Graduation2014

On Campus Open DaysSaturday 13th September

Saturday 18th OctoberWednesday 12th November

Virtual Open Day Events Tuesday 15th July

Thursday 25th SeptemberWednesday 26th November

Discover information about our fantastic funding opportunities,

investment in new postgraduate facilities, and the range of

professional, conversion, short courses and distance learning

programmes available to suit all abilities in many subjects.

For further details please contact:Postgraduate Admissions Office

Tel: (01970) 622270 | Email: pg-admissions@aber.ac.uk

Masters courses, continuing professional development, postgraduate conversion degrees and doctoral studies.Examples include:Art Research and taught Masters in Art History and Fine Art.

Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS) Animal Science, Managing the Environment, Green Biotechnology and Distance Learning courses.

Computer Science Taught and research programmes.

Education and Lifelong Learning Teacher Training and Masters in Childhood Studies and Professional Development.

English & Creative Writing including Postmodern Writing, Literature and Creative Writing.

European Languages Research degrees available and Masters in Applied Translation.

Geography & Earth Sciences Remote Sensing, Glaciology, Human Geography, River Basin Dynamics, Environmental Change and GIS.

History & Welsh History including History and Heritage, Medieval Britain and Modern History.

Information Studies A number of Distance Learning courses available, including Archive Administration, Information Governance and short CPD courses.

International Politics Masters in War Studies, International Relations, Critical International Politics, and International Politics of the Internet.

Law and Criminology A suite of programmes in Criminal Justice and Law.

Management & Business including accredited Masters in International Business, Management, International Finance and Banking, Tourism Marketing and Digital Marketing.

Mathematics & Physics Research opportunities available.

Psychology Research degrees.

Sport & Exercise Science Research opportunities.

Theatre, Film & Television Studies A number of postgraduate opportunities including a Masters in Applied Theatre, and Television and Digital Culture.

Welsh Research opportunities; Masters in Translation and Medieval Welsh Literature.

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Fancy a break?Graduation is a brilliant but busy occasion. Take time out with a coffee and cake in one of the cafes at the Arts Centre or pop across to the Students’ Union and show your copy of this magazine to take advantage of 10% off a Starbucks coffee.

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Keep up to date with regular news from Aberystwyth University by updating your current email address on www.aber.ac.uk/alumni/update, following us on twitter or joining Aber Connect or our groups on Facebook and LinkedIn. Visit www.aber.ac.uk/alumni for details.Graduation is produced by the Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs Department, Aberystwyth University.

Welcome to Graduation!The University’s President and Vice-Chancellor welcome you to Graduation

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4 Your guide to GraduationA guide to what’s what, who graduates when and what’s not to miss!

6 Welcoming new FellowsAberystwyth University welcomes its new Fellows to the alumni family

9 Welcome to the Aber Alumni FamilyLearn more about the opportunities available to our growing family of Aber alumni

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12 My first GraduationDr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan, despite being an Aber alumnus, explains how this will be his first Graduation

11 Vice-Chancellor’s Charity of the YearLearn about the work of our new Charity of the Year, Aberystwyth Lifeboat and the RNLI

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Graduation is a memorable and worthy celebration of your hard earned success. I hope you and your supporters have a wonderful day.

This year I am delighted that we are celebrating the achievements of more students than ever before, and I warmly welcome each of you to the Aber alumni community. In doing so, you are in excellent company. Many of our alumni are leaders in their field, and their chosen careers take them to all corners of the globe. I encourage you to follow in their footsteps, explore all that the world has to offer, take the opportunities that arise, and like them, build upon your Aberystwyth University degree and the stimulus of your activities here.

Thank you for choosing to study at our University. We have valued your contribution to student life, and how you and your fellow students enriched our lives and experiences. As you graduate, take with you what you have learnt during your studies and use your knowledge and skills to make a difference in your future careers. We wish you every success and contentment. In Aberystwyth, we will continue to develop this remarkable University for generations to come. Keep in touch, and please remember we’re here to help you through the support of our staff and our broader community of alumni and friends.

Good luck!

Sir Emyr Jones Parry President

We are incredibly pleased that you can join us on this special occasion. As soon-to-be graduates or proud family, friends and supporters - you are all welcome. I sincerely hope you enjoy your time at Aberystwyth, celebrating

the success of all our hard-working students. News of individual students excelling academically is always welcome – not to

mention their notable achievements in sports, debating, entrepreneurial challenges and numerous hours of community volunteering. Graduation sees the culmination of all our students’ successes, and is an unbeatable occasion!

As we wave farewell to our graduands, we welcome our graduates to the alumni community. Wherever you venture next, we want to keep in touch to learn what you are doing. In return, we offer continuing support and advice, and invitations to Aberystwyth University events, held around the world.

Please remember there will always be a warm welcome for you at Aberystwyth. Whether you’re simply passing through or returning to study here, you can be sure that we will be pleased to see you.

We would also like to keep you abreast of developments here. One exciting project on the horizon is the redevelopment of our beautiful Old College. We aim to establish a multipurpose graduate centre, and a cultural quarter for the town, to ensure a sustainable future for this iconic building.

Thank you for being with us today. On behalf of all my colleagues here at Aberystwyth, I wish you a wonderful graduation day and every success in the future.

Professor April McMahonVice-Chancellor

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On arrival, students should make their way to the Round Theatre on the first floor of the Arts Centre to register. During registration, students will be handed their card with details of their seat number, together with any guest tickets requested.

After registering, please make your way to the Parry Williams building (Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies) to collect your robe. Depending on the time, you may like to take your graduation photos before the ceremony. Tempest Photography, the University’s official Graduation Photographers, will be available from 8am to 6pm.

A rehearsal is held before each ceremony at 9.30am for morning, and 1.30pm for afternoon ceremonies. During the rehearsal, parents and supporters are welcome to relax in one of the Arts Centre’s cafés, take a wander around one of the galleries, or pop to the Students’ Union for a coffee.

All students should be in their seats at least 15 minutes before the ceremony, guests are welcome to make their way to the seats in the gallery of the Great Hall from 10.30am or 2.30pm depending on the time of your ceremony.

A full programme of the ceremony, including the names of today’s graduates and details of the procession and musical interlude, can be found in the centre pages of this booklet.

Following the ceremony, graduates are asked to make their way to the La Scala steps to have their group photograph before heading to the marquee behind the Arts Centre for a celebratory glass of fizz or juice.

Please ensure that you return your gown to the Parry Williams building, by your agreed time.

Enjoy!

