Staff and Student Engagement
Sustainability Information and Events from around the University
July 2024
Showcasing the University at the National Eisteddfod
IONA Minerals and Bangor University Partner on Eco-Friendly Industrial Soap R&D
New exhibition invites public to consider changing Welsh landscape
Launching the Llond Ceg sustainable Welsh food podcast at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show
University to be showcased at Royal Welsh Show
Lake ecosystems could be uninhabitable to their key species within a century
New method revealed for detecting new global fungi species
Student satisfaction up 10% at Bangor University
Bangor University and M-SParc Unveil Plans for Second Building
Bangor University Launches New Pharmacy Degree to Address Local and National Healthcare Needs
In pursuit of excellence: Psychologists develop new tool to assess readiness to perform well
Bangor students receive Young Peacemakers Award at Llangollen Eisteddfod
Politicians’ connections improve a country’s credit ratings
June 2024
Study reveals what makes some Amazon forests more resilient to climate change
Welsh rivers provide evidence for more effective river monitoring
Project to help Deaf BSL Using community in Wales to reduce health inequalities
Bangor 19th in the UK for sustainability in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
Draig Beats Festival celebrates its five-year anniversary!
Simply looking at the natural world in urban areas can reap benefits
Some countries could meet their total electricity needs from floating solar panels, research shows
May 2024
Two Bangor University professors named as top environmental professionals
Warmer wetter climate predicted to bring societal and ecological impact to the Tibetan Plateau
Extinct plant returns to Eryri after 62 years
Gold medal winning Chelsea garden to find its forever home at university’s Treborth Botanic Garden
How will a growing demand for meat and milk affect the environmental impact of Kenyan highland farms
Bangor University Innovation and Leadership Training Award (BUILT)
From Afghanistan to Anglesey: Masi makes an impact through graduate skills-matching internship
Bangor University academic receives top geography medal
Bangor alumna brings education show back to North Wales
Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke, 'ADHD Contested’ – Medicine, Science and Society - May 22
April 2024
Celebrating 140: Archives and Special Collections - April 8, 2024 - December 20, 2024
Childhood adversity linked to how we engage with healthcare services
Bangor University uses VR to give students valuable insight into coercive control
Why is bilingual recruitment so challenging? Bangor University to investigate
Climate change is depleting deep sea oxygen, but tides are helping to keep the ocean healthy
Developing Behaviour Change Interventions - April 18
Professor Greg Whyte OBE - Achieve the impossible - April 18
Professor Katrien Van Landeghem, Sound waves for Science and Society - April 17
Developing international policy standards for ‘automated empathy’ AI
Carbon credits would enable restoration of UK saltmarshes say experts
Contractor Event - Henfaes Research Centre - April 11
Oceanographers uncover the vital role of mixing down of oxygen in sustaining deep sea health
Player welfare support to Women’s U18 Six Nations from Bangor researchers
March 2024
How to best restore degraded environments?
Steve Backshall, Venom; the science of terrible toxins in nature - March 20
Honorary Fellows honoured for a lifetime's contribution to Welsh-medium education
Dr Tina Barsby OBE, Genetically Modified Organisms: Friend or Foe? - March 18
Derek Twine, Volunteer for Change - March 14
Dark Skies Eryri Public Lecture - March 11
North Wales Young Researchers' Conference - March 9
International Women’s Day 2024 - March 8
Eco-Science Day for Schools - March 8
Nutritional value of meat should be considered when comparing carbon footprints
Bangor Science Festival - March 2024
February 2024
Bangor University hosts graduation ceremony for Children’s University at Pontio
Bangor University receives Queen’s University Prize at Buckingham Palace
Gut bacteria may explain why grey squirrels outcompete reds – new research
Bangor graduate shortlisted for Student Nurse of the Year
From the Chelsea Flower Show to Bangor University’s Treborth Botanic Garden!
