlisted for national award.

Publication date: 25 May 2016

Bangor University students look forward to the launch of their first App

Publication date: 15 March 2013

Bangor University students making the internet a safer place

A Bangor University student won the ‘Best Hack’ category at a hackathon at Southampton University recently.

Publication date: 2 April 2014

Bangor University to become a world leader in a nuclear-powered future

Bangor University is to become a world-leading nuclear research site after a £3 million Welsh Government investment in 15 new science posts.

Publication date: 30 October 2020

Bangor University welcomes opportunity to work with nuclear training providers

Bangor University has welcomed Horizon Nuclear Power’s recent announcement of a partnership with Tecnatom, a global nuclear training services provider, as it looks to grow the future operational workforce for its Wylfa Newydd nuclear new-build project on Anglesey, North Wales.

Publication date: 21 July 2017

Bangor University’s Dr Yue shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize

Dr Liyang Yue of Bangor University’s School of Electronic Engineering has been shortlisted for the 2 017 Newton Prize for his project building a super-resolution metamaterial 3D printing system. The Prize is an annual £1 million fund awarded for the best research or innovation that supports the economic development and social welfare of developing countries. Dr Yue is in with the chance of winning up to £200,000 from the Prize to be used to advance or develop the work further.

Publication date: 24 October 2017

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 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 graduate designs power pack for third world countries

A Bangor University student who has spent the last six months working on designs for a power pack for Third World countries graduated from Bangor University this week.

Publication date: 18 July 2014

Bangor student creates entertainment portal for train passengers

A Bangor University student recently won an award for Best Developer at Europe's first ever hackathon held on a train. Jamie Woodruff, a BSc Computer Information Systems student took part in the HackTrain event along with his team Captivate.

Publication date: 22 April 2015

Bangor two in Santander Entrepreneurship Competition

Bangor University is well represented in the penultimate round of the 2018 Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards taking place at Strathclyde University on 26th June. Having been selected from undergraduate and graduate students competing at Bangor University recently, Tim Hunt and Joe Perkins are among 20 entrepreneurs to have made it through to the next round to pitch their ideas at the Regional Finals.

Publication date: 22 June 2018

Bangor’s IEEE student branch holds its second guest lecture

The second Bangor University IEEE student branch guest lecture took place online on the 24th February 2021.

Publication date: 9 March 2021

Bending light

Dr Liyang Yue at School of Electronic Engineering is the lead author of a paper recently published in the scientific journal "Optics Letters” which reports on a new way to produce a curved light beam, and which has created some interest among scientists since its recent publication.

Publication date: 21 March 2018

Blowing the whistle on blowing the whistle at the top of Snowdon

Before Hafod Eryri, the exciting new visitor centre, opened at the top of Wales’ highest peak, the Stationmaster would announce the departure of the train by blowing his whistle. This did not quite seem in keeping with the new 21century development so Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) turned to Bangor University for assistance. The result has been the installation of a brand-new fully-automated announcement system for Hafod Eryri, which is now fully operational and has quickly become an essential for the day to day running of the summit terminus.

Publication date: 2 November 2010

Boost for Bangor University as new term gets underway

Welsh language provision at Bangor University has received a significant boost due to funding by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol . The university has appointed four lecturers through the Coleg’s Academic Staffing Scheme to work in Psychology , Law , Computer Science , Nursing and Health Care and Accountancy .

Publication date: 3 October 2013

Brain Cancer stem cells manipulated on a ‘lab on chip’ for first time

As the first stage has been achieved in a new European research collaboration to combat two of the most aggressive brain cancers ( www.sumcastec.eu ), academic and industry participants are meeting at Bangor University this week (11-12 July) to discuss the next steps.

Publication date: 11 July 2018

Bubble Challenge for Enterprise by Design

Enterprise by Design 2014 culminated recently with student teams pitching their ideas to a panel of judges and an invited audience. Dr Zigs Extraordinary Bubbles, a toy manufacturer based in north Wales set the challenge: design new packaging for their extraordinary toys.

Publication date: 2 May 2014

Cancer Exhibition at the National Eisteddfod Science & Technology Exhibition

As one of the main sponsors of the Eisteddfod Science & Technology Pavilion, Bangor University is taking a lead in getting children and adults involved in the show. The University has a range of activities at the Exhibition through the week- covering everything from science for the youngest children, with the very popular Fflach Bangor show- to health themes, including cancer research, the food we eat and how to check for our ‘vital signs’ as well as revealing a little about how our brains work.

Publication date: 2 August 2013

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

Celebrating our graduating students (Computer Science and Electronic Engineering)

We celebrate the achievements of our graduates, and award prizes to some of our most meritorious students.

Publication date: 21 August 2019

Celebrating the achievements of 2021 graduating students

The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering hold an online celebration for their graduating students

Publication date: 13 July 2021

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

Collaboration on Materials for Flexible Display Electronics Awarded ‘Outstanding’ by the Technology Strategy Board

SmartKem Ltd, a leading developer of high performance, organic semiconductor materials for flexible displays & electronics, and Bangor University are delighted to announce that a recent Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) has been awarded a grade of ‘Outstanding’ by the Technology Strategy Board .

Publication date: 10 March 2014

Computer Science student performed ‘live hack’ at top London event

A Bangor University student and certified ethical hacker recently participated at a prestigious London event amid speakers such as Boris Johnson and Lord Alex Carlile. Jamie Woodruff, 21, from Rishton, Lancashire a second year student at the School of Computer Science performed a live hack on stage at the ‘ Legislating for LulzSec ’ event - a discussion on privacy, data & policy for the digital economy.

Publication date: 17 November 2014

Computer Systems Engineer develops power pack for developing Countries

Graduating student Jonathan Hedge has spent the last six months working on designs for a power pack for developing countries, in collaboration with the charity International Health Partners and the company Mobile Power Solutions.

Publication date: 16 July 2014

Computer science PhD work to be exhibited in Paris Art show.

An unusual event for Computer Science, PhD student Zainab Ali Aboodd from Iraq recently completed her PhD under the supervision of Dr Franck Vidal at Bangor University and her work on Evolutionary Art is going to be on display in an art gallery in Paris the work will be exhibited in an art gallery in Paris (Gallerie Louchard, http://www.galerielouchard.paris/ ).

Publication date: 3 November 2017

Computers that can understand our emotions?

Having a computer that can read our emotions could lead to all sorts of new applications, including computer games where the player has to control their emotions while playing. Thomas Christy, a Computer Science PhD student at Bangor University is hoping to bring this reality a little nearer by developing a system that will enable computers to read and interpret our emotions and moods in real time.