A veritable rainbow of gowns can be seen adorning our students and staff at Graduation. Each University has its own style and the cap, gown and hood have a particular meaning which signifies the level of the qualification obtained.

The members of staff on stage usually wear the gown which demonstrates the highest qualification they hold. As the University attracts staff from all over the world, there’s a vast range of gowns on show!

Aberystwyth University’s own gowns are based on a colour palette of green and red, with the undergraduate and postgraduate gowns being black with varying hoods and the PhD being a deep red coloured gown with green adornments. A small number of students began their studies when Aberystwyth was part of the University of Wales and therefore wear the gowns from this period.

We challenge you to count the different gowns you come across during a ceremony!

Gownspotting!

During the five days of Graduation, the University welcomes over 10,000 students and supporters to Aberystwyth. It’s a fantastic time for all involved, but it’s important that you know what’s available to you and when. Here is your quick guide to Graduation, including details of where you can take five minutes out and rest with a cup of tea and slice of cake!

What to expect?

Your guide to Graduation

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For the first time in the University’s history, this year Aberystwyth will hold ten ceremonies during Graduation week including:

Ceremony 1

11am Monday 14/7/2014

School of Education and Lifelong LearningDepartment of History and Welsh History

Ceremony 2

3pm Monday 14/7/2014

Department of Mathematics and PhysicsDepartment of Computer Science

Ceremony 3

11am Tuesday 15/7/2014

Department of International PoliticsDepartment of European Languages

Ceremony 4

3pm Tuesday 15/7/2014

School of Management and Business

Ceremony 5

11am Wednesday 16/7/2014

Department of Theatre, Film and Television StudiesDepartment of Welsh

Ceremony 6

3pm Wednesday 16/7/2014

Department of English and Creative WritingSchool of Art

Ceremony 7

11am Thursday 17/7/2014

Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)Department of Sport and Exercise Science

If you require any assistance, please approach one of the Graduation Team in the purple polo shirts who will be very happy to help – from emergency safety pins to hairclips or some mints, we look forward to helping to make your Graduation day the best it can be.

Ceremony 8

3pm Thursday 17/7/2014

Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)Department of Psychology

Ceremony 9

11am Friday 18/7/2014

Department of Information StudiesDepartment of Law and Criminology

Ceremony 10

3pm Friday 18/7/2014

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

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Welcoming new

Fellows

Jeremy BowenJeremy is a prominent Welsh journalist

and television presenter. Born in Cardiff, and a graduate of UCL and John Hopkins University, he joined the BBC in 1984. A war correspondent for much of his career, he became the BBC’s Middle East correspondent in 1995 and was based in Jerusalem until 2000. Since 2005 he has been the BBC’s Middle East Editor and has reported from more than 70 countries, often in the line of fire. While reporting from Kosovo in 1999 he was robbed at gunpoint by bandits. In July 2013, while reporting from the BBC the protests in Egypt, he was shot in the head. He was recently one of the few journalists inside Syria reporting on the crisis. @BowenBBC

Rhod GilbertThe son of two Aber alumi, Rhod Gilbert

is best known for his comedy genius. A former market researcher, his comedy career began in 2002. In the first 18 months of his career he was the first person in the UK to reach the finals of every major new talent competition and succeeded in scooping four awards. In 2005, he was nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Awards and in 2008 was nominated for the main if.comedy award.

In 2010, Rhod fronted the BBC series Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience that saw him turn his hand to a variety of jobs. He has been a regular contributor to a range of major comedy shows and now hosts the BBC Radio Wales’ Rhod Gilbert Show every Saturday morning. @Rhodgilbertshow

Every year, during Graduation week, the University honours individuals who have made a significant contribution to the University, to Aberystwyth or to Wales by admitting them to a Fellowship of the University.

This year, we are pleased to present the following individuals for a Fellowship of Aberystwyth University:

Professor Bonnie BuntainProfessor Buntain is the Assistant Dean

Professor of Public Health at the University of Calgary in Canada. Prior to joining the Faculty, Professor Buntain was the Chief Public Health Veterinarian at the Food Safety and Inspection Service for the US Department of Agriculture.

At the USDA, Professor Buntain advised the Office of Field Operations on all veterinary issues regarding food safety, humane slaughter and handling and optimizing the use, retention and recruitment of public health veterinarians.

Professor Buntain received her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science in Animal Science from the University of Hawaii and obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1977 from Colorado State University.

Professor John HarriesA renowned atmospheric physicist, Professor

John Harries led the team that produced the first direct observational evidence of an increase in the Earth’s greenhouse effect between 1970 and 1997. He is a past President of the Royal Meteorological Society, and of the International Radiation Committee and previously a board member of the Natural Environment Research Council.

Professor Harries was the first Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales (2010-2013). An Emeritus Professor and Distinguished Research Fellow at Imperial College, he is also Fellow of the Institute of Physics, the Royal Meteorological Society, the American Geophysical Union and a member of the American Meteorological Society.

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Brian JonesA West Wales farmer and entrepreneur, Brian

Jones established Castell Howell Foods Ltd in the mid 1980s and continues to lead the company as its Managing Director.

Over the last 20 years, Castell Howell has become firmly established as one of the country’s leading independent food wholesalers specialising in Welsh products and employing 400 staff.

Castell Howell is one of IBERS’ industrial partners and supports the research and development of improving food quality and sustainable supply chains.

Brian is a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society and currently President of the Welsh Charitables RFC and Carmarthen Quins RFC.

Rhodri MeilirWelsh actor, Rhodri Meilir, graduated from

the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies in 2000. Rhodri has appeared in a number of popular television shows including playing the role of Alfie Butts in the long-running BBC sitcom, My Family, ITV’s Afterlife and Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather on Sky One.

He has also featured in a number of films including The Baker, Kevin Allen’s Y Syrcas and appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas Special The Runaway Bride. Later this year, he will appear on cinema screens in Pathé Films’ new film Pride.

He is well known on Welsh television for his roles in Y Pris, Caerdydd, Teulu, Tipyn o Stad and as Rapsgaliwn. He received a Best Actor BAFTA Cymru nomination in 2013 for his role as Trefor in Gwlad yr Astra Gwyn. Rhodri is currently part of the National Theatre of Wales’ highly acclaimed Mametz.

Dr John SheehyEmeritus Head of Applied Photosynthesis

and Systems Modelling Laboratory at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Dr Sheehy is an alumnus of Aberystwyth University. For most of his career, he has been a scientist leading multidisciplinary teams in the public sector specialising in the physiology of crops, their yield and the environment.

