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Chris Meredith launches Wordsmiths in Session
Posted on April 11, 2011
Poet and novelist Chris Meredith kicks off the first in a series of monthly literary events at The Hours Cafe and Bookshop in Brecon on Saturday April 16th at 7pm.
Tagged: English English Literature poetry Success
Psychology Student Awarded Prize at British Psychological Society Conference
Posted on April 8, 2011
Hayley Bartlett, a Final Year Psychology student was awarded 3rd prize at the 40th British Psychological Society Welsh Branch Annual Student Conference. At the conference, held on Saturday 26th March 2011 at Swansea Metropolitan University, final year undergraduate students were given the opportunity to present their work to peers. The conference attracts students from universities across Wales and received over 60 presentations.
Tagged: Psychology
Diamond Star Halo out in paperback
Posted on April 8, 2011
Tiffany Murray’s book Diamond Star Halo, which describes her rock ‘n’ roll childhood, is now out in paperback.
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Philip Gross on genealogy programme
Posted on April 8, 2011
In ‘Look Up Your Genes’, a new Radio Wales documentary transmitted this Sunday, April 10th at 5.30pm, Professor Philip Gross recalls the story of his Estonian father who fled to Britain during WWII.
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Art to celebrate World Autism Day
Posted on April 6, 2011
Foundation Art and Design staff from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences have been putting their creative skills to good use in the community through a month-long collaborative art project with Beechwood College (Wales’ only specialist residential college of Further Education dedicated to students over the age of 16 years with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome) in Sully, South Wales. The project was fully funded by the Strategic Insight Programme which aims to help university staff develop and build relationships and promote knowledge transfer with external partner organisations
Tagged: Visual Arts
Dr Martin Willis selected for Welsh Crucible
Posted on April 6, 2011
Dr Martin Willis, Reader in English and Subject Leader for English Literature and the Co-Director of the Research Centre for Literature, Arts and Science, has been selected to participate in this year’s Welsh Crucible.
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Glamorgan to host Royal Historical Society Symposium
Posted on March 30, 2011
The Royal Historical Society‘s regional symposium for 2011 is to be hosted by the University of Glamorgan on behalf of History Research Wales, the alliance between the five research-led History Departments in Welsh HE.
Tagged: History
Creative Writing Anthology Launched
Posted on March 25, 2011
Glamorgan’s 11th annual Creative Writing anthology Daps was launched on Tuesday 22nd April. The launch took place in Cables Bar at the new Students Union, Treforest Campus. Daps is a compilation of students work and consists of Fiction, Non-Fiction and Poetry. It is entirely student run and is intended for a wide ranging audience. Glamorgan Tutors and published authors Chris Meredith, Catherine Merriman and Jane Aaron were amongst those who attended the event.
Tagged: Creative Writing English English Literature HaSS news
Sport Psychologist gives S4/C presenter the mental edge for Arctic Circle challenge
Posted on March 24, 2011
Ross Hall, Principal Lecturer in Sport Psychology, will be appearing on the new series of Ras yn Erbyn Amser on S4/C this month. The award leader for Glamorgan’s BSc (Hons) Sport Psychology degree was recently interviewed by S4/C on the psychological preparations required for competing in the 6633 Extreme Winter Ultra Marathon. Ross has been working with S4/C presenter and adrenaline junkie, Lowri Morgan, as she prepared to take part in the Arctic race in March 2011. Ross also worked with Lowri in the lead up to her Amazon Jungle race in 2010.
Tagged: Psychology
English Professor nominated for Gothic literary prize
Posted on March 22, 2011
Two books written by Glamorgan Professor Andy Smith have been nominated for an international prize for gothic criticism. The Allan Lloyd Smith Memorial Prize will be awarded for a scholarly publication published between 2009 and 2011 that is considered to have advanced the field of Gothic studies. Nominations for the prize were made by members of the International Gothic Association (IGA). The IGA is the world’s leading association dedicated to the study of the Gothic, consisting of over 200 researchers from 25 countries.
Tagged: English English Literature
Time and Tide – Michael Freeman at 75 (Paintings: 1958-2010)
Posted on March 16, 2011
You are invited to view Time and Tide – Michael Freeman at 75 (Paintings: 1958-2010), a retrospective, solo exhibition of fifty works to mark the artist’s 75th birthday.
Freeman was born in Swansea in 1936 and lives and paints there. He studied at Swansea College of Art 1955-59 and has exhibited in and outside Wales for over forty years. The sources of inspiration for his inner-eye images include the sea and the coast, especially around Gower, and the international world of classical, orchestral music.
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Health Psychologist to address conference on young people and alcohol
Posted on March 15, 2011
Dr Bev John, Registered Practitioner Psychologist and Reader in Psychology at the University of Glamorgan, will be an invited guest speaker at Alcohol Concern Cymru’s first annual conference in Brecon on 16 March 2011.
Tagged: Psychology
Law Professor presents paper at international conference
Posted on March 11, 2011
Gerwyn Griffiths, Professor of Equity and Property at the University of Glamorgan, was an invited speaker at the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) conference held in Malta this week.
Psychology invests in latest equipment
Posted on March 11, 2011
The University of Glamorgan’s Psychology department has recently invested in new equipment that will be used exclusively for the provision of our psychology courses.
Tagged: Psychology
Art Foundation students jet off to Madrid
Posted on March 9, 2011
Students studying on the University of Glamorgan’s Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design) today headed off on a cultural trip to the Spanish capital.
Madrid is one of Spain’s most popular destinations and is renowned for its large quantity of cultural attractions and art galleries.
Tagged: Visual Arts
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