Publication date: 19 January 2011

Corrugated solar building material reveals potential

Research by Noel Bristow (PhD in electronic engineering ) and Dr Jeff Kettle of Bangor University’s School of Electronic Engineering published in The Royal Society of Chemistry (Energy & Environmental Science, DOI:10.1039/C5EE02162F ) suggests that applying organic photovoltaics (OPVs) onto three dimensional substrates (as opposed to flat), can provide substantial improvements to their efficiency and usefulness.

Publication date: 26 October 2015

Could you defend yourself on an alien planet?

A virtual reality and animation expert and lecturer at Bangor University has developed the latest Virtual Reality headset game to be made available. Just launched, Crashland , on the Oculus Quest is timely, following images from the Perseverance Mars rover, recently sent back from the planet.

Publication date: 26 February 2021

Creating a ‘computer-simulated’ virtual patient to train clinicians

In the future, should you need complicated surgery, the surgeon will be able to prepare and even practice for the procedure on a virtual simulation of your own body or body part that needs attention. The technology is currently in development to create complete whole body ’simulations’ to train surgeons and other medical professional how to undertake various medical procedures, using ‘virtual’ dummies that appear to be there, and even ‘feel’ as though they’re there, by use of 3D computer graphics haptic or ‘force feedback’ devices. Leading the field in Wales in developing this technology is Bangor University’s Professor Nigel John, an expert in visualisation technology at the School of Computer Science .

Publication date: 29 August 2013

Designing for people living with dementia

For ten years, Enterprise by Design has worked with different companies across North Wales, mostly focused in the adventure tourism sector. This year, student teams had a rewarding and challenging brief over the 10 week process, creating memorable experiences for dementia visitors to North Wales. This year’s finale, held in Pontio recently, saw a wide variety of product ideas from undergraduate teams made up across Psychology , Computer Science & Electronic Engineering , Business , Product Design , Music & Media , and Sport, Health & Exercise Sciences . The goal for 2019’s team was to create a product or service that would make North Wales more memorable to dementia tourists.

Publication date: 24 May 2019

Determined student overcomes cancer to graduate

Inspirational Creative Technologies graduate Ronald Rodriguez Winter (Ronnie) has battled cancer to graduate from Bangor University with a First Class degree. To add to his achievements he has also been awarded the Jane Rudall Prize in recognition of his determination and effort in pursuing his studies.

Publication date: 17 July 2015

Developing new long-range micro backpacks for bees

A project to develop a new means of tracking bees in the landscape is progressing well according to scientists at Bangor University. An ecologist and a microsystems engineer are working together to develop micro-backpacks for bees that will enable the bees to be followed by small drones as they fly from plant to plant. This will enable scientists to learn more about where the bees collect nectar and what might be affecting their numbers.

Publication date: 29 August 2017

Discover Science Saturday Club for Girls

DEVISING new electronic products or exploring plants - inside and out - isn't how most teenage girls spend their Saturday mornings.

Publication date: 23 April 2013

Does Ellie have the winning formula?

Electonic Engineering student Ellie Frost is heading for Silverstone tomorrow (20 July) for the experience of a lifetime, as she attends an exclusive event at Silverstone with Santander executives and prominent figures from motorsport.

Publication date: 19 July 2019

Double whammy for Shammi!

An engineering student’s dream comes true this week as she graduates from Bangor University.

Publication date: 16 July 2018

Dr Michael Owen-Bellini, visits Bangor, from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

On Wednesday 28 th August 2019 Dr Michael Owen-Bellini, from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) visited Bangor. Invited by the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering.

Publication date: 9 September 2019

Dr. Simon Middleburgh gives a seminar on Nuclear Futures at Bangor University

On the 2nd October 2019 Dr Simon Middleburgh (Bangor University) gave a research seminar on the Nuclear Futures Bangor research group and the growth and need for low CO2 nuclear power in Wales and the UK. The group has rapidly grown since its inception in early 2018, established with funding from the Welsh Government’s Sêr Cymru programme and industry funding focused on developing safe next generation nuclear power (including nuclear fusion). The group has a core set of materials scientists/engineers and physicists focusing on modelling and experiments targeted at solving significant challenges within the nuclear industry.

Publication date: 7 October 2019

Dream computer science degree for Kieran

A Computer Science student, who has enjoyed every moment of his time at Bangor University, graduates this week. Kieran Bold, 21, from Rhos-on-Sea, has always had a passion for Computer Science, blogging about various games since the age of 15.

Publication date: 14 July 2016

EPSRC Grant Win

Professor Martin Taylor’s group in Electronic Engineering have recently won an EPSRC grant to investigate the fabrication of a new type of Charged Coupled Device, CCD.

Publication date: 5 November 2012

EXPO, celebrating third-year project work, goes virtual

The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE) held their third-year project exhibition online this year.

Publication date: 14 May 2021

Electronic Engineering Final Year Poster Presentation Winners

The winners of the Electronic Engineering Final year project poster prizes have been announced.

Publication date: 13 May 2013

Electronic Engineering degree for Ralph

Ralph Maclumbe from Zimbabwe graduated with a BEng Electronic Engineering, First Class degree from Bangor University this week.

Publication date: 11 July 2014

Ellie has the winning formula!

Electronic Engineering student Ellie Frost is to receive a prestigious and highly valued Engineering Scholarship programme. Ellie heard the news that she had been accepted on the Santander Universities Women in Engineering Scholarship Programme at a recent event at Silverstone. The successful students were announced by Santander UK’s CEO Nathan Bostock and ambassador Jenson Button at the 2019 Formula Student global competition.

Publication date: 29 July 2019

Employers - interested in upskilling your workforce?

Bangor University together with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai have a portfolio of fully funded qualifications covering Software Engineering , Cyber Security , Data Science and Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Degree Apprenticeships provide an attractive option for employers to develop and embed cutting edge knowledge whilst developing an individual in a key role

Publication date: 14 September 2020

Engineering at Bangor wins £500k for CLARET project

A unique new facility has opened at Bangor University. The Centre, the first of its kind in Wales, will enable businesses to test a huge range of plastic electronics, space-related equipment and solar cells.

Publication date: 22 January 2014

Engineering student wins Sports Scholarship for the second year

Engineering student William Bryan wins Sports Scholarship for the second year running.