He pioneered a ground-breaking research program, assembling an international team of scientists to kick start a new evolution in rice and break the rice yield barrier by supercharging photosynthesis. The initiative was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and, shortly after retiring, he was honoured with an OBE.

D. Geraint LewisD. Geraint Lewis was the Education and

Children’s Librarian for Dyfed before being appointed Area Librarian for Ceredigion.

From1996 he was, until his retirement, the Assistant Director of Education in charge of Ceredigion’s Cultural Services. He has been the Honorary Secretary of the Welsh Books Council since 1986 and was the winner in 1996 of the Tir na n-Og award for his dictionary Geiriadur Gomer yr Ifanc. Originally from Ynys-y-bwl in Cwm Clydach, he was educated at Aberystwyth University and is the author of Geiriadur Cynradd Gomer, Y Llyfr Berfau, Pa Arddodiad?, Y Treigladur, and Geiriau Lletchwith.

Michael MoritzThe Cardiff-born venture capitalist and

philanthropist, Sir Michael Moritz is chairman of Sequoia Capital in California’s Silicon Valley where he has worked since 1986.

After studying history at Oxford University, he moved to the US and worked for a while at Time magazine before carving out a career as one of Silicon Valley’s most sought-after investors.

He is a former member of the board of directors of Google and his internet company investments include Google, Yahoo!, PayPal, Webvan, YouTube, eToys, and Zappos.

Sir Michael was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to promoting British economic interests and philanthropic work.

Ed ThomasPlaywright, director and producer, Ed Thomas,

is founder member and creative director of TV production company Fiction Factory.

He has written, directed or produced more than 120 hours of award-winning drama across all genres. His first play, House of America (1988) won numerous awards both nationally and internationally. His other plays include East From the Gantry, Flowers of the Dead Red Sea, Song From a Forgotten City, Gas Station Angel and Stone City Blue.

He has also produced a number of drama programmes for S4C including Caerdydd, Y Pris, Pen Talar, Gwaith/Cartref, and most recently Hinterland/Y Gwyll, a detective series produced in Welsh and English for S4C, BBC and distributed internationally by All3Media. Much of Hinterland was filmed in and around the University and Ed was instrumental in establishing a number of placements for University students during its filming.

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Careers Assistancefor Aberystwyth GraduatesWe can point you in the right direction.

Still looking for• work or experience?

• further studies?• overseas opportunities?

• help in setting up a business?• the ideal career path?

Contact us for assistance, guidance and information.

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We wish you the very best in your future career.

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What next?Whatever your plans, Aberystwyth University can help you, every step of the way. Meet some of Aber’s key contacts for your future:

Sian Morgan Furlong-DaviesDirector, Careers Service

“Following this excellent success it’s important that you now continue on your glittering career path by aiming for the best possible opportunities from this point onwards.

Remember that the Careers Service will continue to support you wherever you are and whatever you are doing as a next step, offering you a lifelong service. We will be happy to help you with any queries you may have about your future and your career. Also, please don’t forget to get in touch with us next January when we will be gathering the destination details of our graduates, by completing the questionnaire that we send you; and if you don’t have a specific destination planned or in place at that stage then do get in touch so we can help you – that’s what we’re here for!”

Rosemary MillsPostgraduate Advisor

“There’s so much to be gained from studying for a postgraduate qualification at Aberystwyth University. You can choose to specialise in a specific area or re-train through a conversion masters. Our postgraduates benefit from higher than average employment rates and above average starting salaries.

Most of our postgraduate level courses do not have official closing dates, so if this is the first time you are really considering undertaking a higher degree, there is still time for you to submit an application, and it is free and easy to do so.

As an Aberystwyth alumnus you can access support to help fund your postgraduate course. You could receive a fee reduction of between 10% and 20% from your postgraduate taught Masters fees.

If you would like to hear more about what’s on offer, pop by the Postgraduate Admissions stand and we will be pleased to help you and provide you with information on how to submit an application; applying for funding; securing postgraduate accommodation; and you can even quiz us on your career prospects as a postgraduate student and ask us more about postgraduate student life.

If you don’t have a chance to meet with us during Graduation you can Instant Chat with Advisors on the website during the normal office hours http://j.mp/1fnRQw8 or e-mail the Admissions Office directly with any questions: pg-admissions@aber.ac.uk.

Congratulations on your Graduation, we hope you enjoy the day!”

Tony OrmeEnterprise Manager

“Congratulations on your Graduation! Your next step might be employment; maybe further study or even taking a well-earned break.

For some graduates, self-employment is an interesting career option, either setting up and running a new enterprise now or in the future (once they have experienced working for more established organisations, first). Some graduates set up new businesses as their full-time occupation, others run their enterprises alongside employment or further study.

If you are interested either now or in the future in the feasibility of turning a good business idea you might have into a successful new enterprise, then Aberystwyth University would be keen to support you, particularly if your proposed new enterprise is being set up in the Aberystwyth area.

The sort of help and support you might need in the start-up phase could well include one-to-one business mentoring, business start-up skills training, information on start-up funding or networking opportunities. The University, in conjunction with local enterprise partners, offers a range of business start-up opportunities. The support includes our popular “Enterprise Wednesdays” – a regular series of workshops and presentations to support those setting up new businesses; Business Start-up Week – a boot-camp style week of events to help anyone with an idea to develop a business plan; and the Crisalis Enterprise Network – keeping those with new graduate businesses in touch with one another.

All of these services are FREE and available to Aberystwyth Graduates, as well as to students and staff members. Please do keep in touch and let me know if there’s any further support you need to make your business a success.”

Keep in touch by emailing crisalis@aber.ac.uk or join our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/AberUni.Enterprise

You are now part of an extended Aber alumni family spread over 150 countries worldwide and working in all types of careers, from accounting

to zoology. As part of this family you have access to an unrivalled network of experience, expertise and exciting opportunities and wherever you go, a connection to Aber is only a click away.

The Development & Alumni Relations Office (DARO) in Aber is here to help you connect with this network and to keep in touch with friends. We offer Aber Connect (connect.aber.ac.uk), our online database where you can keep your own contact details up to date, search for other alumni and sign up for events (and see who else is attending). You automatically have an Aber Email for Life address, to show the world that you are an Aber alumnus/a. There is also the International Alumni Network where you’ll find Aber representatives willing to help you live in, work or just visit their country and a series of official alumni events both in Aber and in major cities across the globe where you are guaranteed a warm welcome. Alumni can also benefit from discounted Aber Masters’ degree fees and special offers from selected suppliers.

