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+ | }}'''Aberystwyth University''' (Prifysgol Aberystwyth) is a [[public research university]] in [[Aberystwyth]], Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal [[University of Wales]]. The university has over 8,000 students studying across 3 academic faculties and 17 departments. | ||
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+ | Founded in 1872 as '''University College Wales, Aberystwyth''', it became a founder member of the University of Wales in 1894 and changed its name to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. In the mid-1990s, the university again changed its name to the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. On 1 September 2007, the University of Wales ceased to be a federal university and Aberystwyth became independent again.<ref name="Three universities go independent">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6972832.stm|title = BBC Mid Wales News – Three universities go independent|access-date =3 September 2007|publisher=BBC | date=1 September 2007}}</ref> | ||
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+ | In 2019, it became the first university to be named "University of the year for teaching quality" by ''The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide'' for two consecutive years.<ref name="http://www.machynlleth-today.co.uk"> Aberystwyth University scoops teaching award for second year running|url = http://www.machynlleth-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=124054|website = Cambrian News|access-date = 2018-10-31}}</ref> It is the first university in the world to be awarded Plastic Free University status (for single-use plastic items).<ref>hhttps://www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2018/08/title-215968-en.html</ref> | ||
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+ | ===Selected alumni=== | ||
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+ | ====Royalty==== | ||
+ | {{div col|colwidth=30em}} | ||
+ | <!-- Please add new names in Alpha order on Name listing British Royals first, followed by other Royals, then others. Only add people who have an article page (WP:NLIST) that confirms they attended Aberystwyth University --> | ||
+ | * HRH [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] | ||
+ | * HRH [[Tunku Muhriz]] Ibni Almarhum Tunku Munawir, the 11th Yang Di Pertuan Besar of [[Negeri Sembilan]] | ||
+ | * HRH [[Tunku Naquiyuddin]], Tunku Laxamana (Regent) of [[Negeri Sembilan]] | ||
+ | * HE [[Ahmad Tejan Kabbah]], former president of [[Sierra Leone]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Academics==== | ||
+ | <!-- Please add new names in Alpha order on Surname, Only add people who have an article page (WP:NLIST) that confirms they attended Aberystwyth University --> | ||
+ | *[[E. G. Bowen]], geographer | ||
+ | *[[Edward Collingwood]], mathematician, scientist | ||
+ | *[[Alan Cox]], Programmer (major contributor to the [[Linux kernel]]) (1980s) | ||
+ | *[[David James Davies|D. J. Davies]] (1893–1956), economist, socialist [[Plaid Cymru]] activist | ||
+ | *[[Natasha Devon]], writer, mental health activist | ||
+ | *[[Andrew Gordon (naval historian)|Andrew Gordon]] naval historian | ||
+ | *[[Deian Hopkin]], historian | ||
+ | *[[David Russell Hulme]], Director of Music (from 1992), conductor, musical historian | ||
+ | *[[David Gwilym James]] Vice-Chancellor, [[University of Southampton]] 1952–1965 | ||
+ | *[[Emrys Jones (geographer)|Emrys Jones]], Professor of Geography at the [[London School of Economics|LSE]] | ||
+ | *[[T. Harri Jones]], poet | ||
+ | *[[Roy Kift]], dramatist, writer | ||
+ | *[[Mary King (professor)|Mary King]], political scientist | ||
+ | *[[Michael MccGwire]], international relations specialist and Naval Commander | ||
+ | *[[Twm Morys]], poet | ||
+ | *[[Tavi Murray]], glaciologist, received the Polar Medal | ||
