Bangoriad2002

BANGORPRIFYSGOL CYMRU • UNIVERSITY OF WALES

Bangoriad2002

Y PRINCE MADOG NEWYDD

THE NEW PRINCE MADOG

2001

Y PRINCE MADOG NEWYDD

THE NEW PRINCE MADOG

2001

GolygyddolEditorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

The Vice Chancellor WritesWhat an Achievement . . . . . . . .4

Neges yr Is-GanghellorBangor Euro Champions . . . . . . .5

SSHES - School of Sport,Health & Exercise Science . . . . . .6

Tu Mewn i’r George Heddiw . . .8

High Life on the High Seas . . . . .9

Bangor University Foundation . .10

Sefydliad Prifysgol BangorComposer in New YorkLinks with Costa Rica . . . . . . . . .11

The Third MissionMargaret Beckett visits . . . . . . . .12

TCS SchemesProject PlacementsBangor Business Team . . . . . . . .13

Anabledd ac iaithLledu Gorwelion i LesothoDysgu gan ‘Man U’Jamaican All Age Schools ProjectDarlith Goffa Syr Hugh Owen . .14

A Pint with a SwingCywiro’ch Cymraeg . . . . . . . . . . .15

Japanese Festival in BangorJapanese Scheme for StudentsResearch into prayer . . . . . . . . . .16

Cymrodyr/Fellows 2001Gradd Ddwbl i’r BorthNew Economics of Banking . . . .17

Trapped in IceYoung Entrepeneurs Club of North WalesYoung Lecturer at Westminster . .18

A Horsy Tale…Cofio William MathiasEnsemble CymruHoli ein Prif Ddramodydd . . . . . .19

Scary!Help i Ennill MedalauMatiau ym Môn Eto . . . . . . . . . .20

It’s Simple, Soak Them!Arid Zone Centre MissionUniversity Hosts International Speech . .21

2nd Award of American ScholarshipChemistry Communicator Wins AwardBest Student AwardLinguistics ScholarshipWDA Technology Prize . . . . . . . . .22

International AwardParhau TraddodiadCwlwm, CwlwmDavid’s PrizeNew Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

School of InformaticsBusiness at SOSElectric Tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Ffarwelio â JMJHelp i Fyfyrwyr AnablTop of the PopsDiwinydda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Come Back, Please!Feeling Adventurous?Sandra Sherwood FundMarciau Llawn i’r Adran Gymraeg . .26

Outstanding Achievements007 BallDevelopment Trust NewsYr Ymddiriedolaeth Ddatblygu .27

Old Students AssociationCymdeithas y Cynfyfyrwyr . .28-29

Reunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Deaths • Marwolaethau . . . .30-31

Farming with TreesPeter Crossley-Holland CollectionHistory of the S.O.S. Book . . . . .31

Cynnwys/ContentsCylchgrawn Cynfyfyrwyr Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor

Alumni Magazine, University of Wales, Bangor

Golygyddion/Editors:

Alwyn & Ella Owens, Carwyn, Ffordd Pentraeth,Porthaethwy, Ynys Môn LL59 5LY.

Ffôn/Tel: 01248 712573E-bost/E-mail: alwyn.r.owens@btinternet.com

Diolch diffuant iawn i’r Athro Gwyn Thomas amddarllen y proflenni a’u cywiro eto eleni.Our sincere thanks to Prof. Gwyn Thomas for onceagain reading and correcting the proofs.

Cynlluniwyd ac Argraffwyd gan:Designed & Printed by:W.O. Jones (Printers), Llangefni. 01248 750253

Bangoriad 2002

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“We mayconfidentlyexpect Bangorto continue asa dynamo forNorth Walesand beyond.”

“Gallwnymfalchïo einbod wediastudio mewnsefydliad sydderbyn hynwedi ennill eiblwyf arraddfaryngwladol.”

Once more, as we puttogether this edition, it wasa continuing source of

wonderment to learn of theimmense effort put in by the staff ofthe University, and to note the sheerdedication at all levels of activity.The results of the ResearchAssessment Exercise announced inDecember confirm that Bangor is aResearch University of excellence,whilst the Teaching QualityAssessments are witness to the highstandards on the teaching side. Weold students can be proud that westudied at an establishment that isnow of international standing.

We were overwhelmed withmaterial supplied by the Public

Relations and Marketing Unit and bynumerous Departments andSchools; much more than we couldinclude in this issue. In the end, itcame down to personal preferencein many instances.

Scanning the material submit-ted to us, three things stand out:• the support and encouragementprovided to industry and schools inNorth Wales,• the commitment of many Schoolswithin the University to improvingthe lot of people in the Third World,

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• the high esteem in which manyinternational organisations holdBangor, expressed in the waypioneering projects are beingfunded.

As we were preparing to go topress, news came of the plansannounced by the Welsh Assemblyfor the future of Higher Educationin Wales. Surely, Bangor has, by itsrecent efforts to improve further itsratings in Teaching and Research,placed itself above the threshold sothat we may confidently expect it tocontinue as a dynamo for NorthWales and beyond.

On a less happy note, we mustreport that, to date, it is not

clear if the Bangoriad will beavailable on the web site as wehoped in the last edition. This is notunder the control of the editors,and we can only hope that othersmay succeed where we have failed.

We wish to thank most sincerelythe many members of Universitystaff who have helped us to assemblethis, the last issue edited by us, andwe are delighted that four extrapages were found for us this year!

We wish our successors well.

The Editors

Eleni eto, wrth gasglu’r deunyddat ei gilydd ar gyfer y rhifyn

hwn o’r Bangoriad ni allwn lai narhyfeddu at yr holl waith a wneir yny Brifysgol ac at ymroddiad y staff i’rsefydliad a’u gwaith. Mae canlyni-adau’r Ymarferiad Asesu Ymchwil agyhoeddwyd ym mis Rhagfyr yndangos bod Bangor yn BrifysgolYmchwil benigamp, tra bod yrasesiad Ansawdd Dysgu diwethafhefyd yn tystio i safon uchel yraddysg a gyflwynir. Gallwnymfalchïo ein bod wedi astudiomewn sefydliad sydd erbyn hyn wediennill ei blwyf ar raddfa ryngwladol.

Cawsom doreth o ddeunydd ganyr Adran Gyhoeddusrwydd a

Marchnata, a chan wahanoladrannau, llawer mwy nag y gellid ei

gynnwys yn y rhifyn hwn. Mympwypersonol yn aml sy’n penderfynubeth i’w gynnwys a beth i’w hepgor!

O ddarllen yn holl ddeunydddderbyniwyd, daeth tri pheth yngwbl amlwg, sef

• cefnogaeth y Brifysgol i ysgoliona diwydiant yng Ngogledd Cymru

• ymroddiad amryw o Ysgoliono fewn y Brifysgol i wella ansawddbywyd trigolion y Trydydd Byd.

• parch sefydliadau byd-eangtuag at academyddion Bangor fel eubod yn fodlon ariannu prosiectauuchelgeisiol i hyrwyddo dysg.

Wrth baratoi hyn o lith, daethnewyddion am gynlluniau’rCynulliad Cenedlaethol ar gyferAddysg Uwch yng Nghymru.Credwn fod Bangor, trwy yrymdrechion diweddar i godi eto’nuwch yn yr asesiadau Dysgu acYmchwil, wedi croesi’r trothwy fel y

gallwn fod yn ffyddiog ym mharhady Brifysgol fel deinamo i OgleddCymru ac yn ehangach.

Ar nodyn llai gobeithiol, gofidyw gorfod dweud nad ydym,

ar hyn o bryd, yn sicr a fydd yBangoriad ar gael yn ei gyfanrwyddar y we fel yr addawyd yn rhifyn2001. Nid yw hyn dan reolaeth ygolygyddion, ’allwn ni wneud dimond byw mewn gobaith y caiff yfreuddwyd ei gwireddu. Rhaid wrtheraill i wthio’r cwch i’r dwfn!

Diolch am bob cydweithrediadgawsom gan Staff y Brifysgol wrthbaratoi’r deunydd, a diolch mwy ambedair tudalen ychwanegol eleni!

Dyma’n rhifyn olaf ni fel golygy-ddion; dymunwn yn dda i’rBangoriad i’r dyfodol.

Y Golygyddion

Share your experienceAre you doing an interesting or unusual job? Have

you landed your dream job? Would you be

interested in sharing your experiences with current

Bangor students? The UWB Careers Unit extends

an open invitation to Bangor alumni to visit

students for an informal talk. You are guaranteed a

warm welcome and your expenses [within reason!]

will be paid. If unable to visit, why not e-mail us

to share your experience with today’s students.

Bywyd delfrydol?Os yw’ch gwaith neu eich galwedigaeth ychydig

yn wahanol neu’n anarferol beth am gysylltu â’r

Swyddfa Gyrfaoedd? Mi fydden nhw wrth eu

bodd yn clywed gennych fel y gellir trefnu i chi

rannu’ch profiadau â myfyrwyr eraill.

Cysylltwch â /Contact:

Glenda Morgan, Uned Gyrfaoedd/Careers Unit.

aosa0b@bangor.ac.uk

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Ivery much welcome theopportunity of writing this briefintroduction and to say how

much all current members of staff ofthe University welcome the continu-ing interest of former students inour affairs. The period since the lastBangoriad has been dominated bythe National Assembly’s review ofhigher education in Wales. As I writethis (in late February 2002) we havethe report and recommendations ofthat review although we have yet tosee its influence on the Assembly’spolicy for higher education in Wales.

The process of the review hasallowed us many welcome opportu-nities to engage with the key politi-cal figures in Wales and to makethem fully aware of the achieve-ments and ambitions of our

University. We have been able toshow that Bangor is truly achievinga broad mission by combiningresearch excellence with high qualityteaching, with a strong vocationalrole in the training of teachers andnurses, with a genuine commitmentto widening access and with a majorrole in the economic developmentof our region.

Such claims are, of course, easyto make but, fortunately, this recentperiod has been one of objectivescrutiny and assessment by variousexternal bodies. This has providedevidence to show that our claims arefully justified.

Firstly, the outcomes of theResearch Assessment Exercisepublished last Decemberestablished Bangor as a world-classresearch University. In this assess-ment, 77% of our assessed staff werejudged to be in research grades 4, 5& 5* (on a scale from 1 to 5*). Thiswas a tremendous achievement andreflected a very real strengtheningof our research in recent years; thecomparative assessment in 1989had shown only one of our depart-ments (and just 6 staff) to be above

grade 3. The league tables ofresearch excellence produced by theTimes Higher Education Supplement

on the basis of the most recentassessment showed a top score of6.69 and a bottom score of 2.09.Bangor’s score of 5.18 placed ussecond in Wales to Cardiff (6.11).

Then, in January, the THESproduced a further UK-wide table

Vice-Chancellor of the

University of Wales,

Bangor, Professor Roy

Evans, has received

the ‘Achievement

Wales’ award as

Business Person of

the year 2001.

The Achievement

Wales Awards are

sponsored by the

Welsh Development

Agency and HSBC, and

the Daily Post. Editor

Alastair Machray said:

"Roy Evans, in a quiet

and unasuming way,

has been at the

forefront of Welsh

Businesses for several

years. His opinions are

sought from Cardiff to

Chester. The way he

has built Bangor

University into an

institution of real

strength and reputa-

tion is also to his

enormous credit. North

Wales would be a

poorer place without

him and I am delighted

that we are honouring

him tonight."

In accepting the

Award, Professor Roy

Evans said, “I take this

as an Award for the

whole of the

University. I am proud

of what the University

can offer and proud

that it is prepared to

share its expertise with

members of the

business community in

North Wales."

Y llynedd, derbyniodd

yr Athro Roy Evans

wobr "Achievement

Wales " Person Busnes

y Flwyddyn 2001.

of 28 "Access Elite" Universities.These were the institutions that hadsuccessfully widened access tostudents from disadvantagedbackgrounds, while providingteaching and student support ofhigh quality and excelling inresearch. It was a matter of greatpride to see Bangor among theseelite institutions.

So a year of assessment andscrutiny has shown that Bangor is invery good shape. But the year alsobrought other high points that liebeyond measurement. Chief amongthese was the sight of the newresearch vessel Prince Madog sailinginto the Menai Straits for the firsttime. Won against fierce UK-widecompetition in a bid for researchfunding, this £4.8 million vessel isthe best testimony of all to thequality of the research of ourOcean Scientists.

The year also brought us greatsadness, when our President, LordCledwyn of Penrhos passed away.Lord Cledwyn’s warmth andaffection for our University alwaysshone through and his support wasalways a great inspiration.

We now welcome Lord Elis-Thomas of Nant Conwy as our newPresident as we face the challengesand opportunities that lie ahead.

The Vice-Chancellor writes...

Professor Roy Evans receiveshis award flanked byweather girl Sian Lloyd andJohn Bills, ManagingDirector of theLiverpoolDaily Post and Echo Ltd.

“We have been able to show that Bangoris truly achieving a broad mission...”

Photo courtesy of the D

ail Post.

What anachievement

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Rwy’n croesawu’n fawr iawn ycyfle i ysgrifennu’r rhagar-weiniad byr hwn ac i ddweud

cymaint y mae holl aelodau presennolstaff y Brifysgol yn croesawudiddordeb cyson y cynfyfyrwyr yn einhynt. Y peth pwysicaf i ddigwydd ersy Bangoriad diwethaf yw’r arolwg oaddysg uwch yng Nghymru gan yCynulliad Cenedlaethol. Fel yrysgrifennaf hyn (yn hwyr ynChwefror 2002) mae adroddiad acargymhellion yr arolwg hwnnwgennym, er nad ydym eto wedi gweldei ddylanwad ar bolisi’r Cynulliad argyfer addysg uwch yng Nghymru.

Mae proses yr arolwg wedi rhoiinni sawl cyfle buddiol i gwrdd âgwleidyddion allweddol yngNghymru a gofalu eu bod yn llwyrsylweddoli gorchestion acuchelgeisiau ein Prifysgol. ’Rydymwedi medru dangos fod Bangor ynwir yn cyflawni cenhadaeth eangdrwy gyfuno rhagoriaeth ymchwilac addysgu o ansawdd uchel â rôlalwedigaethol gref wrth hyfforddiathrawon a nyrsys, a chydagymrwymiad diffuant i ehangumynediad a rôl bwysig yn natbly-giad economaidd ein rhanbarth.

Wrth gwrs, mae’n ddigon hawddgwneud honiadau o’r fath ond, ynffodus, mae’r cyfnod diweddar hwnwedi bod yn un o archwilio ac asesugwrthrychol gan wahanol gyrffallanol. Mae hyn wedi darparu tystio-laeth i ddangos bod ein honiadauwedi eu llwyr gyfiawnhau.

Yn gyntaf, sefydlwyd Bangor ynBrifysgol ymchwil o fri byd-eang ganganlyniadau’r Ymarfer AsesuYmchwil a gyhoeddwyd fis Rhagfyrdiwethaf. Yn yr asesiad hwn,barnwyd bod 77% o’n staff a aseswydyng ngraddfeydd ymchwil 4, 5 a 5*(ar raddfa o 1 i 5*). ’Roedd hon yngamp aruthrol ac mae’nadlewyrchu’r cryfhau gwirioneddol afu yn ein hymchwil yn y blynyd-

doedd diweddar: ’roedd yr asesiadcymharol yn 1989 wedi dangos maiun yn unig o’n hadrannau (a 6 o staffyn unig) oedd yn uwch na graddfa 3.Dangosodd tablau cynghrairrhagoriaeth ymchwil a gynhyrchwydgan y Times Higher Education

Supplement ar sail yr asesiaddiweddaraf y sgôr uchaf o 6.69 a’rsgôr isaf o 2.09. ’Roedd sgôr Bangoro 5.18 yn ein gosod yn ail iGaerdydd (6.11) yng Nghymru.

Yna, ym mis Ionawr, cyhoed-dodd y THES dabl pellach dros yrholl DU o 28 Prifysgol “AccessElite”. Dyma’r Prifysgolion a oeddwedi ehangu mynediad yn llwyddi-annus i fyfyrwyr o gefndiroedddifreintiedig, ac ar yr un pryd syddyn darparu dysgu a chefnogaethmyfyrwyr o ansawdd uchel ac ynrhagori mewn ymchwil. ’Roeddemyn ymfalchïo’n fawr o weld Bangorymysg y sefydliadau élite hyn.

Felly, mae blwyddyn o asesu acarchwilio wedi dangos bod Bangormewn cyflwr da iawn. Ond feddaeth y flwyddyn hefyd ag uchelb-wyntiau nad oes modd eu mesur.Un o’r pennaf oedd gweld llongymchwil newydd y Prince Madog yn

hwylio i mewn i Afon Menai am ytro cyntaf. Enillwyd y llong hon,sydd yn werth £4.8 miliwn, ynerbyn cystadleuaeth ffyrnig ledled yDU mewn cais am gyllid, ac mae hiyn tystio’n well na dim i ansawddymchwil ein Gwyddonwyr Eigion.

Daeth y flwyddyn â thristwchmawr hefyd, pan fu farw ein Llywydd,yr Arglwydd Cledwyn o Benrhos.’Roedd cynhesrwydd yr ArglwyddCledwyn a’i hoffter o’n Prifysgol bobamser yn amlwg a’i gefnogaeth bobamser yn ysbrydoliaeth fawr.