Publication date: 13 December 2016

Enterprise By Design Goes Digital and Thrives Through Trying Times

Bangor University’s multidisciplinary programme, Enterprise by Design , looked a little different this year. The challenge brings students together from seven Schools and subject areas within the University to work together in teams over a 10-week period. This year the students responded to real world briefs set by partner businesses, Anglesey based sea salt company Halen Môn and climbing gear manufacturer DMM, based in Llanberis.

Publication date: 18 June 2020

Enterprising Students rewarded by Bangor University

Bangor University has awarded new Entrepreneurship Scholarships worth a total of £5,000 to its students to mark the end of the academic year.

Publication date: 31 July 2013

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

Envision supporting inter-disciplinary research via summer internships for undergraduates

As part of the Envision Doctoral training partnership funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, two paid research experience placements were offered to Electronic Engineering undergraduates over the summer to apply their engineering knowledge by working alongside environmental scientists in Bangor University. The placements were awarded to Ashley Beynon and Cai Williams.

Publication date: 2 October 2019

Ethical Internet hacker scoops £1,000 bounty

A Bangor University student recently scooped a £1,000 prize at a hackathon weekend in Russia. Jamie Woodruff, 21, a student at the School of Computer Science was invited to the Startup Weekend event in Moscow to do a live hack in front of around 1000 people. He was also a guest speaker at the event and gave a talk about cyber security. The Startup Weekend is a 56-hour hackathon where programmers, designers and entrepreneurs hacked up mind blowing websites, amazing apps, and incredible services in order to build fully functional businesses.

Publication date: 2 October 2014

Fabricating over 2000 masks, here’s how we did it

A team of researchers at Bangor 3D Printed 2000 face shields, which have been distributed to local frontline workers.

Publication date: 12 June 2020

Fancy building your own internet or even a robot?

Fancy some robot building? Some interesting free events for 11-19 year olds are being organised by Technocamps, so come along and get involved.

Publication date: 4 July 2013

Finding new ways to identify and treat the most challenging brain cancers

A large European research collaboration is bringing new technology to bear to combat two of the most aggressive brain cancers. The research project combines the expertise of leading biologists and electronic engineers to develop innovative microtechnology devices that will ultimately be able to identify and treat Glioblastoma multiforme and Medulloblastoma cancer stem cells.

Publication date: 19 February 2018

First students start at the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Advanced Computing

We welcome the first students onto the UKRI funded Centre for Doctorial Training (CDT) in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Advanced Computing . The UK Research and Innovation funded Centre is a collaboration between Swansea, Cardiff, Aberystwyth, Bristol and Bangor Universities.

Publication date: 2 October 2019

First-class degree for Ji

Ji Wu from China graduated with a first-class BEng Electronic Engineering degree this week.

Publication date: 11 July 2014

Former PhDs talk about careers outside academia

Bangor University alumni Dr Melanie Davies (PhD Biological Sciences 2003, Post-doc North West Cancer Research Fund Institute 2004-2008) and Dr Les Pritchard (PhD Computer Science 2004) returned to their alma mater on Wednesday afternoon to talk about their careers outside academia

Publication date: 18 March 2020

Fourth Bangor Science Festival is on the horizon

Planning for the fourth annual Bangor Science Festival is well under way and the 2014 Festival is certainly shaping up. The Science Festival will be held during National Science and Engineering Week from Friday 14 th March and Sunday23rd March 2014.

Publication date: 28 January 2014

Fujitsu win contract to boost super computing in Wales

Global technology giant Fujitsu has today (March 22) been named as the successful bidder to partner with the Universities in Wales to create a unique £40 million world-class super computing network, a research and innovation institute and a skills academy. The supporting infrastructure will stretch to the four corners of Wales and have a reach across the rest of the globe.

Publication date: 22 March 2011

Fully Funded PhD’s available in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Advanced Computing

The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering announced that they have two fully-funded PhD positions available in the area of AI, Machine Learning and Advanced Computing (AIMLAC) to start October 2022.

Publication date: 17 January 2022

Fully Funded PhD’s available in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Advanced Computing

Three fully-funded PhD positions available in the area of AI, Machine Learning and Advanced Computing (AIMLAC) to start October 2021

Publication date: 14 January 2021

Gaz uses AI to animate computer graphics animals

Gareth Henshall’s PhD research covered two important areas of computing: artificial intelligent algorithms and computer animation.

Publication date: 5 September 2019

Girls in STEM: Technocamps hold an event for 11 and 14-year olds

During the spring half term, the Technocamps team at the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, hosted twenty five students aging between 11 and 14.

Publication date: 18 March 2020

Graduates gain employment during 20-year business relationship

A biotechnology company and university are celebrating more than two decades of a partnership that has resulted in multiple employment opportunities for graduates. Bee Robotics and Bangor University first started working together in 1998 and the relationship has proved vital for both organisations.

Publication date: 15 September 2020

Graduation Profile: Ehren Pawley

Publication date: 13 December 2018

Guest Lecture from Professor Robert Hoehndorf, KAUST, Saudi Arabia

Publication date: 15 November 2018

HPC Wales to lead European HPC network

High Performance Computing (HPC) Wales , with support from Bangor University, has been awarded a grant by the European Commission under the EU’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme to lead Europe’s Network of HPC Competency Centres for SMEs. The unique Network will promote access to computational facilities, pool expertise and resources across Europe and share best practice in HPC industrial use, raising awareness of the benefits of HPC and contributing to the implementation of the European HPC Strategy.

Publication date: 12 May 2015

Hanzhe Sun recognised for outstanding engineering talent!

Student Hanzhe Sun, who has just completed his BEng in Electronic Engineering, from Bangor University, achieving 1st class honours, has been recognised for his hard work by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Publication date: 16 July 2021

Harnessing our Welsh sunshine

In Wales, we receive on average, 1,390 sunshine hours each year, which could potentially be converted to electricity. If we could capture and convert a small fraction of that, we would need no other source of generation to meet all our energy needs. The technology to capture this energy is photovoltaics, which harnesses the sun’s rays and converts the energy into electricity which can then be used locally or fed into the national grid.

Publication date: 2 September 2013

Helping local organisations to fill the gaps

A new online job vacancy portal is enabling employers and voluntary organisations across north Wales and beyond, to fill vacancies and opportunities within their organisations. Bangor Prospects is promoting their vacancies to thousands of students and graduates who are currently looking for part-time or casual work; graduate level opportunities; paid placements, internships & voluntary opportunities.

