Cylchgrawn Alumni Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor University of Wales, Bangor Alumni Magazine

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1 Cylchgrawn Alumni Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor University of Wales, Bangor Alumni Magazine

2 bangoriad 2005 y gair cyntaf Croeso i argraffiad diweddaraf y Bangoriad. Erbyn hyn, mae r Brifysgol yn cychwyn cyfnod newydd dan arweiniad Is- Ganghellor newydd, sef yr Athro R Merfyn Jones, ac felly hefyd eich rhaglen cysylltiadau alumni. Yn ogystal â rhoi mwy o bwyslais ar ddatblygu cysylltiadau alumni fel gweithgaredd craidd, mae r Brifysgol hefyd wedi penderfynu rhoi hwb i w rhaglen codi arian, gan gyrraedd uchafbwynt yn 2009, pryd y bydd Bangor yn dathlu ei 125 mlwyddiant. Bu 2004 yn flwyddyn weithgar iawn o ran digwyddiadau ac aduniadau, ac mae gennym lawer iawn i w adrodd. Bu Bangor yn westeiwr i raddedigion Adran y Saesneg, i goedwigwyr, eigionegwyr, haneswyr, peirianwyr ac athrawon! Cefnogwyd y Brifysgol gartref yn y DU hefyd ym Mangor ei hun, yng Nghaerdydd, yn Llundain ac yn rhyngwladol, ym Mhacistan a Singapôr. Mae r argraffiad hwn hefyd yn cynnwys newyddion ynglŷn â datblygiadau allweddol ar draws y Brifysgol, ac yn bwrw golwg ar fywydau rhai o n graddedigion mewn amryw o broffesiynau a gyrfaoedd. Ar agenda 2005, datblygir gweithgareddau adrannol i alumni, a digwyddiad lansio ym mis Hydref yng Ngogledd America, y mae mwy o fanylion i w gweld ar dudalen 22. Diolch i bawb ohonoch a ddaeth i n digwyddiadau, a gobeithiaf yn ddiffuant fod yr aduniadau wedi dod ag atgofion melys ichi am eich amser ym Mangor. Welcome to the latest edition of Bangoriad. The University is now entering a new era under the leadership of a new Vice- Chancellor, Professor R Merfyn Jones, and so too is your alumni relations programme. As well as a greater emphasis being placed upon the development of alumni relations as a core area of activity, the University has also decided to boost its fundraising programme culminating in 2009 when Bangor celebrates its 125th year was a very active year in terms of events and reunions and we have a great deal to report. Bangor played host to graduates of the English Department, to foresters, oceanographers, historians, engineers and teachers! The University was also supported at home in the UK in Bangor itself, in Cardiff, in London - and internationally in Pakistan and Singapore. This edition also contains news of key developments across the University and provides an insight into the lives of some of our graduates in a diverse range of professions and careers. On the agenda for 2005 is the development of departmental alumni activities and a launch event in October in North America, further details of which are available on page 22. Thank you to all who attended our events, and I sincerely hope the reunions brought back fond memories of your time at Bangor. Rachel Davies Golygydd/Editor Manylion Cyswllt/Contact Details Cysylltiadau Alumni / Alumni Relations Swyddfa Materion Allanol /External Affairs Office Prifysgol Cymru,Bangor/University of Wales,Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2DG DU/UK Prifysgol Cymru Bangor /University of Wales, Bangor + (0) Ffôn/Tel: + 44 (0) Ffacs/Fax: + 44 (0) alumni@bangor.ac.uk The articles printed here, to the best of our knowledge, were correct at the time of going to press. We cannot guarantee that all articles submitted will be printed and we reserve the right to edit material where necessary. The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of University of Wales, Bangor or the Editor. For permission to reproduce any article please contact the Editor. Lluniau/Photography Tegwyn Roberts, Gerallt Radcliffe, Rachel Davies, John Wynne Jones, Gerallt Llewelyn, John Briggs, Elinor Elis-Williams, Martin Roberts, Cowbois, Bob Gardner, Mel Parry, creationism.org. cynnwys features 08 Bangor and Baghdad Bangor became the first university in the UK to sign an official agreement with an Iraqi higher education institution post-war. 10 Cartref newydd i hyfforddiant meddygol ac ymchwil arloesol/a new home for medical training and pioneering research The University s 3.5 million Cancer Research Institute and North Wales Medical School launched 14 Will the Kyoto Protocol really work? New threat to climate stability and water supplies identified 16 ReUNIted: Walking with Students Walking with Dinosaurs Producer Tim Haines returns to Bangor 20 Coedwigaeth ym Mangor/Forestry at Bangor Dathlu'r canmlwyddiant Celebrating the centenary 26 Unrhyw obaith am gynnwrf?! Bywyd wedi graddio i Dei Williams fel Peiriannydd Profi Awyrennau/The life of graduate Dei Williams, Flight Test Engineer 28 Online with the BBC Kath Evans yn rhoi Bangor yn gadarn ar fap bbc.co.uk/kath Evans putting Bangor firmly on the bbc.co.uk map 31 From Kurdistan to north Wales Dr Hussain Omed on life in north Wales since fleeing his homeland in news 04 Yr Is-Ganghellor - The Vice-Chancellor 06 Newyddion y Brifysgol - University News 13 Newyddion Ymchwil - Research News 18 Newyddion Alumni - Alumni News 21 Digwyddiadau - Events 30 Adroddiadau Canghennau Cyn-fyfyrwyr / Alumni Branch Reports 32 Datblygiadau / Development Trust News 34 Marwolaethau / Obituaries your details - your news This magazine is circulated free of charge once a year to all former students. We can only send you the magazine if we have your current address - please let us know if you have moved. To update your contact details or to tell us your news please contact the Alumni Office on + 44 (0) or alumni@bangor.ac.uk telethon Dymunwn ddiolch yn ddiffuant i'r holl gyn-fyfyrwyr a gefnogodd y gronfa flynyddol yn ystod yr ymgyrch telethon fis Mawrth. Diolch i chi am eich haelioni. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all the alumni who have supported the annual fund during the March telethon campaign. Thank you for your generosity newyddion alumni forestry at bangor celebrating 100 years of teaching 16 reunited walking with dinosaurs producer Tim Haines back at bangor bangoriad graduate news Dr Hussain Omed From Kurdistan to north Wales newyddion graddedigion Online with the BBC 28

3 04 bangoriad bangoriad is turning out to be a momentous one in the history of the University in Bangor. gair gan yr is-ganghellor... Mae blwyddyn academaidd yn argoeli i fod yn un bwysig iawn yn hanes y Brifysgol ym Mangor. Am y drydedd flwyddyn yn olynol, croesawyd y nifer uchaf eto o israddedigion ac uwchraddedigion newydd yn yr hydref gan ddod â chyfanswm y myfyrwyr yn y Brifysgol i 10,000. Mae datblygu r Gyfraith fel maes pwnc newydd yma wedi symud ymlaen yn gyflym a llwyddiannus. Cafodd Ysgol y Gyfraith Bangor ei lansio mewn darlith a draddodwyd gan y Gwir Anrhydeddus Arglwydd Ustus Thomas gyda channoedd o gynrychiolwyr o fyd y gyfraith yng Ngogledd Cymru a thu hwnt yn bresennol. Mae cyllid Ewropeaidd wedi ein galluogi i sefydlu 50 o efrydiaethau PhD newydd, pob un yn cyflawni ymchwil arloesol wrth weithio â chwmnïau a busnesau yn y gymuned. Cafwyd newyddion cyffrous ym maes ymchwil yn ogystal. Y llynedd fe wnaethom lwyddo i gael grantiau ymchwil gwerth 20 miliwn - hwn yw r cyfanswm uchaf erioed ac mae n deyrnged glodwiw i waith caled ac ymroddiad ein hymchwilwyr drwy r Brifysgol gyfan. Yn dilyn darlith Rhodri Morgan y flwyddyn academaidd ddiwethaf, pryd y lansiwyd y Sefydliad Cymreig dros faterion Cymdeithasol a Diwylliannol, traddododd Sir John Krebs ddarlith sefydlu Ifanc - Sefydliad Cymru ar gyfer Bwyd, Bwyta n Iach a Byw n Heini - fis Tachwedd. Yn wir, mae r Brifysgol yn brysur iawn gyda chynlluniau newydd: daeth Carwyn Jones, y Gweinidog dros Faterion Gwledig, yma i agor y project MENTERRA arloesol, sydd wedi ei leoli yng nghanolfan ymchwil defnydd tir y Brifysgol yn Henfaes. Mae hwn yn ffrwyth cydweithio agos â nifer o bartneriaid yn cynnwys Cyngor Sir Gwynedd. Lansiwyd ein canolfan gwasanaethau busnes newydd yn Llanelwy gan Andrew Davies, y Gweinidog dros Ddatblygu Economaidd, a hefyd yn Chwefror, lansiodd IT Wales yn y Ganolfan Uwch Dechnoleg Meddalwedd ym Mharc Menai cyn mynd ymlaen i agoriad swyddogol yr adeilad Optic yn Llanelwy. Mae r datblygiadau hyn, a gefnogwyd gan Awdurdod Datblygu Cymru, y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol a r Undeb Ewropeaidd yn allweddol bwysig i economi r rhanbarth ac mae r Brifysgol yn falch o fod mor gysylltiedig â r mentrau cyffrous a rhyngwladol eu safon hyn. 04 Yn Ionawr sefydlwyd Ysgol Glinigol Gogledd Cymru, sy n bartneriaeth rhwng Prifysgol Caerdydd, NEWI, y tair Ymddiriedolaeth GIG a ni. Cynllun newydd uchelgeisiol yw hwn i ymestyn addysg feddygol yng Ngogledd Cymru ac mae r Brifysgol yn edrych ymlaen at gymryd rhan flaenllaw yn natblygiad academaidd yr Ysgol Glinigol. Wrth gwrs, mae Gwyddorau Iechyd eisoes yn faes astudio ac ymchwil pwysig yn y Brifysgol ac eleni, er enghraifft, gwelwyd agor ein Sefydliad Cronfa Ymchwil y Gogledd Orllewin i Ganser, a r bartneriaeth newydd â r Ysgol Glinigol a fydd yn cadarnhau r ddarpariaeth honno ymhellach. Dros yr ychydig fisoedd diwethaf mae'r Brifysgol hefyd, yn dilyn arolwg gofalus, wedi gwneud newidiadau pellgyrhaeddol i fframwaith rheoli r sefydliad er mwyn gwella effeithiolrwydd a gwneud penderfyniadau. Mae cynifer ag 80 o bwyllgorau wedi diflannu! Mae arolwg pwysig o drefniadau a blaenoriaethau ariannol yn cael ei gynnal yn ogystal yn wyneb ansicrwydd ynglŷn â chyllido Addysg Uwch yng Nghymru. Diben yr arolygon a r newidiadau hyn yw sicrhau bod y Brifysgol yn cyflawni ei chenhadaeth yn llwyddiannus - sef bod yn rhagorol ym mhopeth y mae n ei wneud - mewn ymchwil, dysgu, trydedd genhadaeth a gwasanaethau i fyfyrwyr. Mae angen i adeiladau hefyd fod yn rhagorol ac mae rhaglen lawn dychymyg o adeiladu newydd ar y gweill. Ymysg pethau eraill, bydd hon yn rhoi Canolfan yr Amgylchedd newydd i Gymru ym Mangor, a fydd yn gartref i wyddonwyr y Brifysgol a r Ganolfan Ecoleg a Hydroleg. Hefyd agorir Canolfan Datblygu Rheolaeth a 1000 o ystafelloedd newydd, modern ar gyfer myfyrwyr ar safle Ffriddoedd. Yn unol â chenhadaeth y Brifysgol o gynnal rhagoriaeth, profiad dymunol iawn oedd gweld Dr Judy Hutchings o r Ysgol Seicoleg yn cael ei chydnabod yn Addysgwr Benywaidd y flwyddyn yn seremoni gwobrwyon Merch Gymreig y Flwyddyn a gynhaliwyd yng Nghaerdydd yn Rhagfyr. Llongyfarchiadau iddi hi ac i bawb arall sy n gweithio mor galed i gynnal ac ymestyn enw da Bangor fel Prifysgol flaengar o r safon uchaf sydd wedi ymroi n llwyr i ragoriaeth. Mae yn argoeli i fod yn un bwysig iawn yn hanes y Brifysgol ym Mangor...Following The academic year is turning out to be a momentous one in the history of the University in Bangor. We welcomed, for the third year in a row, a record number of new undergraduates and post-graduates in the autumn bringing the total number of students at the University to 10,000. The development of law as a new subject area for us has progressed rapidly and successfully. The Bangor Law School was launched at a lecture delivered by the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Thomas and attended by hundreds of representatives of the legal world in North Wales and beyond. European funding has allowed us to launch no fewer than 50 new Ph.D. studentships, each one conducting leading edge research while working with companies and businesses in the community. There was also exciting news on the research front. Our total research grant capture for last year amounted to 20 million our highest ever total and an eloquent tribute to the hard-work and dedication of our researchers across the University. Following Rhodri Morgan s lecture last academic year which launched the Welsh Institute of Social and Cultural Affairs, Sir John Krebs delivered the inaugural lecture of Ifanc, the Institute of Food, Active Living and Nutrition Cymru, in November. Indeed the University is very busy with new initiatives: Carwyn Jones, the Minister for Rural Affairs, opened the pioneering MENTERRA project based at the University s Land-use research centre at Henfaes. This is the fruit of close co-operation with a number of partners including Gwynedd County Council. Andrew Davies, the Minister for Economic Development, launched our new business services centre at St. Asaph and also, in February, launched IT Wales at the Centre for Advanced Software Technology on Parc Menai before going on to the official opening of the Optic building in St.Asaph. These developments, supported by the WDA, the Welsh Assembly and the European Union are crucially important to the economy of the region and the University is proud to be centrally involved with these exciting, world-class ventures. > 01 Y Gwir Anrhydeddus Arglwydd Ustus John Thomas. Dechreuwyd dysgu y Gyfraith am y tro cyntaf mis Medi. Hwn yw r datblygiad pwysicaf ym maes dysgu yn y Brifysgol yn ystod y flwyddyn diwethaf. The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice John Thomas. The first cohort of students began their course in September. This is the most significant development for the University in the field of teaching during the last year. a word from the vice-chancellor... In January the North Wales Clinical School, a partnership between Cardiff University, NEWI, the three NHS Trusts and ourselves was launched. This is a high-profile new initiative to extend medical education in north Wales and the University looks forward to driving ahead with the academic development of the Clinical School. Health Sciences are, of course, already a major field of study and research at the University, and this year saw the opening of our North West Cancer Research Fund Institute, for example, and the new partnership with the Clinical School will serve further to strengthen that provision. Over the last few months the University has also, following a careful review, instituted far-reaching changes to the management structure of the institution in order to improve efficiency and decision-making. As many as 80 committees have disappeared! A major review of financial arrangements and priorities is also taking place against a background of uncertainty concerning the funding of Higher Education in Wales. The purpose of these reviews and changes is to ensure that the University successfully achieves its mission to be excellent in all that it does in research, teaching, third mission and services to students. Accommodation also needs to be excellent and an imaginative programme of new building is in train which will, amongst other things, provide Bangor with a stunning new Environment Centre for Wales, to house both University and Centre for Ecology and Hydrology environmental scientists, a Management Development Centre and 1000 new, modern rooms for student accommodation on the Ffriddoedd site. In line with the University s mission of maintaining excellence it was appropriate and very welcome that Dr. Judy Hutchings of the School of Psychology was acknowledged as the outstanding Woman Educator of the year at the Welsh Woman of the Year awards in Cardiff in December. Congratulations to her and to all those others who are working so hard to maintain and extend Bangor s reputation as a first-class, forward-looking University dedicated to excellence.