’Rydym yn awr yn croesawu’rArglwydd Elis-Thomas oNantconwy yn Llywydd newyddinni fel yr wynebwn yr heriau a’rcyfleoedd sydd o’n blaenau.

Neges yrIs-Ganghellor

Wyddochchi…

mai Bangor yw’r

Brifysgol orau yng

Nghymru am ennill

grantiau Ewropeaidd?

Nid yn unig mae’n

denu mwy o arian

ymchwil o Ewrop ond

mae hefyd yn ennill

mwy o arian y pen

oddi yno na hyd yn

oed Brifysgolion

Caergrawnt a

Rhydychen.

FOR FURTHER DETAILSCONTACT:

Nigel PeacockTel: 01248-382500

Email:n.peacock@bangor.ac.uk

or Cornelia MetzTel: 01248 388112

Email:c.metz@bangor.ac.uk

Bangor is the best University inWales at winning European

research contracts - and that’s official.Authoritative figures from the

Higher Education Statistics Agency

(HESA) show that Bangor hasbrought in over £1.8M in EUresearch contracts last year - overtak-ing Cardiff in winning income fromthe European Commission’s presti-gious Framework programmes forinternational collaborative research.When the figures are adjusted for therelative size of the two institutions,Bangor’s performance is even moreimpressive.

Each academic in Bangor haswon, on average, almost £3,000 inresearch income from Europe. Thisis almost double the figure forSwansea and three times the equiva-lent figure for Cardiff.

Nigel Peacock, Bangor’s Director

of Business Development, said, "Thissuccess brings money into the region,money that might otherwise go toCambridge, Oxford, or London andprovides highly-skilled jobs in NorthWales. It demonstrates the highquality of Bangor’s research and ourability to compete effectively with thebest Universities in Europe.

Bangor’s European projectsinclude a wide range of activities,with many of them focussing onenvironmental issues.

Cornelia Metz, Bangor’sEuropean Officer, added, "This willhelp to position Bangor as a majorplayer in the forthcoming EuropeanResearch Area. We look forward toseveral bids in future rounds of theFramework programme."

Bangor: EuroChampions

“Mae blwyddyn o asesu ac archwilio wedidangos bod Bangor mewn cyflwr da iawn.”

NigelPeacock

The School has been graduat-ing students in sports-relateddegrees for over 20 years, and

it was established as an independentresource centre in 1996. Prior to thatit had been one of four Divisions (theDivision of Health and HumanPerformance) of the School ofEducation, first established in 1978.In the last 10 years, the School hasexpanded considerably and developedinto one of the leading Sports Sciencedepartments in the UK. This reputa-tion is based upon both high qualityresearch and teaching. In the 2001Research Assessment Exercise, theSchool was rated 5A, which ranksSSHES as first in Wales, and third inthe U.K. for its research in sport,health and exercise sciences. Thequality of taught courses has alsobeen highly commended.

LocationIn 1999 the School relocated fromthe small building on the Ffriddoeddsite to the impressive GeorgeBuilding, a Grade II listed buildingon the banks of the Menai Strait.The £2.4M refurbishment providesexcellent teaching and research facili-ties, with extensive laboratory spacewhich includes two exercise physiol-ogy laboratories fitted with a varietyof state-of-the-art equipment forassessing the acute and chroniceffects of exercise and training. Theequipment includes two on-line gasanalysis systems for measuringoxygen uptake and lung function, acomputerised ECG, an environmen-tal chamber with a temperaturerange from -20 to 50 deg C, andequipment for measuring blood,hydration status, body fat, strength,power, speed, among othermeasures. An underwater weighinglaboratory is used to measure bodydensity and conduct further environ-

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Tops for Sports Science

Here’s the lowdown on Bangor’s SCHOOL OFSPORT, HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCES -‘SSHES’ - one of Britain’s very best academicdepartments in sport and related studies…

mental studies in physiologyand psychology. The Schoolalso has its own dual-energy x-ray absorptiometer, which isunique for a sports sciencedepartment in the U.K., amotion analysis laboratorycontaining sophisticated 3Dcameras, electromyography andmagnetic stimulationequipment to study neuromuscularfunction, and a suite of psychomotorexperimental rooms, containingdigital tablets and manipulandums,used to measure movement control,all situated in the George Building.The continued growth of the School- staff and student numbers havemore than doubled in the last sevenyears - will inevitably mean furtherexpansion on the George site

Leaders in ResearchThere are three research groupswithin SSHES, although a consider-able amount of collaborativeresearch crosses the boundariesbetween these groups.

Psychology The psychology groupcomprises Dr Nicky Callow, Dr DellaFazey, Professor Lew Hardy, ProfessorGraham Jones, Dr Dave Markland, DrGaynor Parfitt, Dr Sue Walsh and DrTim Woodman. The research activitiesof the group are mainly in the areas ofstress and performance, motivation,the psychological effects of exerciseand meta-cognitive factors in sport.This group is the premier researchgroup in sport and exercise psychologyin Britain and one of the top five or sixin the world. It has produced researchthat has seriously challenged currentthinking world-wide in the areas ofanxiety and performance, and thedevelopment and measurement ofintrinsic motivation. Other studiesinclude: the motivationalconsequences of goal orientations, theapplication of personal constructtheory to performance profiling insport, the use of imagery in sport andpsychological factors in injury andrehabilitation. Research into studentmotivation and learner autonomy anddecision-making in dynamic environ-ments are further areas of expertisewithin the School

Physiology The physiology groupcomprises Professor Roger Eston, Dr

Andrew Lemmey, Professor PeterMaddison, Mr Samuele Marcora, DrAnn Rowlands and Dr Neil Walsh.This group has a world-wide reputa-tion for its research in the areas ofpaediatric exercise, perceived exertionand rheumatology. Physical activityresearch on children, using sophisti-cated movement tracking and dualenergy x-ray absorptiometry, hasshown important relationshipsbetween habitual activity, body fat,fitness and bone density. Thisresearch has implications for thehealth of children and protectionagainst potential osteoporosis inadulthood. Other research hasfocussed on the mechanisms ofmuscle wasting in disease and theefficacy of strategies for preventingmuscle loss, which is a feature ofmany chronic diseases. Their researchis conducted in collaboration with therheumatology, renal and endocrinol-ogy units of Ysbyty Gwynedd, andhas been widely supported by outsidesponsors. Other research includesstudies on exercise-induced muscledamage, body composition, exerciseand immune function and humanfunctioning in hostile environments,the effects of training and exercise inenvironmental extremes on immunesystem function, and the occurrenceof upper respiratory tract infections inathletes.

Kinesiology The kinesiologygroup comprises Dr Nigel Gleeson,Dr Michael Khan and Mr Dai Reesof the Robert Jones and Agnes HuntHospital, Oswestry. He is aninternationally renowned sportsinjury surgeon and was made anHonorary Research Fellow of theUniversity in 2000. This group hasan international reputation for itswork on rehabilitation from cruciateligament injury and is rapidly acquir-ing one for its work on the control ofrapid aiming tasks and attentiondemands of movement control. The

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research focuses on the controlof goal directed movement,which is prevalent in numerouseveryday activities in whichpeople are required to makerapid movements to specificlocations in space. Specificareas of interest include theeffect of response complexityon reaction time,

speed/accuracy trade-offs, the roleof peripheral and central vision inmovement planning and execution,interference from conflicting sourcesof spatial information, attentiondemands and dual-task interference. Other research studies the recoveryof motor skill during rehabilitationfrom major injury, and factorsinfluencing adherence to exerciseprogrammes in rheumatoid arthritisand assessment of neuromuscularperformance under conditions offatigue and exercise induced muscle.

Institute for thePsychology of ElitePerformanceThe Institute was established topursue research that is focused onélite performance in sport, business,the performing arts, and the armedservices. The institute is co-directedby Professors Lew Hardy andGraham Jones. It serves as a focalpoint for ongoing research activitiesin stress and performance, and meta-cognitive processes in sport. It isintended that the Institute will alsostimulate the development of newprogrammes of research: for example,psychological stress in hostileenvironments; the identification ofthe key attributes of mentaltoughness and how these aredeveloped and learned; multi-discipli-nary research on the physiologicaland motor control processes affectedby psychological stress; the develop-ment of élite performanceenvironments inbusiness and othersettings; andorganisationalstress in élitesport.

Assessingflexibilty

Research-ledteachingThe wealth of

research expertise

within SSHES greatly

influences the course

curricula and facili-

tates a strong

tradition in innova-

tive teaching, which

is widely recognised

across Britain. Over

330 students are

taking BSc degrees in

Sport Science; Sport,

Health and Physical

Education; and Sport

Science with

Psychology. The MSc

degrees in Applied

Sports Science,

Applied Sport and

Exercise Physiology,

and Applied Sport

and Exercise

Psychology are

growing in populari-

ty, with 19 full-time

students registered

in 2001. At least 30

full-time students are

expected to register

for 2002. External

examiners have

commented that

"There is a depth of

understanding that is

rare indeed among

undergraduates" and

"The students’

knowledge of

research design is the

highest seen at

undergraduate level".

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ExerciseFellowsTwo exercise

scientists who

advise the British ice

skating team have

been awarded

Fellowships by the

British Association

of Sport and

Exercise Sciences

(BASES) in recogni-

tion of their contri-

bution to sport and

exercise science.

Dr Roger Eston,

Head of the School

of Sport, Health and

Exercise Science is

an accredited Sports

and Exercise

Physiologist.

Gaynor Parfitt,

Senior Lecturer at

the School and a

consultant to the

National Ice Skating

Association has also

been made a Fellow

of BASES. She is

also a British

Olympic Association

Registered

Psychologist.

• Roger Easton (Head of School)awarded a Personal Chair.

• Dr Sue Walsh awarded a UniversityTeaching Fellowship in 2001.

• Prof Graham Jones appointedSport Psychologist to the WalesRugby Team

• Dr Nigel Gleeson awarded theSportesse Prize in 2001.

• Janie McDonald awarded the JohnRobert Jones Prize for the beststudent in the University – thefirst time for the award to begiven to a SSHES student.

Ymgartrefodd Ysgol Gwyddorau

Chwaraeon Iechyd ac Ymarfer

y Brifysgol ar ei newydd weddyn hen adeilad "Y George" – hen hostelhogia’r Normal. Dyna sioc a gaent oweld tu mewn yr adeilad heddiw –gyda’r offer diweddaraf i brofi ffitrwyddac ymestyn ffiniau ym maes chwaraeon.

Ar y BrigMae’n un o’r ysgolion gorau o’imath drwy Brifysgolion Prydain amsafon ei dysgu a’i hymchwil. Yn2001 derbyniodd y radd uchafposibl am safon ei hymchwil. Maetri phrif faes ymchwil:

SeicolegUn o’r prif feysydd ymchwil ywSeicoleg. Dyma’r grwp sy’nymchwilio i berfformiad, ysgogiad,a straen mewn chwaraeon. O bosib,hwn yw’r prif grwp ymchwil ichwaraeon ym Mhrydain ac mae’nun o’r pump neu chwech pwysicafyn fyd eang. Tipyn o gamp!

FfisiolegMaes arbenigol arall yw ymchwilio ieffaith ymarfer dwys ar bobl sy’ndioddef o grydcymalau gwynegol.

Gwneir yr ymchwil ar y cyd gydagYsbyty Gwynedd, ble mae’r AthroMaddison yn ymgynghoryddcrydcymalau. Pennaeth yr Ysgol – yrAthro Roger Easton yw arweinyddy grwp hwn.

CinesolegY trydydd maes ymchwil yw cineso-leg – lle ceir ymchwilio i weld sutmae plant a phobl yn adennillsgiliau a gollwyd oherwyddanafiadau difrifol.

Yn ogystal â’r tri phrif faesgwneir gwaith ar y cyd gydagYmddiriedolaeth Iechyd Gogledd

Orllewin Cymru sy’n hyrwyddo sawlmaes ymchwil.• Sut mae ymarfer corfforol yn

effeithio ar ddwysedd esgyrn.• Effaith ymarfer ar rai’n dioddef o

grydcymalau.• Dylanwad ymarfer ar rai’n

dioddef o anhwylder ar yr arennau.• Dylanwad ymarferion dwys ar y

system imiwnedd.Noddir ymchwil hefyd gan

Gyngor Chwaraeon Cymru a chanbrifysgolion yn yr Unol Daleithiau,Canada, Awstralia, Seland Newydd,Ffrainc a Hong Kong.

Other Research linksNHS - The School has developedstrong research links with the North

West Wales Health Trust, which hassponsored several research projects.These include studies of physicalactivity and bone density in children,the effects of exercise in rheumatoidarthritis patients, the effects of chronicexercise on the immune response, andthe role of exercise in patients withkidney disease. The Trust has alsorecently sponsored a PhD Studentshipin cardiac rehabilitation, which is thefirst of its kind in the UK. Theappointment of Professor Maddison

(a consultant rheumatologist at YsbytyGwynedd) has considerably enhancedthe School’s relationship with theNorth Wales Health Trust. Thisappointment has been followed byothers – Dr Jeremy Jones, a consultantrheumatologist and Dr Lionel

Bloodworth, a consultant nephrolo-gist, appointed as a senior clinicalresearch fellow in SSHES.

Sports Council for Wales -Research funded by the SCW hasexamined the effects of dehydrationon cognitive functioning; specifical-ly reaction time, short-termmemory, and selective attention.Two PhD studentships to study theeffects of dehydration on perform-ance in hostile environments are alsosponsored by SCW.

Institute of Naval MedicineCollaborative research, funded bythe Royal Navy, between the Institute

of Naval Medicine and the Institute

for the Psychology of Elite

Performance is focused on anexamination of psychological aspectsof Royal Marine recruit training.

Recent Events

Tu mewn i’r George heddiw...

Kylie Wilson, a SSHES graduate fromNew Zealand receiving the LlewelynRees Memorial Awardfrom the Vice-Chancellor. Shecaptained Bangor’s BUSA Shieldwinning women’s rugby team, 2001

9BANGORIAD 2002

For many people, graduate lifeleads to steady careers withgood pension prospects and

security for life. For some graduates,however, the university experiencecan open doors to worlds many onlydream of. Two such people are Phil

and Bethan Scott. Having packed inthe professional lifestyles of youngacademics they headed for the azureseas and permablue skies of theCaribbean. Now they are theCaptain and Chef aboard ‘Uhuru II’,one of the premier sailing catama-rans in the Caribbean.

Bethan, from Menai Bridge,Anglesey, graduated in Sport andExercise Science at Crewe & AlsagerCollege. She then returned homeand in 1996 completed a P.G.C.E.in Physical Education at BangorUniversity. This led to work as aPhysical Education teacher and thenas a Sport Science lecturer atLlandrillo College, North Wales.

A lifetime sailor, Phil graduatedfrom S.H.A.P.E. (now SSHES) in1994. Undergraduate life offeredPhil much more than a straightfor-ward lecture-room learning experi-ence. Under the guidance of LewHardy and John and Della Fazey,and with the experiences foundworking with a wide variety offellow students he gained a greaterunderstanding of life and itsopportunities. After a periodworking at the National WatersportsCentre for Wales at Plas Menai, hereturned to Bangor; this time as amember of staff within the Centrefor Learning Development. As aresearcher on the ImprovingTraining Quality project, jointlyfunded by the European SocialFund and the University, the facultyenvironment once again providedavenues for continual improvementin all parts of work life.

Originally Phil and Bethan cameto the Caribbean to work on LittleThatch, a private island resort, wherethe rich and famous retreat to relax.Despite hosting guests such as the

Rolling Stones, they decided thatisland life was moving a little tooslowly, so they launched themselvesinto life on the water, running acharter yacht with ‘The Moorings’,an American sailing company. Teethwere cut on a fifty foot monohullbefore moving swiftly onto theflagship catamarans of the fleet.

Two years later Phil and Bethanwere offered the chance of running‘Uhuru II’, a private charter yacht.Meaning ‘Freedom’ in Swahili,‘Uhuru II’ is a French built Lagoon57 luxury sailing catamaran. Up tosix guests join the boat for bespokecruises around the British VirginIslands. It is a business that is totallyrun by and accounted for by Phil andBethan. You may dream of rumpunches in palm tree fringed whitesand bays overlooking balmy pastelsunsets, but Bethan is usually foundconjuring gourmet treats from a verysmall ship’s galleywhile Phil ismixing cocktailsfor guests,a r r a n g i n gwaterskiing, oru n p l u g g i n gblocked toilets.All the whileboth try toentertain anddelight the guestswho remain blissfully unaware of theundercurrents! But life is good.Their office is the boat and their lifeis the sea and the islands.

During the volatile summermonths when hurricanes arelooming large from Africa, Phil andBethan set sail for the lowerlatitudes of South America

Three years of charter life haveprovided unforseen opportunitiesfor them. Phil says, "College life is agreat tool for preparing you, notjust for a specific vocational purpose,but for a wide variety of life skills.Charter life lets you meet a diversityof wonderful people and encouragethem to appreciate sailing life".