Keep your contact information up to date* and we will send you regular updates from Aber through our monthly e-newsletter and annual PROM magazine, as well as sending you invitations to events that might be of interest, ranging from our extremely popular Comedy Works nights to essential Business Networking and Mentoring. We’re also there to help you arrange your own reunions by sending invitations, organising visits to your old department, summer on-campus accommodation and lots more.

DARO also supports the Aber Old Students’ Association, one of the oldest alumni associations in the UK, having been active since 1892. The OSA is independently run by its committee, has branches around the UK and internationally and holds activities each year. To find out more about taking part in this historic association, please contact osaadmin@aber.ac.uk.

* through AberConnect, www.aber.ac.uk/updatedetails, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter (@aber_alumni) – or email us directly on development@aber.ac.uk, or phone +44 (0)1970 621568.

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My Aber: The Harbour Trap

T he long winding coast road to Aber from my home village offers plenty of tantalising glimpses of surf, and if there are waves there, there are bound to be waves at the Harbour Trap� Over Trefechan Bridge and left, the crush of tall buildings and narrow streets opens out like a river delta as it approaches the sea until there’s nothing but a bit of prom and the ocean in front of you. Left again and the harbour soon appears� While the marina itself has afforded me many happy daydreams of boat-owning and globe-trotting, it is the open sea to the west that is the real draw, where the promenade ends and there’s nothing but the lifeboat station building on the road facing the sea. When I worked in Information Services I used to escape

down here to watch the surfers at lunchtime. An hour wasn’t enough time for me to surf though, and the crowds put me off. There were (and still are) always more goatboats (kayaks) than I could handle, plus groms (young surfers), kooks (beginners), rippers (surfers way better than me) and planks (longboards)� I would crack open my lunchbox, take a

PhD student Kat Dawes describes her favourite part of Aber.

few photos and feel quite glad that I didn’t have to get togged up in the hood, gloves, boots and thick wetsuit required in winter, or battle the pack and the current for a wave� But it was always a bit of a cop-out — a challenge unmet� By the time I returned to Aber for my PhD, I had become a better surfer; I also had more opportunity, and the day came where the waves were clean and there wasn’t a soul out — surfing gold. It was time to suit up and dive in. The view from the line-up is awesome� The harbour wall

and rocky beach floated in front and to the south of me and I could see people sitting in their cars watching. Further north were houses, more prom, the castle and the war memorial, all tilting gently as the swells pushed beneath me. A little boat chugged out past the harbour’s protective arm. Ten minutes to get the place dialled, and I surfed three good waves, taking the steep drop and racing along with my back to the water before bogging down as the wave’s energy dissipated. My first surf at the Harbour Trap, and it won’t be the last�

Padarn Hall reunionI n 1961, a new hall of residence opened in the converted

Lion Royal Hotel at the top of Great Darkgate Street� Padarn Hall, as it was known, accommodated 50 to 60

students, the first Warden being Dr Ken Walters, who had been appointed as a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics in 1960.Many of the students who were a part of those early Padarn

days have kept in close contact with each other over the subsequent decades� Evidence of this camaraderie is provided by the fact that on 13 May 2013, a group of the class of 1961 – 1963 met for a reunion lunch in Shrewsbury, along with Ken Walters, now a Distinguished Research Professor at Aber.Padarn Hall was an excellent example of the warm family

atmosphere that many Aber students have appreciated during their stay here�

The photograph from the reunion includes some of those who are also in the 1962 soccer team photo - matching the faces is a challenge after 50 years!

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The 1961 – 1962 Padarn Hall Soccer Team. Ken Walters, third from right in the back row, Emlyn Rawson (Ross) Jones, OBE, who organised the 2013 reunion, second from right in the front row

The 2013 Reunion. Emlyn Rawson (Ross) Jones OBE, third from right in front row; Roger Banner, now a member of Aber University Council, is fourth from right and Stephen Wood, Director of Research, Innovation and Business Services at Aber from 1992-2002 is second from right in the back row.

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Owen Ashton (Agriculture 2013) won the title Dairy Student of the Year whilst still in his final year. He was presented with a £1,000 cash prize at an awards ceremony in London and the University received £500 towards a dairying educational project.

Professor Sir George Berwick CBE (Education 1971) was awarded a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours List for his services to education.

Nick Bourne (Law 1973 and 1976), the former leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh Assembly, was elevated to the House of Lords in August.

Richard Body (Computer Science and Statistics 1988) was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to the hydroelectric industry with his volunteer work for Torrs Hydro New Mills Ltd - the first community owned and funded hydroelectric scheme in the country�

Welsh and Celtic Studies. The Institute also includes Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Aberystwyth University Music Centre� Director: Professor Sarah Prescott.

Institute of Management, Law & Information ScienceDepartments of Law and Criminology, Information Studies and the School of Management and Business� Director: Professor Andrew Henley�

Institute of Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science Departments of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science� Director: Professor Qiang Shen.

New InstitutesI n February 2013, Aberystwyth University launched its Strategic Plan for 2012-2017, (www.aber.ac.uk/strategicplan)

to ensure that Aber not only retains the special characteristics that give it an enduring place in the affections of its

students, staff and alumni, but also to enable it to grow and capitalise on its undoubted potential. The overall goal

set out in detail in the Plan is to ensure that by 2017 Aberystwyth is consistently ranked in the top 30 universities in the

UK, and the top 250 in the world�One of the biggest strategic changes within the University is the grouping of its seventeen academic departments

into seven interdisciplinary Institutes. The academic departments will continue to provide their excellent teaching and

research in their subject areas, but will now be better placed to take advantage of working alongside complementary

disciplines within their Institute under a more streamlined management structure.

Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Set up some years ago by bringing together the departments of Biology and Rural Sciences with IGER, the grassland research institute based at Gogerddan� Interim Director: Professor Chris Thomas�

Institute of Education, Graduate & Professional Development School of Education and Lifelong Learning, the Careers Service, the International English Centre, Learning Support, the Centre for the Development of Staff and Academic Practice (CDSAP), and the Graduate School� Director: Professor Tim Woods�

Institute of Geography, History & PoliticsDepartments of Geography and Earth Sciences, History and Welsh History and International Politics. Director: Professor Neil Glasser.

