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Issue 1 Lampeter Life www.uwtsd.ac.uk University of Wales Trinity Saint David: Lampeter Life | 1 Welcome Welcome to the first edition of ‘Lampeter undergraduates at the University has the past few months and in this edition Life’. The University has had another improved in two consecutive years to 85% we look at some of the highlights during successful year as we continue to move from 79% two years ago. This improvement graduation, the opening of the University’s up in all the major league tables. The has seen UWTSD climb 44 places in the UK Academy of Sinology as well as a visit to the recent Times and The Sunday Times Good Universities NSS table. This is testament to campus by BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards University Guide 2018 showed that the the hard work and quality of academic staff who was guest lecturer at this year’s Cliff University has been ranked 16th overall we have at the University. Tucker Memorial Lecture. in the UK for ‘Teaching Quality’ and third in Wales. These results come swiftly after We’ve just welcomed a new cohort of Finally, we’d like to thank you for your the University was recently awarded its students to the Lampeter campus and we continued support as we look forward to highest ever Student Satisfaction score look forward to another busy academic another exciting year for the University. in the National Student Survey 2017 year. ‘Lampeter Life’ gives you a taste of (NSS). Satisfaction amongst final year what has been happening on campus over Contents 4 12 Lord Elystan-Morgan Academy of Sinology receives Honorary Doctorate opens its doors 6 13 Five New Professors Exploring the Materiality of Practice Appointed of Foodstuffs 8 14 Harmony Conference Medieval New Year 9 15 Cliff Tucker Chinese New Year Memorial Lecture 10 16 Student Article published Ceredigion’s Legends in ‘Anthropology Now’ of the West app 2 | University of Wales Trinity Saint David: Lampeter Life University of Wales Trinity Saint David: Lampeter Life | 3 Lord Elystan-Morgan receives Honorary Doctorate During the graduation ceremonies on Morgan of Aberteifi in the County of as a politician, lawyer and a judge. On the Lampeter campus Lord Elystan- Dyfed. He held the office of Recorder receiving his Honorary Doctorate, Lord Morgan was awarded an Honorary between 1983 and 1987 and the office of Elystan-Morgan said: Doctorate from the University. Circuit Judge between 1987 and 2003. “The gratitude I feel towards the Born in North Ceredigion, Lord Elystan Presenting the award to Lord Elystan- University of Wales Trinity Saint David Morgan was educated at Ardwyn Morgan was UWTSD Associate Pro-Vice is concurrently a mixture of humility Grammar School, Aberystwyth and the Chancellor Gwilym Dyfri Jones. He said: and indeed of wonderment. You University College of Wales, Aberystwyth have honoured me far, far beyond any before training to become a solicitor. “It is my very great privilege to present possible expectation that I had. In his early political career he was a Lord Elystan-Morgan, the former Plaid Cymru candidate but later joined Cardiganshire MP and High Court May I also congratulate all of you the Labour Party before being elected Judge and one of Wales’ greatest living that have received your degrees and Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire statesmen, for admission to the degree various other qualifications. You have at the 1966 general election. of Doctor of Literature. Lord Elystan- achieved a great deal and I salute your Morgan is a statesman of stature and achievements most sincerely. You are He served as a junior minister in the brilliance who served Wales with great members of a distinguished school Labour Government as Under-Secretary distinction for over fifty years. of learning that had its origins 195 at the Home Office from 1968 to 1970. years ago. It was founded as a religious He was also chairman of the Welsh An unassuming, kindly and institution but over a period of time it Parliamentary Labour Party between unprententious gentleman, he has been has served Wales and Great Britain with 1971 and 1974. Having left politics, Lord instrumental in the emergence of a honourable distinction and credit. The Elystan Morgan concentrated on his legal confident, successful and self-believing efforts you have made are indeed part career. He was admitted to Gray’s Inn in nation, in shaping the identity of a of the supreme pioneering spirit of this 1971, entitling him to practise as mature, culturally-vibrant, and forward- University and it shows the willingness of a barrister. looking Wales.” many generations to sacrifice everything in the name of higher education. You are Lord Elystan Morgan was made a Life Lord Elystan-Morgan’s contribution to life now part of that rich heritage.” peer in 1981 with the title Baron Elystan- in Wales and beyond has been immense “An unassuming, kindly