+ | *[[Ernest Charles Nelson]], botanist | ||
+ | *[[David Hughes Parry]] (1893–1973) [[Vice-Chancellor]], [[London University]] (1945–1948) | ||
+ | *[[T. H. Parry-Williams]], poet, author, academic | ||
+ | *[[Frederick Soddy]], Nobel Prize Winner in chemistry (1921) | ||
+ | *[[John Meurig Thomas]] FRS, chemist, professor, author | ||
+ | *[[Paul Thomas (academic)|Paul Thomas]], founding Vice-Chancellor of [[University of the Sunshine Coast]] | ||
+ | *[[Nigel Thrift]], geographic scholar, Vice Chancellor of [[Warwick University]] | ||
+ | *[[David John Williams]], writer | ||
+ | *[[Glanmor Williams]], historian | ||
+ | *Rev. [[John Tudno Williams]], theologian | ||
+ | *[[Waldo Williams]], poet | ||
+ | *Rev. [[William Richard Williams (theologian)|William Richard Williams]], theologian | ||
+ | *[[Christine James]], first female Archdruid of Wales | ||
+ | * Gethin Glyn- Zoology | ||
+ | * Aron Dafydd - UMCA Leader | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Lawyers==== | ||
+ | <!-- Please add new names in Alpha order on Surname, Only add people who have an article page (WP:NLIST) that confirms they were attended Aberystwyth University --> | ||
+ | *[[Malay titles#Tun|Tun]] [[Salleh Abas]], [[Lord President of the Federal Court]] of Malaysia (1984–1988) | ||
+ | *[[Belinda Ang]], judge of the [[Supreme Court of Singapore]] | ||
+ | *[[Alun Talfan Davies]], judge and publisher | ||
+ | *[[Sir Ellis Ellis-Griffith, 1st Baronet|Ellis Ellis-Griffith, 1st Baronet]], former barrister and Liberal politician | ||
+ | *[[Iris de Freitas Brazao]] - First female prosecuting lawyer in the Caribbean | ||
+ | *[[Samuel Thomas Evans]], barrister, judge, Liberal politician | ||
+ | *[[Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones]], [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] (1966–1970) and [[Lord Chancellor]] (1974–1979) | ||
+ | *[[John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon]], Chancellor of the [[University of Glamorgan]] and [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] (1997–1999) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Civil servants==== | ||
+ | <!-- Please add new names in Alpha order on Surname, Only add people who have an article page (WP:NLIST) that confirms they were attended Aberystwyth University --> | ||
+ | *[[Timothy Brain]], former Chief Constable for Gloucestershire | ||
+ | *[[Goronwy Daniel]], former civil servant and academic | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Politicians==== | ||
+ | <!-- Please add new names in Alpha order on Surname, Only add people who have an article page (WP:NLIST) that confirms they were attended Aberystwyth University --> | ||
+ | * [[Joe Borg]], [[European Union]] Fisheries and Maritime affairs Commissioner <ref>Perraton |first=Hilary |date=1 October 2015 |title=Learning Abroad: A History of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CijXCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA168 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |page=168 |isbn=978-1443880633 }}</ref> | ||
+ | * Captain [[Roderic Bowen]], former Liberal MP and Deputy Commons Speaker | ||
+ | * [[Nick Bourne]] former Welsh Assembly Member and Leader of the [[Welsh Conservatives]] | ||
+ | * [[Rehman Chishti]], Conservative MP for Gillingham and Rainham (2010-) and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (September 2019-) | ||
+ | * Dr. [http://www.orkney.gov.uk/Council/Councillors/stephen-clackson.htm Stephen Clackson] [[Independent politician|Independent]] councillor on [[Orkney Islands Council]] <ref>Stephen Clackson – Politician, Polymath and Playwright | work=[[Living Orkney]] | author=Lorraine Shearer | date=February 2016 }}</ref> | ||
+ | * [[David Davies, 1st Baron Davies]], Liberal politician and philanthropist <ref>title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |pages=1049–1050 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1|title-link=Burke's Peerage }}</ref> | ||