Introduction to Applied Behaviour Change - February 15
Professor Yueng-Djern Lenn, Warmth from below: a meeting of ice and ocean - February 14
The Ghost Reader: Recovering Women’s Contributions to Media Studies
New language survey to ask how Welsh is being used in Gwynedd, Ynys Môn and Conwy
£5 million funding to tackle challenges facing Wales’ rural communities
University part of multimillion pound research hub to develop enzyme-based plastic recycling
£13 million for biotechnology research to address environmental challenges
Professor Julian Evans, Sustainability and beyond - with help from trees - February 6
Bangor University awarded Athena Swan Silver in recognition of gender equality work
Together we are stronger - the Football Association of Wales visit Bangor University
January 2024
Conservation project for “ocean superheroes” wins big in UK Parliament
Bangor University postgraduates to play critical role in new-era nuclear energy research
Bangor University hosts centre to develop a new generation of environmental scientists
How will freshwater from the Arctic change our weather and climate?
December 2023
A-level students from across North Wales take part in Murder Investigation Day
Bangor University awarded fifth ‘First Class’ Degree in Sustainability League
Bangor Alumna among world’s most influential women
Major Antarctic glacier passed a tipping point in the last 80 years, research reveals
Universal basic income: Wales is set to end its experiment
Bangor University rises to top 10% in Global Sustainability League Table
November 2023
Bangor University scoop Overall Impact Award at NERC Impact Awards 2023
Advanced approaches to Creating a Learning Culture - November 23
Mental health costs of lockdown compliance still being felt, research shows
The sound of injustice: Inequitable urban noise impacts people and wildlife
Impact of parental use of technology on adolescent mental health and behaviour revealed
Inclusive Bangor Scholarships 22/23 awarded
Achieving resilient, just and sustainable food systems everywhere: what’s the problem? - November 17
Naturally regrowing forests are helping to protect the remaining old forests in the Amazon
Bangor University researchers listed among worldwide top 1%
Lakes: The Sentinels of Climate Change, by Dr Iestyn Woolway - November 14
Hundreds of Bangor University students attended a lecture by TV star, Steve Backshall
Festival of Social Science – Let’s Explore Wellbeing Panel Discussion - November 8
Festival of Social Science – Let’s Explore Wellbeing - November 8
Brambell Natural History Museum Open Day - November 4
High-latitude lakes warming at a rapid pace
DSP Centre co-hosts Communication Systems Testing and Measurement training with Keysight
Minister visits the Prince Madog as it undergoes green retrofit
October 2023
Bangor University Students Cook Up a Free Storm on the High Street
Recycling used wood can make a big contribution to net zero but it needs much better coordination
Shops can’t save UK high streets but a dose of local character could help them thrive again
COVID-19: Media failed to highlight the negative impact of single-use facemasks on the environment
University welcomed Ireland-Wales Ministerial Forum
Most people would welcome more trees and wildflower meadows in their townscapes
Introduction to Creating a Learning Culture - October 19
Undeb Bangor clothes swap - October 18
Black History Month: Celebrate and Elevate - October 18
Revealing the true extent of tropical forest loss from rubber plantations
We need to move beyond the goal of growing GDP
Infection Prevention Best Practice and Behaviours MOOC - Oct 16 - Dec 11
Bangor team shortlisted for the 2023 Impact Awards
Bangor University Community Day - October 14
Switch out the meat before the milk in your shopping basket to tackle climate change
Ethiopian packaging project to offer a helping hand to female farmers
Powering the Energy Island and its People - October 5
Engage: lectures in Engineering, Computing and Design - October 4
Testing an ‘Appeeling’ Solution to the UK Obesity Crisis that’s ‘Made in Wales’
CELT Conference 2023: Enhancing Our Education
Researchers leading work on the impact of short breaks for unpaid carers
September 2023
Gwynedd Dementia Centre for people living with dementia and their unpaid carers comes to Bangor
Anticipating obsolescence- the next step to enhancing the sustainability of aquaculture
Global Study Reveals Extensive Impact of Metal Mining Contamination on Rivers and Floodplains
Theories about the natural world may need to change to reflect human impact
Bangor Business School launches new data analytics programmes in response to industry demand
New theory disproves Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘Rule of Trees’
Treborth Botanic Garden NGS Open Garden for Charity - September 16
An economic model that supports communities
Bangor University to open its doors to the local community this autumn
Survey reveals ‘very rural’ as least concerned about climate change
Bangor scientists design fuel that would sustain life on the Moon
August 2023
Sustainability, Law and the Future in Boduan
‘Worthless’ forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change
North Wales Police extends PEQF partnership with Bangor University
Pen Llŷn Ecomuseum (Ecoamgueddfa) at the Eisteddfod
Entrepreneurial graduate Michal takes more than a degree
Off-shore wind will lead our journey to NetZero, but at what cost to our seas?
