First of all, welcome to Bangor University and welcome to your Students’ Union – we hope that you make the most of your time here in Bangor and enjoy all the opportunities available to you! The Students’ Union does a number of things – we provide free clubs and societies, so if you want to join the swimming club, or play netball, join our Gaming League, or our Chess Society, you can do all of those things completely free! We also have over 20 volunteering projects, so if you want to work with children, look after North Wales’ beautiful beaches,…
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We take a look at what Bangor has to offer you at Serendipity this year! Serendipity Societies MUSoc (Bangor University Music Society) Chair: Hephzibah Leafe What we do: We run both an orchestra and a choir every week. We perform in three large concerts every year, two of which are just for Music Society, and we often raising money for various charities. Our emphasis is on having fun, and absolutely anyone of any ability is welcome to come along. THERE ARE NO AUDITIONS! Hopes for this year: We have a great selection of pieces planned which includes a wide range…
Arts innovation centre hosts WW1 commemoration On Monday 4th August 2014 lights went out all over the UK to commemorate 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. As a part of this Bangor’s Pontio has teamed up with Artes Mundi – an international arts organisation based in Wales. Established in 2002, Artes Mundi is committed to supporting groundbreaking international contemporary visual artists whose work engages with social reality and lived experience – they held ‘Lights Out Bangor’, a outdoor public artwork titled ‘TRAW’ by Bangor’s leading visual artist Bedwyr Williams. Bedwyr Williams lives and works in North…
Bangor Students’ Union has confirmed arrangements for those affected by this morning’s exam cancellations with an update on their Facebook page. It read: Post by Bangor Students’ Union. This comes after Seren, this morning, reported on how exams were cancelled for 224 students, due to noise being caused by pigeons who had found their way into the university’s main hall. The cancellation, forty-five minutes into the exams, has left students unsure of whether they will be marked harshly once they finish the exam due to already seeing the paper. For international students the main concern is when they will be able…
The Northern Squirrel Cup is a meeting of all of the Quidditch teams residing in the north who then battle it out, broom to broom, to be crowned Kings and Queens of the North. This year was the first of its kind and was hosted by Keele, who bested Bangor in the British Quidditch cup. So Bangor were going in with something to prove. Bangor had a magnificent start, beating their opponents York 280 – 0, with first year Jay Holmes proving himself by catching the Snitch for Bangor, ending the game and earning Bangor thirty points. However the rest…
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This video covers the top news, comment, science and sport stories from December’s issue of Seren. Please find the links to each of the articles mentioned below. News An Evening With Lord Coe Science 507 year old clam found by Bangor scientists Comment Housing Problem Still Not Moving Sport I Moustache you about the Football Bangor University to host fencing tournament Paintballing shoot their way to a nomination
For BUHC, this has been a season full of thrill, spills, ups and downs. At the beginning of the semester, the club bid farewell to many of those who had finished their third,fourth and fifth year at Bangor University, which also meant that starting positions within the firsts, seconds, and thirds were up for grabs for those remaining. The firsts play in the North West Hockey League Division 2, the seconds play in the North West Hockey League Division 7 Southwest and the thirds play in the Glyndwr University North Wales Men’s Hockey League Division 1. The firsts and…
The release of the Playstation 4 in the UK and Ireland (29th Nov) came a full two weeks after it broke day one sales in North America, with over one million units sold in 24 hours. In a world now dominated by smart phones and cheap apps, some have been quick to preach the oncoming death of the console. Whilst Microsoft have made clear their ultimate goal in creating a machine that will function as the central entertainment hub of the living room; Sony has held to its early message, this one is for the ‘gamers’. The general consensus is that…
By Callum Lewis A few months ago the internet was ablaze with debate over the proposed introduction of an internet filter proposed by the Conservative government, set to block pornographic content unless one opts out of the default filter settings. ‘This is absurd!’ we all cried. ‘This will never happen!’ Well, it appears we are in for a rude awakening. The internet filter is going ahead, and this can only mean bad things. Support for such measures has been fleeting at best. A public consultation last year concluded that ‘no great appetite among parents for the introduction of default…
There’s no rest for the wicked, so goes the saying, but after this summer we can only assume wicked means awesome rather than bad. The wicked include Bangor Jitsu Club. Whilst the academic year drew to a close in June, and the club as a whole went their separate ways for summer, it wasn’t long before we were reunited on the mats for some incredible training opportunities. At the end of last year, we had a special Bangor Grading. This was made possible thanks to the generosity of Sensei Colin Mortimore, who came from Bristol to grade the club, and…