4 06 newyddion y brifysgol university news 07 To be excellent in all that it does - in research, teaching, third mission and services to students Professor R Merfyn Jones, Vice-Chancellor 06 on a mission Bangor has a long tradition of academic excellence and offers a quality learning experience in a truly unique environment. From 58 students and 10 teaching staff in 1884, Bangor is now home to 10,000 students and offers over 250 undergraduate bachelor degrees and over 100 postgraduate programmes. Teaching and Learning Expanding opportunities The University is committed to widening participation and raising aspirations in young people. The Talent Opportunities Programme is one of the largest schoolsbased programmes of its kind in the UK with around 1,500 pupils taking part. Teaching in the community The University plays an important role in providing a range of flexible part-time study options throughout north Wales. Various new initiatives at the Department of Lifelong Learning ensured that a range of different courses were offered for the first time across the region. The first foundation degree in Management of Care became available at Bangor and Wrexham via a partnership with Coleg Menai and the first ever north Wales based Accelerated Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy also commenced as a joint venture with the University of Wales College of Medicine. In November, Andrew Davies AM launched two new HE Certificates, one in IT and Community Enterprise and the other in Personal and Professional Skills Development. Welsh Medium Strategy Deciding whether Welsh-language provision in higher education should be extended is one of the key decisions for Wales over the next decade, according to First Minister Rhodri Morgan. Bangor is set to extend Welsh medium teaching further having won two of five new teaching Fellowships which are awarded by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales for this purpose. Woman of the year Dr Judy Hutchings was awarded the prestigious Western Mail Welsh Woman of the Year Woman as Educator Award. A child psychologist, she is Director of the Incredible Years Wales Centre at the School of Psychology. Through her work and research, the 'Incredible Years' programmes, developed in the US to tackle children with behavioural problems, have been widely adopted in Wales. Dr Hutchings is also a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for the North West Wales NHS Trust. Also short-listed in the final three for the Woman in Science & Technology Award was Professor Sian Hope of the School of Informatics. Professor Hope is one of the UK's few women Professors of Computer Science. > Prof Sian Hope (left) with Dr Judy Hutchings. A Global Community Recently ranked in the top 500 universities world-wide, international collaboration is high on the agenda. Students from over 70 countries are welcomed to the University each year and students from Bangor can study in Europe and also undertake the second year of their degree course at partner universities in the USA, Canada, Hong Kong or South Korea. A range of language workshops, pre-masters and foundation courses are also available at Bangor for international students in preparation for degree and postgraduate study. Third Mission Activity The University is committed to contributing to the wider community through many different activities, from the cultural life of Wales to supporting economic growth. Recent developments include: The Bangor IT WALES office at the School of Informatics was opened officially on 24 February by Andrew Davies AM. Supported by the EU Objective 1 programme, the scheme will broker partnerships between higher education and business across the region and in Wales as a whole. Andrew Davies AM also recently launched the University s new business services centre at the St.Asaph Business Park. At Unit 27, individuals and businesses can find information about all the services, courses and resources offered by the University to the community. The Unit can also provide space to support business growth and deliver tailored training courses. Visit: CAST Professors Sian Hope, Nigel John and Phil Lane of the School of Informatics have been closely involved in the implementation of the Centre for Advanced Software Technology a centre for business incubation at Parc Menai, Bangor. The centre represents a 16 million investment into the local economy by the WDA, Welsh Assembly Government and EU (Objective 1). Professor Hope has been designated as Technical Director where she will contribute her expertise in software engineering and business development and support. Professor Nigel John organised The Tenth Annual Web3D Symposium which was held at CAST in March/April The Symposium is the premiere event in the Web3D community, uniting researchers, developers, experimenters and content creators in a dynamic learning environment. Attendees share and explore methods of using, enhancing or creating new 3D web technology such as X3D, VRML, MPEG4, OpenHSF, and Java3D. A keynote speaker at the event was Dr Martin Reddy, a lead engineer with Pixar Animation Studio, creators of The Incredibles, Toy Story, Monsters Inc and other groundbreaking films. 3D technology is also contributing to medical training as well as surgical planning and diagnosis. > 01 Meri Huws, David Joyner, Merfyn Jones and Andrew Davies AM at the launch of Unit 27/Meri Huws, David Joyner, Merfyn Jones ac Andrew Davies AC adeg lansio Uned 27 > 02 Students at graduation/myfyrwyr adeg graddio > 03 Soccer legend and Honorary Fellow Mark Hughes lent his weight to the University s Talent Opportunities Programme by presenting 1,000 scholarships to the first students from the scheme to graduate to University/Gwelir y pêl-droediwr enwog a r Cymrawd er Anrhydedd Mark Hughes yn dangos ei gefnogaeth i Raglen Dawn a Chyfle y Brifysgol trwy gyflwyno Ysgoloriaethau gwerth 1,000 i fyfyrwyr cyntaf y cynllun i raddio i r Brifysgol. > 04 Dr Martin Reddy of Pixar Animation Studio with Professor Nigel John/Dr Martin Reddy o Pixar Animation Studio gyda r athro Nigel John. 05 Addysgu a Dysgu Strategaeth Cyfrwng Cymraeg Penderfynu p run a ddylid ymestyn darpariaeth Gymraeg mewn addysg uwch yw un o r prif benderfyniadau sy n wynebu Cymru yn ystod y degawd nesaf, yn ôl y prif weinidog Rhodri Morgan. Yn wir, mae r galw am gynnydd yn y ddarpariaeth wedi arwain at brotestiadau gan fyfyrwyr y tu allan i r Cynulliad. Mae Bangor yn bwriadu ymestyn dysgu trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg ymhellach. Llwyddodd y Brifysgol i ennill dwy o r pum Cymrodoriaeth Ddysgu a ddyfarnwyd i gryfhau dysgu cyfrwng Cymraeg ym mhrifysgolion Cymru. Dyfernir y Cymrodoriaethau gan Gyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru i gynyddu nifer y cyrsiau a nifer darlithwyr addysg uwch a all ddysgu trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg. Y ddau Gymrawd newydd yw Dafydd Tudur, yn yr Adran Diwinyddiaeth ac Astudiaethau Crefyddol, a Dr Guto Pryderi Puw yn yr Ysgol Cerddoriaeth. Er bod gan y ddwy adran hyn hanes maith o ddysgu trwy r Gymraeg, bydd y Cymrodoriaethau n galluogi r Brifysgol i ganolbwyntio ar ymestyn a diweddaru cyrsiau. Bydd y ddwy Gymrodoriaeth hefyd yn ychwanegu at y cyfraniad a wnaed gan Seren Roberts, un o ddau Gymrawd dysgu r llynedd, a allodd ddatblygu a chyflwyno deunydd newydd ar gyfer yr Ysgol Seicoleg. Llongyfarchiadau hefyd i Dewi Jones ar ei benodiad Cymrodoriaeth i Ysgol y Gyfraith, lle bydd yn cynorthwyo i ddatblygu darpariaeth Gymraeg yr Ysgol newydd. Ehangu cyfleoedd Mae r Brifysgol hefyd wedi ymrwymo i ehangu cyfleoedd a chynyddu ymwybyddiaeth o addysg uwch mewn pobol ifanc. Mae Rhaglen Dawn a Chyfle y Brifysgol yn un o r rhaglenni mwyaf o i bath yn ymwneud ag ysgolion yn y DU gydag oddeutu 1,500 o ddisgyblion ysgol yn cymryd rhan ynddi. Dysgu yn y Gymuned Mae r Brifysgol yn chwarae rhan bwysig mewn darparu ystod o ddewisiadau astudio rhan-amser hyblyg ledled y gogledd. Trwy gynlluniau newydd yn yr Adran Dysgu Gydol Oes cynigiwyd amrwyiaeth o gyrsiau gwahanol am y tro cyntaf ar hyd a lled y rhanbarth. Daeth gradd sylfaen gyntaf y Brifysgol mewn Rheoli Gofal ar gael ym Mangor a Wrecsam, trwy bartneriaeth â Choleg Menai. Fe wnaeth y Diploma Uwch-radd Cyflym cyntaf mewn Therapi Galwedigaethol i gael ei gynnig yng Ngogledd Cymru ddechrau o ganlyniad i fenter ar y cyd â Choleg Meddygaeth Prifysgol Cymru. Lansiodd Andrew Davies AC ddwy dystysgrif AU newydd, mewn TG a Menter Gymunedol ac mewn Sgiliau Personol a Phroffesiynol. Cymuned Rhyngwladol Fe i gosodwyd yn ddiweddar ymysg y 500 o brifysgolion gorau r byd, ac mae cydweithredu rhyngwladol o bwys ar yr agenda. Y mae myfyrwyr o dros 70 o wledydd yn cael eu croesawu i r Brifysgol bob blwyddyn ac mae myfyrwyr o Fangor yn medru astudio yn Ewrop, neu ddilyn ail flwyddyn eu cwrs gradd yn astudio mewn prifysgol sy n bartner yn UDA, Canada, Hong Kong neu Dde Corea. Y mae hefyd ystod o weithdai iaith, cyrsiau cyn-radd meistr a sylfaen ar gael i fyfyrwyr rhyngwladol ym Mangor, iddynt gael paratoi ar gyfer astudio am radd gyntaf neu radd uwch. Gweithgaredd Trydedd Genhadaeth Mae r Brifysgol wedi ymrwymo i gyfrannu at y gymuned ehangach trwy amrywiaeth o weithgareddau, o fywyd diwylliannol Cymru i gefnogi twf economaidd. Dyma rai o r datblygiadau diweddaraf: Lansiwyd swyddfa IT Cymru yn yr Ysgol Gwybodeg ar 24 Chwefror gan Andrew Davies AC. Fe i cynhelir gan yr Undeb Ewropeaidd (Amcan 1) a bydd y swyddfa yn creu partneriaeth rhwng y brifysgol a busnesau lleol. Lansiwyd Canolfan newydd y Brifysgol ym Mharc Busnes Llanelwy gan Andrew Davies AC. Yn Uned 27, gall unigolion a busnesau ganfod gwybodaeth am y gwasanaethau, cyrsiau ac adnoddau a gynigir gan y Brifysgol. Gall yr Uned hefyd ddarparu adnoddau i gefnog twf busnes neu ddarparu cyrsiau hyfforddi wedi eu teilwra i anghenion busnes unigol CAST Mae r Athrawon Sian Hope, Nigel John a Phil Lane o r Ysgol Gwybodeg wedi cymryd rhan flaenllaw gyda sefydlu r CAST Technium sef canolfan technoleg meddalwedd ar gyfer deori busnesau ym Mharc Menai, Bangor a lansiwyd ar 24 Chwefror. Buddsoddwyd 16 miliwn yn yr economi leol gan yr Awdurdod Datblygu a r Undeb Ewropeaidd (Amcan 1). Mae r Athro Hope wedi ei phenodi n Gyfarwyddwr Technegol lle bydd yn defnyddio ei harbenigedd mewn peirianneg meddalwedd a datblygu busnes i hyrwyddo gweithgareddau r ganolfan. 07 > 05 The Bangor Environment Centre (in partnership with the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) will be an unique multi-disciplinary sustainability research facility which will also showcase the latest green building technologies in Wales/Bydd Canolfan Amgylchedd Bangor (mewn partneriaeth â r Ganolfan Ecoleg a Hydroleg) yn gyfleuster ymchwil aml-ddisgyblaethol i gynaladwyedd. Dyma ffenest siop unigryw i r technolegau adeiladu gwyrdd diweddaraf yng Nghymru.

5 08 newyddion y brifysgol bangor and baghdad 08 > "Our country is now struggling to overcome two recent wars as well as thirty years of mismanagement and neglect. It is hoped that this Memorandum of Understanding will reinvigorate our research and development in various areas and reintegrate Iraqi students and academics into the international intellectual community" Dr Wail Al-Rifaie, President of the University of Technology, Baghdad. The University became the first in the United Kingdom to sign an official agreement with an Iraqi higher education institution post-war. The agreement between the Centre for Arid Zone Studies and the University of Technology, Baghdad aims to aid environmental management and monitoring skills in the country. One of the main issues is the salinity problem caused by the draining of Iraq s historic marshlands in the 1990 s, when thousands of people were driven into destitution as Saddam Hussein dried up the water that had sustained a way of life dating back around 5,000 years. The marshlands, once the size of Wales, became a desiccated wasteland as a result. The agreement will facilitate the exchange of expertise and support post-graduate and professional training in environmental studies, water resources management and other crucial areas After the destruction caused by the air raids on Baghdad, Dr Al-Rifaie s students returned to sit their exams in buildings with no.. electricity or running water, and no fans in heat as much as 50 o C. > 02 Dr Wail Al-Rifaie and Dr Ian Robinson, Director of the Centre for.. Arid Zone Studies sign the agreement ? A discovery by a Bangor Psychologist has made news headlines around the globe. In a paper published by Nature Neuroscience, Alan Pegna of the School of Psychology describes how a patient who is technically blind has been able to interpret emotion displayed on a human face. The news was reported by The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Independent newspapers in the UK and carried on news websites across the globe, including the USA, Vietnam and South Africa. is this a 'sixth sense'? The man, called 'Patient X' was blinded after a stroke damaged the areas of the brain that process visual signals. When shown images of shapes such as circles and squares, his guesses would be correct with no more than random frequency. However, when 'Patient X' was shown faces displaying emotions such as happiness, anger, fear or sadness, his guesses registered well above the levels of chance. This has led Dr Alan Pegna with research colleagues at Bangor and Geneva University Hospital, to establish that emotion displayed on a human face is registered in an area other than the visual cortex. The area involved was identified as the right amygdala, an almond-shape structure situated deep within the brain's temporal lobe. According to Dr Pegna, "This discovery is also interesting for behavioural scientists as the right amygdala has been associated with subliminal processing of emotional stimuli in clinically 'healthy' individuals. What 'Patient X' has assisted us in establishing is that this area undoubtedly processes visual facial signals connected with all types of emotional facial expressions." TSUNAMI CONCERT The enormity of the Asian Tsunami will be with us for a long time. In collaboration with the Bangor DVLA Office, the University hosted a concert at the Prichard Jones Hall to raise funds for the Tsunami Disaster appeal on 26 January. Stars of the Welsh music scene, including Dafydd Iwan, John ac Alun, Côr y Traeth, Hogia r Wyddfa, Côr Seiriol and the University s Music Society Choir performed to a full house. The evening was hosted by Dei Tomos and Bangor graduate and Welsh television actress Angharad Llwyd. The event raised 25,000. newsin brief /newyddioncrynodeb > Carwyn Jones AM with Merfyn Jones university news 09 MENU MASTER Sir John Krebs, Chairman of the Food Standards Agency, delivered a public lecture at the University in November to mark the launch of the Institute of Food, Active Living and Nutrition, Cymru (ifanc). ifanc has been established to improve policy-relevant research and education in these areas. Three major departments will be involved, including the School of Psychology were Professor Fergus Lowe has been leading a major study into the eating habits of children in a bid to persuade them to eat more greens, via the highly successful Food Dudes initiative. One of ifanc s current projects will consider whether it is best to produce fruit and vegetables in the UK or import from overseas on the basis of environmental, economic and nutritional considerations as well as consumer and community perspectives. ifanc has also already secured funding for three major projects, one being healthy eating - a major remit of the FSA, which is also responsible for ensuring the safety of our food. INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR BANGOR S LECTURERS Members of staff have been attracting international attention recently by receiving various awards and honours for their work and research. Howard Davis, Professor of Social Theory and Institutions, has been awarded one of four Honorary Doctorates to mark the 200th anniversary of Kazan State University in Russia. Professor Steve Tipper had the honour of receiving the presidents Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge from the British Psychological Society. Colleague Professor Miles Cox was awarded a prestigious Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Society to recognise his extraordinary pioneering work on Psychology of Addictive Behaviours. Dr Simon Creer received the 2004 Joseph B. Slowinski Award as the senior author (with Dr Anita Malhotra and Professor Roger Thorpe) of the most distinguished paper on snake systematics to appear worldwide last year. It is thought that this research into the DNA of Asian pit vipers could help save the lives of bite victims across the continent. Llion Iwan, lecturer in Journalism has won the Best New Director Award at an International Film Festival, held near Grenoble. ARLOESI N DOD Â BUDDION I FFERMWYR GWYNEDD Nod MENTERRA yw cyflwyno ysbryd arloesol newydd ynghyd â dewisiadau newydd ac amrywiol i'r sector amaethyddol yng Ngwynedd. Fe i lansiwyd yn swyddogol yn ddiweddar gan Carwyn Jones AC, fel y bu'n agor y Ganolfan Arloesi Amaeth yng Nghanolfan Ymchwil Henfaes y Brifysgol yn Abergwyngregyn. Amcan y project, a ddatblygwyd gan Gyngor Gwynedd gyda chefnogaeth gan ei bartneriaid, yw helaethu'r cyfleoedd sydd ar gael i'r sector amaethyddiaeth yng Ngwynedd trwy arloesi, amrywiaethu ac ychwanegu gwerth at gynnyrch lleol. I'r Brifysgol, mae'r project yn adeiladu ar eu harbenigedd ddiweddar mewn datblygu marchnadoedd ar gyfer cywarch a llin. Y nod yw y bydd llwyddiant y project yn y pen draw yn rhoi model ar gyfer arloesi parhaol a fydd yn cefnogi'r economi wledig. MENTERRA was launched officially by Carwyn Jones AM, as he opened the Agri Innovations Centre at the University's Henfaes Research Centre in Abergwyngregyn. The project, developed by Gwynedd Council with support from its partners, aims to broaden the range of opportunities for the agricultural sector in Gwynedd through innovation, diversification and adding value to local produce. For the University, the project builds on recent expertise in developing markets for flax and hemp. It is hoped that the ultimate success of the project will provide a model for permanent innovation that will support the rural economy.

