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News Archive: October 2012
High-Flying Geese take low profile over Himalayas
A study published this week (31 October 2012) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences has tackled the long-standing problem of assessing the actual altitude and migration path of Bar-headed geese crossingthe Himalayas using state of the art satellite tracking technology. Scientists from Bangor University and an international team of collaborators recorded highly accurate GPS (Global Positioning System) locations from 42 individual geese as they migrated.
Publication date: 31 October 2012
Bangor University to host major event on Human Trafficking in Wales
In its newly released first annual report, the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Human Trafficking reported to Parliament that the number of people being trafficked into the UK is rising. Last year the authorities learned of 946 victims, compared with 710 in 2010. The release of this report coincides with a groundbreaking event being co-hosted by Bangor University’s Centre for International Law and the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, to be held at the University’s Main Arts Lecture Theatre on Friday, 2 nd November 2012.
Publication date: 31 October 2012
Massive fish fondly followed Kate
A 70 pound grouper, fondly named Darth Vader, took a shine to a Bangor University student over the summer. Kate Cooper, 18, from Pembroke, Bermuda, volunteered at the Bermuda Aquarium during her summer vacation. The massive fish seemed to be very fond of Kate, following her around like a puppy as she cleaned the inside of the glass in the fish tanks
Publication date: 30 October 2012
LEAD Wales programme supports the growth of Welsh businesses
LEAD Wales, a project based at the Universitys Business School , is well placed to play a leading role in supporting the growth of Welsh businesses, according to research published today (Tuesday 30 October).
Publication date: 30 October 2012
Procurement event a resounding success
An event aimed at exploring how councils can improve their procurement practices has received positive feedback from local businesses, local government and academics.
Publication date: 29 October 2012
SCSM lecturer at blinc digital arts festival
SCSM lecturer Jo Wright is to have work shown at the blinc digital arts festival. More details at http://blincdigital.com/
Publication date: 29 October 2012
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
Bangor student wins European Celtic Studies Prize
Bangor University PhD student Dr Greta Anthoons, a mature student from Belgium, has been awarded this year’s European Celtic Studies Society (Societas Celtologica Europaea) Johann Kaspar Zeuss Prize. The Prize of €750 is awarded for the best dissertations at MA and PhD level in the field of Celtic Studies.
Publication date: 25 October 2012
Dr Peter Holliman's Team at the school of Chemistry are technology partners with the "Buildings as power stations" pilot.
Dr Peter Holliman's Team at the school of Chemistry are technology partners with the "Buildings as power stations" pilot.
Publication date: 25 October 2012
Bangor Composer Premiers New Work: 28 October 2012
Working with a team of experts in dyslexia research from the Miles Dyslexia Centre at Bangor University, award-winning composer Professor Andrew Lewis will create a sonic art work with video using spoken and printed text as its raw material.
Publication date: 24 October 2012
How penguins use bubbles to 'take to the air'
A suggestion by Bangor University Professor Roger Hughes of the School of Biological Sciences, that bubble trails seen in footage of emperor penguins swimming to the sea surface are produced to reduce drag is published in the November 2012 edition of National Geographic. Roger Hughes's intriguing idea while watching penguins on TV originally led to a research paper revealing just how the penguins could manage this. Collaborators at University College Cork and the Technical University of Denmark showed that ‘lubrication’ provided by tiny air bubbles released from under the feathers could allow penguins to gain enough speed to leap out of the water and onto the ice shelf.
Publication date: 22 October 2012
Great British Food Revival looks at Bangor University research to safeguard sea trout
Dr Carys Ann Davies of Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences takes part in the new series of the Great British Food Revival series on BBC 2, which begins on Wednesday 10 th October at 8pm.
Publication date: 22 October 2012
Welsh dictionary at your fingertips! New Welsh dictionary app and Welsh keyboard launch on Snowdon’s summit 23 October 2012
From today, you’ll be able to carry and use a Welsh dictionary anywhere in the world. The new Ap Geiriaduron , or Welsh-English dictionary app is available on iPhone, iPad and Android, and will be used for the first time on the summit of Snowdon, to show how mobile and useful it can be for anyone, whether they are Welsh learners, parents, teachers or students.
Publication date: 22 October 2012
Launch - School of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Many staff and administrators from the College of Arts & Humanities came to the launch of the new School of Philosophy and Religion in the Council Chamber on Friday October 12th.
Publication date: 22 October 2012
Censorship under Franco’s dictatorship still casts a shadow over literature in Spain
Skyfall , the twenty-third James Bond film, is to be released 26 October 2012 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first film, Dr No in 1962. But fans of the secret agent may be surprised to learn that Spanish readers of Dr No , one of Ian Fleming’s most popular novels, are reading a version which still bears cuts imposed by censors under Franco’s Dictatorship (1939-1975). Readers in Spain will be equally surprised to discover that this and many of the published translation of the classics of English and American literature currently available are still the edited versions approved by the Dictator’s censors - and that until very recently many other novels have remained unavailable in Spain due to the legacy of the censorship of the Franco era.
Publication date: 22 October 2012
Languages buddy scheme wins award
A scheme that links school pupils and undergraduate students on a year abroad has been awarded a prestigious European Language Label.