Above: Phil and BethanScott

Top: ‘Uhuru II’

High life onthe high seas

Symud yn llythrennol o lannau’rFenai i foethusrwydd a chynhes-

rwydd y Caribî wnaeth Bethan a Phil

Scott bron i dair blynedd yn ôl. Mae’r ddau yn gynfyfyrwyr ym

Mangor – Phil yn graddio o SHAPEyn 1994, a Bethan (o Borthaethwy)yn dod yma i ddilyn cwrs TAR yn1996. Tra bu Phil yn dysgu ym MhlasMenai ac yn ymchwilio yn y GanolfanDatblygu Dysgu roedd Bethan yndarlithio mewn GwyddoniaethChwaraeon yn Llandrillo-yn-Rhos.

Ond, a hwythau erbyn hyn wedipriodi, daeth cyfle i adael diogelwchy swyddi a’r pensiynau ym maesAddysg a’i chychwyn am y Caribî.

Erbyn hyn maent yn gwpl ucheliawn eu parch ym myd y cychodmoethus – Phil yn gofalu amhwylio’r cwch a threfnu pob math oweithgareddau dwr, tra mae Bethanyn brysur yn y gali yn paratoi prydaubwyd i dynnu dwr o’ch dannedd.

Hwyl Fawr!!

O lannau’rFenai dlawd...

“College lifeis a greattool forpreparing youfor a widevariety of lifeskills.”

10 BANGORIAD 2002

We were greatly saddenedby the death of our firstPresident - Lord Cledwyn

of Penrhos - in February 2001. Wemiss the guidance, support and, mostof all, his kindness and friendship - allof which he gave us when theFoundation was launched.

We are beginning to see theconsolidation of the Foundation as itcontinues to foster and promote theUniversity of Wales, Bangor. AsChair of the Foundation, I muchappreciate the work undertaken bythe members of the ExecutiveCommittee, the Vice-Chancellor andthe staff of the University, who takeevery opportunity to make knownthe aims of the Foundation and toenhance and increase its membership.

The work on the development ofthe Raiser's Edge database continues -this now incorporates Coleg Normal

Bangor University Foundationdata. There has been an increase inthe 'E-mail for Life' file and wewould like to see this developedfurther.

A Reunions Steering Committeehas been established to provide helpand guidance for Reunion organisers.Reunions which have been held overthe last five years - whether they be ona 'year'(s) or on a Departmental basis- have rekindled an interest in theUniversity. The Steering Committeeis chaired by Barry Teasdale (1950 -1954) with Margaret Hewitt (1961-1965) as Co-ordinator. Forestry andWood Science held a successfulreunion in June 2001; such was theenthusiasm that a further reunionmay be held in 2004.

The second Annual GeneralMeeting was held on the 14th July2001. Our President, Professor Eric

Sunderland, welcomed those attend-ing and we were pleased to welcomethe Vice-Chancellor, Professor RoyEvans, who gave an overview of therecent developments at Bangor.Professor Tom Corns spoke aboutrecent developments at the recentlyestablished School of Arts andHumanities. The remainder of themorning’s programme was sustainedby the School of Ocean Sciences.Professor Peter Williams presented anoverview of the current activities atthe School and there were furtherseparate presentations onPalaeoceanography, Shelf SeaOceanography and Marine Pollution.

After lunch at the AngleseyArms, Foundation members wereinvited to the School and to visit thenew Prince Madog - which had

Morning Activities: Powis Hall09.30 Welcome: Mrs. Anne Roberts, Chair of F/tion

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Roy Evans09.45 Foundation Business10.00 School of Music: Overview of Current

Activities and Developments: Dr. Andrew Lewis10.15 The Peter Crossley-Holland Archive

10.45 Coffee

11.15 Talk by Professor Bernard Rands

11.45 School of Music: Individual Presentations

1.00 Buffet lunch (Prichard-Jones Hall)

1.45 Concert (Powis Hall)

Afternoon Activities: School of Music• Visit to the electroacoustic studios

• Rolling programme of short films and recordings:recent work by staff and students

• Displays of musical instruments from theCrossley-Holland collection, staff publications etc.

Further details are available from Mrs Sarah Wale,

Marketing and PR Department, U.W. Bangor LL57 2DG

Tel: 01248 388 207 e-mail: s.wale@bangor.ac.uk

3rd Annual General Meeting Saturday 13 July 2002

Above: Mrs AnneRoberts, Chair of the

Foundation, addresseslast year’s AnnualGeneral Meeting

Top: Captain Donovanshows Mrs Anne

Roberts and Prof.Gerry White around

the new Prince Madog

moored at Menai Bridge the previousevening, much to the relief ofeveryone - especially the Vice-Chancellor - who had watched it sailup the Straits. It was an exceptionalday and we much appreciate theefforts of all who were involved.

During the business part of theAGM, we were delighted thatProfessor Gerry White agreed tobecome Deputy Chair.

Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, thePresident of the Council, hosted areception for the Foundation at theHouse of Lords in November 2001.The organisation and planning for thisevent was undertaken by Ken Davies,Robert Burns (London Society of OldBangorians), John Wyn Jones and thestaff of the Marketing and Public

Relations department. The responsewas excellent - we were delighted towelcome 50 alumni - some who wererecent graduates. The Vice-Chancellor

and Mrs Evans were able to be with usand the Vice-Chancellor spoke aboutrecent developments at Bangor.

The third AGM, scheduled forthe weekend of July 13th 2002, willfocus on the work, activities anddevelopments within the School ofMusic. We look forward to welcomingalumni of the University, ColegNormal, and St Mary’s, together withUniversity staff and all our colleagues.

As members of the Foundationwe appreciate the continued supportof the Chair and Trustees of theDevelopment Trust.

As members of the Foundationwe appreciate the continuedsupport of the Chair and Trusteesof the Development Trust.

11BANGORIAD 2002

Sefydliad Prifysgol Bangor

Composer in New York

Links with Costa Rica

Gweithgareddau’r Bore: Neuadd Powys09.30 Croeso: Cadeirydd, Mrs Anne Roberts

Yr Is-Ganghellor, Yr Athro Roy Evans09.45 Materion y Sefydliad10.00 Yr Ysgol Gerddoriaeth: Arolwg o Weithgareddau

a Datblygiadau Cyfredol. Dr. Andrew Lewis10.15 Archif Peter Crossley-Holland

10.45 Coffi

11.15 Sgwrs gan Yr Athro Bernard Rands

11.45 Yr Ysgol Gerddoriaeth: Cyflwyniadau Unigol

1.00 Cinio buffet (Neuadd Prichard-Jones)1.45 Cyngerdd (Neuadd Powys)

Gweithgareddau’r Prynhawn: Ysgol Gerddoriaeth• Ymweld â’r stiwdios electroacwstig

• Rhaglen dreiglol o ffilmiau byrion a recordiadau:gwaith diweddar gan staff a myfyrwyr

• Arddangosfeydd o offerynnau cerdd o gasgliadCrossley-Holland, cyhoeddiadau staff ayyb.

Manylion pellach gan Mrs Sarah Wale,

Swyddfa Marchnata a Chysylltiadau Cyhoeddus,

P.C. Bangor LL57 2DG.

Ffôn: 01248 388 207Ebost: s.wale@bangor.ac.uk

3ydd Cyfarfod Cyffredinol Blynyddol Dydd Sadwrn 13 Gorffennaf 2002

Deil y Sefydliad i feithrin a hyrwyd-do Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor.

Mae’r gwaith o ddatblygu’rgronfa ddata Raiser’s Edge ynparhau – mae hon yn awr yncynnwys data’r Coleg Normal.

Gwelwyd cynnydd yn y ffeil ‘E-bostam Oes’ a hoffem weld hyn yn caelei ddatblygu ymhellach.

Cynhaliwyd ail GyfarfodCyffredinol Blynyddol llwyddian-nus iawn ar 14 Gorffennaf, 2001.

Bydd un 2002 ar benwythos 13Gorffennaf 2002, pan edrychirymlaen at groesawu cynfyfyrwyr o’rBrifysgol, y Coleg Normal, a’rSantes Fair, ynghyd â staff yBrifysgol a’n holl gydweithwyr.

As part of UkwithNY, Guto

Pryderi Puw’s music wasperformed in the production"Different Lights in New York" fromOctober 25th - 28th at AngelOrensanz Foundation Centre forthe Arts in New York.

As a composer resident inBangor and currently finishing hisPh.D. at the University, Guto makeshis debut in the USA with hiscomposition ‘Different Lights’which was the inspiration for the titleof this project. With three concertsin the city, it was an opportunity topresent his music to a wider audienceand to reflect part of the excitingcurrent musical climate in Wales.After winning the Composer’s

Sefydlodd yr Ysgol

Goedwigaeth ac

Amaeth bartneriaeth

â ‘CATIE’ i gynnal

cyrsiau Doethuriaeth

mewn gwahanol

agweddau o

goedwigaeth ac

amaethyddiaeth

drofannol. Bydd

llawer o’r gwaith

maes yn cael ei

wneud yn Costa Rica.

Medal twice at the NationalEisteddfod, together with numerouscommissions and performances byvarious music festivals around thecountry, including a recent BBCNational Orchestra of Walescommission, the tour marked Guto’scontinuing success as one of Wales’most promising young composers.

Different Lights: paintings tobe heard and music to be seen. Thistheatrical performance piecethrough light and movementcombines abstract paintings bythree Welsh visual artists (Mary

Lloyd Jones, Elfyn Lewis and Brendan

Burns) with contemporary music byGuto (together with John Metcalf

and Enrico Cocco). The musicians

move freely in the performancearea, drawing the audience withthem and changing the acousticperspective. This together with themoving of the paintings shifts thevisual focus and also enables theconventions of both concert halland gallery to be visited in quitenew ways in this highly theatricalperformance.

Following the signing of anagreement between UCB and

"CATIE" – (Costa Rica’s CentroAgronomico Tropical de Investigaciony Ensenañza, the principal researchinstitute for agriculture and forestryin Central America), PhD courses inTropical Agroforestry, Tropical

Forestry, and Tropical Agricultureare being offered at the School ofAgriculture and Forest Sciences.Students will be recruited either inLatin America or Europe and willsplit their studies between the twoinstitutions - with much of the fieldand laboratory work being based at

CATIE andbeing conductedin Costa Rica orin other membercountries andmuch of theacademic coursebeing deliveredat SAFS inBangor.

Guto Pryderi Puw

12 BANGORIAD 2002

The Third MissionUniversities, including

Bangor, have concentrat-ed in the past on teaching

and research, but now our contri-bution to the economy is increas-ingly being recognised as animportant part of our work.

It is not always realised that theUniversity at Bangor generatesmost of its income from competi-tive sources rather than fromgovernment handouts. In 2000/01it received a funding council grantof only £28.3M out of a totalincome of over £67.1M, the differ-ence of £38.8M being derived fromcompetitive activities.

The University is one of thelargest employers in North Wales,with over 2000 people employed inBangor, Menai Bridge, Wrexham,and other locations. In addition tothe direct benefits of these jobs andtheir multiplier effects in theregional supply chain, theUniversity also attracts students andother visitors to the region, with anestimated student and visitor spendin excess of £20M.

The first contribution theUniversity can make to its localeconomy is to be successful in itsteaching, by attracting studentsthrough the high quality of its teaching,its student care, and through the qualityof life available in North Wales.

But this is not enough. Weneed to win research and we needto ensure that we can share theresults of our research in co-operative, wealth-creating partner-ships with businesses in NorthWales and across the world.

The University works closelywith the Welsh Development Agency

(WDA) to develop links withbusiness in areas of expertise. Onesuch project is the establishment ofOPTIC, an opto-electronics researchand technology centre to be based inSt. Asaph to provide incubation spacefor new companies in this field.Opto-electronics, the science ofcombining light and electricity, is anarea which relies heavily on thecombined skills of specialists in devicephysics and materials chemistry. TheUniversity has established a newOpto-electronics Materials Research

Laboratory for Professor Stuart Irvine

and his colleagues in the Department

of Chemistry, and Professor Alan

Shore’s Industrial & Commercial Opto-

electronics (ICON) team in theSchool of Informatics has been givenformal recognition, and additionalfinancial support, as a WDA Centre of

Excellence.Two other research teams in

Bangor have also been recognised bythe WDA as Centres of Excellence in

Technology & Industrial Collaboration

LlongyfarchiadauLlongyfarchwyd

Prifysgol Cymru,

Bangor ar ei hymdre-

chion i gefnogi’r

economi leol gan y

Gwir Anrh. Margaret

Beckett AS,

Arweinydd T^y’r

Cyffredin a Llywydd y

Cyfrin Gyngor, a

ddaeth i Fangor i

ddathlu sefydlu hanner

canfed bartneriaeth

fusnes y cwmnïau

bychain.

(CETICs). These are the Centre for

Advanced & Renewable Materials, andthe Institute of Bioelectronic &

Molecular Microsystems.

The next major project is thedevelopment of the Centre for

Advanced Software Technology

(CAST) on Parc Menai just outsideBangor. This project, worth over£10M, will provide a large newbuilding for software companies inNorth Wales, with specialist R&Dexpertise and training supportprovided by the University.

The Right Hon Margaret

Beckett MP, Leader of theHouse of Commons and

President of the Privy Council, waspresent at a reception to mark the50th partnership between theUniversity and small businessesunder the TCS scheme.

She congratulated theUniversity on its commitment tothe (TCS) scheme and the veryenthusiastic way in which it hasseized opportunities to developpartnerships with local businesses towork together for the benefit of thelocal economy.

The WDA OptoelectronicsMaterials ResearchLaboratory being openedby the right Hon. RhodriMorgan, First Minister ofthe Welsh AssemblyAgoriad Labordy Ymchwilnewydd AwdurdodDatblygu mewnDeunyddiauOptoelectroneg gan y GwirAnrh. Rhodri Morgan, PrifWeinidog CynulliadCenedlaethol Cymru

For more details of this work,

please contact: Nigel Peacock,

Director, Business Development &

Enterprise, University of Wales,

Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG.

Tel: 01248-382500. Fax: 01248-383657

Email: n.peacock@bangor.ac.uk

Congratulations

VC Roy Evans, BettyWilliams MP, Rt HonMargaret Beckett &David Hanson MP,David Joyner and BrynJones, European &Industrial ProgrammeUnit, Karen Davies MDXKX

13BANGORIAD 2002

What are TCS Schemes?The University of Wales

Bangor has the third largestnumber of Teaching

Company Schemes in any UKUniversity. This is a remarkablesuccess considering the University’srural location. These schemesenable small to medium sizedcompanies of all kinds to accessuniversity expertise in order to assistwith the development of newprojects within their companies.Under the Scheme, a recentgraduate is employed as an"Associate" within the company,under the guidance of a relevantuniversity academic.

Teaching Companies arerecognised by the Department of

Trade and Industry as "the mosteffective way to transfer knowledgefrom universities to SMEs".

The University has built on thesuccess of a programme with Sain

Records by launching "AnthemWales", a network of companies andindividuals involved in music andrelated businesses in Wales. Thisnetwork is developing a range ofactivities including the internationalpromotion of Welsh music

Bangor has established the WalesSpin-out programme in North Wales,in collaboration with NEWI. Twonew high-tech spin-out companies -Optical Reference Systems (ORS)Ltd., and Edisus Ltd. - are alreadytrading as a result of this work.

Two other companies - Aura

Oncology Inc. and a joint venturewith Vosper Thorneycroft - havebeen spun out from Universityactivities over the past year

Enterprise Scholarships are beingmade available, with support fromthe Knowledge Exploitation Fund, torecent graduates (from anyUniversity) wishing to startbusinesses in Wales.

Mae 75% (80% mewn gwerthariannol) o’r rhaglenni TCS

gyda chwmnïau yng Nghymru, sy’ndangos maint ymrwymiad Bangor iddatblygiad yr economi leol fel yramlinellir yn ei chenhadaeth sefydliadol.

Yr Adran Gemeg yw’r uchaf yn yDU am nifer y rhaglenni cyfredolsydd ganddi.

Y rhaglen rhwng Gwesty Bae

Trearddur a’r Ysgol Busnes a

Datblygiad Rhanbarthol yw’r unig unym maes Twristiaeth yn y DU.

Y rhaglen rhwng y Pendine

Nursing Home (Wrecsam) a’r Ganolfan

Datblygu Dysgu yw’r TCS gyntaf yn ysector Gofal Iechyd Annibynnol.

Mae PCB yn falch o’i record ogyd-weithio gyda busnesau sy’ngweithredu trwy gyfrwng yGymraeg, yn cynnwys Y Lolfa, Urdd

Gobaith Cymru, Carreg Ateb a Cymen. Mae TCS Delta Electrical (3

Aelod Cyswllt am 3 blynedd ar lefelPhD) yn ddechrau trefniant strategolo bwys rhwng y cwmni a’r Brifysgol.

Mae PCB wedi datblygu rhaglen-ni gyda chwmnïau uwch-dechnolegsy’n tyfu’n gyflym, megis Secure

Trading o Fangor sy’n gweithredu ynsectorau newydd y farchnad, yncynnwys e-fasnach ac e-fusnes.