and unprententious gentleman, he has been instrumental in the emergence of a confident, successful and self- believing nation, in shaping the identity of a mature, culturally-vibrant, and forward-looking Wales.” Gwilym Dyfri Jones, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor 4 | University of Wales Trinity Saint David: Lampeter Life University of Wales Trinity Saint David: Lampeter Life | 5 Five new Professors of Practice appointed The title of ‘Professor of Practice’ is bestowed upon an individual to honour and recognise that person for having attained academic and/or professional distinction in those disciplines which are aligned with the strategic intentions of the university. The five individuals who were honoured by the University are Professor Jianjun Bu; John Darlington; Alan Ereira; Saleem Asghar Kidwai and The Revered Dr Jeremy Duff. Professor Jianjun Bu is the Director of UWTSD’s Teaching Centre at Renmin University of China and has almost 22 years of experience working in higher education. With an excellent reputation for research, teaching and international education, Professor Bu has led the HND centre of Renmin University since 2003. Having undertaken a PhD in Management in June 2015 from the National Trust where of the Somme), then for 15 years with BBC Mr Kidwau is a trustee of South Wales Dr Duff was born and brought up in Dr Duff is a biblical scholar, publishing and International Cooperation, Professor Bu went he was Regional Director, North West of TV, winning many awards including the Islamic Educational Trust; Secretary General Liverpool. At eighteen he became an officer teaching in the area of New Testament and on to become Vice President of the School England. In this position John championed Royal Television Society’s Best Documentary at the Muslim Council of Wales; a trustee in the Royal Engineers, serving overseas Greek, and has a nationally recognised of Talent Training at the Information Centre a diverse portfolio of high profile projects Series (Armada) and creating the series that of the Muslim Council of Wales Charitable with the British Army and United Nations, expertise in the formation of priests and for Social Sciences at Renmin University of at places ranging from mansions such launched the History Channel (Crusades). Foundation; Chair of the Executive and then went up to Cambridge where he other ministers. However, his real passion China before being appointed Director and as Dunham Massey, Lyme Park and Little He then became a successful independent Committee of the Islamic Social Services received a First in Mathematics and a First is in the power of the Bible to transform Assistant Dean of the School of Training and Moreton Hall, to the mountains and producer, working closely with ex-Python Association-Wales; Chair of the Executive with Distinction in Theology and Religious individuals and communities when taken Education. He took up his current role as countryside of the Lake District. He is also a Terry Jones. Committee of the New Leaf- Rehabilitation Studies. Doctoral research in New Testament away from elite interpreters and put in the Deputy Dean of the School of Training and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries as well of Ex-Offenders, and Vice President of the and Christian Origins then followed at hands of people in their own language, as Education in 2013. as a Member of the Chartered Institute for In 1990 he encountered the Kogi, a Welsh Scouts Council. Jesus College and The Queen’s College, was done first in Wales by William Morgan in Archaeologists and frequently writes for The remarkable indigenous community in Oxford and then a research fellowship at St 1588 – who himself has been the priest at St Professor Jianjun Bu, holds a number of Art Newspaper. Colombia with whom he has made two The Revered Dr Jeremy Duff is the Principal Cross College and tutorial appointments at Padarn’s church near Aberystwyth. other positions including Deputy Director of films regarded as seminal. His account of the of the St Padarn’s Institute, established Worcester College and Wycliffe Hall. In 2004 the Central Education Committee of Chinese More recently Mr Darlington has enjoyed Kogi, From the Heart of the World, won the in 2016 to provide education, training, he moved back to Liverpool becoming the “I’m delighted to appoint such eminent Peasants And Workers Democratic Party; contributing towards Oxford University’s Green Book Award. He founded the Tairona formation and professional development Director of Lifelong Learning in the Anglican individuals as Professors of Practice at the Expert Group Leader of HND program Department of Continuing Education, Heritage Trust to help the Kogi preserve for the Church in Wales. St Padarn’s brings Diocese, and Dwelly-Raven Canon at University,” said UWTSD’s Vice-Chancellor CSCSE China Ministry of Education, and mentoring post-graduate students from and convey their culture.