Congratulations to Andrew Prescott

All our good wishes go to Dr. Andrew Prescott (pictured left), currently Manager of Library Services at University of Wales Lampeter.

Andrew has been appointed to the post of Director of Research at the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII) at the University of Glasgow. He will be starting in his new post at Glasgow on 11 January 2010.

Andrew has been a committed and energetic member of WHELF and will be much missed. He brought a great depth of scholarship to WHELF, together with lots of ideas for technical innovations. We wish him well in his new post.

Visit to the Roderic Bowen Library and Archives

CDG Wales visit to the Roderic Bowen Library and Archives, University of Wales, Lampeter
Thursday 18 June 2009 – 1.30pm to 4.00pm (approx)

The Career Development Group (Wales Division) invites CDG members only to an informal guided tour of the Roderic Bowen Library and Archives (it should be possible to explore Lampeter’s main library at your own leisure afterwards).

Free, but a voluntary £3 donation to CDG’s International Projects is kindly requested. Cheques payable to Career Development Group Wales.

To make a booking, or for further information, please contact:

Emma Rye
Career Development Group Wales (Secretary)
Learning Resources Centre
University of Glamorgan
PONTYPRIDD
CF37 1DL

Telephone: (01443) 482630
Email: erye@glam.ac.uk

University of Wales: Trinity Saint David is created

On 16 April the governing bodies of Trinity University College and the University of Wales Lampeter gave the go ahead for the formation of a new university, saying it will be a “powerhouse” for education in the area.

The first students will be admitted in September 2010.

UW Trinity Saint David will work as one institution by this July, under the Vice-Chancellor Designate, Dr Medwin Hughes, the current principal of Trinity University College.

“This is a major development for university education in Wales which will have a particular impact upon individuals and communities in the region, ” Dr Hughes said.

“The new university will seek to respond to the Welsh Assembly Government’s One Wales policy document which aims to create a prosperous society by unlocking the potential of Wales’s people.

“This is just the beginning of a journey that will transform educational provision in South West Wales.”

Press releases: http://www.trinity-cm.ac.uk/english/news/press09/university.asp and http://www.lamp.ac.uk/news/press_releases/2009/new_university_created.html

BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/8002815.stm