StrongerBangorBusinessTeamTwo new members

of staff have been

appointed to the

University of Wales

Bangor’s strategic

European and

Industrial

Programmes Unit.

Chris Drew, former-

ly part of the universi-

ty’s Development

Trust, has been

appointed to work on

the Knowledge

Exploitation Fund

(KEF).

Dr Hazel Pierce

who previously worked

on student and

graduate employability

projects within the

University, joins the

unit.Anumber of current TCS

Associates took part in thePoster Competition which followeda media awareness course organisedfor them at the University. Theywere judged on posters andinformal presentations of theirprojects under development byJames Goodman, Manager of InTec,in Parc Menai, Bangor, Professor

Merfyn Jones of the University ofWales, Bangor and Cathy Goodwin

of Glass's Information Services.Beverly Williams and Sarah Baker

are working at Pendine Nursing

Home in Wrexham and are support-ed by the University’s Centre for

Learning Development. Beverly Williams started her

career as a nurse. She is currentlystudying for Masters degree withCentre for Learning Development atBangor.

Sarah Baker, a science graduatewith IT experience has developedquality systems for other businessesin North Wales. She is studying fora Masters degree at Bangor.

Edward Cavanagh, an associateat Envirotreat Ltd was also a jointwinner. He has been developing anew clay-like material which can besafely used to seal old pollutants on‘brownfield’ sites, making them safefor re-development.

O Nerthi NerthPenodwyd dau aelod

newydd o staff i Uned

strategol Rhaglenni

Ewropeaidd a

Diwydiannol. Eglurodd

yr Athro Roy Evans,

Is-Ganghellor y

Brifysgol, "Mae

ehangiad ein tîm

busnes yn gryn

fuddsoddiad gan y

Brifysgol, ac yn dangos

parhad ein hymrwymi-

ad i annog cwmnïau

newydd a chefnogi rhai

presennol."

Penodwyd Chris

Drew i weithio ar y

Gronfa Ymelwa ar

Wybodaeth a Dr Hazel

Pierce hefyd i weithio

yn yr uned.

ProjectPlacementsPresented

Holyhead (2)

LlangefniTrearddur Bay

Parc Menai (2)Bangor

Caernarfon

Penygroes

ConwyBodelwyddan

St. Asaph

Ruthin

Holywell

Deeside (2)

Wrexham

Current TCSPartnerships

ManchesterNorthumberlandChesterKing’s WinfordWorcesterNewtownTalybontCardiffLondon

Current TCSPartnerships

Others…

Bangor a’rCynllun Cwmnïau

Edward Cavanagh,TCS Prize-winner,flanked by Prof. RoyEvans and JamesGoodman

14 BANGORIAD 2002

Anabledd ac Iaith

In co-operation with the WelshLanguage Board and the

Disability Rights Commission, theWelsh Terminology Centre haspublished ‘Disability andLanguage’, guidelines for the use ofdisability terms. The authors areLowri Williams and Delyth Prys. Thevolume was launched at a recentmeeting in Oswalds. The bookbreaks new ground in the area ofterminology and the Centre is to bewarmly congratulated on its work.Enquiries concerning the publica-tion should be directed to DelythPrys. Daeth hyfforddwyr tîm pêl-droed

enwoca’r byd i Fangor ihyfforddi darpar-athrawon chwaraeonym mis Tachwedd. Fel rhan o’i‘Rhaglen i’r Gymuned’, mae ClwbManchester United wedi cynniggwasanaethau eu tîm hyfforddi igrwpiau o fewn y gymuned. Bachoddyr Ysgol Addysg ar y cyfle i wahodd yrhyfforddwyr i Fangor. "Gwelais ynsyth y byddai’r profiad o fudd i’nmyfyrwyr gan y byddant hwythau ynhyfforddi timau pêl-droed, a phobmath o chwaraeon ar gwblhad eugraddau mewn addysg," meddai Tegid

Phillips, darlithydd Addysg Gorfforolyn Ysgol Addysg y Brifysgol.

DarlithGoffa SyrHughOwenYn Nhachwedd y

llynedd y traddod-

wyd y gyntaf o

ddarlithoedd Coffa

Syr Hugh Owen dan

nawdd yr Ysgol

Addysg. Y Dirprwy Is-

Ganghellor Yr Athro

R. Merfyn Jones

ddewiswyd i

draddodi’r ddarlith.

Fel hanesydd sy’n

arbenigo yn hanes

Cymru yn yr ugeinfed

ganrif dewisodd "Y

Werin a’i Theyrnas:

Addysg i oedolion

yng Nghymru" fel ei

destun.

Dysgu gan ‘Man U’

Three Jamaicans visited theSchool of Education, Ysgol

Penybryn, Bethesda and Ysgol

Llanllechid last year, along withKevin Walsh – Technical Adviser,Literacy and Learning Support.The visit was arranged thoughJAASP – Jamaica All Age SchoolsProject, whose aim is to bring aboutquality improvements in teachingand learning which will raise literacylevels for students and communitymembers. Jessica Clapham is co-ordinating the project on behalf ofthe School of Education.

JAASP!

Mewn cydweithrediad â Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg a’r Comisiwn HawliauAnabledd mae’r Ganolfan Safoni Termau wedi cyhoeddi ‘Anabledd ac

Iaith’, sef canllawiau defnyddio terminoleg anabledd. Yr awduron yw LowriWilliams a Delyth Prys. Lansiwyd y gyfrol mewn cyfarfod diweddar ynOswalds. Mae’r llyfr yn torri tir newydd ym maes terminoleg ac mae’rGanolfan i’w llongyfarch ar safon y gwaith. Dylid cyfeirio unrhyw ymholi-adau am y cyhoeddiad at Delyth Prys.

Lledu GorwelionCafodd Cynrig Hughes,

darlithydd yn yr Ysgol Addysg,gyfle i ymweld â Lesotho ynNhachwedd 2001. ’Roedd yrymweliad yn rhan o gyswllt addysguwch rhwng y Brifysgol yma aPhrifysgol Lesotho. Y gobaith ywceisio sefydlu mwy o gydweithio arthema "Addysg Amgylcheddol" aci’r diben hwn bydd Tony Elliot aBryn Thomas yn mynd i wneud caisi’r Cyngor Prydeinig am arian iehangu’r bartneriaeth dros gyfnod odair blynedd.

As part of a liaison in HigherEducation between UWB and

the University of Lesotho it ishoped that as the result of two visitsby the School of Education Staff abid will be made for funding overthree years to the British Council topromote environmental awareness

Links withLesotho

Gwenwch! Criw of fechgynLesotho ar eu ffordd i’r ysgol allfod filltiroeddi ffwrdd.These young boys travel severalmiles to and fro school each day,but still keep smiling.

Gwenwch! Criw of fechgynLesotho ar eu ffordd i’r ysgol allfod filltiroeddi ffwrdd.These young boys travel severalmiles to and fro school each day,but still keep smiling.

Man Utd coaches helping to improvethe skills of trainee teachers at the

School of Education in November

Ymwelodd tair oJamaica â’r Ysgol

Addysg a dwy ysgolleol y llynedd. Ybwriad yw codi

safonau llythrenneddmyfyrwyr ac aelodau’r

cymunedau lleol.

Paratowyd "Haws

Dweud" ar gyfer

plant 7 - 11 oed gan

dîm "pasg" (asesu

Cymraeg CA2) a’r

tîm Cymraeg – y

ddau o fewn yr

Ysgol Addysg.

15BANGORIAD 2002

CwrsCyfieithuCynigir cwrs cyfieithu

ar y pryd gan

Ganolfan Addysg

Barhaol y Brifysgol.

Bydd myfyrwyr rhan-

amser y Ganolfan

ynghyd â myfyrwyr BA

Cymraeg y Brifysgol yn

dewis y modiwlau

cyfieithu a chyfieithu

ar y pryd.

Arweinydd y cwrs

yw R. John Roberts,

Tiwtor Rhan-Amser

gyda’r Ganolfan

Addysg Barhaol.

Design and Technologygraduate Mark Allen as hisfinal year project designed

a robotic cradle which automaticallypours a measured pint with thenecessary ‘head’. This machinemakes life easier at a busy bar and isunlike anything on the market. Markexplains, ‘It tilts from 45º though to90º to give the perfect head.Apparently it works just as well forlager, bitter, mild or cider, but notfor Guinness.’ The device has beenpatented and was shown at theDesign and Technology NationalExhibition at the NEC in November2001. Mark’s invention was featuredon the BBC ‘Best Inventions’competition in January 2002.

A fellow Design and Technologygraduate, Neil Maliphant, nowteaching at Ysgol Rhyd y Waen,Aberdare, also exhibited hisinvention at the NEC, a robotic armwhich allows golfers to practise onthe driving range without having tobend down to place a new ball on

A Pint with a Swing

Yn y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol ynHydref 2001 croesawodd Rhodri

Williams, Cadeirydd Bwrdd yr IaithGymraeg lansiad gwirydd sillafu achysylltnodydd Cymraeg newydd agynhyrchwyd ar gyfer meddalwedddiweddaraf Microsoft Office XP.

Fe’i datblygwyd ar y cyd gan yBwrdd Iaith, Canolfan Bedwyr,Prifysgol Cymru Bangor, aMicrosoft.

Dywedodd Rhodri Williams:"Mae’r ffaith bod Microsoft – un ogwmnïau mwya’r byd – wedisylweddoli bod gwir angen amwirydd sillafu a chysylltnodyddCymraeg yn rhoi hwb i’r iaith… acyn sicrhau bod defnyddwyr PC ymmhob rhan o’r byd yn gallu gwirio’uCymraeg yn rhad ac am ddim o hynymlaen, diolch i gydweithredu agosrhwng y Bwrdd, Canolfan Bedwyr achwmni Microsoft."

Richard Smith (Microsoft), Rhodri Williams, (Welsh Language Board), Dr

Geraint Wyn Jones, (Canolfan Bedwyr), Colin Jones, (Welsh LanguageBoard), Bill Hicks (Canolfan Bedwyr), Andrew Davies (Member, WelshAssembly), are pictured above at the launch of the Welsh language spell-checker and hyphentetor developed at Canolfan Bedwyr Bangor for Microsoft’slatest software, Office XP.

the tee after every swing – the armdoes it for him.

At the graduation ceremony inJuly 2001 Mark Allen, who is nowteaching at Ysgol Aberconwy, wasawarded the Dr John Robert Jonesprize (£600) for the best WelshMedium student; he had previouslybeen awarded a Cronfa’r Normalprize.

Iechyd Da!Dyfeisiodd Mark Allen, tra’n

fyfyriwr yng NghanolfanDylunio a Thechnoleg yr YsgolAddysg, grud arbennig er mwynsicrhau’r peint delfrydol, hebormod o ‘ben’. Gwelwyd posibili-adau masnachol i’r ddyfais, ac mae’rBrifysgol wedi cynorthwyo Mark isicrhau patent gyda chefnogaeth yGronfa Ymelwa ar Wybodaeth.

Yn ogystal â derbyn dwy wobram ei waith academaidd, cafoddMark hefyd gyfle i fynd ar raglendeledu’r BBC ‘Best Inventions’gyda’i ddyfais.

Cywiro’chCymraeg

16 BANGORIAD 2002

Professor Sam Braunstein of theUniversity of Wales, Bangor is

the only Wales-based scientistnamed among 13 top scientists tobe awarded Royal Society–Wolfson

Research Merit Awards, a schemedesigned to attract or retain topscientists within the UK, today.

Professor Braunstein, a leadingscientist in the field of quantumcomputing, who took part in theworld's first verified quantum telepor-tation experiment in 1998, has beenawarded this major award, the aim ofwhich is to allow universities to attractthe best researchers from abroad andretain them in the UK.

Professor Braunstein has been atthe School of Informatics since1997,when he was awarded the prestigiousGerman Humboldt Fellowship. Hepresented the Lord Kelvin Lecture atthe BA Festival of Science in Glasgowin September 2001. At Bangor, ProfBraunstein teaches artificial intelli-

Following the success of theMatsuri Japanese Festival held in

Bangor earlier this summer,students and graduates havedeveloped a taste for the Orient. AJapanese Scheme, the Japanese

Exchange and Teaching Programme

(JET) enables graduates to spendbetween one and three yearsworking in Japan, earning anaverage of around £20,000 a year.

The Institute of Japanese Studies

in Bangor is keen to support anygraduates wishing to take part in theJET Programme and is offering thoseconsidering applying, free lessons inJapanese language and culture.

"We feel that the programme willbe beneficial to current students andlocal graduates", said Dr Hisashi

Kitanaka of the Institute of JapaneseStudies in Bangor. "While in Japan,British graduates will be able to workfor a year or more as assistant languageteachers in schools or as internationalrelations co-ordinators at local govern-ment offices", he added.

Yn dilyn llwyddiant Gwyl‘Matsuri’ Bangor yn gynharach

eleni cafodd rhai o fyfyrwyr y ddinasflas ar brofi bywyd a diwylliantJapaneaidd drostynt eu hunain. Maecynllun llywodraeth Japan, Rhaglen

Cyfnewid a Dysgu Japaneaidd, ynrhoi'r cyfle i raddedigion neufyfyrwyr dreulio amser yn Japan.

The highlight of the Japan 2001activities in and around Bangor

was the Matsuri or Japanese Festivalon Saturday 9 June 2001.

Children from Ysgol Dyffryn

Ogwen, Pen y Bryn, Abercaseg,Llanllechid, y Garnedd, and y Faenol

took part in a themed Japaneseweek and came together to paradethrough Bangor’s town centre aspart of the Festival. The children,wearing Japanese and Welshcostumes were joined by studentsand by Mikoshi or Japaneseportable shrines, a Japanese towerfloat and Japanese drummers.

The Procession then gathered atthe Town Hall area to enjoy Ennichi- an open air festival. There werestalls selling Japanese food, andgarden plants. Other activities includ-ed Kabuki or Japanese face painting,demonstrations and performances,

Matsuri FestivalDay for Bangor

A Yearin Japan

Brain-gainfor Wales

including a Karate Display, Japaneseand Welsh choirs, a performance ofBon Odori or Japanese dance andperformances of Japanese music.

The Prince of Wales and theCrown Prince of Japan are jointpatrons of the Japan 2001 Festivalwhich is also supported by leadersof commerce, education and thearts in both Britain and Japan.

In Bangor, the activities arebeing coordinated by the Institute of

Japanese Studies, UWB. "I am sofond of Bangor," said Dr Hisashi

Kitanaka of the Institute. "When Irealised that this cultural exchangewas taking place I saw this as theideal opportunity to repay thewelcome shown to Japanesestudents in Bangor, by providingthe opportunity for people in thecommunity to explore and sampleJapanese culture."

gence and communication theory.His research is in the foundations ofquantum mechanics with aimstowards building new quantumtechnologies, like quantum comput-ers, and it is for his contribution inthis area that he has been chosen forthe Award.

Professor Roy Evans said, "This isanother endorsement of the quality ofresearch that is taking place at Bangor.We are contributing ground-breakingresearch in a number of fields andhave internationally recognisedresearchers among our staff."

Professor Sam Braunstein

Gweddïwch• Os ydych am fyw

bywyd hapusach;

• dros gleifion os

ydych am iddynt

wella’n gynt.

Dyma yw byrdwn a

chanlyniadau gwaith

ymchwil wnaed

cydrhwng yr Athro

Leslie Thomas, PCB,

a’r Athro Jeff Astley

o Brifysgol Durham.

Pray andbe happierResearch into the

power of prayer,

published in November

2001, discloses

important evidence

about the benefits of

prayer. According to

the review of prayer

research undertaken

by Professor Leslie

Francis (UWB) and

Professor Jeff Astley

(University of

Durham).

• People who pray

lead happier lives;

• People who are

prayed for heal more

quickly.

Detailed research

shows that the spiritu-

al power of prayer

causes real effects in

the real world.

17BANGORIAD 2002

Graddiodd dwy chwaer oBorthaethwy – Aimee a

Hannah Pritchard yr un wythnos yllynedd. Mewn Hanes acArchaeoleg y graddiodd Aimee, aHannah mewn Bancio a Chyllid.

Two sisters, Aimee and Hannah

Pritchard, both former pupils ofYsgol David Hughes, MenaiBridge, graduated in the same weekat Bangor – Aimee in History andarchaeology, and Hannah inBanking and Finance.

Gradd Ddwbli’r Borth

Crewyd deuddeg Cymrawd er Anrhydedd yn 2001. Yr oedd Philip JonesGriffith, y ffotograffydd o Ruddlan, hefyd i’w anrhydeddu, ond nid

oedd yn gallu dod i’r seremoni.

Twelve Honorary Fellows were created during Graduation Ceremoniesin 2001. Photographer Philip Jones Griffith was also honoured, but he

was unable to attend the ceremony.

• Mr R Gwyn Davies

• Dr Jim Davies

• Dr Colyn Gardner

• Mr Gareth Glyn

• Mr Emyr Humphreys

• Mr Tom Jones

• Mrs Eleri Wyn Jones

• Y Parchedig Harri Parri

• Mr Cefin Roberts

• Mrs Rhian Roberts

• Yr Athro LynnDonalson Wright

Cymrodyr • Fellows 2001

Yr ArglwyddElis-Thomas - Llywydd

newydd y Brifysgol

Lord Elis-Thomas, newPresident of UWB

The Biennial George Rae Memorial Lecture was presented by professorDavid T Llewelyn, Professor of Money and Banking at Loughborough

University in October 2001.Pictured are Vice-Chancellor Roy Evans, Professor David Llewelyn, Professor

Ted Gardner and Phil Molyneux.