Publication date: 6 October 2015

Hitachi-GE, Imperial and Bangor University developing UK and Welsh BWR expertise

Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. (Hitachi-GE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Imperial College London and Bangor University, enhancing its commitment to support Welsh and British expertise.

Publication date: 31 October 2016

Hobby and career change leads to First Class Honours!

Creative Technologies graduate Spencer Rose from Denver, Colorado, United States, enrolled in university with the goal of becoming an airline pilot 9 years ago. He soon discovered that his day-in, day-out passion was working on video games - which had been a hobby for many years. This week he will be graduating with a First Class Honours degree.

Publication date: 14 July 2016

How computer visualisation can assist medics

If you’re about to undergo a medical procedure, it might be good to know that the person conducting the procedure has been able to prepare in advance or been trained using a life-like computer generated simulator, or even been able to prepare based on simulations of your own actual body.

Publication date: 10 January 2014

How trillions of tiny solar panels could power the internet of things

This article by Jeff Kettle , ‎Lecturer in Electronic Engineering, was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article .

Publication date: 9 November 2015

Hummit, the new app released by a Bangor University student

We’ve all had that tune in our heads that we can’t name. Well, Joey Elliott, aged 22 from Oswestry, has developed a mobile app to resolve that problem! His app lets users find the names for those annoying tunes in their head such as the title of a catchy song heard on the radio and then later, you cannot remember. Joey created the idea after he found himself having this recurring problem and is hoping to help others in similar situations.

Publication date: 23 February 2018

IT Employability Expo

On Friday 31st May Software Alliance Wales, together with Technocamps and the Schools of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at Bangor University are organising an IT Employability EXPO at the University’s Neuadd Reichel, on Ffriddoedd Road, Bangor .

Publication date: 20 May 2013

IT Employability Expo 31st May 2013, Neuadd Reichel, Bangor

On Friday 31st May Software Alliance Wales, together with Technocamps and the Schools of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at Bangor University are organising an IT Employability EXPO at the University’s Neuadd Reichel, on Ffriddoedd Road, Bangor .

Publication date: 20 May 2013

Impact and Innovation at Bangor University

Bangor University has rewarded its finest and most innovative academics at the University’s second annual Impact & Innovation Awards. These Awards recognise outstanding research and enterprise activities from across the institution, which have succeeded in benefiting the wider economy and society.

Publication date: 11 July 2014

Improbable vision

Publication date: 6 November 2018

Increasing Broadband capacity two thousand-fold - for the same price

Could you use a broadband service that is two thousand times faster, but costs you the same? A revolutionary “future-proof” technology, first proposed by Bangor University, is the front-runner in satisfying future demand for dramatically increased internet speeds and capacity.

Publication date: 5 November 2012

Increasing Ram productivity and fighting crime

A Science Park on Anglesey is fighting rural crime, using a specially developed Internet of Things (Iot) device. Bringing innovation together with existing IoT technology, a matchbox sized device has been created which can help fight sheep rustling, sheep worrying by dogs, and track ram mating patterns!

Publication date: 25 October 2019

Industrial seminar: Contact with the professional world in Computer Vision

Mr Thomas Vidal, C++ developer in Computer Vision at LANACESS , gave a talk from Barcelona (Spain) to our 3rd year students in computer science

Publication date: 23 April 2021

International Year of Light Celebration Lecture

Publication date: 15 October 2015

Jamie Woodruff - My Life at Bangor

Watch the Video Profile of Jamie Woodruff as he talks to BangorTV about his experiences as a Computer Information Systems student at Bangor. He tells us more about his interest in Ethical Hacking and the support he's received from the Miles Dyslexia Centre.

Publication date: 27 February 2015

Keeping it in the family

Three members of a Kuwaiti family graduate with pride from Bangor University this week. Aqeel and Mohammad Hamoud and Duhar Al-Etabi from Kuwait came to study for a BEng in Electronic Engineering , had mixed emotions about their three years at Bangor coming to an end.

Publication date: 17 July 2015

Launch of a faster age at M-SParc

A 5G research centre, which will make Wales a global leader in the technology and change how the internet works, will be officially launched at M-SParc , Bangor University’s Science Park today (23.1.20). The Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Centre is run by professors and researchers from Bangor University, who are working on speeding up broadband, and are playing a vital role in enabling true 5G. With partners including Huawei and BT, this is global work which could be world-changing.

Publication date: 23 January 2020

Launch of €1.8 million Network to develop the Solar Energy Sector in Ireland and Wales

A new €1.8 million initiative to help develop and sustain employment in the economically important Solar Energy (photovoltaic or PV) sector has just been launched by a consortium of Higher Education Institutes, from Wales and Ireland. The ‘Wales Ireland Network for Innovative Photovoltaic Technologies’ ( WIN-IPT ) is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Ireland Wales Programme 2007-13.

Publication date: 25 October 2012

Local School pupils get hands on at CodiSTEM

Hundreds of school pupils from schools in Môn and Gwynedd flocked to Grŵp Llandrillo’s Coleg Menai recently to attend the inaugural CodiSTEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) careers and information event organised by Careers Wales.

Publication date: 7 May 2015

Local school children learn to code thanks to Bangor University

Pupils from five Llŷn primary schools visited Bangor University recently as part of a collaboration between the University’s Widening Access Centre and Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s Pwllheli campus.

Publication date: 17 September 2015

MEng Student working for QuinetiQ

"I recently started working for QinetiQ in Malvern as graduate Electronic Engineer in the Special Projects division. Currently I am involved with various projects utilising the Passive Millimetre Wave technology developed here at QinetiQ.

Publication date: 30 January 2018

MEng Team Project Students give back to local community

Seven students graduating this year on the MEng Electronic Engineering and MEng Computer Systems Engineering have designed and built an electric train for the Llanberis Railway (Rheilffordd Llyn Padarn) as part of their degree studies. All MEng students take a substantial team project in their final year in partnership with an external company. This year’s partner company was Rheilffordd Llyn Padarn.

Publication date: 16 July 2014

MEng students enjoy study trip of a lifetime to Brazil

Electronic Engineering students Sean Kiely and Paul Spencer recently spent nine weeks studying in Brazil. Sean writes about the experience: "Brazil! I mean ... WOW! Four years ago when I was in college, if you told me I would be flying to the other side of the world to work on the most cutting edge research going, I would have told you, you had as much chance to become prime minister! But there I was on my BA flight (all expenses paid) to University of Sao Paulo in Sao Carlos."

Publication date: 9 January 2013

MEng students enjoy study trip of a lifetime to Brazil

Electronic Engineering students Sean Kiely and Paul Spencer spent nine weeks studying in Brazil.

