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News Archive: September 2015

Archive of the month

Here is an extract taken from a notebook discovered recently by Sarah Vaughan, Archivist, whilst cataloguing the Penrhyn Castle Papers.

Publication date: 30 September 2015

黑料不打烊 wetland scientists star in BBC show

Wetland scientists from 黑料不打烊 have featured in a BBC show on one of Wales鈥� most important habitats. Two members of the 黑料不打烊 Wetlands Group at the School of Biological Sciences appeared on BBC Radio Wales鈥� popular Science Caf茅 series.

Publication date: 30 September 2015

Child development programme to share resources globally

A child development expert at 黑料不打烊 is involved in the international launch of project materials which will assist governments around the globe to support healthy and successful child development.

Publication date: 29 September 2015

黑料不打烊 Academics create impact with BMJ papers

A paper co-authored by a 黑料不打烊 academic has made the front cover of the prestigious British Medical Journal while another research re-evaluation published by the BMJ, in the same month, received international media attention.

Publication date: 29 September 2015

Ad industry may gripe about adblockers, but they broke the contract 鈥� not us

The latest version of Apple鈥檚 operating system for phones and tablets, iOS9, allows the installation of adblocking software that removes advertising, analytics and tracking within Apple鈥檚 Safari browser. While Apple鈥檚 smartphone market share is only around 14% worldwide , this has prompted another outpouring from the mobile and web advertising industry on the effects of adblockers, and discussion as to whether a 鈥渇ree鈥� web can exist without adverts. This article by Andrew McStay , Senior Lecturer in Media Culture, at the School of Creative Studies & Media was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article .

Publication date: 29 September 2015

黑料不打烊 project aims to enhance NHS services

A new 拢300,000 project aims to ensure that NHS decisions about patient-focused services will be informed by greater in-depth feedback from patients. The two-year project will improve the way researchers use existing qualitative research on health services, to increase the likelihood that it will be used by NHS decision-makers.

Publication date: 28 September 2015

Best UK radiography course tops University league table

黑料不打烊 is listed as the best place to study Radiography according to the Times & Sunday Times University Guide 2016. 黑料不打烊鈥榮 Radiography students also had the best graduate prospects of any UK radiography graduates and the University was listed 3 rd for radiography entry standards. 黑料不打烊 also appears among the top 10 UK universities for a further five subjects. In addition to Radiography, these are Celtic Studies ( Welsh ) (2 nd ), Social Policy (2 nd ), Agriculture & Forestry (7 th ), Creative Writing (8 th ) and Education (10 th ).

Publication date: 28 September 2015

How to take the pressure off the cost of our water supply

For most people in the developed world, getting access to clean drinking water is as simple as turning on a tap. Would that paying for water were so simple. But when we think about the water we consume, few of us realise that as much as 80% of its cost is associated with electricity use 鈥� a figure that鈥檚 as high in Britain as in drought-prone California . This article by John Gallagher , Postdoctoral Researcher, at the School of Environment, Natural Resources & Geography , 黑料不打烊 was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article .

Publication date: 25 September 2015

North Wales International Poetry Festival

The North Wales International Poetry Festiva l returns for a fourth time in 2015, with a series of readings and performances in Aberystwyth and 黑料不打烊 October 7th-10th. Events will take place in both universities and at local venues. International poets will perform alongside Welsh writers with translations into English and Welsh.

Publication date: 23 September 2015

黑料不打烊 academic features on Bear Grylls鈥� new TV series

A 黑料不打烊 academic has been providing her expertise for adventurer Bear Grylls鈥� new TV series.

Publication date: 21 September 2015

黑料不打烊 hosts Welsh Labour Market Summit on Skills and Jobs

Dr. Tony Dobbins (黑料不打烊 Business School) and Dr. Alexandra Plows (School of Social Sciences) organized a Welsh Labour Market Summit on Skills and Employment at 黑料不打烊 on Friday September 18th. The Labour Market Summit was a knowledge exchange event to promote research impact. It attracted a mixed audience of policy-makers, labour market practitioners, employer representatives, trade unionists, careers advisors, and academics.

Publication date: 21 September 2015

黑料不打烊 soars in World Rankings

黑料不打烊 has risen 60 places in a newly published league table. The University is now listed in 411th position in the world in this year鈥檚 influential 鈥楺S World University Rankings鈥� (www.topuniversities.com).

Publication date: 17 September 2015

Doors open to 黑料不打烊 archives and museum collections

黑料不打烊鈥檚 collections will be open to the public as a part of the Open Doors events on Saturday 26 September.

Publication date: 17 September 2015

Local school children learn to code thanks to 黑料不打烊

Pupils from five Ll欧n primary schools visited 黑料不打烊 recently as part of a collaboration between the University鈥檚 Widening Access Centre and Gr诺p Llandrillo Menai鈥檚 Pwllheli campus.

Publication date: 17 September 2015

黑料不打烊 Professor works with Bear Grylls

A 黑料不打烊 Professor provided his expertise for the opening episode of adventurer Bear Grylls鈥� new three-part TV series, Britain鈥檚 Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls.

Publication date: 16 September 2015

Travel routes for 黑料不打烊鈥檚 new students

黑料不打烊 will be welcoming the first students to the University鈥檚 newly remodelled St Mary鈥檚 Village this September.

Publication date: 15 September 2015

黑料不打烊 Welcomes Coleg Cymraeg Posts and Provision

Once again this year, the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol has funded more lecturers to teach in various fields at universities across Wales.