The New Economicsof Banking

This was the title of Dr David

Thomas’ lecture at the RoyalInstitution in London in

February last year. He was one ofeight promising scientists agedunder 40 chosen to deliver lectureson the year’s theme "Science for theNew Century."

In the lecture he described hisresearch on microscopic organismsthat thrive in the sea ice: "An area,almost twice as large as the USAfreezes and unfreezes each year,forming barren wastelands of packice," said Dr Thomas. "The ice isriddled with tiny channels filled witha solution far saltier than sea water. Itis in these channels that microscopicorganisms thrive. These tiny plantsand animals provide food for shrimp-like creatures called krill, which inturn provide a staple diet forpenguins, seals and baleen whales."

Dr Thomas is a Senior Lecturerin the School of Ocean Sciences.His work has focused since 1993 onbiogeochemical processes in Polaroceans with an emphasis on theprocesses in sea ice. He has partici-pated in four expeditions to theAntarctic and one to the Arctic.This will be extended to work in theWhite Sea. His latest work hasfocused on the production of, andfate of dissolved organic matterwithin ice. He has also conductedfieldwork in the Red Sea, Finland,Vietnam, the Philippines and theNorth Sea.

Dewiswyd Dr David Thomas

(SOS) yn un o wythgwyddonydd i ddarlithio ar y thema"Gwyddoniaeth yn y GanrifNewydd" yn y Sefydliad Brenhinolyn Chwefror y llynedd.

18 BANGORIAD 2002

AChristmasSpectaculare v e n t

organised by theYoung Entrepreneurs

Club North Wales

allowed YoungEntrepreneurs togaze at stars aftersitting in agyroscope to experi-ence the weightless-ness felt byastronauts in space.The event tookplace at the John

Phillips Hall at theUniversity on December 15.

A portable planetarium took themembers on a journey through thesolar system, and guided themthrough the familiar star constella-tions on an interactive touch-screenwall. Other exhibits explain rocketflight, demonstrate the basic princi-ples of flight and demonstrate theseasons, day, and night.

"This event provided aninteresting afternoon for all,whether or not they eventuallybecome astronauts," said Dr Tom

Parry Jones, founder of the YoungEntrepreneurs Club North Wales."The Club is intended to giveyoung people and their teachers anunderstanding and appreciation ofentrepreneurship and the businessworld".

Aelodau ClwbEntrepreneuriaid

Gogledd Cymru yn sylluar y sêr yn Neuadd JP, PCB,

ychydig cyn y Nadolig.

Egluro’r Ymchwil iAelodau SeneddolDyma fu’n rhaid i’r

s ^wolegydd môr, Dr

Mike Kaiser o’r Ysgol

Gwyddor Eigion, ei

wneud ddechrau

Mawrth 2001. Roedd

yn un o grwp dethol o

wyddonwyr ifanc a

ddewiswyd i gymryd

rhan yng ngweith-

gareddau’r Wythnos

Wyddoniaeth a

drefnwyd gan Y

Gymdeithas Brydeinig.

Amarine zoologist, Dr Mike Kaiser, from the School of Ocean Sciences describedhis research to MPs at the House of Commons on 19 March 2001. He was

among young scientists selected to present their work to MPs as part of National

Science Week, which is organised annually by the British Association."My research has revealed the extent and magnitude of the ecological

changes that have occurred to our seabed as a result of many years of fishingactivity," he explains. "It is important to consider how we can continue tofish in a manner that is environmentally sustainable. A fishery agreementcould show the way forward for common-sense management approachesthat consider not only fish, but the long-term future of the marine environ-ment on which they depend," says Dr Kaiser.

Young Lecturer at Westminster

Trapped in IceTrapped in IceStargazing!Stargazing!

19BANGORIAD 2002

Cofio William Mathias

A Horsy Tale…

Holi ein PrifDramodydd

Ymunodd dros 100 o

ddisgyblion chweched

dosbarth o ysgolion

Gogledd Cymru â

myfyrwyr Adran

Cyfathrebu a’r

Cyfryngau Prifysgol

Cymru, Bangor yn

ddiweddar i wrando ar

y dramodydd llwyfan a

theledu, Meic Povey,

yn trafod ei waith.

Bu Meic Povey yn cael

ei holi am ei waith ar

gyfer y llwyfan gan

Nic Ros, darlithydd

mewn drama ac ar ei

waith teledu gan

Eifion Lloyd Jones,

Pennaeth yr Adran.

Ddeng mlynedd yn ôl bu farw William Mathias, cyfansoddwr amlycafCymru'r 20fed ganrif ac un o gymeriadau dylanwadol y Coleg ym

Mangor yn ystod y 70au a'r 80au. I goffáu'r achlysur ac i gydnabod eigyfraniad eithriadol i fywyd cerddorol y genedl, cyhoeddodd Cwmni Gwynn(Penygroes) dri darn nodedig o'i waith sef 'Gweddi'r Arglwydd' (a luniwydym 1990 ar gyfer Côr Meibion ei dref enedigol, Hendy-Gwyn-ar-Dâf), 'TairAlaw Gymreig' i lais a thelyn - gwaith a gyfansoddwyd ganddo yn ystod eigyfnod fel myfyriwr yn Llundain a chychwyn ei yrfa academaidd yn y Colegar y Bryn, a 'Pan Oeddwn Fachgen' - gosodiad o eiriau godidog Alun

Llywelyn-Williams a gomisiynwyd fel unawd ar gyfer Eisteddfod GenedlaetholCymru, Bangor ym 1971.

Golygydd y gyfres hon oedd John Hywel, cyfaill a chydweithiwr agos iMathias, a chyn-bennaeth yr Adran

Gerdd yn y 90au. Daeth y cyhoeddiadau hyn o'r

wasg ar adeg pryd y sefydlwydperthynas agos rhwng CwmniGwynn ac Ysgol Cerddoriaeth,Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor yndilyn penodiad Guto Puw i

swydd ddwy flynedd danGynllun y Cwmni Dysgu

The well-known Welshcomposer died ten years

ago. In recognition of hisimmense contribution to Welsh

music in the twentieth centuryCwmni Gwynn are publishing three ofhis works. The are edited by John

Hywel, a close friend and colleagueof William Mathias.

Ensemble members PerynClement-Evans and

Heather Bills

For further information,please contact:

Am ragor o wybodaethcysylltwch â:

peryn@ensemblecymru.co.uk

(1934-1992)(1934-1992)

Trevor Dines came to Bangorin 1987 to study Botany,specialising in plant

anatomy, morphology and architec-ture. In 1996, he become nationalco-ordinator of a project to map all4111 native and alien plants foundin the wild in Britain and Ireland.During the five years of fieldwork,he began to specialise in severalgroups, including ferns andHorsetails (Equisetum) – a genus ofvery ancient non-flowering plants.

In July 2000, while recordingplants at Traeth Lligwy on Anglesey,he found a Horsetail that he did notrecognise. Several species grow atLligwy, including a rare hybridbetween Great Horsetail and MarshHorsetail that was found some yearsago by Dick Roberts – a superb local

botanist from Bangor. Trevor Dinessuspected that the plant he found wasthe hybrid between Great Horsetailand Common Horsetail, which hadnever been found before. Monthswere spent measuring, analysing andinvestigating it, using the ScanningElectron Microscope in the School ofBiology at the University.

Finally, specimens were taken tothe Natural History Museum. Theplant was a indeed a hybrid betweenGreat Horsetail (E. telmateia) andCommon Horsetail (E. arvense).Not only was it new to Britain, butto science! Trevor decided to nameit after Dick Roberts. So the cliffs atTraeth Lligwy are now known to becovered in Equisetum x robertsii,the world’s only known populationof this hybrid.

EnsembleCymru

Eifion Lloyd Jones,Head of theUniversity’sCommuniationand MediaDepartmentquestionsdramatist,Meic Poveyabout hiswork whenhe visitedthe Department inNovember 2001.

Ensemble Cymru is agroup of ten profes-sional classical

musicians, and is mostly madeup of tutors at the School of

Music. These include clarinettistand the Ensemble's Artistic Director,Peryn Clement-Evans, Heather Bills –former co-principal cellist HalléOrchestra; Jonathan Rimmer – fluteProfessor Birmingham Conservatoire,and Harvey Davies who made hisdebut performance at the LondonProms 2001.

Ensemble Cymru has alreadyprovided valuable work experiencefor young people and students ofNorth Wales. Last year, it organised24 events in and around Bangor aspart of the BBC Music Live Festival.Eleven School of Music studentswere involved. They performedalongside professional musicians andassisted with the project administra-tion and management.

Head of the School of Music, Dr.

Andrew Lewis said, "This is awonderful opportunity for theSchool to work with EnsembleCymru to further develop our linkswith schools, communities andbusinesses throughout North Wales.It will also make available to theSchool's composers, both staff andstudents, greatly enhanced opportu-nities to work with top classperformers, and hear their musicperformed to the highest standards."

Yr Ysgol Gerddoriaeth yw cartref"Ensemble Cymru". Yn ystod

2002/2003 byddant yn perfformiomewn nifer o ganolfannau yngngogledd Cymru.

20 BANGORIAD 2002

Around 300 children andparents enjoyed a ‘fright night’

in the scary surroundings ofBeaumaris Gaol at Halloween. TheHalloween evening was organizedby Tourism and Leisure Resource

Management students from theUniversity. The students decoratedthe gaol with a Halloween theme,and organized apple dunking, facepainting and scary story telling aswell as organizing and sellingpumpkin soup, ghost cakes, treacletoffees and other refreshments.

"Following a successful eventlast year, the students again made allthe arrangements for the event. Weare grateful to the Education &Leisure Department of AngleseyCounty Council for giving ourstudents the opportunity of stagingan event with such atmosphere andin such an unusual setting," saidAntoinette Hughes, lecturer at theUniversity’s School of Business and

Regional Development.

Scary!

Mae Medwyn

Williams, y tyfwrllysiau enwog oLanfairpwllgwyngyll acenillydd y Fedal Aur amei lysiau yn Sioe FlodauChelsea bum gwaith ynwerthfawrogol iawn o’rhelp mae’n ei gael ymMhen-y-ffridd. MeddaiMedwyn: "Fy niléit ywtyfu pob math o lysiau,ac yn Sioe Chelseadwi’n licio meddwl fymod yn creu llungyda’r arddangosiad,gan ddefnyddio lliw agwedd pob math olysiau. Rwy’n medrucreu arddangosiad ymmis Mai gan ddefnyd-dio llysiau y byddechyn disgwyl eu gweld ynaeddfedu mewn gerddiyn ystod mis Awst.Rwy’n gwneud hyn drwy dyfu’rllysiau dan do, yng ngwres a golautai gwydr Pen-y-Ffridd, sy’n rhan oBrifysgol Cymru, Bangor.”

"Rydym yn ffodus fod gennymamrywiaeth o dai gwydr, rhai hebwres a rhai trofannol" meddai Wendy

Breese, Rheolwraig Pen-y-Ffridd."Mae eu defnydd gan y Brifysgol ynnewid o hyd, ac felly os oes gofodychwanegol rwyf yn hapus i weld

Help i Ennill Medalau

David Gregory ‘scares’some young visitors.David Gregory yndychryn plant lleol yngngharchar Biwmares NosGalan Gaea’ 2001.Trefnwyd y noson ganfyfyrwyr Twristiaeth aHamdden y Brifysgol

Delivering the flax productto Anglesey: left - right:Paul Jones, Production

Manager, BioFibres,Geraint Hughes, Flax &

Hemp Project Manager,School of Agricultural &

Forest Sciences, Universityof Wales, Bangor, Richard

Rogers, Farmer, andJames Wright, of Wright

Landscapes

Chelsea Goldmedallist MedwynWilliams makes fulluse of thegreenhouses atPenffridd FieldStation to produceprize-winningvegetables.

Mae cnwd o lin a gynaeafwyd gan Richard Rogers ar ei fferm ymMrynsiencyn, wedi dod yn ôl i’r Ynys ar ffurf matiau a defnyddiwyd

wrth Dirlunio’r A55 yn Y Fali.Mae ffermwyr yn ardaloedd Amcan 1 yn cael eu hannog i dyfu cywarch

a llin o dan Gynllun Amcan 1. Rheolir y cynllun gan yr Ysgol GwyddorauAmaeth a Choedwigaeth. Mae marchnad leol barod i’r cnwd yn ffatriprosesu BioFibres yn Llanfair-is-Gaer, ger Caernarfon.

"Mae'n dda gweld cnwd sydd wedi tyfu a’i brosesu’n lleol yn cael eiddefnyddio’n lleol," meddai Geraint Hughes, Rheolwr y Project Cywarch aLlin yn yr Ysgol Gwyddorau Amaeth a Choedwigaeth.

Under an Objective 1 initiative financed by Europe, the National

Assembly Agriculture Department and the WDA and managed by theSchool of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, farmers in Objective 1 areas havebeen encouraged to grow hemp and flax. Currently ten farmers are partici-pating in crop trials.

tyfwyr eraill, fel Medwyn, yn cymrydmantais o’r adnoddau."

Mae’r tai gwydr yn ddelfrydol argyfer cadw planhigion dros y gaeaf,neu i dyfu planhigion arbenigol syddangen amgylchedd cynhesach. Maecroeso i arddwyr, clybiau garddio neufeithrinfeydd planhigion gysylltu âWendy Breese, rheolwr Pen-y-Ffriddar (01248) 383710 neu (01248)351151 estyniad 2610.

Matiau ym Môn eto

21BANGORIAD 2002

Something as simple as soakingseeds before planting them canmake all the difference to the

success of a harvest, and can dramat-ically increase yields for farmers onmarginal land in some of the poorestcountries on earth. The technique isknown and used by some farmers,but is not commonly practised.

The Centre for Arid Zone Studies

at the University of Wales, Bangorhas been encouraging farmers indrought-ridden regions of LatinAmerica, India, Southern andCentral Africa and the Philippines totake up seed priming, having carriedout trials to prove its effectiveness.Introducing simple, low technologymethods such as this can helpfarmers in very poor countries toimprove their food security.

"Every year, we all rely on themiraculous transformation of seedsinto plants and back into seeds again,yet few people realise how fragile thistransition can be. If crops emergeslowly after germination they oftenbecome stunted and sickly. Suchplants are more susceptible to diseaseand pest damage and produce lessgrain. Giving crops a good start istherefore crucially important," said

Dr David Harris of the Centre for AridZone Studies.

"Once sown, seeds spend a greatdeal of time just absorbing waterfrom the soil, but in the marginalareas of the semi-arid tropics, erraticrainfall, low quality seed and poorsoils can mean that crops do not geta good start. If this time can beminimised by first soaking the seed,seed germination can be hastened."

Funded by the Department for

International Development Plant

Science Research Programme,scientists at the Centre for Arid ZoneStudies have been working out theoptimum, safe soaking times for arange of tropical and sub-tropicalcrops. Working with farmers theyhave been evaluating on-farm trialsof primed and non-primed seeds andthe results are remarkable.

"Farmers reported that primedcrops emerged faster and grew morevigorously. In many cases cropsmatured earlier and gave higher yields.They also flowered earlier - animportant factor in drought-proneareas. Priming has now become verypopular with the participating farmers,their friends and neighbours, becauseit is simple, cheap yet very effective."

It’s simple, soak them!

Dr David Harris, from the Centre for Arid Zone Studies visited China inNovember 2001. The visit was organised by the Welsh Development

Agency following a visit earlier this year by WDA Chairman, Sir David Rowe-

Beddoe, when it was noted that opportunities existed to develop agricultur-al links which would benefit both countries.

Agricultural development is Dr Harris’ area of expertise and he hopes tohighlight the Centre for Arid Zone Studies experience in resource manage-ment, animal production and overseas development. The aim is to developco-operative projects that will strengthen the agricultural economy.

Dr Harris travelled to Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province which lies onthe edge of the Gobi Desert, to visit universities and research establishments.It is hoped that by developing co-operativeprojects, some of the techniques developedby the Centre for Arid Zone Studies can bedisseminated to increase agriculturalproduction in the regions.

Bu Dr David Harris, o’r GanolfanAstudiaethau Tir Crâs yn ymweld â

Tjeina yn Nhachwedd 2001.

Arid Zone Centre Mission to China

Mrs Maungandize, afarmer from the Chivi

District, Zimbabwe, withher on-farm trial.

Transplanted sorghum, onthe left, has a better stand

and is maturing earlierthan the direct sown

sorghum, on the right.

These mungbean podswere harvested fromsame-sized plots in whichseeds were primed(soaked) for 0, 4, 6 and 8hours

Secretary ofState for

InternationalDevelopment,The Right Hon

Clare Short MP,

visited theUniversity inMarch 2001 toraise awarenessof internationaldevelopment.She presented apublic lecture"Eliminating

World Poverty – MakingGlobalisation Work for the poor",and talked about the opportunitiesand challenges posed by globalisa-tion, drawing on themes in thegovernment’s second White Paper onInternational Development.