6 //10 10 newyddion y brifysgol university news 11 The recently launched North Wales Clinical School and the new Cancer Research Fund Institute at Bangor represent a tremendous opportunity for the University, in collaboration with partners in the health service and charities, to play a leading role in medical education and training in north Wales and will also position Bangor at the forefront of cancer research both nationally and internationally. Mae Ysgol Glinigol Gogledd Cymru a lansiwyd yn ddiweddar, a r Sefydliad Ymchwil canser newydd yn gyfle rhyfeddol i r Brifysgol, ar y cyd â phartneriaid yn y gwasanaeth iechyd ac elusennau, i arwain mewn addysg iechyd a hyfforddiant yng ngogledd Cymru. Bydd hefyd yn gosod Bangor ar flaen y gad mewn ymchwil canser - yn genedlaethol a rhyngwladol. Mae gan y Brifysgol eisoes gryn gryfder mewn ymchwil feddygol a gofal cymdeithasol a chysylltiadau agos â r GIG, ac y mae eisoes yn cyfrannu at welliannau mewn gofal i gleifion sy n dioddef o glefydau Alzheimer a Parkinson, strôc, anafiadau i r pen a sgitsoffrenia yng ngogledd Cymru. Bydd y canolfannau newydd yn caniatáu ymchwil arloesol, gan gyfrannu yr un pryd i hyfforddi gwyddonwyr, meddygon, nyrsys a gweithwyr iechyd yn yr ardal cancer research The University already has huge strengths in medical and social care related research and close links with the NHS mean that contributions are being made to improving care for patients suffering from such afflictions as Alzheimer s, Parkinson s Disease, strokes, head trauma and schizophrenia in north Wales. The new centres will enable pioneering research whilst also contributing to the training of scientists, doctors, nurses and health workers in the region. Unique within Wales and equipped to standards barely matched elsewhere in the UK, the new Cancer Research Fund Institute will conduct world class research into the fundamental causes of cancer. The University, in collaboration with ELWa and the North West Cancer Research Fund has invested over 3 million in the new institute, housed in a suite of newly refurbished laboratories in the Brambell Building which will eventually accommodate 50 scientists. Bangor has invested heavily in state-of-the-art technology which places the Institute on a par with research institutes world wide. Seven research groups will be led by Dr. Thomas Caspari, who will also run a large international group. The research interests of the Institute include angiogenesis, chromosome translocation mechanisms, DNA damage recovery, cellular signaling, cellular structure and colorectal cancer. Recently appointed (pictured right) are Dr Jürgen Müller, currently a research fellow at the US National Cancer Institute in Maryland, USA, Dr Oliver Fleck, currently running his own research team at Bern University in Switzerland, and Dr Michael Cross from Uppsala University of Sweden. The Institute will carry out fundamental molecular and cellular biology research with the goal of understanding basic processes that result in tumour formation and identifying and understanding potential drug targets. Future cancer therapies are going to be largely driven by a detailed understanding of cancer biology and treatments will become increasingly tailored to suit a specific cellular defect. The University s aim is to make a major contribution to the international research effort aimed at understanding the fundamental molecular basis of the collection of proliferative diseases known as cancer. "We are delighted to have attracted international scientists of such high calibre to the new Centre. The aim is to create an inter-disciplinary group which can benefit from the sharing of ideas and expertise" Dr Sue Assinder, Head of the School of Biological Sciences > 03 Dr Thomas Caspari > 04 The Research Team / Y Tîm Ymchwil Innovative collaboration in the health and medical agenda are central to the University's own research mission. R Merfyn Jones, Vice-Chancellor. > 01 The Institute was officially opened on 23 July by Professor Eric Sunderland, Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd, pictured here (left to right) with John Lewys-Lloyd, Chairman of the North West Cancer Research Fund, Professor Roy Evans and Sue Assinder. Agorwyd y Sefydliad yn swyddogol ym mis Gorffennaf gan Yr Athro Eric Sunderland, Arglwydd Raglaw Gwynedd, a welir yma (dde i r chwith) gyda John Lewys-Lloyd, Cadeirydd Cronfa Ymchwil Canser y Gogledd-Orllewin, Yr Athro Roy Evans a Sue Assinder. > 02 New Minister for Health & Social Services, Dr Brian Gibbons officially launched the North Wales Clinical School on Thursday 13 January Y Gweinidog newydd dros Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol, Dr Brian Gibbons yn lansio Ysgol Glinigol Gogledd Cymru yn swyddogol ddydd Iau 13 Ionawr North Wales Clinical School A major joint initiative between Cardiff University Wales College of Medicine, the University of Wales, Bangor, the North East Wales Institute (NEWI), the three regional Health Trusts and six health boards, the North Wales Clinical School represents a step forward for both the health service and higher education in north Wales and has won financial support from the Welsh Assembly Government. The existence of the School will contribute to doubling the number of graduating medical professionals in Wales and more importantly, will triple the number undertaking clinical training in north Wales. As many health professionals gravitate to work in the area in which they trained, this could be very beneficial to the region. It is also hoped that more students from the area will be recruited. The 2.6m second phase of the Brigantia building will accommodate the expansion within the School of Psychology as well as house the new academics and research facilities for the Clinical School. The Institute of Clinical and Cognitive Neurosciences will be housed in phase 3 of the building. There will also be greater integration and opportunities for joint research with colleagues in the NHS Trusts. The presence of the North Wales Medical School will extend bilingual education and the opportunity to undertake professional placements in a bilingual setting. ymchwil i ganser Mae r Sefydliad Ymchwil Canser newydd yn unigryw yng Nghymru. Mae r cyfarpar sydd yno yn well nac odid ddim arall yn y DG, a bydd yn cynnal ymchwil o r radd flaenaf un i achosion sylfaenol canser. Mae r Brifysgol, mewn cydweithrediad ag ELWa a Chronfa Ymchwil Canser y Gogledd Orllewin wedi buddsoddi dros 3miliwn yn y sefydliad newydd. Bydd wedi ei leoli mewn nifer o labordai newydd eu hadnewyddu yn Adeilad Brambell a lle i 50 o wyddonwyr yn y pen draw. Mae Bangor wedi buddsoddi n helaeth yn y dechnoleg ddiweddaraf sy n gosod y Sefydliad ar yr un tir â sefydliadau ymchwil led led y byd. Bydd y Sefydliad yn cynnwys saith grŵp ymchwil sylfaenol o dan arweiniad Dr. Thomas Caspari, a fydd hefyd yn gyfrifol am grŵp rhyngwladol mawr. Mae diddordebau ymchwil y Sefydliad yn cynnwys angiogenesis, mecanweithiau trawsleoli cromosomau, adfer difrod DNA, signalu cellol, adeiledd celloedd a chanser colorefrol. Newydd eu penodi mae Dr Jürgen Müller, sy n gymrawd ymchwil ar hyn o bryd yn yr US National Cancer Institute yn Maryland, yr Unol Daleithiau, Dr Oliver Fleck, sy n rhedeg ei dîm ymchwil ei hun ar hyn o bryd ym Mhrifysgol Bern yn y Swistir a Dr Michael Cross, sydd wedi treulio r saith mlynedd ddiwethaf ym Mhrifysgol Uppsala, Sweden "Rydym wrth ein bodd ein bod wedi denu gwyddonwyr rhyngwladol o safon mor uchel i r Ganolfan newydd. Y nod yw creu grŵp rhyngddisgyblaethol a all fanteisio o rannu syniadau ac arbenigedd Dr. Sue Assinder, Pennaeth yr Ysgol Gwyddorau Biolegol Ysgol Glinigol Gogledd Cymru Mae Ysgol Glinigol Gogledd Cymru, sy'n fenter o bwys rhwng sefydliadau addysg uwch Caerdydd, Bangor ac Athrofa Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru (NEWI), y tair Ymddiriedolaeth Iechyd ranbarthol a'r chwe bwrdd iechyd, yn gam pwysig ymlaen ar gyfer y gwasanaeth iechyd ac addysg uwch yng ngogledd Cymru ac mae wedi ennill cefnogaeth ariannol gan Lywodraeth y Cynulliad. Bydd yr Ysgol yn cyfrannu at ddyblu nifer y rhai sy'n graddio ym maes meddygaeth yng Nghymru ac yn treblu'r nifer sy'n gwneud rhannau o'u hyfforddiant yn y gogledd. Ystyrir hyn o fudd i'r rhanbarth gan fod tuedd mewn pobl broffesiynol ym meysydd meddygaeth i ddod yn ôl i weithio i'r ardal lle cawsant eu hyfforddi. Gobeithir hefyd y bydd mwy o fyfyrwyr yn cael eu recriwtio'n lleol o ganlyniad i'r fenter. Bydd un adain o Adeilad Brigantia ar Ffordd Penrallt yn cartrefu academyddion a hwyluso ymchwil. Yn ogystal, bydd gwell integreiddio a chyfleoedd ar gyfer ymchwil ar y cyd gyda chydweithwyr yn ymddiriedolaethau'r GIG. Mae r Brifysgol hefyd yn cynnig blwyddyn allan i fyfyrwyr meddygaeth ddysgu dulliau ymchwil. Mae 70% o raddau meddygaeth yn gwricwlwm craidd a 30% yn elfennau a ddewisir gan y myfyrwyr. Gallai nifer o'r opsiynau hyn fod wedi eu seilio ar arbenigeddau ym Mangor a Brigantia fyddai'r ganolfan ar gyfer astudiaethau ymchwil. Yn ogystal â datblygu cyfleoedd i gydweithio ar ymchwil, bydd Ysgol Feddygol Gogledd Cymru yn ymestyn addysg ddwyieithog a'r cyfleoedd i fyfyrwyr fynd ar leoliadau meddygol mewn sefyllfa ddwyieithog. Mae'n debyg mai hwn yw'r cyfraniad pwysicaf y gallwn ei wneud i addysg ddwyieithog a chyfrwng Cymraeg. Hwn yw'r un a fydd yn cael yr effaith fwyaf ar y boblogaeth leol. Bydd y Sefydliad yn gwneud gwaith ymchwil sylfaenol i fioleg moleciwlau a chelloedd gyda r nod o ddeall prosesau sylfaenol sy n achosi i diwmorau ffurfio ac adnabod a deall cyffuriau a all eu trin. Bydd therapïau trin canser yn y dyfodol yn cael eu harwain i raddau helaeth gan ddealltwriaeth fanwl o fioleg canser a chaiff Yr Athro Merfyn Jones, Is-Ganghellor triniaethau eu haddasu n gynyddol ar gyfer diffygion penodol mewn celloedd. Nod y Brifysgol yw gwneud cyfraniad o bwys i r 11 ymchwil ryngwladol sy n ceisio deall sail foleciwlaidd sylfaenol y gwahanol afiechydon amlhaol sy n cael eu galw n ganser. >>

7 12 //13 12 newyddion y brifysgol research news 13 Cymrodyr Er Anrhydedd Honorary Fellows 2004 Top Left: The University has also awarded two members of its staff teaching fellowships: Dr Jane Rudall (Informatics) with Dr. Alan Shore and Dr Hussain Omed (Agriculture). Dyfarnwyd Cymrodoriaethau Anrhydeddus a Graddau er Anrhydedd Prifysgol Cymru i nifer o bobl amlwg â chysylltiadau naill ai â gogledd Cymru neu â r Brifysgol. Honorary Fellowships and Honorary University of Wales degrees were awarded to several oustanding individuals with links either with north Wales or with the University. Professor John O Reilly - former Bangor Professor and Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Dr Glyn Tegai Hughes - former Warden of Gregynog Professor Charles Stirling FRS - former Bangor Professor and Organic Chemist Ann Clwyd MP - former Bangor student, Member of Parliament and campaigner Eigra Lewis Roberts - Bangor graduate, novelist, short story writer and dramatist, William Samuel Jones - braodcaster, dramatist and producer, Aled Jones - singer and presenter Dr Goronwy Wynne - Bangor graduate and Science teacher Sister Eluned Williams MBE - also attended a degree congregation to receive an honorary degree from the University of Wales major grant drives forward cost efficient solar power Whether the search for alternative energy sources is driven by our concern about global fossil fuel supplies or over the atmospheric effects of burning fossil fuels, the government has laid out its aim to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60% of 1990 levels by 2050, and aims to over-achieve its goal of sourcing 10% of energy from renewables by In a significant step to achieve these targets, an enormous 4.5 million award has been made to the University to drive the search for cheaper solar power. Renewable sources such as wind wave and solar power are already being used to produce a small percentage of UK energy needs, but if the government's targets are to be met, the contribution needs to be more significant and the technology more cost-effective. This project, currently the largest UK project in the field, aims to find cheap energy alternatives for dwindling world fossil fuel stocks. Professor Stuart Irvine, of Bangor s Chemistry Department, is managing the project. "Renewable energy must grow and become more visible in the 21st century. To do this it must become cost effective. The aim of this research is to slash the costs of providing solar energy by half. The technology used to derive electrical energy from the sun, photovoltaics, provides, theoretically, the best solution, even in the UK, though current technology means that there are high 'front-end' costs to the technology, and consequently take-up has been low. This new UK research into photovoltaics, or solar cell technology, has brought together six university and seven industrial partners with the aim of finding novel ways for driving down costs and making solar power generation a cost-effective alternative. Dr David Thomas from the School of Ocean Sciences took part in an expedition to lock a ship into drifting pack ice in the frozen seas of Antarctica for 10 weeks, following in the footsteps of intrepid adventurer Ernest Shackleton. The expedition was part of a major research project into global warming on pack ice life. ymddeoliad yr athro roy evans Gwahoddwyd staff i de prynhawn yn Neuadd Prichard Jones ar 15 Medi ar achlysur ymddeoliad Yr Athro Roy Evans. Yn ystod ei naw mlynedd fel Is-Ganghellor croesawodd Yr Athro Evans tuag 20,000 o fyfyrwyr i r brifysgol a u derbyn i w graddau. Dadorchuddiwyd y darlun ohono a baentiwyd gan Keith Breeden RT a bydd yn ymuno â rhai cyn Is-Gangellorion a Llywyddion eraill yn Ystafell y Cyngor. University staff were invited to afternoon tea at the Prichard Jones Hall on 15 September to mark the retirement of Professor Roy Evans. During his nine years as Vice-Chancellor, Professor Evans has welcomed and graduated some 20,000 students. The portrait, by Keith Breeden RT was unveiled and will join those of other former Vice-Chancellors and Presidents in the Council Chamber. eisteddfod Anrhydeddwyd Yr Athro Merfyn Jones, Is-Ganghellor â r Wisg Wen yng Nghorsedd y Beirdd i gydnabod ei gyfraniad i hanes Cymru. Hefyd anrhydeddwyd un o raddedigion y Brifysgol, Yr Athro Herbert Rees Wilson. Mae n awdurdod blaenllaw ym maes DNA. Enillodd Dr Jason Walford Davies, darlithydd yn Adran y Gymraeg, Goron yr Eisteddfod am ei gerdd Egni, a ysbrydolwyd gan atgofion plentyndod am y pyllau glo a streic y glowyr. Ysgrifennwyd y gerdd i anrhydeddu ei daid. Mae n ymuno â Dr Cen Williams, Dr Llion Jones a Dr Gerwyn Wiliams fel aelodau staff sydd â r teitl 'prifardd'. Daeth Jason yn ail hefyd yng nghystadleuaeth bwysig Llyfr y Flwyddyn am ei lyfr ar y bardd R.S.Thomas, Gororau r Iaith. Enillwyd y wobr gan ei gydweithiwr yn yr adran, Dr Jerry Hunter, am y gyfrol Llwch Cenhedloedd: Y Cymry a Rhyfel Cartref America. Enillodd Owain Llwyd, myfyriwr Cerddoriaeth yn y drydedd flwyddyn, Dlws y Cerddor yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol am yr ail waith. Enillodd y Tlws a hefyd Ysgoloriaeth Rhuban Glas yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn Ar sail y gorchestion hyn gwahoddwyd Owain i ymuno ag Urdd Gwisg Wen Gorsedd y Beirdd. Enillodd Siân Eirian Rees Davies o Bwllheli Goron Eisteddfod yr Urdd am gyfres o ddarnau rhyddiaith mewn gwahanol arddulliau. Cafodd Siân radd dosbarth cyntaf mewn Cymraeg ac Ysgrifennu Creadigol ym Mangor. I r dyddiadur GORFFENNAF 30 JULY - AWST 6 AUGUST Y Brifysgol yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, Eryri a'r Cyffiniau, Y Faenol Bydd y Swyddfa Alumni yn trefnu achlysur yn ystod yr Eisteddfod i gyn-fyfyrwyr. Manylion pellach yn agosach at yr amser. Mae r Swyddfa Materion Allanol yn awyddus i gasglu ac arddangos mwy o luniau sy n dangos bywyd myfyrwyr o r 60 au ymalen. Anfonwch at Elinor Elis Williams, Swyddog y Wasg, Swyddfa Materion Allanol, PCB e.bost: press@bangor.ac.uk > 01 Dr Jason Walford Davies, Department of Welsh, was awarded the Eisteddfod Crown for his poem Energy > 02 Professor Merfyn Jones was awarded the White Order of the Gorsedd of the Bards in recognition of his contribution to Welsh History. Emeritus Professor Herbert Rees Wilson was also honoured at the Eisteddfod. A graduate of the University, he is a leading authority on DNA. Antarctica... virtual chemistry Experts in north Wales are about to step into the world of virtual chemistry with the establishment of a hi-tech research centre, only the second of its kind in the UK. The Molecular Modelling and Visualisation Centre, to be established at the University's Chemistry Department got the go-ahead after a 1.4m European Objective 1 bid. Dr Thomas diary of the expedition was published on The Natural History Museum website, and he was invited to brief a meeting of Royal Geographic Society members in London. His research could provide vital new evidence about the effects of climate change on ice in both the Antarctic and Arctic oceans. The 'virtual' aspect of the facility enables the user, through a technique called 'data immersion', to 'get inside' and in-between molecules in a virtual quantum world. Chemists from the University and industry will gain a greater understanding of the properties and performance of different materials without actually having to experiment on the materials themselves. "Creating this Centre at the Chemistry Department will put us ahead of the game in attracting and retaining world class researchers in this field at Bangor. In addition it establishes a first class infrastructure to help attract new, ambitious, inward investors in the high tech materials business offering new employment opportunities to those who wish to live and work in the region," Department Head, Dr John Macdonald

