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News Archive: August 2012
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
Bangor welcomes legal eagles from across the globe for annual Summer School
Bangor Law School has welcomed legal professionals and students from around the world for its annual Summer School.
Publication date: 23 August 2012
Alaska Climbing Challenge for Bangor Students
Two Bangor University students could be the youngest pair ever to climb the classic Cassin Ridge on Denali’s South Face in Alaska.
Publication date: 23 August 2012
Enigmatic Eliseg reveals its secrets
An Open Afternoon between 2-5 on Saturday 8 September will give the public an opportunity to find more about the third season of excavations at the Pillar of Eliseg, a ninth-century AD stone monument which stands on a prehistoric mound near Valle Crucis Abbey Llangollen, in north-east Wales. Archaeologists from Bangor and Chester Universities are returning to carry out a third season of excavations at the site between 26 August -16 September 2012.
Publication date: 22 August 2012
A Flexible Route to Getting Your Chemistry Degree - The OpenPlus entry route
Bangor University and the Open University have formed a partnership to create a flexible way for you to obtain a Chemistry degree.
Publication date: 22 August 2012
Dr Anna Croft on how a simple cup of tea can help battle problems of ageing
DO YOU drink tea with milk? Perhaps with lemon? Or maybe you prefer your tea black? Find out tea could potentially make a diffrerence in your life.
Publication date: 22 August 2012
Chemistry awards its high achievers
First year students were awarded for their hard work today when they were presented with the First Year Chemistry Achievement Awards.
Publication date: 22 August 2012
Dr Vera Thoss paints the mountains blue
Read about Dr Vera Thoss's research activites and her work with wild bluebells.
Publication date: 22 August 2012
Exciting new developments at the School of Chemistry…
School of Chemistry successful in securing two significant funding bids.
Publication date: 22 August 2012
Interesting finds on Welsh beaches
Unusual creatures found on beaches in north and south Wales this summer are identified as a species of 'stalked' or 'goose' barnacle.
Publication date: 22 August 2012
'MATLAB for Experimental Psychology' Workshop Proves Very Popular
On 26th and 27th July, the School of Psychology hosted a two-day 'MATLAB for Experimental Psychology' workshop. With only eighteen places available, we received interest from over 150 students from around the UK.
Publication date: 21 August 2012
Learning Disability - community/university event Thursday 21 June 2012
Accessible conference for people with a learning disabilty.
Publication date: 20 August 2012
Honorary Senior Lecturer publishes book on trench diseases
Dr Rob Atenstaedt publishes “The Medical Response to the Trench Diseases in World War One”.
Publication date: 20 August 2012
Making A Difference To Children’s Lives
During Easter 2012, a team of past and present Childhood Studies students from the School of Education at Bangor University will visit Oradea in Romania for ten days, in partnership with a Romanian charity, People2People.
Publication date: 20 August 2012
Fine Art student on international exchange to Australia
Llewelyn Buckingham heads down under to study fine art full time at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Publication date: 20 August 2012
Amputation rates fall
Patients' limbs saved thanks to Diabetic Foot Service at Ysbyty Gwynedd.
Publication date: 20 August 2012
Prof Anwei Feng: Key-Note Speech at International Conference, and More
Prof. Anwei Feng forges further links with China.
Publication date: 20 August 2012
BA Fine Art student wins 1st prize in the a n Degrees Unlimited blog
Rob Stephen wins first prize in blog.
Publication date: 20 August 2012
Culture Colony Film: BA Fine Art Degree Show
Short film raises the profile of part-time BA Fine Art at Bangor University.
Publication date: 20 August 2012
Interested in becoming a teacher? Up to £15,000 training bursary available!
Training bursaries available for September 2012. Apply now.
Publication date: 20 August 2012
Places available through Clearing
If you’re looking for a course for this September, we still have some places available through Clearing.
Publication date: 16 August 2012
Oceanography on top of the world
Ice, ocean, atmosphere. These three components constitute the health of the Arctic climate. At the heart of this system is one of the least studied bodies of water on the planet: the Beaufort Gyre, a slowly swirling bowl of icy water north of Alaska ten times the size of Lake Michigan.
Publication date: 15 August 2012
Get married at Bangor University
Bangor University now holds a full wedding license which means that happy couples can have both the civil ceremony and the reception on site. To celebrate, the University will be holding their first ever Wedding Fayre on Sunday September 2nd which will give guest a chance to see what’s on offer.
Publication date: 14 August 2012
Bangor Students perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Students from Bangor University will have the incredible opportunity of performing at the largest arts festival in the world this month.
Publication date: 14 August 2012
Blaenavon to Bangor Cycle Challenge for Valleys Pair
Two friends from the Pontypool area are gearing up for a tough, 450 mile cycle challenge in aid of Cancer Research Wales.
Publication date: 14 August 2012
Scholarship for Poet
A senior lecturer from Bangor has received a scholarship to complete his first book of poetry.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
Sunday Times CD of the Week accolade for music student’s band
A third year music student at Bangor University has had a great beginning to his musical new year- as his band Y Niwl ’s album of the same name receives the accolade of The Sunday Times’ Culture Section Rock & Pop CD of the Week (2.1.11).