Don’t just wait for the water firms – three things we can do right now to clean up Britain’s rivers
AI threatens to add to the growing wave of fraud but is also helping tackle it
Coral reefs need simultaneous land-sea management for survival in a warming ocean
Technological breakthrough may be key to overcoming current 5G network limitations
Bangor University at the National Eisteddfod of Wales 2023 - August 5th to 12th
Bangor University part of a new alliance for arts & humanities research in Wales
July 2023
Giving AI direct control over anything is a bad idea – here’s how it could do us real harm
Livestock innovation project awarded funding to transform sustainability of ruminant farming
Welsh Government and M-SParc announce £2.5m to support innovation
Working with Meta on mixed reality ocean worlds
Linking the mechanics of lake heatwaves and potentially poisonous blooms
Bangor University wetland project recognised at national awards
First cohort of PEQF officers graduate from Bangor University
How to recognise a temperate rainforest in Britain and Ireland when you see one
Celebrate diversity if we want to grow our economy
Man-made materials are widespread in birds’ nests
Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated
June 2023
New Welsh language podcast shares experiences beyond a dementia diagnosis
Ecological doom-loops: why ecosystem collapses may occur much sooner than expected
Glacier surface temperature on the rise at the ‘roof of the world’
Using roaming robots to better understand the ocean - June 26th
Research throws further light on how El Niño impacts coral reef survival
Saving an ancient rice grown on the roof of the world
Giving your research a voice in parliament - June 14th
Bangor University opens doors for aspiring young engineers - June 14th
Draig Beats Festival 2023 – a chorus of community collaboration - June 10th
Bangor university’s new open-source app facilitates research into regional and minority languages
Plans unveiled for ambitious second Science Park building
Bangor University 16th in UK for sustainability in new THE impact rankings
May 2023
Project to record impact of noise on marine mammals
Bangor University named amongst top ten collaborative institutions in health economics research
Science Park and AMRC Cymru join forces to ignite innovation across north Wales
Lakes reflect the pace of shifting seasons
Health minister opens new wastewater monitoring lab at Bangor University
Bangor University named one of the UK's most wildlife-friendly, according to new data
Training the leaders of the future in sustainable management of tourism destinations and businesses
Bangor University pledges to tackle mental health stigma in the workplace
ClicherComm: Climate change, Cultural heritage and Communication in North Wales - May 10th
April 2023
Treborth Botanic Garden celebrates international accreditation success
Bangor University showcases research to Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales
Treborth Botanic Garden - Early Spring Plant Sale - April 15th
Bangor University to lead the roll out of the Children’s University in North-West Wales
How to create an effective environmental citizen science program - April 12th
Bangor University research informs RNLI safety warning
March 2023
The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels
New glass sensors could make commercial nuclear fusion viable
Workshop in employability for Animal Behaviour researchers - March 28th
Next epidemic could be spotted early in wastewater, say scientists
Former staff member receives honour from Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol for widening access work
Outreach event: Linking castles and sea, people and science - March 21st
Mind the (economic) gap? The Future of Ireland Wales relations post Brexit - March 21st
International Women's Day - March 8th
Tree Sense - A multi-disciplinary exhibition - March 3rd-May 27th
February 2023
Prince Madog research vessel to be powered by hydrogen in £5.5m Transship II project
Transforming the future of Welsh
Workshop: Linking castles and sea, people and science - February 21st & 27th
The local, UK and global economic headwinds