8 15 14 newyddion ymchwil research news 15 the kyoto protocol 14 The Kyoto Protocol, established in 1997, finally came into effect on Tuesday 16 February An international agreement, it sets targets for industrialised countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. These gasses are considered at least partly responsible for global warming - the rise in global temperature which may have catastrophic consequences for life on Earth. Industrialised countries have committed to cut their combined emissions to 5% below 1990 levels by EU countries are expected to cut their present emissions by 8% and Japan by 5%. US President George W Bush pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol in 2001, saying implementing it would gravely damage the US economy. His administration dubbed the treaty "fatally flawed", partly because it does not require developing countries to commit to emissions reductions. Mr Bush says he backs emissions reductions through voluntary action and new energy technologies. Now, a major new carbon dioxide threat to climate stability and water supplies has been discovered. A series of seminal experiments, published in the journal Nature, on 8 July 2004, have revealed that rising carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), is causing a massive increase in dissolved chemicals in Britain's waters. The chemicals (called DOC or dissolved organic carbon) could harm our health and accelerate current rises in atmospheric CO 2 levels. The discovery was made by a team led by wetland researcher Dr Chris Freeman at the University's School of Biological Sciences. The massive increase in river DOC means two things: firstly it can produce cancer-causing by-products when waters are treated with chlorine for drinking water supplies and secondly when DOC breaks down to CO 2 in the environment it adds further to global warming, and causes even more DOC increases in our rivers. "It's like a vicious circle, where the problem gets, not just worse and worse, but faster and faster, the longer the process goes on." says Chris Freeman. The dramatic rises in DOC were first recognised by Freeman and colleagues in rivers draining peatlands back in But until now, no one realised that rising CO 2 emissions were causing the problem. Back in 2001 they reported that river DOC had increased 65% since I was astounded when I heard from my colleagues at the Natural Environment Research Council's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology that the latest Acid Waters Monitoring Network data shows that the increase has now gone above 90% for the first time. said Freeman The rate of acceleration suggests that we have disturbed something critical that controls the stability of the carbon cycle on our planet. CO 2 emissions must be brought under control. Freeman, who served on the UK United Nations Climate Change and Energy Forum in explained that "International attempts to slow current rises in CO 2 have failed mainly due to the refusal of United States President Bush to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol". Carbon dioxide is implicated in the DOC problem, and 25% of all CO 2 emissions come from just one country - the USA. 01 Chris Freeman We've known for some time that CO 2 levels have been rising and that these could cause global warming. But this new research has enormous implications because it shows that even without global warming; rising CO 2 can damage our environment." > 01 Dr Freeman being interviewed for the BBC s World Service What should we do now? The best option would be to persuade the USA to join in, so that together we can increase our efforts to switch to non-fossil fuel technologies. A more extreme option might be to dig up all our peatlands as these are the main source of the DOC, but that would never be popular because of their wildlife interest. Perhaps the only realistic approach is to batten down the hatches and prepare for extreme climate changes even sooner than we expected. Global warming aside, however, we must still protect our water supplies. Fortunately the UK water industry is already responding by improving water treatment. But all this costs money. According to Freeman, one thing is certain, if we can't persuade Bush to take CO 2 emissions more seriously, we're the ones who will end up paying with ever-rising water bills and an ever more unpredictable climate. Dr Freeman has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Industry Fellowship. For the next four years he will spend half of his time working alongside United Utilities Operational Services (UUOS) to help Dwr Cymru Welsh Water prepare for future climate change. "We in the University are really keen to help local industry. It's a real privilege to be able to get this deeply involved in something that will affect all of us in Wales (as water consumers) thanks to the Royal Society Scheme." researchin brief /ymchwilcrynodeb The web keeping a weather eye A new website detailing twenty-four hour weather and water conditions along the Menai Strait has been launched. The project is a joint exercise between the Countryside Council for Wales and the University s School of Ocean Sciences. The main focus of the project will be conservation in the Menai Strait and nearby Conwy Bay - one of Europe s most important marine wildlife sites. Academics, conservationists, locals and visitors can all benefit from the website at Explosive sensor technology patented New technology patented by researchers at the Chemistry Department could lead to the development of ultra-sensitive sensors able to detect the presence of explosive materials. The sensors will have many security and military applications including being developed for use in the war against terrorism. It is the innovative collaboration of molecular biology and chemistry that has enabled the team to develop the novel sensor technology 'nano-dog' to be developed to commercial prototype. Much as the glucose pens used by diabetics employ enzymes to test blood-sugar levels, this complex high-tech sensor uses uniquely adapted and patented enzymes to detect the presence of explosive materials. Chris Gwenin has been developing the project under the guidance of Chemistry s Dr Maher Kalaji and Biological Sciences Professor Peter Williams. He has been employed under a CASE Studentship, working with University spin-off company, Trwyn. Success for Humanities Researchers Researchers in the humanities at the University were the best in Wales at gaining outside support for their research last year. Applications for additional money are very competitive - often only one in five applications succeed - and only the very best researchers in the UK are successful. Figures collated by the main arts funding council, the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB), show that income per member of staff at Bangor was higher than in universities like Cardiff and Aberystwyth, with Bangor the only Welsh university within the UK top 20. Professor Duncan Tanner, Director of Bangor's Humanities Research Centre, stated: 'We had successes across the board - in history, music, Welsh and English. Much of the funding goes to individual researchers, and is a clear indication of their standing within their subject'. 01 Natur Llywodraeth y Tywysogion Am y tro cyntaf, mae casgliad cyfan o ddogfennau llywodraethol y tywysogion Cymreig, wedi eu golygu gyda chrynodebau llawn yn Saesneg a nodiadau manwl, wedi ei gyhoeddi gan Wasg y Brifysgol. 'The Acts of the Welsh Rulers' yw ffrwyth dros ddeng mlynedd o waith gan Dr Huw Pryce, Adran Hanes a Hanes Cymru, gyda chymorth Dr Charles Insley. For the first time, a collection of all the existing legal and governmental documents of the Welsh princes has been gathered together and published by the University of Wales Press. 'The Acts of the Welsh Rulers' is the fruit of over ten years' research by Dr Huw Pryce of the Department of History & Welsh History, with the assistance of Dr Charles Insley. Alternative to trout farming The Centre for Applied Marine Sciences within the School of Ocean Sciences has been awarded EU funding to develop the Atlantic Arc Aquaculture Group, whose scientists will co-ordinate the 2.1m project which involves 5 research centres in the UK, Ireland, Spain and France. One of the subjects for investigation is the Arctic Charr, a fish found in Snowdonia that could provide a premium-priced alternative to trout farming. War on Terror Professor Ron Pethig of the School of Informatics has been extremely active in promoting activities on microsystems technology for biomedical applications. He was invited to give a seminar at MIT in May 2004 and also gave an invited paper at the NATO Workshop on Bio terror Defence in Madrid. 02 > 01 Dr Charles Insley and Dr Huw Pryce. > 02 A credit-card sized Biofactory on a Chip which can detect the presence of parasites in water supplies.

9 16 reunited reunited 17 reunited: walking with students Tim Haines studied zoology at Bangor from He has worked on BBC programmes and produced Walking with Dinosaurs. It turned out in my small sample that most students were at Bangor because they, too, had chosen it. I always imagined it was one of those midlife crisis things buying a sports car, wearing inappropriate leather trousers and going back to your old university. So when I was recently asked to return to my old college in Bangor, North Wales, I must confess I was more than a little self-conscious. It is 24 years since I walked away from this remote outpost of higher education with a zoology degree, and my only recent experience of educational establishments has been visiting potential schools for my children. I decided to adopt the same state of mind with Bangor and try to judge whether I would like my children to follow in my footsteps. The visit started with a lecture. In the 1970s, that usually involved a man in a jumper, with long hair and a long beard, trying to introduce us to the alien delights of subjects such as genetic drift and allele frequencies. And that is exactly what I got this time. However, I did find the whole thing fascinating. Did you know that in 1930 there were only 30 elephant seals left in the world and there are now 150,000? This is a conservation triumph, but one that has left the seals with dreadful inbreeding problems. Across the whole day there was much that reminded me of my time there. The facilities had improved, but the smell of chicken dissection was the same. The biggest single difference to the life of the student seemed to be the computer. In 1979, computers lived in the computer labs and, except for a few compulsory courses; I generally tried to avoid them. Now it seemed as though I was never more than 5m from one and, by logging on to the intranet, students could chat with friends, check the state of their loans or catch up on missed lectures. The computer seems to have become the conduit through which most social and academic life flows. Bangor remains very strong in the biological sciences and, as such, is at least partly responsible for the world glut in zoology graduates. But in an attempt to help these poor souls find work, it has strengthened the molecular aspects of the degree and grown a whole new Institute for Molecular Cancer Research. As a parent I was interested to know why the students I met had decided to come to Bangor. I remember many years ago choosing Bangor first and being scoffed at by some lecturer in Durham. It turned out in my small sample that most students were at Bangor because they, too, had chosen it. They had researched the courses, visited the campus and made the choice themselves. There was also a sense that they had been put off bigger-name universities because a carefully cultivated reputation was not really high on their agendas. So, as a parent, would I recommend it to my children? Well, I would be delighted if they did go there, but it really is none of my business. It is their choice. My only hope is that they get the most out of it and stick at the course until the end, but in countryside as beautiful as north Wales that cannot be too hard a task. Tim Haines runs his own independent company, Impossible Pictures. He has recently produced Space Odyssey for BBC1 and Life before Dinosaurs which will be aired next autumn. > 01 Tim Haines attended a second year practical with student Daniel Rodriques

10 18 /19 18 newyddion alumni alumni news 19 welcome to bangor s alumni (Graduate) community As a graduate of Bangor, Normal College, University College of North Wales or St. Mary s College, you are a member of Bangor s worldwide network of 35,000 alumni. The University aims to maintain lifelong links with its past students, promote your achievements and facilitate contact between old friends, departments and colleagues. The recent management re-structure has also prompted a re-organisation of alumni affairs and the Vice-Chancellor himself is now driving the programme! The local alumni branch, the Old Students Association, will continue to operate and organise events independently for locally based alumni and promote activities through the medium of Welsh, and will be supported by the University s Alumni Office. A member of the OSA is nominated to sit on the Council - the University s governing body, to represent the views of former students. The re-structuring process has inevitably caused some delays to the development of the programme, such as the expansion of the membership benefits scheme (initially piloted with membership cards for 2004 graduates) and the range of leisure and retail incentives promised. However, this is the beginning of a new era, so bear with us if there are teething problems. In short, we are endeavouring to make Bangor s alumni programme more focused and more relevant. The University welcomes and values your support. Are you a Conservation Officer, Educational Psychologist, Translator etc. able to offer a shadowing opportunity? Do you have the knowledge and expertise to pass on to someone interested in your career sector? Are you interested in being a mentor for someone who is keen to set up in business? Can your organisation offer a paid placement opportunity? Alumni Services for Life and Website Services Reunions and Events Finding old friends Membership scheme Graduate Careers and Opportunities Service Further Study at Bangor Through our various work experience and enterprising projects we work with a large number of students and graduates who are looking for a variety of opportunities from career related voluntary experience, paid work placements to business start up advice. You may be able to give them much needed information and advice to help them make an informed career choice. Update your details online Register for for life for a permanent Bangor address which will forward your mail wherever you want. Search the online directory for your friends who have also registered and get back in touch. Post a message and chat on the Message Board for each department and graduation year groups. Access the up to date calendar of events Read the latest University news and developments. Send a virtual postcard with a view of Bangor! Shop online for Bangor memorabilia (see back cover) Support and guidance for those who wish to organise their own reunion. Check the online directory or contact us with the names of the friends you wish to get in touch with and we will contact them on your behalf. (What we cannot do, however is give out addresses). And please help us to renew contact with lost alumni if you can! Continued use of the University Library. Discount rates from Stena Line (See page 21). Further incentives will be announced when they become available. Visit for further information about our careers service for graduates. Are you considering returning to Bangor for further study and research? Take a look at our online prospectus at or request a copy from our Student Recruitment Unit, Tel: +44 (0) Centre for Careers & Opportunities We need your support!! Can you spare some time to support a UWB student or fellow graduate? Recent case studies have highlighted the benefits to both students and employers in providing work experience opportunities to students. Marian Gwyn from Penrhyn Castle said, the places add excitement and energy as they bring new eyes and new suggestions that leave an impression on the rest of the team. We also run a successful mentoring scheme which could benefit from your business experience. Workshops and seminars involve people talking about their experiences in setting up a business as well as acting as mentors. If you think you could encourage the entrepreneurial spirit within our students and graduates please contact us. For more information of any our projects or to offer your support then contact: Centre for Careers & Opportunities, University of Wales, Bangor, LL57 2TH Phone: Fax: careersopps@bangor.ac.uk bangor yng nghaerdydd Annual Alumni and Friends Open Day S A T U R D A Y 9 J U L Y Hosted by the School of Business and Regional Development The prime objective of the day is to provide an opportunity for all alumni and friends to learn of contemporary developments across the University as a whole whilst gaining an insight into the activities of host departments. This event is open to all friends, former students, staff, former staff and their guests. Cynhaliodd y Brifysgol dderbyniad i gyn-fyfyrwyr yn Neuadd y Ddinas, Caerdydd ddydd Mercher 20 Hydref. Dadorchuddiwyd Arddangosfa Ffotograffig swyddogol gyntaf y Brifysgol gan y seren opera a r Cymrawd Anrhydeddus Gwyn Hughes Jones a chafwyd perfformiad gan Wythawd Chwyth Ensemble Cymru, sef Ensemble Preswyl y Brifysgol. Diolch yn ddiffuant i bawb oedd yn bresennol. Cynhelir y cyfarfod nesaf yng Nghaerdydd ar 16 Mehefin yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru gyda Dr Einir Young yn siaradwr gwadd. Mae Einir yn Gymrawd Ymchwil Agronomeg a Datblygiad Cynaladwy a hefyd yn Gyfarwyddwraig yr Ysgol Astudiaethau Trwy r Gymraeg. Bydd Einir yn siarad am waith y Brifysgol mewn datblygu technoleg syml, cost isel, risg isel ar y cyd gyda ffermwyr mewn ardaloedd ymylol yn Affrica ac Asia. Roeddem yn hynod falch o glywed bod Llywydd y Brifysgol a Llywydd y Cynulliad, Yr Arglwydd Dafydd Elis Thomas, wedi gwahodd y Brifysgol, ei chyn-fyfyrwyr a i chyfeillion, i dderbyniad yn adeiladau newydd y Cynulliad yn yr Hydref. Dymunwn ddiolch yn ddiffuant i gyn-fyfyriwr, Leighton Andrews AC, am hwyluso r digwyddiad hwn. bangor in cardiff The University hosted a reception for former students at City Hall, Cardiff on Wednesday 20 October. Opera Star and Honorary Fellow Gwyn Hughes Jones unveiled the first official University Photographic Exhibition, and guests were treated to a performance by Ensemble Cymru Wind Octet, the University s Resident Ensemble. Thank you to all who attended. The next meeting in Cardiff will take place on 16 June in the Wales Millennium Centre with guest speaker Dr Einir Young, Research Fellow, Agronomy and Sustainable Development and Director of the School of Welsh Medium Studies. Einir will give an insight into the University s participation in the crucial development of low cost, low risk technology with resource-poor farmers in semi-arid, low income countries in Africa and Asia. We were delighted to hear that the University s President and Presiding Officer at the Assembly, Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas, has invited the University, former students and friends to a reception to be held in the new Assembly buildings in the Autumn. Our sincere thanks go to former student Leighton Andrews AM for facilitating this event. Saturday, 9 July 2005 Morning Lectures and presentations include: The Management Development Centre The Dublin - Valley air link project Links with local businesses Does it matter if banks are inefficient? Professor Ted Gardener Mr Brian Jones Mr Stephen Jones/Dr David Joyner Professor Phil Molyneux Afternoon and Evening Programme Lunch and visit to the Centre for Advanced Software Technology (please see page 7) Reception and Three Course Reunion Dinner hosted by the Vice-Chancellor Saturday Night at the Union The fifth Annual Alumni and Friends Open Day 2004 was hosted by the Department of History and Welsh History. Morning presentations provided an overview of activities in the department which were followed by tours of Penrhyn Castle and the archaeological and early historical sites of Anglesey led by members of the department s academic staff. Guests were also invited to view an exhibition of fascinating rare books and illustrated medieval manuscripts. Exhibits were drawn from a huge University library collection and included documents signed by Richard 1, Elizabeth 1 and Mary Tudor as well as a hand-written version of Yr Arwr (The Hero - the poem that posthumously won Hedd Wyn the Chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, held in Birkenhead in 1917). Also on show was a book featuring a list of slaves once owned by the Penrhyn Estate near Bangor, and a letter from the battle of Waterloo.

