www.aber.ac.uk/prom A Fly’s Eye View Prison Architecture Remembering the Holodomor Peter Hancock Scholars New Life for Old College Aber-grad Scholarships Aberystwyth University offers Achieve your personal and professional aspirations a Scholarship towards Taught through a graduate programme at Aberystwyth, including… Masters, LLM by research and P CILIP accredited Masters in Information and Library Studies MPhil tuition fees for Aberystwyth P 2–year MSc course in Computer Science Software Engineering University graduates registering (inc Integrated Industrial and Professional Training) for study in 2018. If you hold a P Distance learning programmes available First Class Bachelors degree, the P Teacher Training and professional development courses scholarship will be 20% of your P Teaching for Postgraduates at Aberystwyth University – tuition fees. If you hold a Second tailored programme for postgrads engaged in teaching, or Class degree, you are eligible for staff who support teaching, leading to Associate Fellowship a scholarship worth 10% of your of the Higher Education Academy tuition fees. Applications for the relevant course must be received by 27th July 2018 at the latest: GOOD www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/apply UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2018 UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR FOR TEACHING QUALITY 0118 - 22521 Contents Welcome Features elcome to the latest edition of PROM with our A Fly’s Eye View usual mix of news and information from Aber. 10 WAs the new editor, I hope you enjoy reading the edition and, as ever, I look forward to hearing your feedback and suggestions. We were sorry to say farewell to colleague and former editor Alumni Relations Manager Louise Perkins in 2017 but Prison delighted to remain in close touch with her as she continues 14 Architecture her very active role as Old Students’ Association Honorary Secretary. 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UNIVERSITY See www.aber.ac.uk/alumni for links� GUIDE 2018 The views expressed in are those of individual authors and 26 | The Magazine of Aberystwyth University UNIVERSITY do not represent the University other than where stated. Although OF THE YEAR every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and reliability Published by: Prifysgol Aberystwyth University FOR TEACHING of material published, the publishers accept no liability for claims Designed by: The Design Studio, Aberystwyth University QUALITY made by contributors. Printed by: McLays Cardiff 0118 - 22521 3 I am delighted to be writing ur mission and values as a University will be renewed and refreshed in our 2018-2023 Strategic Plan, for the first time in as the Owhich will take us past our 150th anniversary in 2022. These are interesting times for the higher education sector Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth as we face a range of pressures and challenges, and further University. Since I took up my define Aberystwyth’s position in an increasingly competitive environment. The New Year has heralded further changes. After post, I have had the opportunity a full ten year term of office, Sir Emyr Jones Parry has stepped to meet many of our alumni down as Chancellor and Chair of Council� We also bid farewell in 2017 to Council Treasurer Dr Tim Brain and to Pro Chancellor and have been impressed not Glyn Rowlands, and in April 2018, Elizabeth France’s term of office as Pro Chancellor draws to a close. We are extremely only by the support shown for grateful to them all for their dedication and commitment to Aber but your ambitions for the this University, and we wish them well in future� We welcome in Sir Emyr’s place Dr Emyr Roberts as Chair of Council and future success of the institution. Lord Thomas of Cwmgïedd as Chancellor. Lord Thomas delivers Thank you all for the warm his first lecture as Chancellor of the University in Aberystwyth on 22 March 2018, entitled Justice in Wales - the task of the welcome – a welcome which is Commission� If you are in Aberystwyth on this date, we would just one of the many wonderful be delighted if you could join us� In my role as Vice-Chancellor, I want to elevate further the things I have discovered about status of Aberystwyth University as an institution which carries out world-class research� I have been impressed by the depth Aber life since arriving here in and breadth of the work here – for example, the practical April 2017. application of plant breeding solutions for the benefit of farmers at home and abroad; the work of our climate change scientists who venture in extreme conditions to the Arctic, Antartica and the Himalayas; our research on rural health care, or the ‘Made in Aber’ instruments which will form an 4 Towards the Next 150 Years integral part of the ExoMars mission in 2020. We will continue Old College, we paid tribute to one of our alumni who became to champion innovative and impactful research, which makes the first to report on the mass starvation among Ukraine’s a real difference to communities here in Wales and the wider farming communities. As you find out more about the short but world� impressive life of Gareth Jones in Dr Jenny Mathers’ article on Our ambitious plans to transform Old College will be a showcase page 17, I’m sure you’ll agree that his courage, conviction and for research like this, alongside the University’s other treasures� curiosity are qualities which exemplify all that is good about The announcement in July that the Heritage Lottery Fund had Aber� earmarked funding of £10.5m for the project was warmly We are fortunate as a University to have such a highly welcomed. We are now involved in the fine detail of the engaged and vibrant alumni network. In congratulating the proposals to breathe new life into Old Students’ Association on their this much-loved Gothic building 125th anniversary, may I also thank on the seafront and scoping ways them for their continued support We are fortunate as a of raising the additional matching and guidance. Particular thanks funding of £10.5m. Your ideas University to have such a are due to Steve Lawrence who would be welcome