Before the public meeting, Ms.Short visited the University’s School

of Agricultural & Forest Sciences.There she saw the work of a numberof international developmentprojects funded by her Department.The University is renowned interna-tionally for its work in the fields offorestry and agriculture, andbecause of its expertise the Schoolplays a significant role in shapingglobal views on agroforestry-basedrural development.

University hostsInternational Speech

Rt Hon Claire Short,MP, Dr Katherine

Steele, CAZS, Dr PhilHollington, CAZS,Prof Gareth Wyn

Jones, CAZS.

Draw draw yn Tjeina...

22 BANGORIAD 2002

LinguisticsScholarshipThe £600 Professor

David Crystal

Scholarship has been

awarded to Amanda

Lawrance of

Nuneaton for writing

the best essay on

linguistics before

beginning her degree

at Bangor. The runner

up was Anne

Charlton of Harrogate

Grammar School who

is also studying for a

degree in Linguistics at

Bangor.

Scholarship sponsor,

Professor David

Crystal, perhaps the

best known British

Linguistics scholar, is

Honorary Professor at

the Linguistics

Department at the

University of Wales,

Bangor.

Mari Lois Williams of Mold hasbecome the second student

at the University of Wales, Bangorto be awarded the prestigious award(£1000) sponsored by Mr Lloyd

Jones of Pennsylvania. The awardsupports enterprising students whoplan to stay in Wales and contributeto its economic development.

"I see my background in lawbeing useful in the media world andhope that my skills will comple-ment the small media industry inNorth Wales and be helpful inproviding specialist expertise to thisimportant sector of the localeconomy," said Mari.

Best StudentAward

Mari Lois Williams yw’r ailfyfyrwraig o Brifysgol Cymru,

Bangor i dderbyn ysgoloriaeth Mr Lloyd Jones o Bennsylvania. Mae’r wobr,sydd werth £1000, yn cefnogi myfyrwyr mentrus sydd yn addo aros yngNghymru a chyfrannu at y datblygiad economaidd.

Graddiodd Mari, sy’n hanu o’r Wyddgrug, yn y Gyfraith ym MhrifysgolCymru, Aberystwyth. Ar hyn o bryd mae yn dilyn cwrs Diploma cyfrwngCymraeg mewn Newyddiaduraeth yn adran Cyfathrebu a’r Cyfryngau ymMhrifysgol Cymru, Bangor.

Cyflwynwyd yr Ysgoloriaeth i Mari gan Mr Lloyd Jones pan ddaeth ymaar ymweliad yn 2001.

Second Award ofAmerican Scholarship

Jane Davies has become the firstLeisure and Tourism Resource

Management student at theUniversity of Wales, Bangor to beawarded a Student of the YearAward. The new Award has beengiven to the School for Business and

Regional Studies, who run thedegree course, by the regionalbranch of the Institute of Leisure and

Amenity Management, the inductry’sprofessional organisation.

"Jane was an outstandingstudent," said Lecturer Amanda Davies." The quality of her work combinedwith the abilities shown in overcom-ing challenging difficulties led us topropose Jane for the Award."

Jane Davies o’r Waunfawr aenillodd dlws newydd yr Ysgol

Astudiaethau Busnes a DatblyguRhanbarth. Y llynedd graddioddJane mewn Rheoli AdnoddauHamdden a Thwristiaeth.

Professor David Crystal present-ing the David Crystal Scholarship

to Amanda Lawrance

ABangor student in BiologicalSciences, Soultana Vavouri,

won the WDA technology prize for"healthcare & life sciences" for herwork on drug delivery. This workhas considerable commercialpotential.

WDA Prize

ABangor chemistry graduatewho spent time bringingchemistry alive for school-

children, has been awarded a majorscience communicator award byone of the country’s ResearchCouncils. Robyn Wheldon-Williams

of Bontnewydd was awarded theScience Communicator Award by theEngineering and Physical Research

Council (EPSRC).Robyn is one of only ten people

in the country to have received thisaward this year. He received theaward from from Geoff Moore,EPSRC’s Head of Public Awareness

at the famous Faraday LectureTheatre at the Royal Institution.

Robyn’s award was in recognitionof his contribution to the public

Chemistry CommunicatorWins Award understanding of science. While still

conducting his PhD inElectrochemistry at the ChemistryDepartment, Robyn visited his formerSchool, Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen,Caernarfon, conducting sciencedemonstrations and giving sciencerelated careers advice. " I was tryingto be a Mr Motivator for science,"said Robyn, now at the School of

Education, studying to become asecondary school chemistry teacher.

Anrhydeddwyd Robyn Wheldon

Williams o’r Bontnewydd gydaGwobr Cyfathrebwr Gwyddoniaeth

gan y Cyngor Ymchwil Peirianyddol a

Ffisegol. Tra’n gweithio tuag at eiddoethuriaeth treuliodd amser yn eihen ysgol – Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen,Caernarfon, yn ennyn diddordeb yplant yno mewn Cemeg.

23BANGORIAD 2002

International AwardGraeme Harper, Director of the

Centre for the Creative and

Performing Arts at the University ofWales, Bangor, was sent to a remoteisland to write. A novelist, shortstory and screenwriter he has beenawarded an inaugural internationalartists award which allowed him tospend a month on a remote islandoff the east coast of the US.

Harper, who writes under apseudonym, was chosen from alarge international group ofapplicants to spend four weeks onNorton Island working on his newnovel and a short story collection.

Norton Island is a largelywooded island off the coast ofMaine, reachable only by smallboat. Accommodation is said to be‘rustic’. There were five othercreative artists on the island.

"I am looking forward to theexperience," said Harper. "I havenever put aside a whole block oftime solely for writing purposes butmanage to fit my writing aroundother activities. I usually writesurrounded by the hubub ofcampus life, I only hope that thepeace and tranquillity of a remoteisland will prove as conducive!”

Graeme Harper,Director of theCentre for theCreative andPerforming Arts.

Norton Island, off theEast coast of the USA

Cwlwm, Cwlwm?Derbyniodd y Ganolfan

Poblogeiddio Mathemateg PCBgrant o £33,000 gan y ComisiwnEwropeaidd i greu CD-ROMnewydd. Bydd y CD yn dangos ypatrymau a’r tlysni anhygoel syddi’w gweld mewn ffurfiau geometriga chlymau o bob math.

The European Commission hasfunded a new CD-ROM

produced by the Centre for the

Popularisation of Mathematics. TheCD shows the beauty and intricatepatterns of knots and geometricforms.

Parhau TraddodiadDiolch i grant o £224,000 gan y Bwrdd Ymchwil Celfyddydau a Dyniaethau,

gall yr Athro Hywel Wyn Owen barhau â’r gwaith o ymchwilio i enwaulleoedd yng Nghymru. Bu’r Brifysgol yn flaengar yn y gwaith ers dyddiau’rAthro Syr Ifor Williams. Pan ddaeth yr Athro Melville Richards yma yn 1963casglodd dros 300,000 o amrywiaethau ar enwau lleoedd, ac ar ôl ei farw yn1973 parhaodd yr Athro Bedwyr Lewis Jones â’r gwaith ar enwau lleoedd.

Braf yw gweld bod parhad i’r gwaith hollbwysig hwn o fewn y Brifysgol.

Professor Hywel Wyn Owen has been awarded a grant of £224 000 tocontinue research into Welsh place names at the University.

David’s Prize

New Funding

The annual competition – designedto promote innovation and

entrepreneurship amongst students –attracted entries from universities andcolleges of further education fromthroughout Wales. One of the winnersin the 2001 competition was David

Evans, a student in the School of

Informatics, who submitted his finalyear dissertation.

A touch screen system,sponsored by First Hydro Company

and supported by the Snowdon

Weather Stations project, enablesvisitors to view live pictures of theweather and data collected fromthree weather stations high inSnowdon. It allows visitors toexamine the measurements oftemperature, wind speed, lightlevels and rainfall at a touch of abutton. This was previously onlyavailable via the Internet.

Visitors to Llanberis Electric

Mountain Visitor Centre have alreadygiven the thumbs up to David’sinteractive weather display systemwhich is proving popular withtourists and mountaineers. David’sprize was sponsored by Mitel.

James Scourse and Fabienne Marret of SOS have been awardednearly £100,000 over three years from the Leverhulme Trust

for ‘Environmental evolution of the Congo Basin and adjacentocean over the past 30,000 years’.

OxfordDegreeProfessor Leslie

Francis, director of the

Welsh National

Centre for Religious

Education, has been

awarded the degree of

Doctor of Divinity by

Oxford University for

his research into

empirical theology.

24 BANGORIAD 2002

School of InformaticsP R E D I C T I N G

THE FUTURE

In a landmarke x p e r i m e n t ,P r o f e s s o r

lan Shore’s

Optoelectronics

Group has shown that under certainconditions the response of a 'slave'laser can take place before thecommand from the 'master' laserhas been issued! This counter-intuitive result will stimulateintensive research into the ramifica-tions of 'anticipated' synchronisa-tion for general chaotic systems andparticularly into its implications forsecure communications.

JUMBO MEMORY -

A RESEARCH FIRST

Dr Sam Braunstein and his teamrecently discovered a new law,which suggested that informationcan never be deleted from thememory of quantum computers.

TAKING A SMALL LOOK AT LIFE

Dr Julian Burt and his team wereone of only 10 teams from thewhole of the UK invited tocontribute to the 'Taking a SmallLook at Life' exhibition on microand nanotechnology at the DTI inLondon.

EXCELLENCE RECOGNISED

September saw the official launch ofthe Centres of Excellence Programme,a venture jointly funded by theWDA, HEFCW and the National

Assembly of Wales. In all, 20Centres with proven world-classreputations have been recognisedthroughout Wales. Two Centres inthe School were awarded thisprestigious accolade: Industrial and

Commercial Optoelectronics (ICON)directed by Professor Alan Shore andthe Institute of Bioelectronics and

Molecular Microsystems (IBMM)jointly directed by Dr Julian Burt andProfessor Martin Taylor.

LOCATING MOVING OBJECTS

Professor David Last has beengranted a patent for applyingwireless techniques to the locationof small mobile objects indoors.The concept is based on usingwidely available LAN technology.

Differential GPS systemsdesigned and developed byProfessor David Last and his teamare used all over the world forguiding ships through the world'sbusiest sea lanes. Recently the teamwas called in to troubleshoot theEuropean Maritime differentialGPS system; they have now beenasked to co-ordinate systems inChina, Japan, Korea, Russia andSouth America. In September2001, one of their schemes cameinto force across Europe and NorthAfrica and is operating very success-fully. DETR have consulted theteam over the deployment of thesesystems on land to provide accuratenavigation in our cities and towns.

A spectacular but harmless'Quenching' of a supercon-

ducting magnet. This rareevent occurred during the

installation of thechemistry department's

new £300k 500MHz digitalFT-NMR spectrometer.

During the set-up process,large amounts of energy

in the magnet destabilisedproducing this volcano

effect with liquidHelium(at -269oC) causing

rapid boil off.

ElectronicTongue

ABrazilian scientist,

Antonio Riul, of

EMBRAPA

Instrumentação

Agropecuária in São

Carlos, Brazil, has

invented a hand-held

electronic tongue while

on an exchange visit

with Professor Martin

Taylor at the School

of Informatics. The

tongue, which was

developed by taking

advantage of the

expertise within the

School, should give

accurate and reliable

taste measurements for

quality control of food

and drinks. The device

has also been awarded

the Governor’s Prize of

the State of São Paulo

for the most innovative

invention.

BLASU TRYDANOL?

Dyfeiswyd tafod

trydanol, gan Antonio

Riul o Brasil, a all,

gobeithio, flasu bwyd,

te, coffi a gwin. Bu’n

cydweithio gyda’r

Athro Martin Taylor,

Pennaeth Ysgol

Gwybodeg.

Business at SOSDr. Jon King has been

appointed as BusinessManager in the Centre for

Applied Marine Sciences, and hasbeen given the task of helpinggraduates and others wishing to setup their own businesses in areasrelated to marine science.

Jon, an ecology graduate withover 15 years experience in aquacul-ture and marine survey work, hasrun his own business while studyingfor his Ph.D. at Bangor. He

commented, "I very much welcomethe challenge of working at theinterface between the academic andcommercial worlds. There areexcellent opportunities for people inNorth-west Wales to set upbusinesses related to marine science,and I look forward to helpingpeople to develop their ideas".

He added, "Bangor’sEnterprise Scholarships, whichprovide over £5,000 of support foreligible people wishing to start new

businesses, will help to develop thiswork. I will be working closely witha range of partners, including theWDA, ELWa, and AngleseyCouncil, to identify other sources ofsupport for these companies."

Nigel Peacock, BangorUniversity’s Director of Business

Development, stated, "Jon’s appoint-ment is another step forward inBangor’s growing contribution tothe North Wales economy. Inaddition to Bangor’s reputation formarine research, the high quality ofBangor’s courses and our strong linkswith local businesses, our support forenterprise provides yet another goodreason for potential students to listBangor as one of their top choiceswhen applying to University."

Anglesey’s Director of Economic

Development, Huw Griffiths, said,"Bangor’s School of Ocean Sciencesis a valuable asset to the Island, andcan make a significant contributionto our strategy to create high-skill,high-value jobs for the people ofAnglesey. I look forward toworking in partnership with theUniversity on these activities."

25BANGORIAD 2002

Ffarwelio â JMJ...Ffarwelio â JMJ...Bu Kevin Fitzpartick, Comisiynydd Anabledd Cymru yn ymweld â

Phrifysgol Cymru Bangor yn ddiweddar i drafod darpariaeth y Brifysgolar gyfer pobl anabl.

Roedd ei ymweliad yn nodi deddfwriaeth newydd Deddf Anghenion

Arbennig ac Anabledd Mewn Addysg."Roedd Dr Fitzpatrick yn medru ein cynghori ar y ddeddfwriaeth

Hawliau Anabledd newydd, ac yn enwedig sut y bydd y ddeddfwriaeth yneffeithio ar ein polisïau a’n trefniadau yn y Brifysgol," meddai Fran Tate,pennaeth Gwasanaethau Myfyrwyr. "Mae’r Brifysgol yn cynnal archwiliad o’radeiladau er mwyn gwella mynediad, ac mae prosiect newyddCynhwysiad/Inclusion yn edrych ar agweddau eraill o fywyd prifysgol ermwyn creu amgylchedd dysgu addas ar gyfer myfyrwyr anabl."

Wales’ Commisoner for the Disabled visited UWB to discuss theUniversity’s provisions for disabled persons.

Daeth nifer o

gynfyfyrwyr

Cymraeg i Fangor yn

ystod yr haf i ffarwe-

lio â John Llewelyn

Williams, Warden

cyntaf JMJ. Bu John

Llew yn Warden y

Neuadd Gymraeg am

dros chwarter canrif a

bu ef a’i deulu’n

gwarchod a gofalu

am gannoedd o

Gymry Cymraeg yn

ystod y cyfnod. Yn

JMJ y cychwynnodd

sawl gr^wp roc

Cymraeg, yn eu plith

Ar Log, a Maharishi,

a daethant yn ôl i’r

parti ffarwel.

Welsh Hall

Warden John

Ll Williams at his

farewell ‘do’, with

many of his former

charges. John Llew, as

he was affectionately

known by his students

had been a warden at

JMJ for 25 years.

Help i Fyfyrwyr Anabl

Comisiynyddlleol, GarethFoulkes,Fran Tatea Dr KevinFitzpatrick.

Bangor graduateBeti Rhys, who

teaches music atYsgol Syr Hugh

Owen, Caernarfon,appeared with theWelsh band Super

Furry Animals on ‘Top

of the Pops’ last July,playing her harp.She also plays ontheir single‘Juxtaposed with U’.

Graddiodd Beti Rhys yn yr Adran Gerdd ym Mangoryn 1988; mae’n wreiddiol o Borthmadog. Fe’i

gwelwyd yn chwarae’i thelyn ar Top of the Pops yn ystod yrhaf gyda’r Super Furry Animals.

Diwinydda• Treuliodd Dr Densil Morgan dri mis yn Princeton UDAyn ymchwilio i gyfraniad gweinidogion o Gymru iddatblygiad syniadau diwinyddol yn America yn ybedwaredd-ganrif-ar-bymtheg.

• Bydd Dr Eryl Davies ym mynd i’r India am gyfnod iddarlithio mewn coleg diwinyddol Presbyteraidd.

• Bu Dr Catrin Williams yn Iwerddon yn ystod tymor yrhydref, yn rhoi papur mewn cynhadledd a drefnwyd ganGyngor Eglwysi’r Byd. Ym mis Ionawr bu yn yr Eidal igyfarfod blynyddol Comisiwn Ffydd a Threfn y Cyngor Eglwysi.

• Yn ystod tymor yr hydref bu’r Dr Geraint Tudur a’r Dr

Robert Pope yn paratoi i gyhoeddi rhifyn cyntaf o’rJournal of Welsh Religious History, cylchgrawn a ddaeth ifeddiant Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Crefydd yng Nghymru arddechrau 2001.