A day of free talks to celebrate LGBTQ+ history month - February 21st
Improvisation Day in collaboration with the Bangor Music Festival - February 17th
Students create products using sustainable Welsh wool
Rugby Union: Reduce non-contact injury by increasing preseason training load
Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700 – but most could still be saved
Businesses in Wales and Ireland are being invited to a free online event to help them develop health and wellbeing in the workplace - February 7th & 9th
January 2023
Bangor University shares expert knowledge with RNLI to reduce tidal cut-offs
Ancestral variation guides future environmental adaptations
First Minister visits Bangor and announces North Wales Medical School next steps
Free course - Infection Prevention Best Practice and Behaviours - January 23rd-March 19th
Protecting and regenerating tropical mangroves
Restoring oysters to Conwy Bay project receives funding
Underwater noise is a threat to marine life
Wastewater monitoring programme extended to include hospitals and monitoring beyond COVID-19
Bangor University collaborates with partners to improve green space initiatives
Why being bilingual can open doors for children with developmental disabilities, not close them
December 2022
70 years of volunteering by Bangor Students; first Tea Party hosted in 1952
From the Ivory Coast to Wales: talk with Joseph Gnagbo - December 15th
A protective shell: An exciting new material that protects homes and the environment
November 2022
Universal Basic Income: A Potential Solution to Climate Change - November 10th
Smarter spending for sustainable societies: a public procurement board game - November 7th
October 2022
The significant role of SMEs in the UK economy - October 28th
Bhekizizwe: Promoting diversity and understanding of immigration through opera - October 25th
September 2022
Survey reveals perceived harmful impacts of climate change on mental health and cost of living
Bangor University shares expertise in UK projects to increase woodland resilience
World’s lakes experience excess warming
Judicial diversity in the UK is in decline – here’s why that is a problem
August 2022
£2M project will assess the impact of offshore wind farms on the ecosystem
Smart technology aids research into a nationally important seabird colony
AI has the potential to revolutionise the use of minority languages
Will windfarms mix the waters?
Restored oysters support marine life
Access to services is often worst in suburban areas
July 2022
Lakes in hot water, climate change creating a cauldron of issues
Expert to work with Welsh Government on Sustainable farming
Dementia: Research aiming to improve the experience of getting a diagnosis in Wales
First pine marten discovered on Anglesey
Newborns develop language skills within hours
June 2022
Bangor University Capping Off Work On Eco-conscious Paper Whiskey Bottle
Bangor University Partners with Major Timber Firm on Carbon Calculator
Britain’s First Wetland ‘Super Reserve’ Offers Boost to Nature Based Solutions to Climate Change
May 2022
Bank holidays: how a day off work affects the economy
UK Government hosts roundtable discussion with energy leaders at Menai Science Park
April 2022
Children’s language and literacy project to be expanded
We need to talk about our lowland peatlands
Protected areas don’t always boost biodiversity
New development in digital signal processing improves bandwidth 10-fold
Bangor academics to play vital role in developing the health and care research community in Wales
Launch of Welsh language digital resources for students
March 2022
COP 26 Lecture: green shoots or storm clouds? - 30 March
Delivering Sustainability through Community Benefits in Welsh Public Contracts - 30 March
Alternative seed treatment project aiming for a more sustainable future
Nuclear energy research to address barriers to innovation
Decarbonise and decolonise webinar - 23 March
Testing sewage has helped track COVID – soon it could reveal much more about the UK’s health
Bangor University shares marine renewable expertise in Welsh Centre of Excellence
Celebration of International Women’s Day - 8 March
Is the Amazon rainforest on the verge of collapse?