Institute of Human Sciences Departments of Psychology and Sport and Exercise Science� Director: Professor Kate Bullen�

Institute of Literature, Languages and Creative ArtsDepartments of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, English and Creative Writing, European Languages, the School of Art and the Department of

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Hinterland

A new player has emerged in the popular thread of

Nordic-noir detective dramas. Set in the dramatic

backdrop of the countryside around Aberystwyth,

Y Gwyll / Hinterland breaks new ground by being filmed

simultaneously in two languages, for broadcast on the Welsh

language channel S4C and in English on BBC Cymru Wales

and BBC Four. Subtitles have become much more acceptable

to viewers through popular imported Scandinavian dramas

such as Wallander and The Killing, and Y Gwyll/Hinterland

also makes use of subtitling to reflect the naturally bilingual

nature of the community� The series brings the Aber region to

an international audience, with Danish broadcast rights sold

to DR Denmark even before screening in the UK.

Aberystwyth alumni watching the programmes will be

reminded not only of the beautiful bleak winter backdrop

which is so reminiscent of Aber outside the tourist season,

but also the language and sense of Welsh community, where

both languages mix in casual conversation and everyone

knows everyone else – six degrees of separation reduced

to around two! Familiar bits of the Aber we know and love

(without the grisly murders, of course), and some familiar

faces, appear in every episode�

However, it’s not so much the final product that has had

an impact on the University, but the process of production.

Once the decision had been made to set the series in

Ceredigion, opportunities opened for Aber students to gain

invaluable hands-on experience of the production of a major

international television series, with Fiction Factory a willing

host� Students were able to undertake work placements,

shadowing professional roles and appearing as extras on film.

Ellen Dingstad from Norway, a third year Theatre, Film and

Television Studies student, said, “Working alongside industry

professionals was not only educational, but also exciting and

fun� I applied for the placement through the encouragement

of my lecturers, and was granted the post of ‘Producer’�

“My tasks were similar to that of a runner on set, but I was

also fortunate enough to work in the production office. When

my placement ended I was even offered a part time job.

The placement has improved my CV and my understanding

of what it takes to work in the business� It might not be the

easiest profession to get into, but the reward of helping to

create something is unsurpassable�”

Dr Jamie Medhurst, Head of the Department of Theatre,

Film and Television Studies at Aber said, “The partnership

with Fiction Factory, one of the UK’s foremost production

companies, during the production of Y Gwyll/Hinterland

highlighted how a world-class teaching and research

department such as the Department of Theatre, Film and

Television Studies was able to provide first class placements

for its students, all of whom benefited immensely from

working with the company�

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“I’m extremely grateful to Fiction Factory for providing

such positive experiences for our students and, indeed, staff

who worked with them during their time in Aberystwyth.

The partnership also demonstrated the Department’s

commitment to working with the creative and cultural

industries in Wales and beyond for the benefit of students,

staff and the production company.”

The University also provided some of the locations for

filming, with Plas Gogerddan appearing as the interior of the

police station and beautiful Old College having some cameo

appearances� Old College starred again in October when the

official première was held with a party in the Quad. With

atmospheric lighting and strategically placed ‘Police/Heddlu

Scene of Crime’ tape, the building was transformed for the

first screening.

Aber alumni featured throughout the project, including

producer Gethin Scourfield and actor Aneurin Hughes

(Chief Superintendent Brian Prosser)� Y Gwyll / Hinterland

was produced by Fiction Factory in association with S4C,

Tinopolis, BBC Cymru Wales, S4C Co-Production Fund

and All3Media International Ltd. The series will be sold to

broadcasters across the world through distributors and

co-production partners ALL3MEDIA International. Following

its world debut on S4C in October 2013 it was broadcast on

BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Four in early 2014 and by Danish

broadcasters DR Denmark.

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Vice-Chancellor’s Charity of the Year

Now in its third year, the Vice-Chancellor’s Charity of the Year appeal seeks to raise as much funding as possible for a worthy cause.

Aa number of occasions arise during the year, where fundraising for a local charity is possible, the Vice-Chancellor’s Charity of the Year provides a focus for community fundraising and charitable donations.

This year, nominations for the Vice-Chancellor’s Charity were sought from University students and staff. The list of nominations – all worthy in themselves - was whittled down to a shortlist of nine charities by the sabbatical team of the Students’ Union and the University Executive. Following a week of voting and hundreds of votes cast, the Aberystwyth Lifeboat and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), was chosen as the charity for 2014/15.

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service in the UK and Ireland from 236 lifeboat stations, including Aberystwyth. Additionally the RNLI has more than 1,000 lifeguards on over 180 beaches around the UK and operates a specialist flood rescue team, which can respond anywhere across the UK and Ireland when inland flooding puts lives at risk.

We look forward to working with the Aberystwyth Lifeboat and the RNLI team during the forthcoming year and invite you to learn more about their work by chatting to the charity’s representatives at the stall in the foyer of the Great Hall or visiting www.aberystwythlifeboat.org.uk.

Aberystwyth University

11Graduation 2014

I have an admission to make. This will be my first official Aberystwyth University Graduation Ceremony. Although I am a proud Aber alumnus – History, 1992

in case you were wondering – I did not attend the official ceremony back then.

No, this wasn’t a massive blunder and I did not turn up on the wrong day. Nor was I backpacking around the globe hacking through jungles, working the bars on Bondi Beach or getting a misspelt tattoo in Thailand. Instead, I went to the “unofficial” ceremony organised by UMCA (Aberystwyth’s Welsh-speaking Students’ Union). UMCA, which celebrated its 40th anniversary earlier this year, was in dispute with the University authorities at the time due to its weak bilingual policy. I am glad to say that things have progressed, the University now has a clear approach to the equality of English and Welsh, and both UMCA and the Students’ Union are fully engaged in representing the students’ voices in the University Council meetings and on various committees. The bilingual policy is the reason you will hear a lot of Welsh used during the ceremonies as well as on our University signage, documents and correspondence. It is said that you know you’re in Wales when you see “ARAF – SLOW” painted on the roads – as if we needed any reminding!

Your son or daughter may well have studied part or all of their degree with us through the medium of Welsh and we are building on our provision in this respect across more and more subject areas. Even if they did not undertake any study in Welsh they may well have picked up some of the language during their time here in Aberystwyth. We are proud that this too is part of the Aber Experience since it gives so many of our students exposure to cultural diversity and this will stand them in good stead in the future.

But back to the ceremony and like many of our happy new graduates my parents too will be attending their first official Aberystwyth Graduation Ceremony. Despite their moral guidance and financial support first-time round they took my insistence that I would only attend the UMCA ceremony very much in their stride and, thankfully, had a thoroughly good time. On this occasion, however, they will be in similar shoes to your good selves – a little bit lost, a little trepidatious, and definitely proud and maybe emotional. And as it is my first time – I will be too.