Publication date: 14 September 2015

黑料不打烊 student wins video game award

A student at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 School of Creative Studies and Media has won a 拢45,000 award for a game he co-developed during one of his university modules.

Publication date: 11 September 2015

黑料不打烊's President welcomes the Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, H.E Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, to a special reunion event in Bahrain

H.E. Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain and Chairman of the Specific Council for Vocational Training (Banking Sector) of the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), was recently welcomed to a special alumni reunion in Bahrain by 黑料不打烊鈥檚 President, Professor John G. Hughes.

Publication date: 11 September 2015

Meet us in Canada!

Dona Breese Padan, International Marketing and Recruitment Officer, will be visiting Canada in September and October to meet students interested in studying Business, Law, Education and Social Sciences degrees at 黑料不打烊 in the UK.

Publication date: 10 September 2015

Group gears up to support Seafish in enhancing understanding of seafood science in the UK

Michel Kaiser, Professor of Marine Conservation Ecology at 黑料不打烊 is to chair a new Science Advisory Group (SAG). Established by Seafish , SAG will provide high-quality, independent scientific challenge and support

Publication date: 10 September 2015

The African snakebite 'crisis' is nothing new: we鈥檝e been worried about antivenom for decades

This article by Anita Malhotra , of our School of Biological Sciences was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article . There is a sound reason why snakes have a reputation for being among the world鈥檚 most dangerous animals. In Africa alone, there may be more than 1.5m people a year who find themselves on the receiving end of snakebites. Without access to the only effective treatment, antivenom, the death rate can be as high as 20% , with survivors often suffering life-changing disability.

Publication date: 10 September 2015

黑料不打烊 welcomes new 拢17m project to grow world-class scientific research in Wales

Economy and Science Minister, Edwina Hart, has today (Wednesday, 9 September) announced more than 拢17m funding to bring up to 90 new research fellows from across Europe to grow Wales鈥� world class scientific research. Beating off competition from across Europe, the Welsh Government has secured 拢7m from the Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions COFUND scheme, which is part of the EU Horizon 2020 programme. The Welsh Government, in partnership with Welsh Universities, will provide 拢10m match-funding and these fellows will work with the best researchers in Wales based at Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth and 黑料不打烊 Universities, as well as the University of South Wales.

Publication date: 9 September 2015

Music of windfarms

The wind-farms lying offshore at Llandudno are to provide the inspiration and the sounds for a music composition for Llandudno鈥檚 LLAWN Festival , by 黑料不打烊 music lecturer, composer and sonic artist Ed Wright , performing as the 鈥� Sonic Wave laboratory 鈥� with Charles Gersholm. The two locally based sound artists will produce a sonic art-work created by nature and shaped by manmade machines. Large outdoor rotating machines with sensors will be placed in the Llandudno promenade shelters. These will interact with passes by who will hear sound coming direct from the wind farm to create an ever changing sound composition. The temporary mini turbines form a small quintet that can be listened to either individually or inside the composers鈥� 鈥榣aboratory鈥�, a converted Bathing Machine.

Publication date: 9 September 2015

Archive of the month

An early water-colour sketch of the University clearly showing the tower and the library building at a right angle.

Publication date: 4 September 2015

Administrative Justice in Wales and Comparative Perspectives

From planning law to social care and beyond, the law has an impact on all our daily lives. With further devolution and changes to the law in those fields in Wales, 黑料不打烊 Law School are proud to announce a conference on 鈥楢dministrative Justice in Wales and Comparative Perspectives鈥� on 10 th September 2015 at 黑料不打烊.

Publication date: 3 September 2015

Creating a Surfing Centre of Excellence in Snowdonia

黑料不打烊 and Surf Snowdonia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will pave the way for working together on a range of exciting new opportunities and initiatives.

Publication date: 2 September 2015

黑料不打烊 awards its first 鈥榃omen in Science鈥� scholarship

黑料不打烊 has awarded its first, innovative 鈥榃omen in Science鈥� scholarship worth 拢9,000 to Elizabeth McManus , 21, from Bolton, who graduated from the University鈥檚 School of Psychology in July.

Publication date: 2 September 2015

Nitrous oxide from urine patches 鈥� it鈥檚 no laughing matter!

Commonly known as 鈥榣aughing gas鈥� and currently used both in anaesthetics and as a 鈥榣egal high鈥�, nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is a powerful greenhouse gas produced in the soil by micro-organisms, especially so on land grazed by animals.

Publication date: 1 September 2015

Over 3m investment in health research units at 黑料不打烊

Over 拢3m is to be invested in integrated healthcare research at 黑料不打烊 over the next three years. The Welsh Government has announced 拢2.3m funding for two grants to the University, one of which is to be match-funded with the University鈥檚 own investment.

Publication date: 1 September 2015

Prestigious award for 黑料不打烊 Scholar

The School of English Literature is delighted to announce the award of a Fellowship of the British Academy (FBA) to Emeritus Professor Tom Corns . Each year, the British Academy elects to its Fellowship up to 42 outstanding UK-based scholars who have achieved distinction in any branch of the humanities and social sciences. In the words of the British Academy, fellows are scholars who have 'attained distinction in any of the branches of study which it is the object of the Academy to promote'. This title is the highest honour in the UK for a scholar of the arts and humanities.

Publication date: 1 September 2015