+ | * [[Glyn Davies (British politician)|Glyn Davies]], Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire | ||
+ | * [[Gwilym Prys Davies, Baron Prys-Davies|Gwilym Prys Davies]], Labour member of the House of Lords, 1982-2015 | ||
+ | * [[Gwynfor Evans]], first Member of Parliament for Plaid Cymru | ||
+ | * [[Steve Gilbert]], former Liberal Democrat MP for St Austell and Newquay 2010–15 | ||
+ | * [[Siân Gwenllian]], Plaid Cymru AM for Arfon | ||
+ | * [[Neil Hamilton (politician)|Neil Hamilton]], former Conservative MP and current AM, barrister | ||
+ | * Lady [[Sylvia Hermon]], Ulster Unionist politician | ||
+ | * [[Emlyn Hooson, Baron Hooson]], former Liberal politician | ||
+ | * [[Cledwyn Hughes]], Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, former Labour MP and parliamentarian | ||
+ | * [[Malay titles#Dato'|Dato' Seri]] [[Hishammuddin Hussein]], Malaysian Home Minister | ||
+ | * [[Dan Jarvis]], Labour MP for Barnsley Central | ||
+ | * [[Bethan Jenkins]], Plaid Cymru AM for South Wales West | ||
+ | * [[Carwyn Jones]], [[First Minister of Wales]], Assembly Member for [[Bridgend]] | ||
+ | * [[Gerry MacLochlainn]] [[Sinn Féin]] politician | ||
+ | * [[John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon]], Labour politician | ||
+ | * [[Elystan Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan]], former Labour MP for Ceredigion | ||
+ | * [[Roland Moyle]], Labour politician, Parliamentary Private Secretary to [[Clement Attlee]] | ||
+ | * [[Will Quince]], Conservative MP for Colchester | ||
+ | * [[Dan Rogerson]], former Liberal Democrat MP | ||
+ | * [[Liz Saville Roberts]], Plaid Cymru MP for [[Dwyfor Meirionydd]] | ||
+ | * [[Molly Scott Cato]], Green Party MEP | ||
+ | * [[Ahmed Shaheed]], [[Republic of the Maldives|Maldivian]] politician | ||
+ | * [[Virginijus Sinkevičius]], chairman of the Economics committee of the [[Lithuanian parliament]]<ref>http://www.vrk.lt/2016-seimo/rezultatai?srcUrl=/rinkimai/102/rnk426/kandidatai/lrsKandidatasBiografija_rkndId-1102434.html|publisher=The Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania|access-date=10 October 2017|language=lt}}</ref> | ||
+ | * [[Bob Stewart (politician)|Bob Stewart]], Conservative MP for Beckenham | ||
+ | * [[Gareth Thomas (Welsh politician)|Gareth Thomas]], former Labour MP | ||
+ | * [[Gareth Thomas (English politician)|Gareth Thomas]], Labour MP for Harrow West | ||
+ | * [[Mark Williams (politician)|Mark Williams]], former Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for Ceredigion | ||
+ | * [[Mike Wood (Conservative politician)|Mike Wood]], Conservative MP for Dudley South | ||
+ | * [[Steven Woolfe]], UK Independence Party MEP | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Business people==== | ||
+ | <!-- Please add new names in Alpha order on Surname, Only add people who have an article page (WP:NLIST) that confirms they were attended Aberystwyth University --> | ||
+ | *[[Lance Batchelor]], former CEO of [[Domino's Pizza Group]], currently serving as CEO of [[Saga Group]] | ||
+ | *[[Geoff Drabble]], CEO of [[Ashtead Group]] | ||
+ | *[[Belinda Earl]], former CEO of [[Debenhams]] was appointed CEO of [[Jaeger (clothing)|Jaeger]] in 2004 | ||
+ | *[[David Prosser (businessman)|David Prosser]], former CEO of [[Legal & General]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4080758.stm</ref> | ||
+ | *[[Tom Singh]], owner and CEO of [[New Look (store)]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Sports people==== | ||
+ | <!-- Please add new names in Alpha order on Surname, Only add people who have an article page (WP:Nlist) that confirms they were attended Aberystwyth University --> | ||
+ | *[[Cath Bishop]], former professional British rower, turned civil servant | ||