Publication date: 13 August 2012
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
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
First Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Lecturer Posts Announced
Following the establishment of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (the new national institution for the development of Welsh medium education and scholarship) in March this year, Bangor University has just announced two key academic appointments under the Coleg’s academic staffing plan. These are the first appointments sponsored by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. The new lecturers will commence their five year appointments in September 2011.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
Professor elected to Learned Society of Wales
Huw Pryce, Professor of Welsh History at Bangor University, has been elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in the Society’s Inaugural Election of new fellows in 2011.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
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
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
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
Book Prize for Prof. Nancy Edwards
Professor of Medieval Archaeology, has been awarded the G. T. Clarke Prize by the Cambrian Archaeological Association.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
Calling all Irish students - come and meet us in Dublin on 23 and 24 August
Thinking of studying Law this September? There are places available on Law degree programmes at Bangor Law School, Bangor University.
Publication date: 13 August 2012
School of Ocean Sciences staff feature on BBC Radio Wales Science Cafe Programme
BBC Radio Wales' Science Cafe will feature the work of climate researchers at the School of Ocean Sciences in a half-hour programme to be broadcast next Tuesday (14th August) at 7pm.
Publication date: 10 August 2012
DeLPHE (British Council) link contributes to Agroforestry in Ethiopia
Dr Zebene Asfaw, Senior Lecturer in Agroforestry from Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources , Hawassa University, Ethiopia, has returned to Bangor University after 22 years to meet with current staff and students from the School of Environment Natural Resources and Geography (SENRGy) at the conclusion of a a three year collaborative project between the respective institutions.
Publication date: 9 August 2012
A NICE appointment
Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone from the School of Healthcare Sciences at Bangor University has recently been appointed as the new chair of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's (NICE) Implementation Strategy Group.
Publication date: 9 August 2012
How heat helps to treat cancer
Research at Bangor University has identified a switch in cells that may help to kill tumors with heat. Prostate cancer and other localized tumors can be effectively treated by a combination of heat and an anti-cancer drug that damages the genes. Behind this novel therapy is the enigmatic ability of heat to switch off essential survival mechanisms in human cells. Although thermotherapy is now more widely used, the underlying principles are still unclear.
Publication date: 8 August 2012
Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities launch joint company
Today, Wednesday 8th August 2012, Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities’ Strategic Alliance launched a joint consultancy company at the Welsh Government stand at the National Eisteddfod, Vale of Glamorgan.
Publication date: 8 August 2012
2012 edition of Bangor Law School Journal now available online
The 2012 edition of the Bangor Law School Journal is now available online, packed with some of the biggest news from the 2011-2012 session.
Publication date: 7 August 2012
Lecturer wins commision
Jo Wright has been commissioned to make a new video for Blinc digital arts festival in Conwy this year: http://blincdigital.com/
Publication date: 6 August 2012
Everybody Counts
'Mae Pawb yn Cyfrif' (Everybody Counts) is the claim made by Emeritus Professor Gareth Roberts in a Welsh-language publication of the same title. Written in Welsh, this 'popular' book will appeal to all tastes - those who love mathematics as well as those who hate it!
Publication date: 2 August 2012
Llafar Gwlad Bibliography Launch
As part of the Access to Masters project in partnership between the School of Welsh, Bangor University and Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, student, Siôn Pennant Tomos has drawn up a bibliography for Llafar Gwlad - a quarterly magazine covering folklore, crafts, characters, colloquial language and humor
Publication date: 2 August 2012
Bangor University at the National Eisteddfod 2012
Bangor University is looking forward to an active week at the national Eisteddfod. Staff at the University have organised a week of activities on their stand on the Eisteddfod field.
Publication date: 2 August 2012
BARN magazine is 50 years old
Barn magazine, which offers independent and intelligent feedback to all the excitement of contemporary Wales and the rest of the world, is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year. In collaboration with the School of Welsh, Bangor University, a reception will be held on the University’s stand at the National Eisteddfod of Wales on Tuesday, August 7 at 3.30, to launch its summer double issue.
Publication date: 2 August 2012
Welsh Music Scence competition - chance to win an Ipod
Can you recognise the artist that performed during the ‘Noson Pinaclau Pop’ in 1968? Then pay a visit to Bangor University’s stall during the National Eisteddfod to be in with a chance of winning an Ipod.
Publication date: 2 August 2012
GreenWood Forest Park win Green Innovation Network prize
GreenWood Forest Park is the winner of a recent prize draw organized by the Green Innovation Network Project at Bangor University.
Publication date: 2 August 2012
Texting in Welsh
Sending written messages by mobile phones and computers is a very popular method of communication, via text message, Twitter or Facebook.
Publication date: 2 August 2012
A chance to learn more about new research about the author Kate Roberts.
Visitors to the Bangor University stall at the National Eisteddfod will have the opportunity to learn more about the work and life of Wales’ “queen of literature” this year.
Publication date: 2 August 2012
Bangor University and Bangor Students' Union Pledge to Stamp Out Homophobia and Transphobia in Sport, Together.
Bangor University and Bangor Students' Union have proudly declared a commitment to challenge discrimination and tackle homophobic and transphobic abuse by signing a recently-launched government charter.
Publication date: 1 August 2012