Faculty of Health, Sport & Science News

Teachers come down to Google Earth at Glamorgan Training Workshop

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:01 +0100

AS and A-level Geography teachers from schools and colleges across Wales recently attended a GIS to Google Earth training workshop at the University of Glamorgan’s Glyntaff campus. The event was organised by the Schools and Colleges Liaison Team and the Faculty of Health, Sport and Science.

Teachers were able to undertake a variety of hands-on activities in the Glyntaff computer laboratories and expand their knowledge of GIS and Google Earth and discover how they can be used as tools to complement their teaching.

All of the attendees rated the event as ‘Excellent’ or ‘Very good.’ One teacher commented: “What an excellent, insightful day – I look forward to using what I learned today with my students at school.”

The workshop followed several successful events which have been held for students and teachers at the Faculty of Health, Sport and Science during the 2011-12 academic year; among them a Glamorgan Sport Event, a Nursing and Midwifery Event, a Health and Social Care Event and an Astronomy Event.

Contact details

If you are interested in attending a subject-specific teachers’ event or an event for your AS or A-level students at Glamorgan’s Faculty of Health, Sport and Science, e-mail Schools and Colleges Liaison Officer, Sêra Evans-Fear on sevansfe@glam.ac.uk to register your interest.

Glamorgan Midwifery Student Wins British Journal of Midwifery Practice Award

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:08:17 +0100

Cheri Angharad Price, a third year Bachelor of Midwifery (Hons) student at the University of Glamorgan, nominated by the Senior Lecturer Joy James was shortlisted for a British Journal of Midwifery Practice Award in the “Student Midwife of the Year” category.

At a ceremony at the Grange Hotel, Tower Bridge, London on Thursday 3rd of May, Cheri was announced as the winner.

Cheri was nominated for the clinical progress made throughout the course, her motivation and desire to seek out learning opportunities and her academic achievements including two publications in midwifery journals.

Cheri has arranged an elective placement in London where she will be able to observe midwifery care delivery to a diverse ethnic population. Cheri hopes to gain employment in the locality but is prepared to relocate in order to practice as a midwife on registration.

Hesas International Student and family join academics at International Fair

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:57:40 +0100

Avin Davies who has recently graduated with MSc Professional Practice at the Faculty of Health Sport and Science joined Drewe Phillips at a careers fair held recently in Travandrum India organised by Glamorgan agents Santa Monica Anija from Santa Monica is also in the picture.

The international students in the faculty enjoy good relationships with the staff, and the faculty is very proud of the achievements of their international students.

Avin was on holidays in India and travelled a six hour journey with his family to support the event.

Congratulations to HeSAS Research Students

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:32:37 +0100

The following HeSaS students were awarded prizes at the Annual Postgraduate Researchers presentation day:

Emma Broderick (KESS PhD student) – 1st prize oral presentation
Danny Clegg (KESS MRes student) – 3rd prize oral presentation
Jess Thomas (MRes student) – 1st prize poster presentation

Also congratulations go to Lydia Bossers and Gareth Parsons who gave excellent oral presentations.

The day highlighted the diversity of quality research within the faculty, and all research students should be commended on the way they conveyed complex problems to a diverse audience.

Two Institutes – One Family – A Maltese Connection

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:31:10 +0100

Institute of Family Therapy Malta invited Billy Hardy and Kieran Vivian-Byrne from The Family Institute, University of Glamorgan for a three day visit to share ideas. The link was made with them during The European Family Therapy Associations Training conference in Brussels in October 2011 and from the outset promised to be a fruitful collaboration.

Dr. Charlie Azzopardi and his colleagues Carmen Delicata, Joseph Mangion and Karen Bishop set up the Institute in Malta to provide therapy, consultation and training using systemic ideas and while a relatively young organisation, can boast of significant success already in raising the profile of Systemic Psychotherapy as an important contribution to working with families.
While there Billy and Kieran presented a Public Seminar in the Plaza Hotel in Sliema on “Working Systemically with Violence”. This was well attended and contributed to an important current discussion taking place in Malta on the development of services for families living with violence.

They also facilitated two workshops with the student groups training at the Institute of Family Therapy Malta. The Family Institute at the University of Glamorgan hope to continue to work with the staff group by facilitating them in the Clinical Supervisors Qualification.

Anyone interested can find out more about the Institute at their website at http://ift-malta.com/events/.

For further information on our part in this please contact either Billy or Kieran or visit our Family Institute website.

This has been a most useful collaboration so far and promises to raise the profile of the The Family Institute and the University of Glamorgan in Malta and the Institute of Family Therapy Malta in the UK. We would like to thank them for the warmth of their welcome and hospitality.