11 20 digwyddiadau alumni alumni events 21 reunion bangor forestry centenary Fraser Story was appointed as Assistant Lecturer to teach Forestry in the Department of Agriculture following a grant of 280 in April In 1908 a two year degree course was started and in 1910 two students took finals in Forestry. This initiative made Bangor the first University to offer a degree in Forestry in Britain. Over the weekend of June, ninety alumni and staff with partners and friends gathered together to celebrate 100 years of forestry teaching at Bangor. Activities over the weekend provided an insight into current forestry teaching and research (the latter placed in the top UK group in the last Research Assessment Exercise) within the School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences. One excursion dealt with the wider aspects of ecology, conservation and landscape using sites in the Conwy Valley, whilst the others visited Continuous Cover experiments at Gwydyr and Clocaenog. At the Saturday evening reception and dinner in the Prichard Jones Hall, the guest speaker was Martin Gale, alumnus and Vice-President International Forestry UPM-Kymmene. Sunday morning offered an insight into the BangorFACE (Free Air Carbon Enrichment) experiment at Henfaes, where, in parallel with EuroFACE, Bangor is investigating carbon sequestration of the whole broadleaf forest ecosystem under the higher levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide expected in the future. Others opted for the customary trip up Snowdon. A few who were able to extend the weekend had an enjoyable visit to the Royal Forestry Society s Charles Ackers Redwood Grove and Pinetum near Welshpool - a first revisit after 50 years for some! J Barry Teasdale (Organiser) Andrew Ray Thomas (Class of 1967) is the new Editor of Staple The English Department Alumni Newsletter which is now supported by the Alumni Relations Officer. Please send your news to: Andrewraythomas@aol.com or to 16 Pwll-y-Min Cres, Peterston-super-Ely, Cardiff, Vale of Glam, CF5 6LR The Editor would also be grateful if you would let Rachel Davies, the Alumni Officer, know if you wish to receive future editions of Staple via (it saves costs!). Please make sure we have your address - send to : alumni@bangor.ac.uk The Forestry Centenary booklet is available from Dr Jeremy Williams . j.h.williams@bangor.ac.uk Visit the Photo Gallery at english department reunion The English Department celebrated the remarkable achievements and commitment of two of its longest-serving members of staff who retired this summer: Dr Margaret Locherbie-Cameron and Professor P.J.C.Field by holding Afternoon Tea and a Gala Buffet Dance in Prichard Jones Hall on 3 July >21 Bangor Alumni Association Pakistan (BAAP) The President of the BAAP is Professor Riaz Qureshi, the National Co-ordinator is Mr Amer Khalil ur Rehman (1991), and there are seven city/regional co-ordinators - for Islamabad, Faisalabad, Giglit, Tando Jam and Bahawalpur. It is pertinent to note, says Amer Khalil ur Rehman, that this acronym (BAAP), is a positive and familiar word, easy to remember in the local context here. Bangor is our "Alma Mater" or (literally translated into Urdu as) "Madre-e-Ilmi". Traditionally, education and Madre (Mater) is associated with mother. However, the amusing aspect in one sense is Bangor graduates Professor Riaz Qureshi of the Pakistan Higher Education Commission and Dr John Perkins, Senior Assistant Registrar, hosted a dinner for Bangor alumni in Faisalabad on 5 December. We were delighted at the response to our invitation and as a result of this event, a formal Bangor Alumni Association Pakistan (BAAP) has been established. that the word BAAP itself is associated with father in most local languages here! And it is easy to remember. If you are interested in attending or helping to organise future events where graduates from Pakistan can network and meet other alumni in their country, please contact the BAAP National Co-ordinator, Amer Khalil ur Rehman. An group has also been set up for the Association to facilitate contact between members. To join, please send an to alumni@bangor.ac.uk Dr Riaz Qureshi Amer Khalil ur Rehman BAAP@univ.bangor.ac.uk Mobile: Tel: +(92-51) (Day Time) or Tel: +(92-42) (Sundays) A further event is planned later in the year. Visit the Emerald Isle in 2005 with this exclusive Offer from Stena Line and University of Wales, Bangor It s so easy to reach Ireland with Stena Line s ferry crossings from Holyhead port. Jump in the car and speed across on the Stena HSS, the flagship of the Stena Line fleet, which makes the crossing from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire in only 99 minutes. Save 15% on all car crossings to Ireland including Holyhead - Dublin/ Dun Laoghaire and Fishguard - Rosslare. To take advantage of this great offer, simply call > 01/02 Afternoon tea in PJ Hall > 03 Professor Peter Field and Dr Margaret Locherbie-Cameron quoting P518

12 22 digwyddiadau 22 /23 nodiadau dosbarth 23 The Programme will include We are delighted to announce that the Vice-Chancellor will host the inaugural event for alumni and friends in North America which will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 6-9 October This has the advantage of coinciding with Harvard s Annual Celtic Colloquium which Bangor alumni will also be welcome to attend. October is an ideal time to spend in New England; the Fall foliage will be in all its radiant splendour, and the possibility of extending your stay to alumni and friends in Developments at Bangor Professor Merfyn Jones, Vice-Chancellor The History of the University Mr Alwyn Owens Developing links between Bangor and North America The Bangor Alumni Dinner at the Harvard Faculty Club (with Key Note Address and / or Musical entertainment) perhaps travel north to New Hampshire and Vermont to experience New England s Fall beauty is something that should not be missed. Columbus Day is a holiday in the USA. If you have not received your invitation, please contact the Alumni Office or alternatively visit our website at for a booking form and further details. north america did you graduate with a marine degree from Bangor? The School of Ocean Sciences Association (SOSA) was formed in 1994 by former staff and students of the School. It encompasses all graduates and anyone else who wishes to stay in contact with the School. Its volunteer officers produce a regular newsletter and hold reunions mainly at Bangor. All past students are automatically members, though we can only keep in contact with you if you keep us up to date with your address! For the diary: The 1980s Reunion Weekend, on 15th-16th October 2005, will include a tour of the labs and the Prince Madog Research Vessel, and chances to chat informally with current staff and students. Everyone who was studying/working in Menai Bridge from is welcome to attend. Please book early! singapore Dr. Brian J. Clifton (1961) Alumni Representative for North America Tours will include: Visit to MIT, Harvard s Museums, Boston s Museum of Fine Arts, Walk around the Heritage Trail in Boston Coach tour to Plymouth to visit the Plymouth Plantation and the Mayflower A visit to New Hampshire or Vermont Please send any information, changes and requests to: Dr E G Mitchelson-Jacob, School of Ocean Sciences Association Membership Secretary: School of Ocean Sciences, Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK egm@bangor.ac.uk Many thanks for organising the 70 s SOS reunion last weekend. It was really good to have an excuse to visit Bangor and Menai Bridge and to see how things have changed. I was particularly impressed with the new teaching facilities could you pass on my thanks to all of the staff who gave up their Sunday morning to talk to us! Dr Paul Hayes, 1977 Mr Stephen Jones of the School of Business and Regional Development hosted a reception for alumni in Singapore at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on 26 November. Thank you to all who attended this inaugural event. We hope to strengthen our links with our former students in Singapore and Malaysia with further events in 2005/06. class of 1974 engineering graduates dinner st. mary s college reunion weekend The class of 1974 Engineers gathered in the University s Terrace Bar to celebrate 30th anniversary of their graduation. Thanks go to Keith Wevill for organising the event, and to former Head of School, Alwyn Owens for the guided tour - and of course to all who attended! This reunion was made possible by the determination of Marian Fraser (née Jones) and Anne Jones (née Morgan) to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Class of The event became a reunion of staff and students who worked and studied at the College between 1970 and Thanks go to Mr Gwilym T. Jones for his much appreciated assistance in helping us to contact former members of staff, and for leading a tour of the site. Also a big thank you to everyone who attended! Anne Welding (née Williamson) has set up a chat group for ex-st.mary s students and is appealing for help in contacting people whom we were unable to reach in 2004 with a view to organising future reunions. The Bangorgirls Yahoo group is there awaiting members - ex students can contact me on weldingfamily@awk-isp.co.uk - or at annemwelding@yahoo.co.uk if they are interested in subscribing. Anne Welding (1974) If you did not receive a copy of the anniversary booklet, please contact the Alumni Relations Office. classnotes... Thank you for providing news about yourselves. If you would like to contact anyone listed below, or contribute your own classnote in the next edition of Bangoriad contact: alumni@bangor.ac.uk or post a message on our message board at s John (Jack) Pennington 1947 Teachers Certificate Attended Normal College I was one of the token Englishmen! Nevertheless became Men s President Did National Service and served for several years in the Regular Army. Taught in Liverpool for a short period before making a career in Customs and Excise. Made a modest contribution to the trade union movement becoming National President of the Society of Civil and Public Servants and Chair of Council of Civil Service Unions. Retired in Made no contact with most former colleagues until 1995 (courtesy of John Rhydwen Jones of Ruthin, now sadly deceased). Last such reunion was in 1999 would welcome further contact with old colleagues s Dr. Hamish Duthie 1960 Botany/Zoology After completing my BSc I continued on to a PhD in Botany in 1963/64 before being recruited to a new Canadian University, The University of Waterloo in Ontario, where I have recently retired as an Emeritus Professor after a 40 year career. My research on freshwater science has taken me all over the world, and I am still publishing on African lakes. Maybe as a result of the influence of Prof. Paul Richards, long-time Head of Botany at Bangor, I have a life-long interest in tropical rain forests and still lead annual field courses to Costa Rica and Panama s Paul Seeley 1970 German and Linguistics, 1971 PGCE After graduating he went into modern languages teaching for two years and then embarked upon another first degree course, for a B.Mus. at Edinburgh, graduating in 1976 while also gaining FLCM diploma in piano performance. His activities as accompanist for the UCNW Gilbert and Sullivan Society and Choral/Orchestral Society had stood him in good stead for in 1976 he joined the staff of the D Oyly Carte Opera Company, working as orchestra manager and repetiteur. When D Oyly Carte disbanded in 1982 he went freelance as pianist and teacher, and continued professional development by gaining a Fellowship diploma in Music Education from Trinity College, London. For the past seven years he has used his German language skills and knowledge of operetta to undertake part-time research on Franz Lehàr for a Ph.D. from Liverpool University. Brian Hodgkin 1973 Forestry I am currently Director of the Summer Institute of Linguistics (Wycliffe Bible Translators) Papua New Guinea Branch. After graduating I spent a year completing a PGCE at Loughborough, taught Biology/Science in the UK for 10 years then joined Wycliffe Bible Translators as a Literacy Specialist. My wife and family came to Papua New Guinea in Worked as literacy specialists/consultants for most of 14 years. For the last 5 years I have been involved in administration and am currently the director of SIL work here in PNG. I would like to contact John Hook from my class at Bangor. It is always good to get the Bangoriad here in PNG. Jill Houlden (née Otter) 1973 St Mary s College I was at St. Mary s from and I enjoyed it enormously. North Wales had been my favourite area since my childhood, so I was thrilled to get a place at Bangor. I became a committed Christian in my first year and helped run the college Christian Fellowship. I still correspond with several college friends. Yvonne Thomas is now Mrs Peck, and we both do supply teaching in the Mansfield area. I work in primary schools now and enjoy it much more than secondary. I ve kept in touch with both Miss Eluned Roberts and Dr Gweneth Lilly, who so encouraged me to take the B.Ed course. Earlier this year I was in Bangor for Gweneth s funeral. She welcomed me to her home several times, and we wrote often. I really miss her letters. Pamela Murray (née Davis) 1974 St Mary s College I went back to the Wirral and started teaching second year juniors at Mill Park Junior School with fellow ex St. Mary s student Janis Davies. I taught at Mill Park for eleven years, and remember great hilarity in the staffroom mostly at the expense of our Head who was a double for the actor Leonard Rossiter (Mr Rigby of Rising Damp fame). In 1984 I took part in Mission England when Billy Graham came to the UK. I found myself talking to people on the hallowed Anfield pitch. It was also when I met my future husband, also a teacher in Further Education. In January 1985 Chris was offered a position in Brisbane. We married in July 1985 and moved to Brisbane in January At first I did supply work in local schools coming into contact with Vietnamese boat children. In April 1987 our first daughter, Sarah was born. Twenty months later she was joined by our second daughter, Rebecca. Neither of them are keen on teaching! For the last few years we have been playing as a host family for overseas students, mainly Japanese, Hong Kong and Chinese - a very enjoyable experience. Our latest venture is opening our home as Bed and Breakfast accommodation. Look us up at for the state of Queensland under the name of Jacaranda Lodge, Springwood. I have kept up my teaching over the years doing supply and contracts both in state and private schools and have taught children from many far flung places. My favourite group would have to be the Pacific Island children from Samoa or Tonga, as they are full of mischief but always very happy. Fond Regards, Pam. Elaine Rowe, (née Jones) 1974 St Mary s College After leaving St. Mary s I moved to Southport. I spent my first year teaching in Gateacre Comprehensive in Liverpool where I taught needlework 4 days and went to college 1 day. I then moved to a junior school in Preston where I taught Language Development. By this time I had had my daughter and I moved back to Wales, where I took up supply teaching. I then took up a Craft Instructor position for Social Services in Denbigh in a new post and centre. I became Deputy Manager and later the Centre Organiser and it was during this time I had my other two children. I spent a long time in this post and found it enjoyable and rewarding. It was with regret that I found the Centre was to be closed and I was unemployed. I am now on an Interior Design course in College. My children are 28, 22 and 14 and I have 4 grandchildren.