Publication date: 29 January 2018

MEng students receive their bursary cheques

Professor Paul Spencer and Dr Iestyn Pierce present cheques to some of the MEng students.

Publication date: 22 April 2013

Materials by Design approaches to inform graphene fabrication

The Laboratory for Matter Dynamics led by E.M. Campo has developed a promising approach to inform graphene fabrication. Under HPC Wales-Fujitsu and US- European Office of Aerospace Research and Development funding, the Campo group are combining experimental and theoretical synchrotron spectroscopies towards optimized graphene electronic devices. The new generation of devices will enable faster, smaller, and flexible electronics whose range of applications spans from smart textiles to hand-held devices.

Publication date: 7 March 2016

Mature Student gains a First Class Honours Degree and Award

Wendy Ann Evans, 43, from Bangor is graduating this week with a first class honours degree in Information Communications Technology.

Publication date: 12 July 2013

Metamaterial: Perfect Absorber Seminar

Professor Vu Dinh Lam, Head of Metamaterial Group, Vice-Director of Institute of Materials Science (IMS), Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology (VAST), will be visiting the school of Electronic Engineering on Monday 22nd February, to deliver a seminar on metamaterial perfect absorber which will be held at 10.20 am in the library reading room on the second floor of the Dean Street Building.

Publication date: 19 February 2016

Minister visits Bangor University’s School of Electronic Engineering

The Welsh Government’s Minister for Skills & Science, Julie James AM, visited Bangor University’s School of Electronic Engineering on Thursday (16 Feb). During the visit, the Minister was taken on a tour of the school’s state-of-the-art laboratories and was given a demonstration of the work undertaken by Professor Jianming Tang and his Optical Communications Research Group (OCRG).

Publication date: 17 February 2017

Ministerial prize-giving marks National HE Stem Programme success

During The Wales Celebration Event for the National HE STEM Programme event held in Cardiff Bay recently, a Bangor University student received Second prize of the Wales HE STEM Cutting Edge Research Poster Competition. Huw Waters, of Bangor University’s School of Electronic Engineering was congratulated by Edwina Hart Hart AM, Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science for his poster explaining his research on ‘New polymers and oligomers for printing of next generation solar cells’.

Publication date: 26 June 2012

Multidisciplinary innovation in Adventure Tourism at Bangor University: bringing wellness to North Wales

Enterprise by Design is back for its 7th annual competition for 2018, and the winning team has just been awarded a cheque for £2,500. The challenge brings students from the areas of Psychology, Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Business, Product Design, and Creative Studies and Media to work together in multidisciplinary teams. Their goal is to create a product or service for local businesses over an 8-week period.

Publication date: 23 March 2018

National bursaries for Bangor's engineering talent

Three students from Bangor University have received Engineering Horizons Bursaries from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The bursaries are awarded to students who are passionate about engineering and have taken up a place on an engineering or technology degree course which has been accredited by the IET.

Publication date: 21 February 2018

New long-range micro backpacks for bees could provide vital information

Harnessing the bee’s own electrical energy is the solution proposed by an exciting new project to create a lightweight and long range bee-tracking device. Bee populations, our vital crop and fruit pollinators, are in serious decline; their survival faces challenges on several fronts, insecticides and varroa mites to name a few.

Publication date: 14 December 2015

North Wales Tech meetup at Bangor University

Publication date: 12 December 2019

North Wales and the North West of England leads the UK in securing clean energy

North Wales and the North West of England are the key areas for the development of nuclear research and engineering in the UK, according to a UK Government commissioned Audit report published today. The report shows that nowhere else in Europe has such a concentration of nuclear expertise, with unparalleled access to a world-renowned skills base and pioneering expertise in nuclear research and development.

Publication date: 8 March 2019

Nuclear Futures Institute named as part of Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Feasibility and Development project

The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has announced recently that Bangor University’s Nuclear Futures Institute will be part of the £10M Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Feasibility and Development project led by Westinghouse. As the country strives towards net Zero CO2 generation, nuclear energy is being pursued as one of the leading resources that provides reliable, sustainable, low CO2 baseload electricity.

Publication date: 20 August 2020

Nuclear agreement between Wales and Canada

Universities from Wales and Canada have joined forces to develop pioneering nuclear technologies together. Bangor University, in North Wales, and the University of New Brunswick (UNB), in Canada, are to begin collaborating on new energy sources.

Publication date: 12 March 2020

Out and about this weekend?

This bank holiday weekend, how about going out and walking the countryside and taking photographs of prehistoric monuments? Around Wales there are some fantastic walks, and you will be able to see our past heritage as well.

Publication date: 25 August 2016

Peter Butcher gives a seminar on the Visualisation of Laws and Lexicography

Peter Butcher gives a seminar on two research projects on 12 November 2019 at the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Bangor University.

Publication date: 8 January 2020

Peter’s dream internship at Jaguar Land Rover

A Computer Systems Engineering student has spent his second summer on a prestigious sponsorship scheme at Jaguar Land Rover in Coventry.

Publication date: 2 October 2014

PhD next for talented Bala Engineer

A talented engineer graduated from Bangor University after four years of hard work this week.

Publication date: 20 July 2017

Philippe graduates with a First after an action packed three years

A student from Cameroon is celebrating graduating with a First Class degree in Electronic Engineering after what he describes as ‘years of hard work, sleepless night and perseverance’.

Publication date: 14 July 2016

Postgraduate grants for Bangor University students

Grants are being made available for Welsh students to study postgraduate degrees at Bangor University.

Publication date: 16 July 2020

Presenting to a Robot! - robots used for degree presentations

Academic appeared remotely via tele-operative robot to witness final year project presentation

Publication date: 11 June 2021

Prizewinning student lands Graduate Research Engineer job at Jaguar Land Rover

Inspired by the real world problems engineers face on a daily basis, a prizewinning student graduated from Bangor University this week.

Publication date: 17 July 2015

Prof. Alan Shore and Ray Davies discuss Photonics with the BBC on the Science Cafe Programme

Professor Alan Shore and Ray Davies discuss Photonics with the BBC on the Science Cafe radio programme.

Publication date: 8 October 2012

Professor Nigel John receives prestigious Churchill Medallion

Professor Nigel John from Bangor University's School of Computer Science was presented with a Churchill medallion at a prestigious biennial award ceremony in London recently, after successfully completing his Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship.