Dr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan

We asked our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Welsh Language and Culture, and External Engagement, Dr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan to share his experience of Graduation...

My first GraduationDr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan

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Seremoni 10Y Neuadd Fawr

Dydd Gwener 18 Gorffennaf 2014 3yp

Trefniadaeth y CynulliadAr ddechrau’r seremoni darllenir y Cyhoeddiad gan un o’r myfyrwyr sy’n graddio. Mae’n cydnabod cyflawniadau a llwyddiannau’r myfyrwyr sy’n graddio, ac yn datgan y gobaith y byddant yn cyfrannu at wybodaeth a budd cenhedlaethau i ddod, ac wynebu’r heriau sy’n wynebu ein byd.

Bydd ymgeiswyr am raddau dechreuol (israddedig) ac uwch (uwchraddedig) yn cael eu cyflwyno ym mhob seremoni. Fe’u cyflwynir i’r Is-Ganghellor yn unigol. Fel arfer, Pennaeth yr Adran berthnasol fydd yn cyflwyno’r myfyrwyr. Arweinir myfyrwyr i’r llwyfan lle cânt eu cyflwyno i’r Is-Ganghellor, a darllenir eu henwau. Bydd yr Is-Ganghellor yn datgan y fformiwla briodol i’r grŵp, ac yna byddant yn dychwelyd i’w seddau. Ar ôl i bob grŵp fynd yn ôl i’w seddau, bydd yr Is-Ganghellor yn cyfeirio’r fformiwla priodol at y grŵp cyfan, ac fe gânt hefyd eu cyfarch gan y Llywydd neu’r Is-Lywydd.

Bydd cyfarchiad y Cyflwynydd fel a ganlyn:

Anrhydeddus Is-Ganghellor, cyflwynaf i chi fyfyrwyr o’n Prifysgol ni a ennillodd radd…..

Cyfarchiad yr Is-Ganghellor –

Trwy awdurdod y Brifysgol a ymddiriedwyd i mi, derbyniaf chwi i radd….. ac i holl freiniau’r radd hon.

Bydd y Llywydd neu’r Is-Lywydd yn cyfarch y graddedigion â’r geiriau -

Boed eich gofal yn wastad dros lwydd ac anrhydedd ein

Prifysgol a’n Gwlad.

Yn achos y graddau uwch, fe geir cyfarchiad gwahanol, yn mynegi llawenydd y Brifysgol o dderbyn y graddedig yn Athro neu’n Ddoethur. Bydd grwpiau bychain o ddarpar raddedigion am raddau uwch yn cael eu cyfarch gan yr Is-Ganghellor a’r Llywydd neu’r Is-Lywydd ar y llwyfan, ac yna byddant yn troi i wynebu’r gynnulleidfa i’w cydnabod.

Ceremony 10The Great Hall

Friday 18 July 2014 3pm

Procedures of the CongregationThe ceremony begins with the reading of the Proclamation by one of the graduating students. It recognises the achievements and success of the graduating students, and expresses the hope that they will contribute to knowledge and wellbeing for future generations, and confront the challenges that face our world.

In each ceremony there will be candidates for initial (undergraduate) and higher (postgraduate) degrees. Candidates will be presented individually to the Vice-Chancellor. For each degree the presenter will normally be the Head of the appropriate Department. Candidates will be conducted to the stage by Marshals where they will be presented to the Vice-Chancellor and their names will be read out. After each group have returned to their seats, the Vice-Chancellor will address the appropriate formula to the whole group, and they will also receive a greeting from the President or Vice-President.

The formulae used during the ceremony may be translated as follows:

The Presenter’s formula –

Anrhydeddus Is-Ganghellor, cyflwynaf i chi fyfyrwyr o’n Prifysgol ni a ennillodd radd…..

Honorable Vice-Chancellor, I present to you students of our University who have gained the degree of ……

The Vice-Chancellor’s formula –

Trwy awdurdod y Brifysgol a ymddiriedwyd i mi, derbyniaf chwi i radd….. ac i holl freiniau’r radd hon.

By the authority of the University, entrusted to me, I admit you to the degree of ….. and to all the privileges of this degree.

The President or Vice-President greets the graduates with the words –

Boed eich gofal yn wastad dros lwydd ac anrhydedd ein Prifysgol a’n Gwlad.

May your care ever be for the success and good name of our University and Country.

In the case of higher degrees there is a different form of greeting, stating that the University is pleased to admit the graduate as a Master or Doctor. Smaller groups of graduands for higher degrees may be addressed by the Vice-Chancellor and the President or Vice-President on the stage, and will then turn to the audience for acknowledgement.

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Trefn y Gweithrediadau

Gorymdaith aelodau awdurdodau a sefydliadau lleol.

Gorymdaith aelodau'r staff academaidd.

Gorymdaith Swyddogion y Brifysgol.

Gair o groeso gan yr Is-Lywydd, Dr Glyn Rowlands BSc PhD

Cyhoeddiad yr Ymgynulliad (darllenir gan Heledd Medi Walters)

Derbyn i raddau’r Brifysgol Yr Athro April McMahon, MA PhD FBA FRSE FLSW,

Is-Ganghellor

Order of Proceedings

Procession of members of local authorities and organisations.

Procession of members of academic staff.

Procession of University Officers.

Welcome by the Vice-President, Dr Glyn Rowlands BSc PhD

Proclamation of the Congregation (to be read by Heledd Medi Walters)

Admission to University’s degrees Professor April McMahon, MA PhD FBA FRSE FLSW,

Vice-Chancellor

Rhaglen Gerddorol | Programme of Music

Ymdeithgan | Processional ‘Trumpet Tune’ yn D fwyaf | ‘Trumpet Tune’ in D major

John Stanley

Ymadawiad | Recessional Diweddglo o Sonata Rhif 1 yn D leiaf (Op. 42) | Finale from Sonata No. 1 in D minor (Op. 42)

Alexandre Guilmant

Organydd | OrganistWilliam Hayward, GRSM (London), ARCM, LRAM, ARCO

Cyflwyniad Cerddorol | Musical Introducton a berfformiwyd gan | performed by

Alison Greeley MA – obo | oboe

Shelley Fairplay MMus, BMus Hons, Dip ABRSM – telyn | harp

Egwyl Gerddorol | Musical Interlude a ganwyd gan | sung by Cantorion Madrigal Elisabethaidd | The Elizabethan Madrigal Singers Cyfarwyddwr Corawl: Georgie Lorimer MA | Choral Director: Georgie Lorimer MA