13 24 cyfarwyddwr newydd i BT cymru newyddion graddedigion Graddiodd Ann Beynon o Fangor gydag anrhydedd dosbarth cyntaf mewn Cymraeg ac ymunodd â BT chwe blynedd yn ôl fel rheolwr cenedlaethol. Mae Ann newydd ei phenodi n gyfarwyddwr British Telecom yng Nghymru. Rydw i n benderfynol y bydd BT yn chwarae rhan fwy hyd yn oed i greu r amgylchedd angenrheidiol i gael gwell ffyniant economaidd yng Nghymru. Mae cyfathrebu n hollbwysig o ran yr agenda economaidd yng Nghymru ac ni ellir gorbwysleisio r cyfleoedd a ddaw o ganlyniad i r twf cyflym mewn technolegau band llydan. Ymysg swyddi eraill mae n cynrychioli r CBI ar bwyllgor monitro rhaglen Amcan 1 yr UE ac mae n aelod o Gyngor y Brifysgol. Anne Beynon graduated from Bangor with a first class honours degree in Welsh. She has been appointed as the new BT Director for Wales. Also an Honorary Fellow, she sits on the University s Council. Mair Barnes Former student and Honorary Fellow was named in the Queen's Honours List and was awarded the CBE in //25 the man from atlantis Marine biology graduate Dave Harries is the nearest thing Britain has to the Man from Atlantis. The 23-year-old from Wrexham can hold his breath for more than six minutes and can dive to a depth of more than 150ft without the aid of breathing apparatus. The Bangor graduate is Britain s top freediver and is ranked 15th in the world. William Glyn Jones Glyn was recently appointed as Head Ranger on the Balmoral Estates in Scotland. He gained his MSc degree in the School of Agriculture and Forest Sciences in Rural Resources Management in Glyn has also, in recent years, led two expeditions of young people to Latin America: one to Southern Chile/Patagonia and one to Bolivia. The expeditions had clearly defined objectives relating to surveying wildlife and the environment. Hon Janet M Sam-King MP I studied Forestry at Bangor from 1989 to Then the Rebel War in Sierra Leone was at its height so I couldn t go back home. I would have loved to have stayed in Bangor or Wales in general but job opportunities were very slim. I moved to London and did odd jobs until eventually I found myself in Nursing. I studied an MA in Health Promotion in preparation for my home going. In 2002, I came back to Sierra Leone and stood for Parliamentary Elections in one of the most remote parts of the country. As a Member of Parliament my interest in forestry and environment is unflinching and I often make interventions pertaining to the development of it. I am also involved in women s as well as disabled empowerment. I have fond memories of Bangor which will remain with me how ever my life changes, and I will like to remain part of the Bangor family forever. bangor a chân i gymru > Song for Wales : winning song composers, Bangor graduates Meinir Richards and Tudur Dylan Jones flank singer Rhian Mair Lewis. Roedd Cân i Gymru yn llwyddiant ysgubol eto eleni yn ôl S4C, gyda r gwylwyr yn pleidleisio yn fyw dros eu hoff gân. Ond yr hyn nad oeddent yn sylweddoli oedd mor gryf oedd stamp Bangor a r Brifysgol ar y rhaglen, gyda 3 o r 8 o ganeuon yn y rownd derfynol â dylanwad Bangor arnynt mewn rhyw ffordd neu i gilydd. Enillydd y gystadleuaeth oedd Y Dagrau Tawel, yr alaw gan Meinir Richards a r geiriau gan y Prifardd Tudur Dylan Jones ac a berfformiwyd gan Rhian Mair Lewis. Graddiodd Meinir Richards mewn Cerddoriaeth o r Brifysgol yn Mae Meinir yn gyn-bennaeth Cerdd yn Ysgol Gyfyn Gŵyr ac erbyn hyn yn gweithio i CBAC. Daw Tudur Dylan Jones o Fangor, ac fe raddiodd yntau o r Brifysgol gyda gradd gyd-anrhydedd yn y Gymraeg ac Addysg yn Yn drydedd yn y gystadleuaeth roedd Sian Alderton sydd yn ei hail flwyddyn yn astudio cerddoriaeth. Am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol, llwyddodd Elfed Morgan Morris, sydd erbyn hyn wedi graddio mewn Cymraeg a Cherddoriaeth, i ysgrifennu cân a ddewiswyd fel un o r wyth olaf yn y gystadleuaeth, sef Rho dy law. nodiadau dosbarth...classnotes Janene Ronan (née Warlow) 1975 St Mary s College When I left St. Mary s, I married and left for Zambia where I taught for three years. Having worked in various places we eventually settled in Hampshire and had two sons and a daughter, now 23, 20 and 17. I worked as an LSA once the children were all at school. Sadly my personal circumstances changed in 1999 and I returned to teaching at a boys EBD school which I thoroughly enjoyed. I think it gave my own EBDness a chance to come out! Now at fat and fifty I live in God s waiting room (nationally known as Worthing in West Sussex) with my partner, daughter and EBD dog! I am working as an LSA once again. I have now achieved my dream of living near to the sea and am looking forward to building sandcastles with my first grandchild due in November. Sending best wishes to all former St. Mary s students. Joanna Wattis 1975 St Mary s College On leaving college I began teaching at Aylward Middle School in Stanmore, Middlesex. After 8 years there I taught at the Campion School in Athens for five years. On returning here I started teaching at Lawbrook School in Berkshire, which merged with Haileybury Junior School six years ago. I am still teaching there! I have two grown up children Kevin, 28 years old, and Lindsay, 26 years old. Lindsay has a daughter who is 31/2 years old and a son of one year. My husband and I enjoy being grandparents. Both my husband and I belong to the Methodist Church, and we help with some youth and children s work at a Pentecostal Church in Shirebrook. We have also helped run Alpha courses recently, so we re pretty busy!! Andrea Williams (neé Mayne) 1975 St Mary s College I got married in my final year to Ron. We have been married 30 years this December. We have 2 sons of 25 and 19. When leaving college I went to work for DVLA for 3 years until Alex was born in I stayed at home to look after the children for 11 years. I then went back to DVLA and worked in Breast Test Wales in the NHS. I am still working in DVLA and am currently the Health, Safety and Environmental Adviser. I completed my OU degree in Environmental Management in I am still learning and currently am in the middle of an MSc in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety. I am still in contact with Valerie Brennan (Gourlay), Sarah Mellor (Goddard) and Gail Mills (Allison) from St. Mary s although we haven t met up since the year we left s Stephen Bristow 1983 Agricultural Botany After graduating in 1983 my family and I spent nearly 4 years in Sudan running agroforestry projects. After another 4 years as Overseas Director of SOS Sahel School based in London, I started Greenwood Forest Park with my wife. The park started life as an environmental education centre but in 2004 we opened the world s first people powered roller coaster! s The Reverend C J Heycocks RN 1993 History, 1996 MA Labour History Ordained Church in Wales at St Asaph Cathedral, Deacon 97; Priest 98. Curate in Parish of Rhyl Joined RN Sept Chaplain to Royal Marines 01 served in Afghanistan 02; Iraq 03; Norway 04 with 3 Commando Brigade RM. Hazel Davies 1999 Linguistics I graduated from the dept of Linguistics in 1999 with a 2:1, before doing an MA at Leeds and then becoming a freelance writer. I am now editor of Muso, a classical music magazine aimed at the age group ( Whilst at Bangor I was heavily involved in the music scene and sang in the university choir and chamber choir. Contacts wanted: Edna Harris 1975 French/German I am trying to find Tom Clayton and Heather Hutchens (French/German ). "Gandalfs Geriatrics" had a very successful reunion weekend in Bangor June Another is planned for 2008 and we would like Tom and Heather to be there. Contact Edna Harris , edna@minke.ukfsn.org 15 Highfield Avenue, Banchory AB31 4FB Firew Tilahun 2004 English Great feelings for Bangor. Would like to contact Miss Cerian Frances Brown, English, Ieuan Thomas 1953 Physics/Maths Would like to renew contact with The Rebels. Has already made contact with most members but is searching in particular for John Leslie Roberts (from Penygroes) and Graham Wyn Davies. Please ieuan@ithomas19.fsnet.co.uk or phone: if you can help. 25

14 26 newyddion graddedigion graduate news 27 Bob Gardner Graddiodd David (Dei) Wyn Williams yn 1964 ar ôl astudio Ffiseg a Mathemateg. Dechreuodd weithio n syth gydag English Electric yn Warton ger Preston fel Peiriannydd Profi Awyrennau. David Wyn Williams Roeddwn yn gweithio ar yr awyren ymladd y Lightning am ddwy flynedd a bûm yn ddigon lwcus i hedfan yn yr awyren ddwy sedd nifer o weithiau gan ddringo i 40,000 o droedfeddi a theithio yn llawer cyflymach na sŵn. Effeithiwyd yn arw ar ein ffatri ni ac amryw eraill pan wnaeth Harold Wilson a'i griw ganslo r TSR2 yn 1965/6 ac roedd y rhagolygon yn ddrwg er imi lwyddo i ddal fy ngafael ar fy swydd drwy r diswyddiadau. Roeddwn yn meddwl y byddai pethau n well yn y diwydiant niwclear ac y byddwn yn cael cyfle i ddod yn ôl i Gymru (Wylfa neu Trawsfynydd) ac felly cefais swydd fel Ffisegydd Iechyd yng ngorsaf Oldbury ger Bryste. Ond ar ôl dwy flynedd roeddwn wedi cael digon ar waith diflas a dim gobaith i gael unrhyw gynnwrf. Felly, ar ôl cysylltu â m cyn-bennaeth fe euthum yn ôl at yr awyrennau yn Warton. Roedd profi awyrennau n waith cyffrous iawn! Ar ôl y Lightning daeth y Jaguar. Roedd hon yn cael ei rhannu rhwng y DU a Ffrainc ac felly bûm yn gweithio ar hon am flynyddoedd.roeddem yn cydweithio llawer â r Ffrancwyr yn eu safle profi yn Istres, ger Marseille yn ne Ffrainc. Un uchafbwynt i mi oedd cael mynd ar y llong cario awyrennau Clemencau i weld y Jaguar yn cael ei phrofi dros y Sianel. Olynwyd y Jaguar gan y Tornado, a oedd yn broject ar y cyd rhwng Prydain, yr Eidal a r Almaen. Cefais fy newis i fod yn gyfrifol am yr un gyntaf i gael ei hadeiladu. Roedd yn waith prysur iawn ac roeddem yn gweithio n hwyr a dros benwythnosau n aml. Fi oedd y peiriannydd cyntaf i gael hedfan yn y Tornado. Cefais ddilyn hynt yr awyren o r diwrnod cyntaf hyd nes iddi ddechrau cael ei defnyddio gan luoedd awyr Prydain, yr Almaen, yr Eidal a Saudi Arabia. Ar ôl ymwneud â r profi am 20 mlynedd cefais fy ngwneud yn Rheolwr Project. Bryd hynny roeddwn yn un o r tîm a oedd yn ceisio gwerthu r Tornado i wlad Iorddonen ac wedyn i Falaysia. Roeddwn yn teithio n ôl a blaen i r gwledydd hyn yn rheolaidd ac yn dod i gysylltiad rheolaidd â swyddogion eu llysgenadaethau a chadfridogion eu lluoedd awyr. Mae n cymryd blynyddoedd i werthu awyrennau oherwydd bod cymaint o fanylion i w datrys a r prisiau mor uchel. Y cam nesaf oedd bod yn gyfrifol am ran o'r byd lle'r oedd gan British Aerospace (erbyn hynny) gwsmeriaid. Y Dwyrain Canol ac Affrica oedd y rhan a gefais i. Bûm yn teithio n helaeth i Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Angola a De Affrica, a hefyd i Kuwait, Oman, Dubai a'r UAE yn y Dwyrain Canol. Cafwyd marchnad newydd i awyrennau yn Ne Affrica yn dilyn y newidiadau gwleidyddol yno a Mandela'n dod yn arlywydd. Yn 1991 yr euthum yno gyntaf. Mae'n wlad ddiddorol dros ben nad oes llawer ym Mhrydain yn gwybod amdani, yn enwedig yn y cyfnod newydd ar ôl dymchwel apartheid. Yn 1996 cefais gynnig dod i redeg y swyddfa yn Pretoria a daeth fy ngwraig ataf i fyw yno. Buom yn tan fis Gorffennaf 2000 pan gefais ymddeol.roedd hwn yn amser da i ymddeol oherwydd roeddem newydd werthu 24 awyren Hawk a 28 o awyrennau Gripen i lywodraeth De Affrica. Byddant yn derbyn yr Hawk gyntaf yn 2005 a r Gripen gyntaf yn 2008, ac felly mae'r gwaith yn parhau dros gyfnod pur faith. Felly, dyna pam bod hwn yn dod i chi o Dde Affrica. Mae gennym ni dŷ ar yr arfordir lle byddwn yn treulio'ch gaeaf chi (haf yma, dyna pam ein bod yn cael ein galw n wenoliaid!) I worked on the Lightning fighter aircraft for two years and I was lucky enough to fly the two-seater plane several times climbing to 40,000 feet and travelling faster than the speed of sound. Our factory was affected badly when Harold Wilson cancelled the TSR2 in 1965/6 and the outlook was bleak, even though I managed to retain my job despite the redundancies. I thought things might be better in the nuclear industry and I might get a chance to return to Wales (Wylfa or Trawsfynydd) so I got a job as a Health Physicist in Oldbury. After two years I d had enough of the monotonous work with no opportunity for any excitement! So I returned to Warton. After the Lightning came the Jaguar - shared between the UK and France so I spent a lot of time in Istres, by Marseilles. One highlight for me was going on board the aircraft carrier Clemencau to see the Jaguar being tested over the Channel. The Tornado came next, a project between Britain, Italy and Germany. I was designated responsibility for the first one, and I was the first engineer to fly one. I followed the progress of the aircraft from day one until it started being used by the British, German, Italian and Saudi Arabian Air Forces. David (Dei) Wyn Williams graduated in 1964 in Physics and Maths and embarked on a career as a Flight Test Engineer with English Electric in Warton, near Preston. My involvement in testing for 20 years came to an end when I was made a Project Manager and I travelled extensively selling the Tornado to Jordan and Malaysia. The next step was becoming responsible for British Aerospace customers in the Middle East and Africa. I travelled to Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Angola, North Africa, and also Kuwait, Oman, Dubai and the UAE. South Africa emerged as a new market for fighter aircraft when Mandela became President. I first went there in it s an extremely interesting country since the abolition of Apartheid. In 1996 I became head of British Aerospace s Office in Pretoria and my wife came with me to live there. I retired in a good time after selling 24 Hawks and 28 Gripen to the South African Government. They will receive the first Hawk in 2005 and the first Gripen in Bob Gardner 27

15 29 28 newyddion graddedigion graduate news 29 Bangor has been put firmly on the bbc.co.uk map with a regional website for North West Wales, including a special section on the city and its student life. The site is put together at the BBC's centre in Bryn Meirion, Bangor, and the producer is Bangor graduate Kath Evans. It's part of the Where I Live network of BBC regional websites and covers an area stretching from Abergele to Aberdaron and Anglesey to Aberdyfi. bbc website an ordinary bloke by Walter Hubbard, Fisheries Biology 1984 Walter Hubbard from Mexico was a postgraduate student in fisheries biology and management at Bangor in the 1980s. He still regards Wales as his second home. When I luckily got a grant from the British Council, I never thought it was going to be my pass to know and live the love of the common people. remember that song played by Paul Young which was an appealing way to get to know how ordinary British families lived?? Suddenly, Dr. Martens Shoes were not part of a fashion, but the real life. There's local news and sport, travel and weather information, plus sections on the natural world and outdoor activities, competitions, games and webcams. You can also have a go at a brainteaser created by Guillaume Thierry from the University's School of Psychology. But, says Kath: "The emphasis is definitely on user contributions to build up a picture of the area and its community life. This includes hundreds of great photos people have sent us, local history articles, personal stories, entertainment, town guides and listings of other useful websites for the region." Local celebrities and unsung heroes with a place in the Hall of Fame are as diverse as Lloyd George, Dawn French, Motorhead's Lemmy and Professor David Crystal. Almost every page on the website gives you the chance to comment or make a contribution in some way. A number of Bangor students and graduates have taken up the challenge and written about their university experiences - and their social life! "They range from David Bellis, whose time at Bangor was interrupted by World War II, to recent English and theatre studies graduate Ellie Trevitt who went on to gain a coveted place on a classical acting course," said Kath. "More contributions are always welcome." Kath Evans (née Moss) graduated in Philosophy in 1979 and then began a career in regional journalism at the North Wales Weekly News. She is married to fellow Bangor graduate Ieuan, who is an IT strategy manager. "It was the fantastic scenery and the closeness to the community which made me choose to study at Bangor in the first place," she said. "So I'm lucky that my job is all about sharing my enthusiasm for these things with other people from all over the world. "If you live in North West Wales or are visiting, we hope you'll find the website useful and entertaining. But if you've left Bangor, you can still indulge in a bit of nostalgia, share your memories of the place and even have desktop wallpaper to remind you what was like. Those who are young at heart but old in age, just like me, are going to eventually recapture the essence of those 1983/84 years with the help of that music played by the UK radio channels or seen on Top of the Pops on the telly Miles by The Pretenders was in the charts and that or even more, was the distance between our new home and the real one and certainly we were anxious to see the snow, but not ready to feel the loneliness in it. It took me a couple of years to understand how good the education received was, and the experience of being British, at least for a while. Bangor was the location assigned by my tutors and I still recall staring at that little cartoon on the Students Union wall saying: Here I am as a new student, thinking what others had thought before me about choosing Bangor.If only I have had better grades. Certainly that was a joke - but it made me shiver! Well, fortunately, Bangor was the perfect town, the people and the place were exactly what I did not know or expect. Only friendly people. There was racism but it was mainly against the English after a failed soccer match! It took me a while to understand the difference between England and Wales and what the UK really was; I certainly knew the geo-political difference, but not the historical one! Immediately I was part of the town, became a regular attendant at local pubs, the White Lyon, the Menai Arms, and the King s Head, arm in arm with the milkman, the postman, and the rest of the UB40 fans! I had the chance to return once, and took my wife and the kids. The eldest was surprised at how big my room was, but he loved what he saw and now we all expect he is big enough to return to that special and unique home. After Bangor I was mainly involved in teaching and research for a Mexican university working with shrimp, thus, I received a grant for technical training at University of Kagoshima, in Japan. I returned again to Mexico, worked as a Technician in several Shrimp Farms, deciding after four years to become a freelance consultant. I gained some experience in environmental impact analyses and risk analysis assessments, oriented to the shrimp farming and plant processing industry. (The scenic picture is an example of one of the wallpapers available on the site). Finally, after working and being close to the fishing industry, I now direct a project to develop scallop fishery, involving a hatchery, a multi site operation area, and a plant processing and exporting facility, where I believe, I m finally settled for good.

