University of Glamorgan

Forthcoming Events

Postgraduate Open Evening

September 15, 2010 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Glamorgan Conference Centre and ATRiuM

A postgraduate qualification could really take you places, whether you want to build on the knowledge you gained during your degree, get a professional qualification to boost your CV or design a programme of research in a subject that fascinates you.

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Undergraduate Open Day

September 16, 2010 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Treforest, Glyntaff and ATRiuM campuses

Before deciding where to spend the next three or four years of your life, you should really try to visit the University of Glamorgan. Our open days allow you to explore the campuses, meet some of our current students and talk to the academic staff who will be teaching you. You can also find out about loads of other things: from the degree courses on offer, the accommodation on and off campus, student funding and scholarships, student welfare and even the UCAS application process.

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Brazilian gold, Cuban copper and the final frontier of British anti-slavery

October 12, 2010 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Glamorgan Conference Centre

Inaugural Lecture given by Professor Chris Evans

International mining companies, based in Britain but operating overseas, were a growing feature of the world economy in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. They exemplified new forms of corporate organisation and often deployed the latest in advanced technology. But when they set up in Brazil and Cuba in the 1820s and 1830s they also made use of slave labour.

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Undergraduate Open Day

October 30, 2010 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Treforest, Glyntaff and ATRiuM campuses

Before deciding where to spend the next three or four years of your life, you should really try to visit the University of Glamorgan. Our open days allow you to explore the campuses, meet some of our current students and talk to the academic staff who will be teaching you. You can also find out about loads of other things: from the degree courses on offer, the accommodation on and off campus, student funding and scholarships, student welfare and even the UCAS application process.

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A journey through war and genocide: a personal odyssey

November 9, 2010 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Glamorgan Conference Centre

Inaugural Lecture given by Professor Alan Hawley

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Analytical Science…Your Life in our Hands

December 14, 2010 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Glyntaff Campus

Inaugural Lecture given by Professor Tony Davies

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Deterioration Modelling and Repair of Concrete Bridges

January 11, 2011 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Glamorgan Conference Centre

Inaugural Lecture given by Professor Abid Abu Tair

Tagged: fat research

Creative Industries – An Economic Miracle or Myth

February 8, 2011 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

ATRiuM, Cardiff

Inaugural Lecture given by Professor Peter Robinson

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Knowledge Organisation Systems and Information Discovery

March 15, 2011 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Glamorgan Conference Centre

Inaugural Lecture given by Professor Douglas Tudhope

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Mental Health Research:What are the risks of that happening?

April 12, 2011 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Glyntaff Campus

Inaugural Lecture given by Professor Paul Rogers

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From Despair to Where? The many faces of Economic Development Policy

May 10, 2011 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Glamorgan Conference Centre

Inaugural Lecture given by Professor David Pickernell

From Despair to Where? The many faces of Economic Development Policy

The UK was amongst the first European countries to adopt an official regional policy as a means
of reducing disparities in unemployment rates, with the 1934 Special Areas Act. 80 years on regional economic development policy is still in place to address issues of uneven regional incomes and growth. This inaugural lecture will examine the changes that have taken place, and the actors that determine both the policy itself and the implementation of it.

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The miner’s canary, may it fly

June 14, 2011 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Glyntaff campus

Inaugural Lecture given by Professor Anthony Beddow

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