Publication date: 25 June 2014

REF confirms growth in quality of research

The 2014 Research Excellence Framework results show that the School of Computer Science has improved the quality of its research outputs profile.

Publication date: 22 December 2014

Ray Davies Tribute

Ray Davies the Director of the Photonics Academy of Wales @ Bangor (PAWB) died on the 14 th January 2021.

Publication date: 8 February 2021

Remembering Honorary Professor of Mathematics, Mike Yates

Publication date: 15 January 2021

Remembering Professor David Last

Publication date: 27 January 2020

Research Excellence Framework 2014: Results Overview

Periodically the UK government sponsors a process, the Research Excellence Framework (REF) that grades the research activity in all UK Universities, the most recent results have now been released for REF 2014.

Publication date: 23 January 2015

Research from Bangor presented at the premier Data Visualization Conference

Professor Jonathan C. Roberts and Dr Panagiotis (Panos) Ritsos, from Computer Science, represented Bangor University at the IEEE Visualization (VIS2017) Conference, held in Phoenix, Arizona, USA this month.

Publication date: 3 November 2017

Researchers invent device that generates light from the cold night sky – here's what it means for millions living off grid

More than 1.7 billion people worldwide still don’t have a reliable electricity connection. For many of them, solar power is their potential energy saviour – at least when the sun is shining. This article y Jeff Kettle , ‎Lecturer in Electronic Engineering,is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article .

Publication date: 16 October 2019

Researchers present at the 2021 Eurographics Computer Graphics conference

The Eurographics 2021 (EG2021) conference is the 42nd Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics, and took place between 3-7th May, 2021. 1072 people attended the virtual event which was organized by the Research Unit of Computer Graphics at TU Wien. The Eurographics conference is one of the largest conferences for the computer graphics community.

Publication date: 11 May 2021

Researchers present at the virtual Eurographics and EuroVis conference

Researchers at the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering from Visualisation Data Modelling and Graphics group presented their research online as the Eurographics and EuroVis conferences went virtual.

Publication date: 16 June 2020

Revolutionising the way we interact with data

Publication date: 4 February 2021

Robotics of the future, Schools Lego-Robot competition

Schools across the whole of Wales took part in a simultaneous “Robotics of the future” Lego challenge at Venue Cymru recently. Bangor University’s Technocamps team ran the north Wales heat of this exciting new competition.

Publication date: 29 July 2013

Royal Academy grant for the ‘Photo-Electric Light Orchestra’

An innovative outreach project delivered by Bangor University’s School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering in partnership with the University’s Widening Access Centre has secured a £30,000 grant from the Royal Academy of Engineering as part of its Ingenious scheme – a programme that seeks to engage the public with engineering.

Publication date: 16 April 2019

Santander reward students’ bright ideas

Bangor University held the finals for the first stage of the Santander Entrepreneurship Awards recently. On the day, five undergraduate and five postgraduate students presented their ideas to a panel of judges, which included the University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor John G. Hughes, with the hope of making it through to represent Bangor at the national Santander finals in July.

Publication date: 31 March 2014

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

School EXPO event showcasing students work, and engaging with companies

Wednesday 11th March 2020 was an important day in the calendar of the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering: it was the School’s Final Year Project & Careers Expo.

Publication date: 20 March 2020

School announces free learning activities around rainbows and colours

The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering announces a new programme of activities around rainbows and colour, to encourage school children to keen learning.

Publication date: 22 June 2020

School children create art inspired by Anglesey’s standing stones

An exhibition of Artwork inspired by Anglesey’s Standing Stones will be visiting Galeri in Caernarfon between 15 August and 5 September.

Publication date: 5 August 2014

School holds virtual Away Day

The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering held its end of year away day on the 5th August 2021. This year, due to the pandemic, the workshop was held remotely using Teams.

Publication date: 16 August 2021

School holds zero-carbon “sprint challenge”

The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering hosted a zero-carbon “sprint challenge” to celebrate ‘This is Engineering Day’ 2021, a campaign sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Publication date: 15 November 2021

School hosts Masters and PhD Fair

On the afternoon of the 30th January 2020 the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering hosted a Masters and PhD Fair. Over thirty computing and electronic students interested in postgraduate courses came to the event.

Publication date: 10 February 2020

School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering awarded Athena SWAN Bronze award

Bangor University is delighted to announce that a recent Athena SWAN application for a Bronze award from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering has been successful.

Publication date: 15 October 2020

School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering hosts a virtual celebration for graduates

On the 16th July 2020, the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering hosted a virtual celebration for the graduating students. A formal graduation ceremony is planned for 2021, but the School wanted to celebrate their graduating students and award prizes.

Publication date: 21 July 2020

School of Computer Science participates in the International conference on Visualisation

Professor Jonathan C. Roberts and PhD student Mr Hayder Al-maneea participated at the premier visualisation conference in Vancouver between the 14 th to 26 th October 2019.

Publication date: 7 November 2019

School of Electronic Engineering ranked 2nd in the UK for Teaching Quality

Bangor University's School of Electronic Engineering has been ranked second in the UK for Teaching Quality by the 2016 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.

Publication date: 12 October 2016

School of Music re-opens after £2M Refurbishment

Bangor University’s School of Music celebrated the opening of its refurbished facilities with a ceremony for staff and students. The ceremony celebrated the completion of the £2million renovation of the building, creating facilities befitting one of the 5 best music departments in the UK as voted by students in the 2016 National Student Survey.

Publication date: 19 September 2016

Schools to host IET Present around the World competition for students with £250 first prize

The schools of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering will host an IET competition on the 19th March at 2pm in the Library Reading Room Dean Street.

Publication date: 19 January 2015

Scouting volunteer graduates

Owen Jones, 21, from Redditch, Worcestershire graduated with and MEng Electronic Engineering degree after an ‘amazing’ four years.

Publication date: 14 July 2016

Seeing the invisible: visible light superlens made from nanobeads

A paper in Science Advances (12 August) provides proof of a new concept, using new solid 3D superlenses to break through the scale of things previously visible through a microscope. Illustrating the strength of the new superlens, the scientists describe seeing for the first time, the actual information on the surface of a Blue Ray DVD. That shiny surface is not as smooth as we think. Current microscopes cannot see the grooves containing the data- but now even the data itself is revealed

Publication date: 13 August 2016

Seminar: "State of play for analysing the nonlinear dymanics of experimental laser systems: Research at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia"

Deb Kane has been a frequent visitor to the School of Electronic Engineering over the past 15 years or so and we have engaged in fruitful research collaborations with Deb and her group in Sydney. The present visit is in relation to an existing research collaboration.