John LlewelynWilliams

Beti Rhys

Top of the Pops!

26 BANGORIAD 2002

Come Back, Please!Would you like to return to

Bangor, stay on campus, andlearn more about the surroundingarea and its history and culture? Ifso, why not enrol for a Summer

Academy course at Bangor?This is only the second year that

residential educational programmeswill be offered at Bangor underSummer Academy, and theprogramme is growing. This yearyou can choose from eight variedprogrammes organised by theDepartment of Lifelong Learning andtaught by tutors and lecturers in theDepartment and otherDepartments within the Universityof Wales, Bangor.

Those who follow SummerAcademy courses get the opportu-nity to stay in some of the best

student accommodation on offer atBangor at the recently builtFfriddoedd site. Courses, which lasta week, comprise a series of lecturesand/or educational visits, aprogramme of evening entertain-ment, and opportunities to do somesightseeing. As the programmes areall inclusive, you need not worryabout finding somewhere to eat inthe evenings, or paying entrancefees to sites, and you get the benefitof local experts knowledge to takeyou there!

For further details of these courses,or for a copy of the 2003 brochure(which will be published in theAutumn) please contact Eirian James

on 01248 383667.

Dod Nôl?Mae’r Adran Addysg Barhaol yn

trefnu wyth rhaglenamrywiol yn eu Ysgolion Haf eleni.Beth am ddod yn ôl i Fangor ar uno’r cyrsiau sy’n cael eu cynnal rhwngMehefin a diwedd Awst 2002?

Am fwy o fanylion cysylltwch agEirian James ar 01248 383667.

June 2002• Great Gardens of North Wales

• Roads, Rails, Ports and Mines

July 2002• Archaeological Landscapes

in North Wales

• Writing in Landscape

• Landscape, Scenery and People

• Castles of North Wales

August 2002• Celts Romans and Saxons in

North Wales

• Make a Friend of the Computer

Courses 2002

MarciauLlawn

Dyna’r newydd da a

gafodd Yr Adran

Gymraeg ym mis

Rhagfyr. Cafodd yr

Adran, dan arweiniad

yr Athro Branwen

Jarvis, y radd uchaf

5* yn yr Arolwg

Ymchwil (RAE).

Collodd yr adran un

o’i ‘gw^yr mawr’ yn

ystod yr haf pan

ymddeolodd yr

ysgolhaig Dafydd

Glyn Jones ar ôl oes

o wasanaeth i’r

Brifysgol a’r genedl.

‘Roedd ei gyfraniad i

Eiriadur yr Academi

yn arbennig iawn.

Feeling Adventurous?Camre Cymru Outlook Expeditions has been formed by three Bangor

graduates, Matt Wells, Andrew Longman and Rhys Davies, who came touniversity with the express intention of gaining management and businessskills to add to their already vast expeditionary experience.

Offering their services to schools, the company will work with eachindividual school group of pupils aged between 15-18 years old, to designand plan their own unique expedition. Packaged around the expedition is anintensive development programme for young people, culminating in amonth long expedition to Bolivia or Patagonia. While abroad, the expedi-tion will undertake social or environmental voluntary work The eighteen-month development programme also includes a sponsorship package so thateach individual can raise sufficient funds to finance his or her own trip.

"What we are offering young people is an "opportunity of a lifetime’," saidExpedition Programme Director Rhys Davies." We feel that the whole package willensure that those taking part will gain valuable experiences and transferable life skills,and will also widen their cultural and social awareness, increasing self confidence."

Sandra Sherwood FundThe Sandra Sherwood Memorial

Fund has been established tooffer support to students followingthe part time MA in Women’s Studies

which is taught at the Department of

Lifelong Learning. Anyone who would like to find

out more about the fund orcontribute to it should contact Nerys

Hague at the Department ofLifelong Learning, University of

Wales, Bangor, Dean Street, Bangor,Gwynedd, or tel: 01248 382258. Sefydlwyd Cronfa Goffa Sandra

Sherwood i gynnig cymorthariannol i fyfyrwyr fydd yn dilyn MA

Astudiaethau Menywod a ddysgirgan yr Adran Dysgu Gydol Oes ymMhrifysgol Bangor.

Os carech gyfrannu cysylltwch âNerys Hague yn yr Adran DysguGydol Oes, Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor,Stryd y Deon, Bangor, Gwynedd neuffoniwch 01248 382258.

AnturioLansiwyd Camre

Cymru Outlook

Expeditions gan Dewi

‘Pws’ Morris.

"Dyma’r cwmni cyntaf

yng Nghymru i

ddarparu rhaglenni

datblygu tramor

dwyieithog o safon i

bobl ifainc." meddai’r

Athro Dylan Jones-

Evans, Athro Menter a

Datblygiad Rhanbarthol

a Chadeirydd y Cwmni.

PenodiadPenodwyd Dr Nicholas S Stuart iGadair Astudiaethau Cancr o fewn yrYsgol Gwyddorau Biolegol.

AppointmentDr Nicholas S Stuart has beenappointed to a Chair in Cancer Studiesin the School of Biological Sciences.

Matt Wells, Dewi ‘Pws’ Morris,Andrew Longman and Rhys Davies

27BANGORIAD 2002

Development Trust News • Yr Ymddiriedolaeth Ddatblygu

The Development Trust provides an

opportunity for former students to

give donations to their favourite

charitable causes and at the same time

help their old University. The University

is seeking funds for cancer research

(Cancer Research Centre), combating

world poverty (Arid Zone Centre), work

with children (Child Development

Unit), research into bone-stress in

children and mental stress in adults.

There is a very wide range of

activities in the University that rely

heavily on external funding. The great

advantage of routing charitable

donations through the Trust is that

there are no administrative charges on

donations and it is possible to see

what happens to the money donated.

In addition to the above work, the

Trust has developed a number of new

activities. One of these is to help

students in need. Since the last

publication of the Bangoriad, the

Trust has donated £188,000 to the

University mainly to help support

students in need. A Legacies

Programme has been launched and a

booklet produced on the importance

of writing wills.

Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth Ddatblygu

yn rhoi cyfle i gynfyfyrwyr roi

rhoddion tuag at eu hoff achosion

elusennol tra’n helpu eu hen Brifysgol

yr un pryd. Mae’r Brifysgol yn chwilio

am gyllid ar gyfer ymchwil i ganser

(Canolfan Ymchwil Canser), mynd i’r

afael â thlodi yn y Trydydd Byd

(Canolfan Rhanbarthau Tir Cras), gwaith

gyda phlant (Uned Datblygiad Plant) ac

ymchwil i straen esgyrn mewn plant a

straen meddyliol mewn oedolion.

Mae yna amrywiaeth helaeth o

weithgareddau yn y Brifysgol sy’n

dibynnu’n drwm ar gyllid allanol.

Mantais fawr cyfrannu rhoddion

elusennol drwy’r Ymddiriedolaeth yw

nad oes unrhyw ran o’r rhodd yn mynd

ar weinyddu a gellir gweld (pe

dymunir) beth sy’n digwydd i’r arian.

Ers i rifyn diwethaf y Bangoriad

gael ei gyhoeddi, mae’r

Ymddiriedolaeth wedi datblygu nifer o

weithgareddau newydd. Rhoddwyd

£188,000 i’r Brifysgol, yn bennaf i

gynorthwyo myfyrwyr mewn angen.

Lansiwyd rhaglen Gymynroddion, gan

gynhyrchu llyfryn ar bwysigrwydd

ysgrifennu ewyllysiau. Ceir manteision

treth sylweddol wrth roi rhoddion i

elusennau ac mae’n amlwg fod y

Brifysgol wedi derbyn cymynroddion

mawr yn y gorffennol.

Gellwch gysylltu â’r

Ymddiriedolaeth

Ddatblygu drwy:

John Jones

Cyfarwyddwr yr

Ymddiriedolaeth

Ddatblygu,

Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor,

Gwynedd LL57 2DG.

Ffôn: +44 (0) 1248 382020

E-bost;

DevTrust@bangor.ac.uk

The Development Trust

contact is:

John JonesDirector,

Development Trust,

University of Wales,

Bangor,

Gwynedd LL57 2DG

Tel: +44 (0) 1248 382020

E-mail:

DevTrust@bangor.ac.uk

DoubleCongratulations

Professor Wynn Humphrey

Davies, former chairman of

the Development Trust, had a

double celebration at the end of

2001 - his 90th birthday and the

well-deserved award of the OBE

for his services to UWB.

LlongyfarchiadauDwbl

Dathlodd yr Athro Wynn

Humphrey Davies, cyn

gadeirydd yr Ymddiriedolaeth

Ddatblygu, ei ben-blwydd yn 90

oed ddiwedd y flwyddyn, ar yr

un pryd, fe’i anrhydeddwyd â’r

OBE am ei gyfraniad i’r Brifysgol

yma ym Mangor.

Outstanding achievementsThe School of Psychology contin-

ues to go from strength tostrength. The results of the 2001UK research assessment exercise(RAE) show that the Schoolreceived the highest rating possible.5*. Only 6 other psychologydepartments in the UK, out of 73in all, have done as well.

Given that we also maintainedthe top rating of "Excellent" in therecent Teaching Quality Inspection,this confirms that the School ofPsychology at Bangor is one of thevery best in Britain.

Over 60% of our students whograduated last summer gained a 1stor 2:1.

Once again our postgraduatestudents have achieved success inthe competition for Economic andSocial Research Council (ESRC)

PhD scholarships. The ResearchCouncil is now funding 5 of ournew postgraduate students for the 3years of their full-time studies. Thisbrings the total number of ESRCfunded postgraduates to 15.Congratulations to all of them!

Spring this year sees the start ofthe next phase in our refurbishmentprogramme, with the Lloyd Building

being updated to provide muchneeded additional research lab andoffice space.

Our strategy of aggressivelyseeking research funding is payingdividends, with current fundedresearch totaling more than £4.5m.

The School also continues togrow, with the latest staff recruit-ment drive looking to add a furtherfour staff posts to meet growth instudent numbers.

Parhau i ehangu a thyfu mae’rYsgol Seicoleg. Profodd 2001

yn eithriadol o lwyddiannus osafbwynt ymchwil a dysgu i’r Ysgol,a bydd addasu ar Adeilad Lloyd elenier mwyn cael mwy o le i labordaiymchwil a swyddfeydd.

Llwyddiant ynmagu llwyddiant

007 BallTwo former students

of the School of

English, Valerie Field

(left) and Samantha

Rayner organised a

007 Ball to raise funds

for the Child Behaviour

project in the School of

Psychology. Here they

are seen with Piers

Brosnan and Sean

Connery look-alikes!

28 BANGORIAD 2002

Old Students Association • Cymdeithas y CynfyfyrwyrCymdeithas Cynfyfyrwyr Bangor Cyfarfod Blynyddol 2001Y Prif Argymhellion

• Sefydliad Bangor fydd yn trefnu’r aduniadau ‘mawr’ o hyn ymlaen a hynny bob

pum mlynedd. Bydd y nesaf ym Medi 2005.

• Bydd ysgoloriaethau gwerth £500 yn cael eu cyflwyno eto eleni, can punt yr un i

bum myfyriwr yn yr Adran Dysgu Gydol Oes.

• Sefydlwyd ysgoloriaeth newydd o £100 er cof am Ellen Kent, cyn-

ysgrifenyddes ymroddgar y Gymdeithas, a fu farw y llynedd.

• Cyfarfod Blynyddol nesaf 7 Medi 2002.

• Os hoffech weld y cofnodion llawn cysylltwch â:

Delyth Murphy – d.a.murphy@bangor.ac.uk

Bangor Old Students Assoc. Annual General Meeting 2001Chief recommendations

• Bangor Foundation will in future organise the former biennial reunions, but they

will take place every five years. The next will be arranged for 2005.

• Scholarships totalling £500 will be awarded again this year to five students from

the Department of Lifelong Learning. Each will receive £100.

• A new scholarship of £100 was established in memory of Ellen Kent,

a dedicated former Secretary of the OSA.

• Next AGM 7 September 2002.

• Full minutes are available from: Delyth Murphy – d.a.murphy@bangor.ac.uk

Daeth tua 70 o gynfyfyrwyr

a’u partneriaid i’r Cinio

Blynyddol yn Oswalds, Rhodfa

Fictoria, ddechrau Medi y llynedd.

Y g ^wr gwadd oedd Dr Aled

Lloyd Davies, Rhuthun, a

threuliwyd noson ddifyr yn ei

gwmni. Llywyddwyd gan Dr

Geraint Tudur.

The Annual Dinner was held at

Oswalds, Victoria Drive, in

early September last year. Our

guest speaker was Dr Aled

Lloyd Davies, Rhuthun, and the

70 guests spent an enjoyable

evening in his company. Dr

Geraint Tudur presided.

One of the many rewarding aspects

of the society is meeting former

students whose years of graduation

span some seven decades. It is

therefore with sadness that we report

the death during the year of Megan

Hall, one of our 1930’s graduates.

Megan was an ever-present member

of the society for over 65 years, and

contributed greatly to our activities.

She is sorely missed, but affectionately

remembered. Her account of a voyage

on a Russian cruise ship at the height

of the Cold War provided one of the

society’s most entertaining evenings.

2001 was a busy year for the

society. The visit to see “Cymbeline” at

Shakespeare’s Globe was an outstand-

ing success and we are planning a

return visit in September. We spent a

rewarding day at Windsor Castle in

June and were later entertained with

great hospitality by Vernon and Lois

Roberts at their home in Maidenhead.

At the AGM, Valerie Evans brought us

up to date with her work in rural India

and presented many locally made

artefacts, whilst at the Autumn

Meeting, Menna Hopley and Robert

Burns took us (photographically) to

Trinidad and Tobago.

One of our members is active with

an organisation working for the relief

of Kurdish refugees and we had the

opportunity to attend a splendid

concert of Kurdish music and poetry in

St James’s Piccadilly.

The Bangor University Foundation

London Society of Old Bangoriansarranged a memorable reception at

the House of Lords which many

members of the society attended and

it was particularly rewarding to meet

many “new” faces, many of whom had

graduated in the 1990s. The host was

Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, and the

guest was Vice-Chancellor Roy Evans.

Meetings are already fixed for April

13th and October 19th, 2002, and April

5th, 2003. Please come along if you can,

but otherwise contact me, Robert

Burns, the Hon Secretary, for more

information. E-mail:

robert.burns@lgc.co. uk Tel: day - 020

8943 7412 eve - 020 7263 3358

All old students, their friends and

families are always welcome - we hope

to see you soon!

CinioBlynyddol

AnnualDinner

The Annual Dinner last year

CYMDEITHAS Y CYN-FYFYRWYR 2001-2002MANYLION CYSWLLT

OLD STUDENTS’ASSOCIATION

CONTACT DETAILS

LLYWYDD/PRESIDENTDr Geraint Tudur

YSGRIFENN. MYGEDOL/HON. SEC:

MRS DELYTH MURPHY,Bryn Hywel,

Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor,Gwynedd, LL57 2SX

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Newid Cyfeiriad - Gan fod

y cylchgrawn yn cael ei

ddosbarthu yn awr gan y

Brifysgol NID gan

Gymdeithas y

Cynfyfyrwyr, dylai

cynfyfyrwyr nad ydynt yn

aelodau o CyC Gogledd

Cymru anfon manylion at

Mrs SARAH WALE,

cyfeiriad fel uchod.

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distributed by the

University and NOT the

OSA, former students

who are not members of

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should forward details to

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address as above.

29BANGORIAD 2002

Old Students Association • Cymdeithas y Cynfyfyrwyr

Forty Years On

Some 140 alumni and partners with graduation years ranging from 1940 to

2000 attended a Forestry and Wood Science Reunion 8-10 June 2001.