Cerddoriaeth dan ofal Dr David Russell Hulme BA Anrh, MA PhD TAR - Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd, Prifysgol AberystwythMusic supervised by Dr David Russell Hulme BA Hons, MA PhD PGCE - Director of Music, Aberystwyth University

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Baglor yn y Celfyddydau | Bachelor of ArtsSedd | Seat

Daearyddiaeth Ddynol | Human Geography

Julie Beamond H6Catherine Sarah Cook H5Andrew James Croft H4Helen Alexandra Duley H3Megan Alice Edwards H2Sophie Rachel Ellerker H1

*Zachary Aaron Evans I6Florence Genis I5Jennifer Goffin I4Louisa Gomes Munro I3Aimee Hutchinson I2Abigail Rebecca Jones I1

*Arthur Jones J6Samuel James Risby J5Daniel Sampson J4Robert James Sheargold J3Thomas Peter Stevenson J2Amber Thea Gyaamie Tarry J1

*Matthew Twinn K6David Webber K5Stephen Anthony Williams K4

Daearyddiaeth Ddynol / Celfyddyd Gain | Human Geography / Fine Art

Eleanor Grace Huguet K3

Daearyddiaeth / Gwleidyddiaeth Ryngwladol | Geography / International Politics

Sion Dafydd Williams K2

Daearyddiaeth Ddynol / Hanes | Human Geography / History

Mathie Douchy K1*Daearyddiaeth Ddynol gyda Ffrangeg | Human Geography with French

Louise April Denham L6

Daearyddiaeth Ddynol gyda Gwleidyddiaeth Ryngwladol | Human Geography with International Politics

Nicholas David Robinson L5

Daearyddiaeth Ddynol gyda Hanes | Human Geography with History

Ivo Shterev L4

Daearyddiaeth Ddynol gydag Addysg | Human Geography with Education

Alyssa Paterson Murphy L3

Daearyddiaeth Ddynol gydag Economeg | Human Geography with Economics

Sophie Clare Tumber L2

Baglor mewn Gwyddoniaeth | Bachelor of Science

Daearyddiaeth | Geography

Lauren Adlam L1*

Owain Aled M6Peter Michael Allen M5Lauren Anderson M4Sol Harry Armer M3Danielle Artherton M2Eleanor Kim Ballinger M1

*Thomas Beaton N6Annelise Berrow N5Harriet Dorothy Pugh Bevan N4Matthew William Birkett N3Corinne Emily Bourke N2Amber Rhian Brown N1

*Leigh-Anne Bullough O6Andrew John Burridge O5Eleanor Jayne Cashell O4David Clarke O3Penny Joanna Clarke O2Thomas Coate O1

*Charlotte Coleman P6Thomas Cottrell P5Ashleigh Critcher P4Emma Francesca Curry P3Caitlin Davies P2John Dixon P1

*Christopher James Dolman Q6Timothy Paul Dulson Q5Max Edwards Q4Angharad Sian Evans Q3Rachel Clare Evans Q2Ruth Eileen Evans Q1

*Harri John Gimblett R6Heather Elizabeth Griffiths R5Amelia Ann Hammond R4Andrew David Hampson R3Hope Harries R2John David Hart R1

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Adran Ddaearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

Cyflwynir gan Bennaeth yr Adran, yr Athro Rhys Jones Presented by the Head of Department, Professor Rhys Jones

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Sedd | Seat

Egwyl Gerddorol | Musical Interlude

Sweet Suffolk Owl Thomas Vautor

Y Fwyalchen Ddu Bigfelen (The Blackbird) Alaw draddodiadol | Welsh traditional (trefnwyd gan | arranged by Charles Clements)

The Gypsy Rover Leo Maguire (trefnwyd gan | arranged by David Nino & Georgie Lorimer)

Laura May Hollister H7Benjamin Byron Hughes H8Dominic Jacques H9Bryn Huw Jones H10Daniel Robert Jones H11Mererid Jones H12Rhys Jones H13

*Samuel Jack Jones I7Siwan Fflur Jones I8Thomas Alexander Mccoy Jones I9Kate Louise Jury I10Thomas Keel I11Tom Colin Kelly I12Laura May Kingsley I13

*Michelle Louise Kirk J7Daniel Latham J8Kathryn Elizabeth Latta J9Aimee Lawrence J10Sioned Llywelyn J11Jordan Lomas J12Natalie Sian Longman J13

*Philippa Longney K7Rebecca Lowe K8Stephanie Lynes K9Richard Gore Macey K10Jessica Emma Magnall K11Geoffrey Main K12Katherine Mann K13

*Peter Marsh L7Daniel John Mason L8Catherine Grace McGeown L9Zoe McWilliams L10David William Miles L11Toby Alexander Monks L12Louise Mordaunt L13

*Helen Morgan M7Owain Ynyr Morris M8Matthew North M9Imogene Yveline Northern M10James Pickerin M11Laura Read M12Callum Aidan Richards M13

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Letitia Joanne Robertson N7Cathryn Robinson N8Matthew Christopher Roe N9Abigail Russon N10Charlotte Ryan-Elliott N11Elizabeth Kathryn Saunders N12Andrew Paul Simpson N13

*Michael George Singleton O7Jade Skinner O8Alexandra Stephenson O9Daniel Edward George Stewart O10Russell Stock O11Jack Strachan O12Mark Sutton O13

*Adam John Tate P7Daniel Teeling P8Lisa Ann Till P9Thomas William Wackett P10Hannah Joy Wadsworth P11Laura Wainwright P12Matthew Charles Wallis P13

*Kate Louise Watton Q7Richard Whaley Q8Abigail Mary Woods Q9Lauren York Q10

Daearyddiaeth Ffisegol | Physical Geography

Jonathan Ackroyd Q11Marcus Curtis Aderaye Q12Aimee Lucinda Alcock Q13

*Daniel Austin R7Emma Bailey R8Jennifer Rachel Bailey R9Heather Jane Amanda Bell R10Amy Louise Brittan R11Gemma Louise Burton R12Duncan Paul Clayton-Stead R13

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Amy Clutterbuck R20Joshua Cox R19Samantha Crowston R18Thomas Day R17Oliver Davies-Scourfield R16Alexander Durnall R15Mark Byron Ennis R14

*Bethany Foskett Q20Rhys Freeman Q19David Bruce Geddes Q18Robert Alexander Green Q17George William Andrew Greenway Q16John Edward Guest Q15Sarah Harrison-Smith Q14