16 cymdeithas y cyn-fyfyrwyr 30 old students association bangoriad Llywydd / President: Mr John Dilwyn Williams Ysgrifennydd Mygedol / Honorary Secretary: Mrs Delyth Murphy Bryn Hywel, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2SX Ffôn / Tel: Dydd / Day: e-bost / d.a.murphy@bangor.ac.uk Ysgrifennydd Cymdeithasol / Social Secretary: Mrs Ella Owens Carwyn, Ffordd Pentraeth, Porthaethwy, Ynys Môn LL59 5LY Ffôn / Tel: e-bost/ alwyn.r.owens@btinternet.com Archwiliwr Mygedol/Honorary Auditor: Dr Ifor Morris > Merfyn Jones, Sir John Meurig Thomas, John Dilwyn Williams I was very lucky to come here 25 years ago as a student. Within weeks the political situation in Iraq changed, said Dr Omed, who after gaining a degree was able to study for a PhD. Crynodeb o Adroddiad Cyfarfod Cyffredinol Blynyddol 2004 Old Students Association Annual General Meeting 2005 Mr Alwyn Roberts fydd cynrychiolydd y Gymdeithas ar Gyngor Prifysgol Cymru Bangor am y tair blynedd nesaf. Mr Alwyn Roberts was nominated as the Old Students Association s representative on the University s Council for the next three years. Dyfarnwyd ysgoloriaethau gwerth 600 eleni, can punt yr un i fyfyrwyr yn yr Adran Dysgu Gydol Oes. Adroddodd yr Ysgrifennydd Cymdeithasol bod cyfarfodydd 2004 wedi bod yn llwyddiannus yn gymdeithasol. Diolchwyd i r Athro Gwyn Thomas am dywys aelodau r Cymdeithas i ardal Pedwaredd Gainc y Mabinogi ar ddiwrnod hyfryd o Fai. Bu n daith i w chofio, a chlywyd y gog! Daeth oddeutu 70 o gynfyfyrwyr a u partneriaid i r Cinio Blynyddol ym mis Hydref. Diolchwyd yn ddiffuant iawn i r g w r gwadd, sef Syr John Meurig Thomas, am noson ddifyr. Hefyd cafwyd noson gymdeithasol lwyddiannus yn Oswalds ar 12 Chwefror Scholarships totalling 600 were awarded this year to 6 students from the Department of Lifelong Learning. The Social Secretary reported that meetings in 2004 had been successful. Sincere thanks to Professor Gwyn Thomas for leading the Spring Outing to the land of the Mabinogi in May. Over 70 members gathered at the Annual Dinner in October. Sir John Meuring Thomas was guest of honour. A successful social evening at Oswalds was also held on 12 February hussain omed Medi 24 September 2005 Cinio blynyddol yn Oswalds, Gwraig Wâdd: Meri Huws, Cadeirydd Bwrdd yr Iaith/Annual Dinner at Oswalds, Guest Speaker Meri Huws london bangorians bangoriaid llundain Post-Saddam Iraq held its first proper election in January and eight million voted to elect a government. A constitution enshrining personal, political and religious freedoms is to be drawn up by October, but a bloody insurgency continues to mar progress. Dr Hussain Omed is an Iraqi Kurd who came to Bangor as a student in He fled the Iraqi dictator s grim regime and has never been able to return to his country since he left the Middle East to study at Bangor 25 years ago. Dr Omed s parents died of broken hearts soon after two of his brothers, aged 15 and 19, were killed. His other brother disappeared in 1996, and his body, believed to be in a mass grave, has never been found. Three of Dr Omed s cousins were also murdered by Saddam Hussein s regime. Dr Omed s wife, Waffa, 54, managed to join him in Wales a week after he arrived. They have three children, Sara, 25, Sherin, 24, and Ali, 19, who can all speak Welsh fluently. It has been a special pleasure in 2004 once again to welcome new faces as well as regulars at our meetings. A great success too was the London Bangorians first visit to a Prom in August to hear a concert with Christian Zacharias playing the piano and directing the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. It is an honour and a privilege to receive a teaching fellowship and I am amazed and truly grateful to my colleagues and students for proposing me. Although Wales has become Dr Omed s home he naturally still feels some hiraeth or homesickness for his country. I enjoy walking and cycling and visit Llanberis in the heart of Snowdonia at least once a week. The mountains and lake remind me of Kurdistan. Editors Note: Hussain Omed has been instrumental in establishing the first formal links between Bangor and five universities in Iraq, including four in Kurdistan. He wishes to dedicate his story to the memory of his three brothers murdered by the Saddam Hussein regime and to Dr Tony Chamberlain, who not only supervised his PhD, but as always, went the extra mile in his support. I lost three brothers who were not at all political. I had been politically active and so was very lucky to come to Bangor when I did. Earlier in the year at the AGM we enjoyed a talk given with his usual panache by Bruce Walker entitled: Earthquakes, Embroidery and Porridge Spoons: Travels in India s Arid North Western Corner. The Summer outing was another memorable occasion, the sumptuousness of Waddesdon Manor being more than matched by the hospitality later provided by Eryl and Phillip Corbett at their home nearby in Oving. Many thanks! The London Bangorians have close links with St Benet, Paul s Wharf, EC4, the Metropolitan Welsh Church, (Sunday services at 11am and 3.30pm) and also with the University. It was therefore a special pleasure to welcome Rachel Davies to speak at our Autumn Meeting on the topic: Back to the Future, which could perhaps be described as perspectives on UCNW/UWB past, present and future. Among memorable archive material presented was a photograph of 1950s students outside the Agriculture Building. By a happy chance, two of those students were present in the audience! This was one of our best meetings. Diolch yn fawr, Rachel. I feel that I and my family have been made very welcome by everyone. As ever we will be delighted to welcome all former students and spouses, partners and friends to our next meetings. Please contact me, Robert Burns for information on further activities planned for Looking forward to seeing you soon. Robert Burns Honorary Secretary Hazel-Dene, 28, Stapleton Hall Road, Stroud Green, London, N4 3QD Telephone: (1571 service available) rgburns@stroudgreen.fsnet.co.uk Seven years after arriving in Bangor he began working for the internationally renowned Centre for Arid Zone Studies, and has been working for the University ever since. He is Director of both the World Animal Production postgraduate course as well as the Conservation and Land Management course and teaches animal science at the School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences. Dr Omed is also the School s overseas liaison officer. He has an open door policy and because of his own experiences, overseas students find it easy to talk to him and he understands many of their difficulties. In fact, he was awarded a Teaching Fellowship by the University at last years Degree Ceremonies in recognition of his excellent teaching and student support. Dr Omed (fourth from right) with fellow students in Kurdistan in 1974, all of whom are now either murdered by Saddam s regime or in exile

17 32 /33 32 newyddion yr ymddiriedolaeth ddatblygu development trust news 33 The University has decided to boost its fundraising programme culminating in 2009 when Bangor celebrates its 125th year. Twelve undergraduates were employed to contact alumni who graduated before the 1970 s to develop closer relations between alumni and the University and to raise funds towards student hardship, various research projects such as the North West Cancer Research Fund, The Incredible Years fund and The Centre for Arid Zone transplanting projects to sustain farmers in low income countries. During the two week campaign, the University received between 55,000 and 60,000 which is an average pledge of per call. The University wishes to thank everyone who contributed. Llio Wyn Richards has been appointed as our first Annual Giving Officer. At the time of going to print, the administration and management of fundraising is still under review, but there should be interesting times ahead. The photographs on these pages show a cross-section of people and organisations that have supported the University during the last twelve months. They are a reminder that donations have a direct impact on many people s lives. > Cytunodd Cwmni r Brethynwyr i gefnogi datblygiad y Gyfraith ac yn y llun hwn mewn cinio yn y Brifysgol mae (o r chwith i r dde), Aled Griffiths (darlithydd y Gyfraith), Alastair Ross (Clerc i r Brethynwyr), yr Is-Ganghellor, Yr Athro Thomas Watkin, James Devereux (Meistr y Brethynwyr) a r Athro Wynn Humphrey Davies. > The Drapers Company agreed to support the development of Law and pictured here at a dinner at the University is (left to right), Aled Griffiths (Law lecturer), Alastair Ross (Clerk to the Drapers ), the former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Thomas Watkin, James Devereux (Master of the Drapers ) and Professor Wynn Humphrey Davies. > Professor Ian Russell, Dr Judy Hutchings, Goronwy Cleaver, Professor Carolyn Webster-Stratton (USA) and Catrin Eames. > Yn y llun hwn y mae gweddw Dr Tony Chamberlain, Hefina, a i ferched Emma a Heather Chamberlain, gyda Mr Carwyn Jones AC. Roedd Mr Jones yn edrych ar y cyfleusterau yn Labordy Tony Chamberlain yn Henfaes, a oedd newydd gael ei agor yn swyddogol. Mae nifer o gyn gydweithwyr a chyn fyfyrwyr wedi cyfrannu at gronfa i brynu offer a deunyddiau ar gyfer y labordy ac mae r gronfa n dal ar agor. > Pictured here are Dr Tony Chamberlain s widow Hefina and daughters Emma and Heather Chamberlain with Mr Carwyn Jones AM. Mr Jones was looking at the facilities at the Tony Chamberlain Laboratory at Henfaes, which had just been opened officially. Many former colleagues and former students have contributed to a fund to purchase equipment and materials for the laboratory and the fund is still open. We are especially indebted once again to the Drapers Company and welcome their long-term commitment to Bangor through support from the Thomas Howell Bequest. The Drapers Company supports 9 students at the University. Incredible Years Wales: The Welsh Centre for Promoting the Incredible Years Programme was launched officially in Formerly the Child Behaviour project, the Centre hopes that research and dissemination of these programmes will contribute to a reduction in future antisocial behaviour by improving children s emotional and social competence. Mr Goronwy Cleaver continues to support Catrin Eames research in the Incredible Years Wales project and in addition to his support of this project, Mr Cleaver has begun the process of match-funding all the donations from law companies to meet the costs of establishing a new Law School at Bangor. Over 100,000 has already been raised by this method. The Trustees of the Development Trust also presented the University with a cheque for 50,000 to support the introduction of Law. The Judges Service, held at Bangor Cathedral followed the delivery of the University s Sir Elwyn Jones Memorial Lecture by the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales, Lord Justice John Thomas, which also marked the launch of Law at Bangor. Ede and Ravenscroft, the University s robe-makers which sells all our memorabilia on-line (please see back cover) continue to boost the Bill Keen Fund from which five students have been supported this year. The very sad death of Miss Gaynor Cemlyn Jones did not abate the support of the Trustees of the fund in her name. By now, three students have been supported on PhD programmes by the Cemlyn Jones Trust, as well as Dr Cecil Jones, the Cemlyn Jones Research Fellow. Many endowment funds have continued to support students and research, individually the Parry-Williams Funds in the School of Music, the Lloyd Jones Awards, Walter Sheldon, Merrill Lynch, Dr Tom Parry Jones and Professor Philip Williams (sales of his novel Edge of Death ). John Wynne Jones Director, Development Trust > Derbyniodd Yr Athro Bob Woods o r Ysgol Seicoleg Wobr Gwirfoddolwr Arbennig gan Gymdeithas Alzheimer, ar achlysur ei phen-blwydd yn 25 oed, i gydnabod ei gyfraniad eithriadol i r Gymdeithas ac i achos dementia. Daeth Yr Athro Woods yn uchaf mewn rhestr enwebiadau o dros 200 i ennill y gydnabyddiaeth hon. Cefnogwyd gwaith Yr Athro Woods yn hael am nifer o flynyddoedd gan Gwmni r Brethynwyr. > Professor Bob Woods of the School of Psychology received the Alzheimer s Society 25th Anniversary Volunteer Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Society and to the cause of dementia. Professor Woods topped a nominations list of over 200 to win this recognition. Prof Woods work has been generously supported for many years by the Drapers Company. > Daeth Carwyn Jones AC i seremoni enwi n swyddogol Labordy Dysgu Cemlyn Jones yn yr Ysgol Gwyddorau Eigion. Mae r llun yn dangos y tu mewn i Labordy Cemlyn Jones > Former students in the School of Business may remember Jacek Wieçek who studied banking in the late 1980 s. Colonel John Cooper and local friends raised funds to sponsor students from Poland to help develop its economy after the 1989 revolutions. Jacek is now President of the Management Board of Skavbiec Financial Services and his particular specialism in the company is selling the financial funds. Jacek and his wife Magda are pictured here and they have one son Filip. We hope to see Jacek and his family back in north Wales on a visit. > Carwyn Jones AM attended the official naming of the Cemlyn Jones Teaching Laboratory at the School of Ocean Sciences. The photograph shows inside the Cemlyn Jones Laboratory 07 > Michael Middleton, Cadeirydd Ede & Ravenscroft, gyda chydweithiwr, David Bunce, yn cyflwyno siec i Ian Davidson o r Adran Dysgu Gydol Oes i gefnogi pedwar myfyriwr rhan-amser ar gwrs ysgrifennu creadigol. > A wide range of data and statistics about the old county of Gwynedd s history have been collected together on a CD Rom - Atlas Gwynedd - by the University s Research Centre Wales, and will be available to school pupils across north west Wales. The Atlas draws on the expertise of 32 individual authors for its 38 chapters. > Michael Middleton, Chairman of Ede and Ravenscroft, with colleague David Bunce presents a cheque to Ian Davidson from the Department of Lifelong Learning to support four part-time students on a creative writing course. > Yn y llun hwn mae Michael Middleton a David Bunce o Ede & Ravenscroft ar fwrdd yr RV Prince Madog. Yn eu croesawu i r llong newydd mae r Athro Ray Seed a Dr Garry Reid. > Pictured here are Michael Middleton and David Bunce on board the RV Prince Madog. Welcoming them to the new ship is Professor Ray Seed and Dr Garry Reid. > Atlas Gwynedd Mae amrywiaeth eang o ddata ac ystadegau diddorol am hanes hen sir Gwynedd, o ffurfio union greigiau r ardal, i deyrnas Gwynedd a lledaeniad Anghydffurfiaeth, wedi cael ei chasglu ynghyd yn awr o dan y teitl Atlas Gwynedd, a lansir yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd. Cafodd yr Atlas CD- Rom, a gomisiynwyd gan yr hen Gyngor Sir Gwynedd, ei reoli gan Dîm Golygyddol a Chanolfan Ymchwil Cymru r Brifysgol, a bydd ar gael i ddisgyblion ysgol ar draws gogledd orllewin Cymru. Mae r Atlas yn tynnu ar arbenigedd 32 o awduron ar gyfer ei 38 pennod. > Yn y llun hwn gyda r Athro Robert Pascall y mae r tri myfyriwr cerdd sydd wedi derbyn ysgoloriaethau Parry-Williams eleni. I goffáu r Athro Parry-Williams, athro cerdd cyntaf Bangor, mae ei deulu wedi creu cronfa waddol barhaol i gefnogi israddedigion. Llun: (ch-dd) Gwawr Ifan, Charlotte Regan a Mari Williams Students: Gwawr Ifan, Charlotte Regan and Mari Williams. > Mae cael cefnogaeth leol ar gyfer elusennau ymchwil bob amser yn bleser, ac yn y llun hwn y mae pobl o bob rhan o ogledd Cymru a gwblhaodd daith gerdded noddedig yn llwyddiannus i gefnogi r Sefydliad Canser newydd. > Pictured here with Professor Robert Pascall are the three undergraduate music students who have been awarded the Parry-Williams scholarships this year. To commemorate Professor Parry-Williams, the first music professor at Bangor, his family have created a permanent endowment to support undergraduate students. > Gaining local support for research charities is always pleasing, and here are pictured people from across North Wales who had successfully completed a sponsored walk to support the new Cancer Institute. Dame Judi Dench, whose actor husband Michael Williams died of cancer, recently spoke in support of the North West Cancer Research Fund, whose main research centre is based at Bangor. Dame Judi said: Legacies are the lifeblood of charities like North West Cancer Research Fund. Research is not glamorous or appealing but without it the causes of cancer will never be found.