Sustainable hangers designed by Bangor students to hit stores worldwide
Wind turbines can breathe new life into our warming seas
Controversial policy to reconcile mining and biodiversity conservation demonstrates success
Firms with greater gender diversity in the workplace reduce CO2
February 2022
Mapping the litter problem with social media
College Park to be transformed into a vibrant and exciting place of education and enjoyment
Rewilding: restoring environments, threatening place? - 9 February
January 2022
Wider-reaching solutions urgently needed to reach realistic ‘net zero’, warn researchers
Bangor reaches Top 15 position in sustainability league table
Nature - Professor Julia Jones appointed to influential new Professorship
World-wide trawling study advances knowledge on trawling’s global impact
Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme window open
December 2021
Are marine protected areas helping marine mammals and birds? Maybe, but more can be done
Bangor’s hidden ‘green’ gem: valuing the health and wellbeing benefits of Treborth Botanic Garden
Bangor researchers collaborate with local council to manage flood risk using visual analytics
All coral reefs in the Western Indian Ocean at high risk of collapse within 50 years
COVID-19 pandemic underlines link between health-harming behaviours and communicable diseases
Climate change and renewable energy: the challenge of predicting the future - 8 December
Communicating about trees wins competition
November 2021
Sharing tax and welfare expertise to help the less well-off
Research on disturbance of sleeping oystercatchers wins Award
Multi-million pound initiative advances the sustainable management of UK’s marine resources
Wales - a small nation with big ideas about how to tackle climate change
School holds zero-carbon “sprint challenge”
Disrupting the body clocks of fish could be bad for their health
Bangor University’s Campus Services Fleet goes electric
UK Blue Carbon Forum to raise profile of ‘blue carbon’ as climate change solution
Deforestation: why COP26 agreement will struggle to reverse global forest loss by 2030
Ancient genes vital for dolphin survival
October 2021
Helping to tackle climate change globally and in Wales
Anglesey hydrogen can bridge UK’s energy gap says economics expert
Gardens, Environment and Racial Identities - 22 October
Waste Awareness Week - 4-9 October
Voices from the Forest - 1 October
September 2021
Endangered North Wales Tree Highlighted by Global ‘State of the World’s Trees’ report
Investment in students is next step to a north Wales medical school
Bilingual children have more efficient thinking skills, new research reveals
Revealing hidden extinction risk in Madagascar’s rare plant species
Bangor University’s plans to develop digital research hub detailed during Senedd visit
Arctic sea ice and our climate: Science at the Senedd hears about latest Bangor University research
Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry
Catastrophic consequences for our oceans when climate change and plastic pollution crises combine
Climate change will impact future water availability for hydropower and public water supply in Wales
New network to links Public Health and Prevention Economics Research across the region
UK names first food with protected status in post-Brexit scheme – here’s how it will promote sustainable farming
Mindfulness Centre celebrates 20 years and plays a part in fighting pandemic stress
North Wales science park helps launch careers of Bangor University students
July 2021
Trash Free Trails – in Snowdonia
Resolving tensions between global development goals and local aspirations
Bangor University academics team up with Brazil to tackle world problems
“Love our Bogs” - Bangor University scientist helps create artwork for Edinburgh Science Festival
June 2021
Lee Waters, Deputy Minister for Climate Change at the BlueFish conference
Eight ways to make your climate change social media posts matter – from a communication expert
Land, Food and Power. Speakers will address practice and policy and will discuss past colonial food systems, present concerns and future challenges within the unique sustainability context framed by the legal commitment of the Future Wellbeing Goals established by Welsh Government
May 2021
Real Ice Machine - Bangor students invented a revolutionary ice-making machine powered by renewable energy to replenish melting polar ice caps in the battle against climate change
Treborth Botanic Garden - Spring Plant Sale
March 2021 - Online Lecture - Tropical Forests and Climate Change
January 2021 - Prince Madog focus on the marine renewable energy industry
December 2020
Latest edition of the Green Paper for staff and students
Bangor University Zoology alumnus to share his passion for conservation in a Channel 4 documentary
November 2020 - Tackling the legacy of agricultural plastic
October 2020
Latest edition of the Green Paper for staff and students
Bangor University to become a world leader in a nuclear-powered future
Steve Backshall leads his first lecture at Bangor University
Bangor-led NERC project to investigate marine plastic waste in the Philippines
September 2020 - Latest edition of the Green Paper for staff and students
August 2020 - Latest edition of the Green Paper for staff and students
July 2020
Latest edition of the Green Paper for staff and students