*Molly Rowan Heaton P20Charlotte Hewson P19Nicholas Higgins P18Sian Hopkins P17Thomas William Jenkins P16Timothy Kirkwood P15Holly Alexandra Laws P14

*Sean Lee O20Frederick Garrington John Lewis O19George Lloyd O18Laura Elizabeth Ludwinski-Heydenkorn O17Mark McCafferty O16Samantha Meldrum O15Caitlin Newby O14

*Stanley Robert Porter N20James Michael Raymond N19Matthew David Raymond N18Daisy Veronica Rendall N17James Rust N16Russell Barney Roger Scott N15Nicholas Martin Simmons N14

*Oliver Standen M20Michael Alexander Stuart M19Abigail Alma May Summerfield M18Jack Todd M17Lauren Jane Towle M16George Trenouth M15Gareth Vaughan Williams M14

*Olivia Beth Wilson L20

Daearyddiaeth Ffisegol / Ffrangeg | Physical Geography / French

Elizabeth Mary Wignall L19

Daearyddiaeth Ffisegol / Mathemateg | Physical Geography / Mathematics

Nicholas Willetts L18

Gwyddor Daear Amgylcheddol | Environmental Earth Science

Holly Baddeley L17Joshua Bonhill-Smith L16Thomas Box L15Rachel Cann L14

*Richard Clarke-Williams K20Simon Matthew Collin K19James Dillon K18Susan Claire Glendinning K17Robert Douglas Wyn Hayden K16Louise Hickman K15Pendle Hill K14

*Jamie Forbes Howe J20Branwen Non Hughes J19Rhiannon Mary Jones J18Leanne Elizabeth King J17Sean Edward King J16Andrew William Moore J15Timothy William Neal J14

*Nicholas Stephen Roberts I20Emma Robertson I19James Runciman I18Peter-John Sanders I17Denitsa Nikolaeva Tarnovska I16Samuel Thomas Taylor I15Sebastian Charles Taylor I14

*Gray William Tennant H20Zachary Virgo H19Hannah Whaites H18James Matthew Whibberley H17Richard Wilson H16Christopher Woodfield H15

Gwyddor yr Amgylchedd | Environmental Science

Alexandra Mary Baribeau H14*

Christopher James Baron R21Philip Branford R22Alexandra Brown R23Sophie Charlotte Cook R24Gregory Cooke R25Rhydian Cox R26

*Gareth Davies Q21Saso Gorjanc Q22David John Greenwell Q23Indre Jakaityte Q24Lowri Mai Jones Q25Simon Robert Lines Q26

*Charlotte Angharad Morgan P21Katie Leanne Rees P22Kate Symonds P23Esme Thomas-Pace P24Katie Elizabeth Thompson P25Samantha Tyler P26

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Sedd | Seat

Heledd Medi Walters O21Joshua White O22

Athro yn y Celfyddydau | Master of Arts

Polisi Rhanbarthol ac Amgylcheddol | Regional and Environmental Policy

William Andrews O23Jamie Robin Blackmore O24Mark James Foxwell O25Edward Gough O26

*Matthew Hull N21Adam Michael Lewis N22Dafydd Thomas N23Greg Thomas N24Owen Glyn Williams N25

Tirwedd a Thiriogaeth | Landscape and Territory

Charlotte Elizabeth Connor N26*

Jonathan Mark Duckett M21Helena Hill M22

Athro mewn Gwyddoniaeth | Master of Science

Dadansoddi a Monitro’r Amgylchedd | Environmental Monitoring and Analysis

Kellie-Marie Beckley M23Mark Bloomfield M24Eleanor Cotterill M25Kerry Elizabeth Ferguson M26

*Diogelu Cyflenwadau Bwyd a Diod | Food and Water Security

William Arthur Kenneth Griffiths L21Llion Rhys Parry L22Philip Roberts L23

Rhewlifeg | Glaciology

Douglas Bradley L24Samuel Carter L25Morgan Gibson L26*Lauren Knight K21Emma Smith K22Anne Stefaniak K23Samuel James Wainwright K24

SGD a Synhwyro o Bell | GIS and Remote Sensing

Morgan Lawrence Commins K25Aaron Llewellyn Wade Evans K26

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Gareth James Ireland J21Alexandra Marie Kilcoyne J22Jonathan Lee J23Alexandra - Elena Mates J24Elin Mair Roberts J25Douglas Scott J26

*Kerry Lyn Thomas I21

Synhwyro o Bell a Chyfrifiadureg | Remote Sensing and Computing Science

Elena Jung I22Georgina Ettritch I23

Synhwyro o Bell a Gwyddor y Planedau | Remote Sensing and Planetary Science

Alexander Cass I24Salim Mohammed Al-Hajri I25

*Doethur mewn Athroniaeth | Doctor of Philosophy

Daearyddiaeth | Geography

Matthew John Westoby H21The development of a unified framework for low-cost Glacial Lake Outburst Flood hazard assessment

Daearyddiaeth ( Y Celfyddydau) | Geography (Arts)

Han-Hsiu Chen H22Cultivating Heritage: from Productive Tobacco Agriculture to Post-productive Tobacco Agricultural Heritage in Eastern Taiwan

Martin Dixon Jones H23‘Harnessing Sustainability’: Legibility and Ownership in the Promotion of Walking in Wales

Jennifer Elizabeth Turner H24Edge and Interface: Boundary Traffic between Prison and Society

Daearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear (Gwyddoniaeth) | Geography and Earth Sciences (Science)

Alisdair Cunningham G21Satellite-based monitoring of land cover change in Wales: a multi-sensor approach

Helene Paule Ducrotoy G22A palaeoecological and biomolecular investigation of early agriculture in Ethiopia, with particular reference to Sorghum bicolor domestication

Andrew Alexander William Fitzpatrick G23The dynamic response of the Greenland Ice Sheet to climatic change

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Gwobr Rhagoriaeth Dysgu i Gynorthwywyr Uwchraddedig | Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant

Dyfernir y wobr hon i Gynorthwywyr Uwchraddedig sydd wedi gwneud cyfraniad eithriadol i ddysgu.

Yn y seremoni hon gwobrwyir:

This Award is presented to Graduate Assistants who have demonstrated an outstanding contribution to teaching.

At this ceremony and Award will be presented to:

Adran Ddaearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear | Department of Geography and Earth SciencesGreg Thomas

Prifysgol Aberystwyth

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