Publication date: 25 April 2013

Seminar: Soft Optical and Electronic Materials: Development of Conjugated Polymers and Supermolecular Machines

This seminar will be of interest to anyone working in photovoltaics, organic electronics, organic chemistry and supermolecular chemistry. Held by: Prof Masaki Horie, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan. On Friday 12th July, 1pm-2pm, Seminar Room 211, School of Electronic engineering, Dean street.

Publication date: 25 June 2013

Shining a light on robot technology - Dr Maziar Nezhad wins sought after EPSRC Fellowship to develop micro-robots powered by light

Dr Maziar Nezhad of Bangor University and PI to NRN Project 105 has been awarded an Innovation Fellowship from EPSRC.

Publication date: 30 October 2018

Six PhD studentships awarded for environmental science research Bangor University

Six high-calibre graduates from universities across the UK have been awarded prestigious studentships from the Natural Environment Research Council for PhD research projects at Bangor University.

Publication date: 1 June 2020

Snowdonia walking ‘app’ launched

A Bangor graduate has recently developed his first mobile ‘app’ - Walking in Snowdonia

Publication date: 15 October 2012

Software Alliance Wales hosts Computer Science EXPO at Bangor University

Software Alliance Wales and Bangor University host a Computer Science EXPO on the afternoon of Thursday 3 rd April. The event will take place on campus at Bangor University and will see up to 50 of Bangor’s brightest computer science undergraduates present their final year projects to local SMEs who may be looking to recruit IT graduates for their businesses.

Publication date: 3 April 2014

Software Hut: where computing students work with companies

There is a real buzz every week; all second-year computing students meet with company representatives to discuss their group project.

Publication date: 18 February 2020

Spider silk: Mother Nature’s Bio-Superlens

Hot on the heels of a paper (Sci. Adv. 2 e1600901,2016) revealing that a team at Bangor University’s School of Electronic Engineering has used a nanobead-derived superlens to break the perceived resolution barrier, the same team has achieved another world first: using spider-silk as a superlens to increase the microscope’s potential.

Publication date: 19 August 2016

Stroke sufferer graduates with pride

A prize-winning gifted computer programmer graduated from Bangor University this week.

Publication date: 10 July 2014

Strong REF performance for Electronic Engineering

The Head of the School of Electronic Engineering has welcomes the results of the 2014 REF in which research from the School was one of 14 submissions made by Bangor University.

Publication date: 18 December 2014

Student research on freshwater microplastics hits the headlines

Research conducted by students at Bangor University, working with Friends of the Earth, has attracted global media attention. Bangor University was commissioned by the environmental organization, to measure the amount of plastics and microplastics in British lakes and rivers- and what they found was widely reported in print and broadcast media across Britain and beyond.

Publication date: 3 April 2019

Students and academics present three research papers on visual computing

Researchers from the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering presented three separate research papers (on visual computing) at the Computer Graphics and Visual Computing conference (CG&VC) 2021.

Publication date: 27 September 2021

Succeeding in Nuclear industry

A pair of students from North Wales attending Bangor University have recently taken huge strides forward in pursuing their ambitions to carve out future careers in the nuclear industry.

Publication date: 5 July 2016

Success in the visualisation of administrative justice

Academics from Bangor Law and the school of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering have gained recognition for their collaborative work in data visualisation.

Publication date: 10 November 2021

Super-lenses made from spider webs and laser-based advanced manufacturing to be discussed in public seminar.

Super-lenses made from spider webs and laser-based advanced manufacturing are just two of the topics being discussed by world-class Bangor University academics in an upcoming public seminar.

Publication date: 10 July 2020

Supercomputers used to model disaster scenarios

Undergraduate students from the School of Computer Science at Bangor University will be using supercomputers to run programmes that can predict how lethal disease might spread, or how people are likely to react in a disaster.

Publication date: 27 May 2014

Technocamps to encourage young people to follow in the footsteps of Bill Gates

An £6million project to encourage young people to follow in the footsteps of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and other successful technologists and entrepreneurs has been announced today (2.2.11) by Deputy Minister for Science, Innovation and Skills, Lesley Griffiths AM.

Publication date: 2 February 2011

The Appliance of Science!

Bangor University’s Science Festival is back for its seventh year and welcomes everyone to explore and discuss science through talks hands-on activities exhibitions demonstrations - all free to attend.

Publication date: 16 February 2017

The Appliance of Science!

Bangor University’s Science Festival is back for its seventh year and welcomes everyone to explore and discuss science through talks hands-on activities exhibitions demonstrations - all free to attend.

Publication date: 7 March 2017

The Future of VR Technology

Bangor University Lecturer Dr Llŷr ap Cenydd has been Talking About the Future of VR Technology as Oculus, owned by Facebook is set to launch their new Oculus Quest headset.

Publication date: 3 May 2019

The future of nuclear: power stations could make hydrogen, heat homes and decarbonise industry

This article by Bill Lee , Ser Cymru Professor of Materials in Extreme Environments, Bangor University and Michael Rushton , Senior Lecturer in Nuclear Energy, Bangor University is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article .

Publication date: 4 November 2020

The latest developments in solar energy to be highlighted at Bangor University

Bangor University's School of Electronic Engineering will host to the Solar Energy Society’s PVSAT 13 (Photovoltaic Science, Application and Technology) conference this month (5-7 April), bringing together the brightest and best scientists in the field of solar for the most important conference on solar energy research in the UK. Around 5% of our electricity is produced from solar energy in the UK, with a 25% increase in solar energy production in recent years and a constantly reducing production cost, solar is one of the cheapest forms of energy production so the future looks bright for solar. It remains a popular research area in the science and engineering sector of UK universities.

Publication date: 3 April 2017

Three students from the State of Kuwait at Bangor University

This article is about the life of three students from the State of Kuwait at Bangor University. Abdullah Almahous, Mohammad Houtari and Abdulmusen Alajmi joined the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering as year 2 entry for the BEng Computer System Engineering degree in 2015/16 academic year.

Publication date: 10 December 2019

Three students start their PhD journey in AI

Three UKRI funded students at Bangor University started their PhD journey this week.

Publication date: 29 September 2021

Tobias wins best student paper award

Tobias Barthelmes gained the award for the best student technical paper at the Computer Graphics & Visual Computing 2021 (CGVC) conference, that took place over the 8-10th September 2021.