18 34 marwolaethau obituaries 35 Kalvin Rodney Paul Bowes ( ) The body of Kalvin Bowes was found washed up at Maryport, Cumbria on 21 March The former grammar school pupil read Mathematics at Bangor from 1988 to 1991 and graduated with a second class Honours degree. The following year, he gained a Masters Degree from the University of Teeside, Middlesborough. Kalvin s funeral was very well attended by family, work colleagues from Retail Variations Lillyhall, and friends both from school and the University. Eleven friends from University attended the funeral in Workington, representing both the Mathematics Dept and St Mary s College where Kalvin spent his first year in Halls of Residence. Kalvin had a great love for music, and was a very accomplished guitarist. Kalvin was a great friend and will be missed by all who knew him. Wish you were here marra. Jack Darbyshire Professor Jack Darbyshire was a greatly respected figure who became renowned for his studies of the oceans. He was raised in Blaenau Ffestiniog and was awarded a scholarship to attend University College of North Wales, where he graduated with first class honours in Physics in He worked in industry for a short time for before he was requested to join the Admiralty Research Laboratory team at Teddington in 1943, where he successfully researched ways of countering the threat of the new magnetic mine. After 10 years at Teddington, the department moved to Wormley and became the National Institute of Oceanography, where he gained his science doctorate. It was there Jack met his wife Mollie whom he married in They had four children, Eric, John, Catrin and Alun. He returned to north Wales to become the Head of the Department of Physical Oceanography from its creation in 1963 until its assimilation with the Department of Marine Biology into the School of Ocean Sciences in During his 23 years at Bangor, Jack oversaw the department s expansion which included acquiring the research ship Prince Madog and under his leadership, the laboratories became a centre of excellence in physical oceanography. Jack had many other interests and he became a licensed reader in the Church of Wales and officiated as the Bishop s Chaplain. Following his retirement in 1986, he maintained an active presence in the School of Ocean Sciences for many years and he will be sadly missed. He died on November 4 after a short illness. Jean Morgan Davies (neé Hand) Mrs Davies passed away after illness on 23 April 2004 aged 68 years. She graduated in Classics in Tony Fogg Gordon Elliot Fogg was professor emeritus of Marine Biology at the School of Ocean Sciences. He was a Royal Society Fellow, a British Association member and a Trustee of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew and British Museum Natural History section. Known as Tony, he was also awarded the CBE. Born in Nottinghamshire, he studied at Dulwich College and St John s College, Cambridge. His increasing interest in marine biology inspired his move to north Wales and his research work took him to remote parts of the world. Tony was honoured by having an Antarctic land mass named after him - The Fogg Highlands. Tony died at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor on Sunday, January 30. He will be greatly missed. Alan Greig Alan Greig was generally believed to be the UK s first ever commercial oceanographer. After gaining a physics degree at Lancaster he studied oceanography at Bangor. He joined Imcos Marine Ltd, London. His move to Hunting Surveys, Borehamwood resulted in his exposure to the international market place and he continued gathering the wealth of experience which he was always willing to share with others. He then took his leadership of the group to Space Technology Systems Ltd in Alton, Hants. Relishing a challenge he formed InstallOcean Ltd in 1989 in partnership with Roger Scrivens. Having acquired a 90% majority shareholding in the company in 1996 he subsequently sold the business to Fugro GEOS in At the time of his passing he was using his vast experience to great effect within the Sea Systems division at Fugro GEOS. All who knew Alan had tremendous respect for his calmness, generosity and straight forwardness. Alan Greig passed away on 25 August following a short but typically brave fight against cancer. Alan leaves a widow, Carole, children Nicky, Amy and Ross plus grandchildren Kellie, Lauran, Jessica and Olivia. He will be greatly missed by all whose lives he touched. Based on an obituary by Roger Scrivens, RS Aqua Ltd Iwan Humphreys Iwan was the first paid President of the Students Union ( ), to which he was elected after graduating in history. He then took up an administrative post at the University of Sussex, also gaining an MA in history at Swansea researching the political history of his home city Cardiff in the 19th century. He then joined the Welsh Office in London, first as Press/PR Officer, writing speeches for the Minister. Transferring to Cardiff, he developed an interest in law while working on the Development Board for Rural Wales Bill. He started an external law degree with the University of London, duly qualified and left the Welsh Office to undertake Articles with a Manchester local authority, staying with them for a further three years. He then secured a post in Cardiff as a lawyer firstly for South Glamorgan County Council and then the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation, working on the Cardiff Bay Barrage Bills. After a brief spell of work in the private sector, Iwan worked for a local authority near Cardiff, but this had to be abandoned when he suffered a stroke in February For short periods since then he worked part time from home as a lawyer/translator for the Welsh Office and new Welsh Assembly. He also commenced an external LLM in European law and kept busy following current affairs, reviving old friendships and developing a model railway. He continued to fight for the interests of Wales and the Welsh language on all occasions. Iwan had always pursued an active life, particularly enjoying hill-walking and cycling. Even when confined to a wheel-chair, he undertook adventurous holidays with his wife Maggie to Alaska, USA, Russia, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean. Iwan was a regular attendee at reunions and although unwell at the time, was able to attend the History Reunion in July 2004, where he was thrilled to visit the Council Chamber and Arts Library once again. Iwan will be greatly missed by all who knew him at Bangor. Bryn Lloyd Jones Yn ystod mis Tachwedd collwyd un o ddinasyddion amlwg Bangor, sef Mr Bryn Lloyd Jones. Hanai o Langwm a chafodd ei addysgu yn Ysgol Ramadeg Llangollen. Bu am gyfnod o 1942 i 1946 yn hyfforddi peilotiaid yn Oklahoma yn yr Unol Daleithiau, yn arbennig gydag awyrennau bomio r Lancasters. Yna daeth i r Brifysgol ym Mangor a graddio mewn Hanes. Yma y cyfarfu â Megan, a fe briododd y ddau yn 1950 a chartrefu ym Mlaenau Ffestiniog wedi penodiad Bryn yn athro Hanes ac Ymarfer Corff yn Ysgol y Moelwyn. Yno y ganed y ddau fab, Gwyn sy n athro yng Nghlwyd a Gareth sy n Feddyg yng Nghwm Gwendraeth. Wedi cyfnod byr fel Swyddog Addysg Bellach yn Preston fe i penodwyd yn ddarlithydd hanes yn y Normal.Yn ystod ei gyfnod bu n allweddol yn sefydlu astudiaethau Hyfforddiant Mewn Swydd i athrawon Clwyd a Gwynedd gan drefnu cyrsiau i athrawon gradd a thystysgrif. Ymddeolodd o r Normal yn 1982, a bu wedyn am flynyddoedd yn cyflawni dyletswyddau tebyg yn Adran Addysg y Brifysgol. Roedd ei gyfraniad i fywyd y Colegau yma ym Mhangor yn sylweddol. Pan benderfynwyd sefydlu Cymdeithas Cynaeolodau staff y Normal, ef a etholwyd yn Ysgrifennydd cyntaf. Yn wir cyn ei waeledd olaf yr oedd newydd drefnu taith i r Gymdeithas ar reilffordd Eryri, yr union reilffordd a red bellach o fewn ychydig gamau i fan ei fedd yn Betws Garmon. Pan fu farw, ef oedd Cadeirydd Cymdeithas Cynaeolodau staff y Normal, ac ef hefyd oedd Llywydd Cymdeithas Cynfyfyrwyr lleol y Brifysgol. Ar wahân i w ddyletswyddau Colegol darlithiai yn aml i dramorwyr a ddeuai ar ymweliadau diwylliannol â Bangor, yn arbennig Americanwyr, a u tywys ar deithiau hanes a llén yng Ngwynedd. Yr oedd yn ddarlithydd egnïol, yn fyrlymus ei barabl. Bu n ddiacon ffyddlon yn ei eglwys ym Mhendref ar hyd ei fywyd ym Mangor, ac fe welir bwlch mawr ar ei ôl yn yr oedfaon ac mewn gwahaonol weithgareddau. Estynnwn bob cydymdeimlad i Megan a r teulu. Bryn Lloyd Jones, former student, lecturer, Chair of the former Normal College Association of Lecturers and President of the local Old Students Association. Jack Revell John Robert Stephen Revell was born in Tunbridge Wells. In 1957 he was appointed Research Officer in the Department of Applied Economics at Cambridge, later becoming Tutor and Fellow at Fitzwilliam College. From 1963 to 1966 he studied the financial implications of growth in the British economy and published his findings in 1967 as The Wealth of the Nation. Professor Revell took up the Chair of Economics at Bangor in He set up the Institute of European Finance, which became recognised internationally for its research and in 1982 Revell established the Wolpertinger Club, a European association of researchers with an interest in the industrial economics of banking. Revell had strong socialist principles. In the last decade of his career, he wrote on savings banks and cooperative models of banking. In countries like Spain, Italy, France and Germany he became something of a modern-day guru. His fundamental approaches characterise the new global Basel 2 standards for banking supervision and capital adequacy that will become operational in 2007; Revell first explored and emphasized these areas in his research and writings over 30 years ago. Jack Revell s research dealt with a world less elegant and precise than that often inhabited by modern economic theory, but his informed commentaries were read by a wide audience. He died on 4 November Khalid Salah Professor Khalid Salah received his MSc in Electronic Engineering from Bangor in 1980 and was awarded his PhD in Electrical Engineering from California University (Davis) in Having turned down a lucrative job offer in Silicon Valley, the family returned to Nablus in Professor Salah wanted to teach in his home town and help those who did not have the educational opportunities that he had experienced. Despite the curfews and constant military action in Nablus during the last 15 years, he managed to stimulate young minds with his love of science and more importantly, his love of peace. Professor Salah was a member of the Palestine- Israeli Peace Association at Al Najah University, where he was a Professor of Computer Engineering. He was a United States permanent resident and the family planned to eventually return there. Professor Khalid Salah and his son Muhammad were killed by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in their home on the 5 July Margaret Sharratt (neé Gee) Margaret Gee, later Mrs Margaret Sharratt, a student from died on 27 November She suffered extremely bad health but despite this, rallied bravely after the death of her husband George in March Her death was to her, a reunification with her husband of 55 years. She was deeply loved and is still deeply missed by her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. John Tame John Tame died on the 18 August at just 57 years of age after a serious illness. He first came to Bangor in 1972 from his native Wiltshire, joining the School of Electronic Engineering. John s colleagues claim that his contribution to the development of the microfabrication facilities in the School of Informatics was enormous, and the key to major grant capture successes in labon-a-chip technology, laser micromachining and polymer electronics. Its origins could be traced back some 25 years ago when John was casually asked if he could use his photolithography expertise to make microelectronic devices that could operate in salty water without any protective coatings. His response was typical: We usually keep our electronic devices away from water, Ron, but I ll give it a try. John went on to perfect methods for producing the first prototypes for separating cancer cells from healthy cells and live bacteria from dead ones using radio frequency signals. Several other laboratories around the world attempted to copy the microelectrode arrays he had perfected - without success. Sadly John is not able to take his rightful place running the new world-class Clean Room and associated fabrication facilities that he was instrumental in designing and procuring. That such a facility is available in the School of Informatics is a fitting memorial to John s highly valuable contribution. John was a very talented and dedicated musician and found his spiritual home with Llanrug Brass Band. The biggest loss, however, will be felt by John s family: wife Kath, daughter and son Jo and Kevin and their partners. Based on an obituary provided by Aled Griffiths, Albert Rees, Ron Pethig and Martin Taylor. John Anthony Wallwork Professor John Anthony Wallwork was raised in Manchester and attended the University College of North Wales. In 1954 he moved to the University of Michigan to study for his doctorate, and acquired a lifelong interest in mites. Over the next 35 years his work helped to found the science of ecophysiology and Wallwork also made an important contribution to polar science, as an adviser to the British Antarctic Survey and as a pioneer of the taxonomic description of mites from the Antarctic continent and islands, as well as from arid deserts. Between 1957 and his retirement in 1988 he published over 80 papers and 10 books, including seminal works on the vital roles of soil animals and the principles of desert biology. Away from his microscope, he was an inspirational teacher. His books included a series of practical texts on vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, aimed at students in developing countries, where the greater part of the world s remaining biodiversity resides. He was a strong supervisor of research students, and most of the world s current acarologists will acknowledge him both as a mentor and a friend. He was Professor of Zoology at Queen Mary, University of London from 1983 to He died on March 4, 2004, aged 71. Gerry White It was with great sadness that we at Bangor learned of the death of Gerry White after his struggle with Leukaemia. Gerry was a scouse ; having worked with the Plessey Company in Liverpool he came to Bangor with a HND: the School of Electronic Engineering was happy to accept such qualifications and Gerry s subsequent successes proved his ability. He went on to Bell Telephone Labs in the U.S.A. before returning after some years to join the B.T. laboratories at Martlesham, Suffolk, where he made a significant contribution to the design of the all-digital Monarch PB, becoming eventually General Manager, Research. Gerry rarely spoke of his successes: very few of us were aware, for instance, that he had been awarded the Freedom of the City of London for his work. He was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wales, Bangor, in 1992, and also appointed Honorary Professor. Latterly he had developed his interest in the University and had become Chair of the Bangor University Foundation. We valued his direct approach, analytical mind and sense of humour. The University meant a great deal to him and he to us: we shall miss him. John Lasarus Williams Bu John Lasarus Williams yn Gynghorydd ar Gyngor Gwynedd ac ar un adeg ef oedd ymgeisydd seneddol Plaid Cymru ar Ynys Môn. Yn enedigol o Langoed, fe i hadwaenid fel John L, a hyd ei ymddeoliad bu n uwch ddarlithydd yn y Gymraeg yn y cyn Goleg Normal. Cafodd ei addysg yn Ysgol Ramadeg Biwmares a graddiodd o Brifysgol Bangor. Bu n aelod o Gyngor Gwynedd pan oedd y cyngor hwnnw n cynnwys Ynys Môn hefyd. I gydnabod ei wasanaeth i lywodraeth leol, yn arbennig ym meysydd addysg a chyllid, fe i gwnaed yn henadur anrhydeddus Ynys Môn. Roedd ganddo ddiddordeb dwfn mewn hanes lleol ac ysgrifennodd nifer o lyfrau. Rhoddai bwyslais mawr ar hyrwyddo r Gymraeg fel iaith fyw i w defnyddio mewn gweithgareddau bob dydd ac ef a sefydlodd Sioe-y-Borth a gynhaliwyd am lawer o flynyddoedd yn Ysgol David Hughes, Porthaethwy. John Lasarus Williams, graduate, Normal College Senior Lecturer, former Gwynedd County Councillor and one time Plaid Cymru parliamentary candidate in Anglesey. John Roberts Williams Roedd John Roberts Williams yn ohebydd, cyfarwyddwr ffilm ac awdur a bu n olygydd Y Cymro am 17 mlynedd. O dan ei olygyddiaeth cododd cylchrediad y papur i tua 28,000, yr uchaf erioed i wythnosolyn Cymraeg. Roedd yn bapur poblogaidd, safonol ac uchel ei barch a ymdriniai â phob agwedd ar fywyd yng Nghymru. Yn 1962 ymunodd Williams â r cwmni teledu Cymraeg byrhoedlog cyntaf, Teledu Cymru, fel Pennaeth Newyddion. Fe i penodwyd wedyn i swydd gyda BBC Cymru fel golygydd y rhaglen newyddion Heddiw. Dan ei ofal datblygodd hon i fod y rhaglen bwysig gyntaf o i math yn yr iaith Gymraeg. Roedd yn arloeswr hefyd gyda r sinema Gymraeg. Erbyn hyn roedd Williams wedi cael ei benodi n Bennaeth Adran y BBC yng Ngogledd Cymru a throdd yn hytrach at y radio - cyfrwng lle'r oedd i wneud ei farc fel darlledwr caboledig a ddaeth yn adnabyddus am ei hiwmor sych, ei farn annibynnol a i graffter wrth ymwneud â materion cyfoes Cymreig a byd-eang. Bu n ymwneud â r Blaid Lafur a Phlaid Cymru yn ystod ei gyfnod fel myfyriwr yng Ngholeg Prifysgol Gogledd Cymru dywedodd Williams ei fod yn gweld rhagoriaethau yn y ddwy blaid ond iddo ddewis aros y tu allan i wleidyddiaeth plaid er mwyn bod yn wrthrychol fel newyddiadurwr. Mae ei hunangofiant, Yr Eiddoch yn Gywir, a gyhoeddwyd yn 1990, nid yn gymaint yn ddisgrifiad o i fywyd ond yn ymdriniaeth gyfareddol â r cyfryngau yng Nghymru, yn brintiedig ac electronig, dros gyfnod hanner canrif ei oes waith. Bu n ymwneud hefyd â grŵp o newyddiadurwyr iau a oedd yn edrych ar y posibilrwydd o gyhoeddi papur dyddiol Cymraeg. Bwriedir lansio hwn y flwyddyn nesaf fel Y Byd. Roedd yn destun boddhad mawr iddo ei fod wedi cael gweld sefydlu Cymru a r Byd, sef crynodeb dyddiol o newyddion a lansiwyd ar y rhyngrwyd gan BBC Cymru. John Roberts Williams, graduate, journalist, director, writer, editor of the Welsh language weekly newspaper Y Cymro, ( The Welshman ), pioneer of Welsh cinema, Head of the BBC s North Wales Department at Bangor, broadcaster. Gwilym Vaughan Jones Bu farw Gwilym Vaughan Jones, Trysorydd Cymdeithas y Cyn-fyfyrwyr ar Ebrill 28ain 2005 yn dawel yn Ysbyty Gwynedd, yn 67 mlwydd oed. Gwilym Vaughan Jones, Honorary Treasurer of the Old Students Association, passed away peacefully at Ysbyty Gwynedd on 28th April 2005, aged 67. Obituaries in full with translations available at Based on the obituary by Professor Ted Gardener

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