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News Archive: November 2010
One of ten UK projects selected for Award
An academic at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 School of Chemistry is one of ten British academics involved in British-Israeli research projects selected to receive funding through the Britain Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership, BIRAX. The announcement of Awards to projects which tackle global challenges in Energy and the Environment was made recently by British Foreign Secretary William Hague at an event hosted by Britain鈥檚 ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould, celebrating scientific collaboration between the UK and Israel. He hailed science as 鈥渙ne of the cornerstones of the relationship between Britain and Israel鈥� and added 鈥渂oth are countries that have built up our economies and our identity through being leaders in science and technology鈥�
Publication date: 29 November 2010
黑料不打烊 to take Business expertise to the City of London
黑料不打烊 is set to be the only Welsh higher education institution to take its teaching into London as the University鈥檚 黑料不打烊 Business School, currently ranked as the leading institution in the UK for Accounting and Finance research, launches a new teaching base in the City.
Publication date: 25 November 2010
Launch of new Centre for Crime and Social Justice linking universities across Wales
Aberystwyth University has joined with six other universities across Wales to form the Welsh Centre for Crime and Social Justice (WCCSJ), which will be formally launched at the Senedd at 5.00 p.m. today, Wednesday, November 24, 2010.
Publication date: 24 November 2010
黑料不打烊 contributes to first Science Advisory Council for Wales
Professor Sian Hope, Executive Director of Innovation and Professor of Computer Science at bangor University and a Director of RIVIC (Research Institute for Visual Computing Wales) has been appointed an inaugural member of the Science Advisory Council for Wales (SACW) by the Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales, Professor John Harries.
Publication date: 24 November 2010
More European Recognition for 黑料不打烊's Psychology Department
The 2010 CHE European Excellence Ranking placed 59 European Universities in the "Excellence Group" for Psychology. Of these 黑料不打烊's Psychology department was placed in joint third overall (second in UK) in terms of the number of stars it achieved based on the institutional survey and was also placed in the top ten based on the CHE preselection criteria index. Stars are awarded to departments who do particularly well in certain areas and the fact that 黑料不打烊 has scored so highly in terms of stars awarded is a clear demonstration of the department's overall quality and the international esteem in which its staff and students are held.
Publication date: 24 November 2010
Modern Languages celebrates AHRC success
The School of Modern Languages has been two prestigious Early Career Fellowship by the AHRC for 2011. This success is particularly notable as it is very unusual for a school to be awarded two such Fellowships in the same year. The successful recipients, Dr Helen Abbott and Dr Anna Saunders, will take up their Fellowships in January 2011. Head of School, Professor Carol Tully said 鈥榃e are extremely proud of the work being undertaken by colleagues and these awards are an indication of the quality of research the School is able to boast.鈥�
Publication date: 24 November 2010
黑料不打烊 one of Si芒n鈥檚 Special Places
Singer, harpist and composer, Si芒n James, has the opportunity to choose three places of special significance to her in S4C鈥檚 series 3 Lle in the programme on Wednesday, 1 December.
Publication date: 23 November 2010
Hitler鈥檚 signature passed on as security
A heart-warming story of courage and friendship lies behind an interesting letter signed by Adolf Hitler is being displayed at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Main Arts Library. The letter bearing Hitler鈥檚 signature was sent to a senior Civil Servant, Dr Theodor Lewald, thanking him for his assistance in staging the Berlin Olympics in 1936- he was the head of the German Organising Committee. It contains a lie, however, Dr Lewald was not retiring due to old age as the letter states. He was coerced into leaving his post because he was of Jewish descent. He passed the letter on to schoolteacher, Dr Dorothea Wegle, who was one of a number of upper middle class Germans who did not support the Nazi movement and everything it represented. She had become known locally for her opposition to the Nazi regime which eventually led to her being reported and forced to resign her post as a teacher. Dr Lewald hoped that giving the letter to Dorothea Wegle might save her life if she was stopped by the Gestapo.
Publication date: 22 November 2010
BBC鈥檚 The One Show revisits Beatles鈥� 黑料不打烊 visit
Remember to watch The One Show on BBC 1 at 7.00 on Tuesday 23 November to find out about when The Beatles came to 黑料不打烊.
Publication date: 22 November 2010
People of our city; Reflections from 黑料不打烊's Young People
The artist Catrin Williams was recently appointed to lead a community art project entitled 鈥楶eople of Our City鈥� to be held in partnership between Pontio, 黑料不打烊 and the Gwynedd Arts Forum. The aim is to create a large mural created by young people to be displayed on the wooden hoardings surrounding the building site of the new Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre in 黑料不打烊.
Publication date: 19 November 2010
Research Income Increase
There has been a significant increase in the research income won by the University in the last academic year. The recent University Council meeting welcomed a report which showed that the value of research income awarded to the University had increased by over 142%, - one and a half times last year鈥檚 income, from over 拢15.5 million to nearing 拢38 million.
Publication date: 18 November 2010
Shortlisted for Outstanding Student Support
They鈥檝e become part of the 黑料不打烊 鈥榣andscape鈥� during Fresher鈥檚 Week: those brightly T-Shirted Peer Guides-but they really are something special. In fact, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Peer Guide Scheme has been shortlisted for a UK award for Outstanding Student Support, presented by the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine, the magazine covering the higher education sector in the UK.
Publication date: 18 November 2010
Autumnwatch viewers to learn about the Sea Trout
Autumnwatch viewers across the UK will learn about a project that鈥檚 hoping to improve the situation for the sewin or sea trout, on the programme to be broadcast on Thursday 18 November (BBC 2 21.30pm 18.11.10).