Assembling on the Friday with an informal supper, the Saturday programme

included a welcome by the Vice-Chancellor, talks by the academic staff, forestry

and other excursions, and a dinner dance in PJ Hall. Survivors took a train ride

or walk up Snowdon on the Sunday morning under an unbroken blue sky

Calendar 2002/03/042002Ebrill 17 AprilPrifysgol Cymru Bangor gyda’r Cymmrodorion ynLlundain UWB at Hon Society of Cymmrodorion, London

Mai 18 MayTaith Wanwyn Cangen Bangor o Gymdeithas y CynfyfywrBangor OSA Spring OutingElla Owens: 01248 712 573e-bost/email: alwyn.r.owens@btinternet.com

12 Gorffennaf/JulySefydliad Prifysgol Cymru BangorBangor University FoundationNoson anffurfiol o gerddoriaethAn informal musical event.Trefnir gan Phil Newton ( Graddedig Cerdd 1965)Arranged by Phil Newton (Music Graduate 1965)Os dymunwch ymuno yng ngweithgareddau’r noson:If you wish to participate in this event:Cysylltwch â/ contact Phil: 0151 4899080philnewton@univ.bangor.ac.uk

13 Gorffennaf/JulySefydliad Prifysgol Bangor: Cyfarfod Blynyddol acAduniad yr Ysgol GerddBangor University Foundation: AGM and School of MusicReunion.Mrs Sarah Wale: s.wale@bangor.ac.uk

3-10 Awst/AugustPCB yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol T^y DdewiUWB at the National Eisteddfod, St. David’s

3 Medi/SeptemberCinio Blynyddol Cymdeithas y Cynfyfyrwyr yn ‘Oswalds’OSA Annual Dinner at ‘Oswalds’Ella Owens: 01248 712 573e-bost/email: alwyn.r.owens@btinternet.com

19 Hydref/OctoberCyfarfod o Gymdeithas Llundain y Cynfyfyrwyr*Meeting of the London Branch of the OSA**

20035 Ebrill/April 2003Cyfarfod o Gymdeithas Llundain y Cynfyfyrwyr*Meeting of the London Branch of the OSA**

20042-4 Ebrill/April 2004Aduniad i fyfyrwyr Coleg Y Santes Fair, Y Coleg Normal, a’rBrifysgol a orffennodd eu cyrsiau yn 1964, 1965, neu 1966Reunion for all St Mary’s, Coleg Normal and UCNWstudents who completed their courses in 1964,’65 or ‘66.Margaret Hewitt, 144 Field Lane, Burton on Trent, StaffsDE13 0NN. Tel: 01283 546 846

19-20 Mehefin/June 2004Aduniad Canmlwyddiant Coedwigaeth a Gwyddor CoedForestry and Wood Science Centenary Reunion.Barry Teasdale: Mbteasdale@btinternet.com

Forestry Reunion

The fortieth anniversary of the 1961 entry to UCNW was marked by an

informal reunion at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, near

Lichfield, Staffordshire on 20 October 2001.

Thirty seven people came to Alrewas: twenty eight former UCNW

students, one former St Mary’s student and eight non-Bangor partners.

Twenty six people sent apologies and eighteen did not respond to their

invitations, perhaps because their addresses in the data base are no longer

correct. We sincerely hope that the mid-sixties reunion planned for 2004 will

be as well attended.

The Forestry and WoodScience Reunion

Pictured in the Arboretum Capel (l. to r.) are:Anne Jackson, Kath (Griffiths) Wilkinson, Diana

(Morgan) Selmer, Christine (Gummery) Williams,Margaret (Roynon) Hussey and Phyllis (Jones) Hearn.

30 BANGORIAD 2002

Deaths • MarwolaethauW.J. (JACK) BRANCH (1915-2001)

A native of Abersychan, Jack

Branch graduated in Physics in

1938. A keen sportsman, he

represented the university in

rugby and cricket. In 1939, he

entered the R. A. F. as a lecturer

in Aeronautics and was commis-

sioned. On leaving the R. A. F. in

1945, Jack was appointed Physics

master at Buxton College, where

he remained for the whole of his

career, becoming Senior Master.

He married Beryl Gwynn Jones,

of Bangor, who graduated in

Zoology in 1941. On retirement

in 1980, Jack and Beryl settled in

Llandudno.

W T OWEN (1914-2001)

Fe’i ganwyd yn Ninbych.

Graddiodd ym Mangor ac aeth

yn Weinidog i’r Felinheli.

Treuliodd y rhan fwyaf o’i oes fel

gweinidog gyda’r Annibynwyr yn

King’s Cross, Llundain.

GWYNETH LLOYD

Yn enedigol o Lanrug, enillodd

Ysgoloriaeth i’r Brifysgol ym

Mangor, ac yma y graddiodd yn y

Clasuron. Bu’n dysgu am dymor

byr yn Ne Lloegr cyn cael swydd

ym Motwnnog. Gan ddilyn ei

g ^wr ( O. M. Lloyd) bu’n dysgu

Lladin, Saesneg a Ffrangeg am

gyfnodau yn Nolgellau, Blaenau

Ffestiniog a’r Bala.

GRUFFUDD PARRY (1916-2001)

Yn enedigol o Garmel, Dyffryn

Nantlle, graddiodd ym Mangor

ble’r oedd ei frawd [Syr] Thomas

Parry yn ddarlithydd ifanc.

Treuliodd 37 mlynedd fel athro

Saesneg ym Motwnnog. ‘Roedd

yn awdur toreithiog ac mae ei

gyfrol ‘Crwydro Ll^yn ac Eifionydd’

yn glasur. Yn ogystal â chyfansod-

di sawl drama a sgript ef fyddai’n

gofalu am sgript ‘Co Bach’ ar

gyfer Nosweithiau Llawen y BBC.

Gydag R S Thomas sefydlodd

gymdeithas ‘Cyfeillion Ll^yn’.

ELLEN WYN KENT (DAVIES)

(1931-2001) )

Un o Dremadog oedd Ellen Wyn,

ac ymfalchiai yn ei bro fel yn ei

choleg, lle daeth i raddio gydag

anrhydedd yn y Gymraeg yn

1951. Yn y blynyddoedd olaf

rhoddodd ei gwasanaeth i’r

Brifysgol ym Mangor drwy fod

yn Ysgrifenyddes lwyddiannus

Cymdeithas y Cynfyfyrwyr, yn

aelod o Lys y Brifysgol, a rhoi’n

hael i’r Adran Gymraeg. Yn ei

gyrfa fel athrawes alluog,

gadawodd ei hôl ym Mae

Colwyn, Ysgol Merched Grove

Park a Choleg Iâl yn Wrecsam, fel

Dirprwy Ysgol y Creuddyn,

Llandudno, ac arweinydd Tîm

Asesu Tasgau Cymraeg Newydd

ym Mangor. Gwraig ymroddedig,

weithgar a llawn hiwmor

ydoedd. Collir hi gan ei chyd-

ddisgyblion a’i chyfeillion.

Ellen Wyn Kent was a

former very successful secretary

of the OSA at Bangor. She spent

her entire career teaching Welsh

and was a much-loved teacher

and friend.

TECWYN LLOYD JONES (1975-

2002) Ar ôl graddio ym Mangor

mewn Seicoleg aeth i Cork i

barhau gyda’i ddiddordeb mewn

Criminoleg. Ar ôl cyfnod yno

cafodd swydd a chartref yn

Nulyn, ond oherwydd afiechyd

bu’n rhaid iddo ddychwelyd

adref. Bu’n gweithio’n gyfnodol

fel Cynorthwywr Arholiadau yn y

Swyddfa Academaidd. Yr oedd

yn aelod brwdfrydig a medrus o

sawl gr ^wp cerddorol. Bu farw’n

27ain oed.

Tecwyn Lloyd Jones, a

graduate in Psychology at Bangor,

died in January aged 27 years.

NORMAN JONES (1934-2001)

A native of Surrey, he became

Professor in the Department of

Social Administration in the

University of Lancaster in 1974.

When he retired from his post in

1996 he became an Honorary

Professor in the School of Social

Sciences at Bangor. He was also

involved with the Centre for Social

Policy Research and Development.

PETER CROSSLEY-HOLLAND

(1916-2001) A well-known

composer and teacher who went

up to Oxford to study medicine,

but left it for music - the love of

his life. In 1938 he won the Royal

College of Music’s Foli

Composition Scholarship. He

worked as North West Director of

the Council for the

Encouragement of Music and the

Arts; for the BBC as Third

Programme Organiser; Assistant

Director of the Institute for Music

Research in Berlin; Professor of

Music at the University of

California, Los Angeles. His

contribution to research in

ethnomusicology was immense. In

1992 in recognition of his contri-

bution to Welsh Music Studies he

was made an Honorary Fellow of

the University of Wales Bangor,

who published his research into

the composers of the Robert ap

Huw manuscript.

RAYMOND ANDREW (1921-2001)

Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, he

was educated at Wellingborough

School and Christ’s College

Cambridge, graduating in Physics.

He worked at RRE at Malvern and

the Cavendish Laboratory in

Cambridge,. researched at Harvard,

and then became lecturer at St

Andrews. In 1954 he was appoint-

ed Professor of Physics at Bangor,

where he spent the next ten years.

He became a FRS and was

awarded the Wellcome Medal and

Prize. In 1991 he was awarded the

Distinguished Service Medal of the

Society of Magnetic Resonance in

Medicine, and received a number

of honorary degrees.

DENNIS WOOD (1931 –2001)

Professor Dennis Wood FGS died

at the age of 67. Educated at

Friars School he was appointed

lecturer in the University of Leeds,

Professor of Geology in the

University of Illinois, Chief

Scientist, Robertson Research,

Chairman, Earth Sciences

Committee of NERC and Professor

of Ocean Sciences and of Geology

in the University of Wales.

Dennis talked, lectured and wrote

with authority and style on

everything from local history to

the intricacies of the petroleum

market, environmental science

and the slates of North Wales. All

who knew him in the University

and elsewhere miss his energy, his

companionship and his intellect.

DILIP KUMAR DAS-GUPTA

(1928-2002) )

Dilip Das-Gupta died in January

2002 after a brief illness.

Born in India, he obtainied a

First Class Honours degree in

Physics and an MSc degree in

Radiophysics from the University

of Calcutta, He was awarded a

Ph.D. degree by the university of

London in 1962.

Dilip joined the School of

Electronic Engineering Science

(now the School of Informatics)

at Bangor in 1965 where he

remained for the rest of his life.

He built a strong research group

working on the electrical proper-

ties of polymers and acquired a

world-class reputation,. He was

appointed Reader in 1982 and

was awarded a D.Sc. by the

University of London in 1989.

Formal retirement in 1993 made

little difference to his life, and as

an Honorary Research Fellow he

continued to research as enthusi-

astically as ever.

Outside his scientific life he

worked for Oxfam and the AUT.

His steadfast friendship

enhanced the lives of his many

friends.

ELIZABETH HOWELL EVANS

Dr Elizabeth Howell Evans, Betsi to

her many friends, was a great asset

to the University and the wider

community. She took great interest

in her students, in the School of

Plant Biology and University Hall,

and was talented in explaining her

subject, mycology, even to non-

specialists. She was a staunch

supporter of the NSPCC (providing

delicious contributions to their

coffee mornings). We all miss her.

GRAHAM BURTON LAKER (1943

–2001) Yr oedd cysylltiad Graham

â Choleg Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor

yn un hynod glòs. Yn niwedd y

Saithdegau, ar ôl iddo raddio

mewn Drama a Ffrangeg ym

Mhrifysgol Bryste a gweithio am

gyfnod yn y theatr broffesiynol

yn Lloegr, penodwyd ef yn

ddarlithydd yn yr Adran Ddrama.

Ei feysydd academaidd oedd

Theatr Oes Elisabeth a Theatr yr

Adferiad ond fe’i cofir yn bennaf

am ei gynyrchiadau adrannol

dychmygus gyda’i fyfyrwyr.

Yn niwedd yr Wythdegau aeth

ati’n llawn brwdfrydedd i

ddysgu’r Gymraeg - un o

Brighton ydoedd yn enedigol - a

31BANGORIAD 2002

phan gaewyd yr Adran Ddrama

apwyntiwyd ef yn Gyfarwyddwr

Artistig Cwmni Theatr Gwynedd

a oedd newydd ci sefydlu. Yn

ystod ei dymor gyda’r cwmni

hwn y gwelwyd ei wir ddawn fel

cyfarwyddwr. Derbyniodd

cynyrchiadau megis 0 Law i Law,

Enoc Huws, Y Gelli Geirios, Y

Werin Wydr a Golff glod anghyf-

fredin gan feirniaid theatraidd.

Graham Burton Laker

joined the University in the 70’s

as a lecturer in the Drama

Department. He became a well-

known and respected artistic

theatre director.

JOHN RHYDWEN JONES

An old student of Coleg Normal

who lived in Ruthin, he organised

several men’s reunions (1945-47)

very successfully, and will be sadly

missed by his many friends.

SANDRA SHERWOOD

Sandra worked at the Department

of Lifelong Learning, and was

central to the establishment of the

part-time MA in women’s Studies.

She led the programme for a

number of years, supporting and

advising students during their

studies and afterwards.

Sadly, Sandra died in June 2001,

and will be greatly missed.

RAYMOND S THOMAS

(1947–2001) Trydanwr wrth ei

alwedigaeth, bu ar staff yr Adran

Ystadau hyd at Ebrill 2001. Bu farw

ym Medi 2001.

BRINLEY REES (1917-2001)

Brodor o Benrhewl, Gorseinon

oedd yr ysgolhaig disglair Brinley

Rees. Rhoes un arwydd o’i

ddisgleirdeb yn gynnar: yn

nhymor olaf ei gwrs Lefel ‘A’

penderfynodd ollwng un pwnc a

chymryd Saesneg yn ei le! Fe

basiodd gyda gradd A. Yng

Ngholeg y Brifysgol, Aberystwyth

graddiodd gan ennill Dosbarth

Cyntaf mewn Cymraeg yn 1937, a

Dosbarth Cyntaf mewn Saesneg

yn 1938. Ystyriai T.H. Parry-

Williams mai Brinley oedd ei

fyfyriwr galluocaf. Enillodd radd

MA, ac yna bu’n athro ysgol ym

Mhontardawe o 1942 hyd1946,

pryd yr enillodd Gymrodoriaeth

Prifysgol Cymru a threulio peth

amser yn Iwerddon. Yn 1947

penodwyd ef ar staff Adran y

Gymraeg ym Mangor, ac yno y bu

nes iddo ymddeol, yn 66 oed, yn

1982. Ymhlith ei gyhoeddiadau,

sydd yn gynnyrch ysgolheictod

o’r radd flaenaf, y mae Dulliau’r

Canu Rhydd, Ceinciau’r

Mabinogi, a’r clasur rhyngwladol

Celtic Heritage. Yn haf 1947

priododd Joan, a fu’n gymar

annwyl iddo hyd y diwedd. Bu hi

farw rai misoedd ar ôl Brinley, yn

haf 2001.

BRINLEY REES was a brilliant

scholar who came to the Welsh

Department at Bangor in 1947,

and stayed there until his retire-

ment in 1982.

ELEANOR THOMAS (1933-2001)

Lena, as she was known died in

June last year after a long and

courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Rhosllanerchrugog, most

of her working and married life

had been led in Bangor, where

her husband Alan became a

Professor of Linguistics. It was at

Bangor that she spent one of the

most satisfying periods of her

professional life working for the

Bangor Dyslexia Unit, and it is

here in North Wales that she will

be specially missed by her many

friends and former colleagues.

She is survived by her husband

Alan and her son Aled.

ELEANOR THOMAS Un o

Rhos oedd Lena ond treuliodd y

rhan fwyaf o’i hoes yn ardal

Bangor. Gweithiodd yn ddiflino

yn yr Uned Dyslecsia am bron i

ugain mlynedd yn cynorthwyo

Cymry Cymraeg i oresgyn proble-

mau llythrennedd, a bu am

gyfnod yn gweithio yng Ngoleg

Dewi Sant, Llandudno.

KEVIN MICHAEL TOMS (1960-

2001) died tragically in Nakuru,

Kenya. A student of Physical

Education, keen member of the

rugby team and a graduate in

1991, he will be much

remembered by his friends for

his lively, engaging and

humorous personality. Following

graduation, he qualified as a P.E.

and History teacher, teaching in

London and then undertaking a

further undergraduate degree at

L.S.E.

Peter Crossley-Holland

Farming with Trees

Llwyddodd Dr Meredydd Evans a Geraint Stanley Jones, y ddau yngynfyfyrwyr a Chymrodyr ym Mangor, i godi digon o arian

mewn deufis i brynu casgliad gwerthfawr Peter Crossley-Holland oofferynnau ac archifau unigryw i’r Brifysgol.

When Peter Crossley-Holland passed away on 27 April 2001, Dr

Meredydd Evans, a honorary fellow of the University andformer student, decided to raise funds to enable the University topurchase the unique archive and instruments that Peter had collect-ed over the years.

Peter's Will offered his unique archive and instrument collectionfor sale to Bangor for £30,000, despite the collection being valuedat over £200,000. Mered joined forces with another honoraryfellow and former student, Geraint Stanley Jones and succeeded in 8weeks to raise sufficient funds to purchase the collection.

Now, a separate charitable trust will be formed under the leader-ship of the former head of Music at Bangor, Prof. John Harper to raisefunds to house, catalogue, display and conserve the collection. It isestimated that £250,000 is needed for this second phase of thedevelopment.

Sinclair Buchan, Ioanna Psaltiand Dave Grove with the recently

published book on the history ofthe School of Oceanography.Ioanna is a former student of

Chemistry and Oceanography.

There is a useful set of technical guidelinesavailable for farmers, which takes them

through each of the key stages of aforestingfarmland in practical detail. "Aforesting

Agricultural land: Technical Guidelines".Terry Thomas, of the School of Agricultural

and Forest Sciences is the technical editor for theEnglish translation (from French) of theseguidelines for farmers. It has been a very popularpublication, especially with Welsh farmers. Soonit will be available in German and Italian as well.

The book is available from: Terry

Thomas,* School of Agricultural and Forest

Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd

LL57 2UW. Price £7.00 (p&p included). Chequesshould be made out to the School ofAgriculture and Forest Sciences.*(01248) 382287 afs056@bangor.ac.uk

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And there’s more...• 5% annually off Motor Insurance • 5% annually off Travel Insurance

Monday to Friday 8am-9pm and Saturday 9am-5pm

Quote ref:

65F9605 for Home & Travel • SCH279 for Motor

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0800 300 822

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