Publication date: 17 October 2012
Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd presents prestigious Award from Queen to local volunteer group
The Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd today (17 October 2012) hosted a special ceremony to present SVB (Student Volunteering Bangor) at Bangor University, with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2012.
Publication date: 17 October 2012
Educator who promotes Welsh language in higher education receives prestigious Award
Dr Charles Buckley of Bangor University has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship, the most prestigious award for excellence in higher education teaching and support for learning. This is the first time such an award has gone to staff at Bangor University.
Publication date: 16 October 2012
Snowdonia walking ‘app’ launched
A Bangor graduate has recently developed his first mobile ‘app’ - Walking in Snowdonia
Publication date: 15 October 2012
Prestigious Bryn Terfel Scholarship awarded to Bangor Music Student
A Music student at Bangor University is to be congratulated for winning the Bryn Terfel Scholarship this year. In a competition which revealed high standards, and which was broadcast live on S4C on Sunday 14.10, Huw Ynyr, a singer, competed against fellow Bangor Music student, Lois Eifion, who is studying a postgraduate MA degree, and four others.
Publication date: 15 October 2012
Winning in Tendering team take a lead at Welsh Assembly Government Conference
On the 19 th September 2012 ICPS and Winning in Tendering staff were invited to present papers at the Welsh Assembly Government’s second annual Welsh Public Sector: Open for Business conference. The event took place at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, and was attended by over 160 suppliers and public bodies. The day included an opening address from Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance and Leader of the House, as well as various presentations from public procurement specialists form the worlds of business, academia, law, government and the NHS.
Publication date: 11 October 2012
Bangor University launches the Bangor Employability Award
The Bangor Employability Award (BEA) scheme is currently being launched to undergraduate students in all academic schools. The scheme has been designed to enhance the career prospects of Bangor University students through the provision of a programme of personal development and career management exercises, alongside recognition of many extracurricular and co-curricular activities.
Publication date: 11 October 2012
Bangor academics attract grant from the British Academy
The unintended consequences of bank regulatory enforcement actions will come under scrutiny in a new study by Bangor Business School.
Publication date: 11 October 2012
Bangor University hosts training event for local business
Local companies that work across chemistry, life sciences and material sciences came to Bangor University recently to attend the first training event of the Wales Ireland Network for Scientific Skills (WINSS) held for local SMEs.
Publication date: 8 October 2012
Capitalism- on the Brink??!! Lord Davies, former Standard Chartered Bank Chief Executive speaks
Lord Davies of Abersoch, CBE will deliver a thought-provoking Public Lecture at Bangor University’s Main Arts Lecture Theatre at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, 11 October 2012. The Lecture, presented by Bangor University in conjunction with the Menai Branch of the United Nations Association, is free of charge.
Publication date: 8 October 2012
Acclaimed Welsh Drama Society to be relaunched
Postgraduate students at the School of Welsh intend to re-launch an old Society, Cymdeithas y Ddrama Gymraeg (The Welsh Drama Society), established in Bangor in 1923 under the guidance of no less an eminence than the poet R.Williams Parry.
Publication date: 8 October 2012
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
Link between Dry Eye Disease and dehydration established
Health scientists at Bangor University have for the first time established a link between dry eye disease and dehydration. Dry eye disease (DED) is a condition which can cause extreme discomfort and lead to eye damage. While difficult to establish the full costs of this condition to healthcare and society in the UK, it is estimated that current prescription treatments such as eye drops cost the NHS £32 million per year (in England alone). Because many individuals suffering from DED self-treat by buying over-the-counter medications (e.g. artificial tears) the true cost of DED is likely to be significantly higher. This new link suggests that ensuring DED sufferers are fully hydrated could alleviate DED symptoms.
Publication date: 5 October 2012
Thomas Parry and Bangor University
In order to commemorate the 50 th anniversary of the publication of the Oxford Book of Welsh Verse, edited by Sir Thomas Parry, Professor Derec Llwyd Morgan will deliver a public lecture in Welsh, on Thomas Parry and Bangor University on Wednesday 17 October as 5.30 in the University’s Main Arts Lecture Theatre.
Publication date: 5 October 2012
New Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience appointed
Bangor University has appointed Professor Robert Rogers as Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the School of Psychology. Professor Rogers will be joining the faculty from the University of Oxford, during 2013. Professor Rogers is a world leading expert in the fields of cognitive control and decision-making, and will lead the establishment in Bangor of a new laboratory in Psychopharmacology.
Publication date: 4 October 2012
Psychology students compete in final round of 'The Pitch'
A team of three postgraduate students from the School of Psychology were runners up in the final round of The Pitch, a UK wide business plan and marketing challenge held on October 3rd in London.
Publication date: 3 October 2012
Farmers' Union of Wales - Higher Education Student Bursary
The Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) is offering Higher Education Student Bursaries for students who commenced their studies in 2012. The award is aimed at students who are studying agriculture or a land-based subject full-time at University.
Publication date: 3 October 2012
Introducing our Tutor-of-the-Day Scheme
We are now operating a ‘Duty’ tutor system during teaching weeks. If students need to urgently see or speak to an academic member of staff (when their module lecturer or personal tutor is unavailable), they should find the Tutor of the Day who should be in their office (or nearby).
Publication date: 3 October 2012