Publication date: 17 November 2010
Radio Wales鈥� Science Caf茅 join our performance researchers
Listen to Radio Wales' latest edition of Science Caf茅 (broadcast Tuesday 16 November).
Publication date: 17 November 2010
Congratulations to Aelwyd John Morris-Jones!
Among the 500 competitors who managed to reach the grand stage of Pritchard-Jones Hall during Saturday's annual celebration of cerdd dant and traditional music were members of Aelwyd John Morris-Jones.
Publication date: 15 November 2010
Nobel Prize Winner to give Public Lecture
There is no more pressing and controversial a subject than 鈥淕lobal Warming鈥� and one of Wales鈥� most eminent scientists has been invited to deliver the Annual Chaplaincy Lecture on 鈥淕od, Science and Global Warming".
Publication date: 12 November 2010
Hold the front page!
Nicholas Whitmore, a third year Journalism and Media student, has had an article he has written printed on the front page of the Daily Post, Thursday, November 11.
Publication date: 11 November 2010
Indian Diwali Celebrations
黑料不打烊鈥檚 Indian students celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali in style last Friday (5th November) as the International Student Welfare Service hosted a party at Neuadd Rathbone.
Publication date: 10 November 2010
Participatory research to aid food security and biodiversity in Eritrea
CARIAD, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Centre for Advanced Research in International Agricultural Development, is to begin a 鈧�520,000 (拢453,000) 3 year EU-funded project to increase food security and the biodiversity of farms in drought-prone areas of Eritrea. CARIAD will work with local institutions and farmers to identify improved varieties of crops and better growing techniques, and to improve seed production and marketing. Eritrea is in one of the driest parts of Africa and is subject to frequent droughts. These are likely to worsen as climate change leads to more erratic rainfall.
Publication date: 9 November 2010
Archbishop of Canterbury honours 黑料不打烊 Professor
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has announced the award of the degree of Doctor of Music to Professor John Harper, a research professor in music at 黑料不打烊. The Archbishop writes that the award recognises Professor Harper鈥檚 鈥榙istinguished contribution to the development and appreciation of church music as a scholar, administrator, teacher and composer, and to a greater understanding of the relationship between music and the liturgy of the church.鈥�
Publication date: 9 November 2010
黑料不打烊 graduates make a difference on World Challenge project
Two 黑料不打烊 graduates are working on an environmental project in Madagascar, shortlisted for the World Challenge, a global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grassroots level.
Publication date: 9 November 2010
His music creates epic atmospheres on screen
A programme full of drama and excitement- such as the X Factor- was just what composer Owain Llwyd had in mind when writing epic music for the media- and he hit the nail on the head- as one of his compositions from that collection was selected to be used on the X Factor itself.
Publication date: 8 November 2010
Explosives detection research being conducted at 黑料不打烊
Scientists at the School of Chemistry in 黑料不打烊 are working on novel sensor technology which will, it is hoped, soon be trialled in airports. The group at the School of Chemistry in 黑料不打烊 is working as part of a European consortium called Nanosecure. The group consists of 26 partners both academic and industrial all working towards an integrated system which will detect airborne explosives, narcotics, chemical and biological agents. The system will also be able to decontaminate the air from chemical and bio agents should some be detected. It will do this by integrating with a building鈥檚 air-conditioning units. One of the partners in this consortium is Schiphol Airport where it is hoped the units will be trialled.
Publication date: 8 November 2010
黑料不打烊 Researchers Invited To Present Flagship Project To Welsh Assembly Members
黑料不打烊 researchers have been invited to present their work to an audience of Assembly Members for the second time this year. Dr Nathan Abrams and Dr Sally Baker, from the Schools of Creative Studies and Media and Social Sciences respectively, were awarded 拢19,000 from Beacon for Wales to hold a touring exhibition of Jewish Life of North Wales. Beacon for Wales promotes public engagement work by universities, bringing the general public and universities together. The exhibition has so far visited Blaenau Ffestiniog and 黑料不打烊 and is currently in Pwllheli, having attracted visitors from across Wales, Europe and the US. Fifty people attended a reception with kosher wine and snacks in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Main Arts Library to mark the arrival of the exhibition in 黑料不打烊.
Publication date: 4 November 2010
New R.S.Thomas Manuscripts for University Collection
The tenth anniversary of the R.S. Thomas Study Centre at 黑料不打烊 has been marked by two major acquisitions. The Centre has acquired a large collection of manuscripts and typescripts, including much unpublished material, from the estate of the late Peter Jollife, a prominent collector of modern literary books and manuscripts.
Publication date: 4 November 2010
黑料不打烊 graduate's BBC role marks dream start to career
A 黑料不打烊 graduate who has won a place on the prestigious BBC Production Trainee Scheme has described it as 鈥渢he dream start to a career.鈥�
Publication date: 3 November 2010
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鈥� 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 黑料不打烊 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
黑料不打烊 graduate Awarded World Prize for Work on Marine Biodiversity
Elizabeth Taylor Jay, who gained an MSc Marine Environmental Protection in 1997/98 after studying at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 School of Ocean Sciences, received the World Award for the Best Action on Biological Diversity 2010, during the UN Summit on the Convention of Biological Diversity, held in Nagoya, Japan last week.
Publication date: 2 November 2010
Super Furry Animals Costumes in 黑料不打烊's Pop Archive
黑料不打烊's Pop Archive has received a donation of musical memorabilia from one of Wales' biggest bands.
Publication date: 1 November 2010
Congratulations to Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to 黑料不打烊 graduate, Llew Davies who has just been voted Teacher of the Year.
Publication date: 1 November 2010