Publication date: 22 September 2021

Top marks for Nigerian student

Eta Uso from Nigeria emerged as Best Graduating Student by achieving the highest overall marks for all students who were taking the MSc Computing & Internet Systems programme at Bangor University’s School of Computer Science.

Publication date: 18 July 2014

UK’s national lab for nuclear fission to fund doctoral researchers

The UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is to sponsors two PhD students at Bangor University.

Publication date: 26 October 2021

Understanding our Oceans

Bangor University’s Schools of Ocean Science s, Electronic Engineering and Computer Science in collaboration with company partner Tidal Lagoon Power are looking for a computer science student to help them build an autonomous vehicle that will answer questions that have bugged ecologists and fisheries scientists for years – how and where do fish swim? The new project being developed by SEACAMS, Bangor University and funded by KESS 2 aims to track small marine fish to understand where fish swim in a way that has previously only been applied to large sharks.

Publication date: 7 August 2017

Underwater-world software developed for launch of new Samsung Gear VR mobile device

Bangor University Lecturer Dr Llyr Ap Cenydd from the School of Computer Science has been working on a top secret project with Samsung and Oculus to develop an app called “ Ocean Rift ” that is expected to launch alongside the new Samsung Gear VR mobile device.

Publication date: 30 October 2014

Universities and colleges join forces to offer fully funded apprenticeships

FREE digital and manufacturing apprenticeships will be the focus of a webinar uniting colleges and universities in North Wales.

Publication date: 10 November 2020

Virtual Learning iPad app to help train future neurosurgeons

A new mobile ‘app’, downloadable free of charge, will assist with the training of future neurosurgeons, and is just one of a stream of programmes being developed, adapting visual computing and three dimensional realities to provide cost-effective virtual learning for a range of medical procedures.

Publication date: 8 January 2013

Virtual Reality enables you to swim with sharks - in Welsh!

" Ocean Rift ", one of the world’s most popular Virtual Reality programmes is the first to be available in Welsh for use with VR headsets. ( English version here ). Created by Dr Llŷr ap Cenydd, a lecturer at Bangor University’s School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering , Ocean Rift was one of the first programmes to be released alongside the Samsung Gear VR headset, and has become one of the most popular with an estimated 2.5 million downloads since 2013.

Publication date: 28 November 2018

Virtual induction for the new Doctoral Training Students in AI

The UKRI funded PhD doctoral training centre in Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning and Advanced Computing ( AIMLAC ) held its virtual induction and cohort training event between the 22nd to 24th of September 2020.

Publication date: 9 October 2020

Wales leads the way in the science of Light

An exciting new Pan-Wales project was launched at the Cardiff Millenium Centre recently. The CAMPUS (CApability Matrix for Photonics Up Skilling) project, lead by the School of Electronic Engineering , is focussing on collaboration with Welsh companies. The project aims to give local companies exclusive access to specialist research and development equipment, facilities and staff, in order to position Wales as a leader in the science of photonics.

Publication date: 24 August 2012

We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why

This article by Paul Cross , Senior Lecturer in the Environment, at the School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography and Cristiano Palego , Senior Lecturer in Smart Sensors and Instrumentation at the School of Electronic Engineering , was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article .

Publication date: 3 December 2015

Web-Chats with Assembly Members

We are looking for students and apprentices to take part in a web-chat with Assembly Members about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Skills in Wales. We want to hear your views on whether you think enough is being done to encourage young people to enter Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths courses. We would also like to hear your views on whether these courses enable young people to develop the required skills for a career in these fields.

Publication date: 8 April 2014

We’re all radioactive – so let’s stop being afraid of it

This article by Bill Lee, Ser Cymru Professor of Materials in Extreme Environments, Bangor University and Gerry Thomas, Chair in Molecular Pathology, Imperial College London, is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

Publication date: 11 February 2022

What computer programming languages do you know?

We celebrate with all programmers throughout the world and would like to say “Happy Programmer’s Day”, says Professor Jonathan C. Roberts.

Publication date: 13 September 2021

Windows 95 turns 20 – and new ways of interacting show up desktop's age

This article by Jonathan Roberts of the School of Computer Science was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article . The arrival of Microsoft Windows 95 on August 24 1995 brought about a desktop PC boom. With an easier and more intuitive graphical user interface than previous versions it appealed to more than just business, and Bill Gates’ stated aim of one PC per person per desk was set in motion. This was a time of 320Mb hard drives, 8Mb RAM and 15” inch CRT monitors. For most home users, the internet had only just arrived.

Publication date: 21 August 2015

World record semiconductor performance set to enable the internet of things

Flexible electronics for the internet of things are now a reality thanks to new technology created by North Wales company SmartKem Ltd, with the help of scientists at Bangor University Scientists at the School of Electronic Engineering have been testing SmartKem ’s semiconductor material truFLEX ® and have demonstrated operating in electronic form at the frequencies required to make high-speed flexible electronics a reality.

Publication date: 6 May 2016

Zip World Triumph for Enterprising Students

Bangor University’s Enterprise by Design team are delighted to have pioneering company, Zip World as the commercial partner this year to provide the students with a meaningful challenge that actively seeks to contribute to the future success of the company. Twelve multidisciplinary teams pitched for a stake in the £5,000 prize fund following ten weeks of working alongside postgraduate facilitators and academic specialists in a design-led process to tackle a real world design brief.

Publication date: 24 April 2017

£1M worth of equipment available to businesses for the first time in Wales.

Bangor University’s CLARET project has recently taken delivery of a Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer system or ToF-SIMS. This advanced system is the first of its kind in Wales and one of only a handful available for commercial use across the UK. The highly technical equipment and experts who operate it are based at the University’s School of Electronic Engineering.

Publication date: 3 September 2014

£2M investment in Electronic Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory

New Laboratory Equipped with Agilent Instruments Supports Undergraduate teaching in Wales. Agilent Technologies Inc. and Bangor University recently opened a new Agilent Branded laboratory equipped with Agilent instruments. The lab, located in the School of Electronic Engineering at Bangor University, will support teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Electronic Engineering.

Publication date: 8 November 2012

£4m boost for 5G research in Wales

Wales is set to become a global leader in 5G technology following the announcement of a new Digital Centre of Excellence, supported by nearly £4m EU funds. The Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Centre of Excellence at Bangor University will provide highly specialised research into digital communication systems like mobile phones, WiFi hubs and modern manufacturing lines. Improvements in DSP are a cost-effective way of speeding up networks, dramatically improving the way that mobile phones, devices and network architecture work.

Publication date: 17 October 2019