+ | *[[John Dawes]], [[Rugby union|Rugby]] player, who captained Wales and the British Lions | ||
+ | *[[Carwyn James]], Welsh and British and Irish Lions rugby coach (1949?–1951) | ||
+ | *[[Leigh Richmond Roose]], International footballer | ||
+ | *[[Berwyn Price]], International 110m hurdles athlete, Commonwealth Games & World Student Games gold medallist | ||
+ | *[[Angela Tooby]], Silver medal World Cross-country Championships, Auckland | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Artists, entertainers and authors==== | ||
+ | <!-- Please add new names in alpha order on surname. Only add people who have an article page (WP:Nlist) that confirms they were attended Aberystwyth University --> | ||
+ | *[[Dorothy Bonarjee]], Indian poet and artist awarded a Bardic chair while a student in Wales | ||
+ | *[[Neil Brand]], writer, composer, and a silent film accompanist | ||
+ | * [[Seth Clabough]] – American novelist, English professor | ||
+ | *[[Shân Cothi]], operatic singer and actress | ||
+ | *[[Jane Green (author)|Jane Green]], best-selling fiction writer (1987) | ||
+ | *[[Sarah Hall (writer)|Sarah Hall]], writer and poet | ||
+ | *[[David Russell Hulme]], conductor and musicologist | ||
+ | *[[Aneirin Hughes]], actor | ||
+ | *[[Emrys James]], actor | ||
+ | *[[Eveline Annie Jenkins]] (1893–1976), botanical artist | ||
+ | *[[Alex Jones (Welsh presenter)|Alex Jones]], presenter of the BBC television programme ''[[The One Show]]'' | ||
+ | *[[Melih Kibar]], former Turkish composer | ||
+ | *[[Alun Lewis (poet)|Alun Lewis]], Second World War writer and poet | ||
+ | *[[Caryl Lewis]], Welsh novelist | ||
+ | *[[Rick Lloyd]], musician (Y Blew, Flying Pickets) | ||
+ | *[[Hayley Long]], fiction writer | ||
+ | *[[Sharon Maguire]], film director of ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' | ||
+ | *[[Matt McCooey]], actor | ||
+ | *[[Alan Mehdizadeh]], actor ''[[Billy Elliot the Musical]]'' | ||
+ | *[[Robert Minhinnick]], poet, essayist, novelist and translator | ||
+ | *[[Amy Parry-Williams]] (1910–1988), singer, writer | ||
+ | *[[Esther Pilkington]], performance artist | ||
+ | *[[Jan Pinkava]], Oscar-winning animated film director | ||
+ | *[[Rachel Roberts (actress)|Rachel Roberts]], actress | ||
+ | *[[Lisa Surihani]], Malaysian actress | ||
+ | *[[Richard Roberts (theologian)|Richard Roberts]] (1874-1945), theologian and pacifist | ||
+ | {{div col end}} | ||
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Aberystwyth University (University) | |
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Motto | Welsh: Nid Byd, Byd Heb Wybodaeth |
Formation | 1872 |
Headquarters | Aberystwyth, Wales |
Type | Public |
Welsh University |
Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth) is a public research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The university has over 8,000 students studying across 3 academic faculties and 17 departments.
Founded in 1872 as University College Wales, Aberystwyth, it became a founder member of the University of Wales in 1894 and changed its name to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. In the mid-1990s, the university again changed its name to the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. On 1 September 2007, the University of Wales ceased to be a federal university and Aberystwyth became independent again.[1]
In 2019, it became the first university to be named "University of the year for teaching quality" by The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide for two consecutive years.[2] It is the first university in the world to be awarded Plastic Free University status (for single-use plastic items).[3]
Contents
Selected alumni
Royalty
- HRH Charles, Prince of Wales
- HRH Tunku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tunku Munawir, the 11th Yang Di Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
- HRH Tunku Naquiyuddin, Tunku Laxamana (Regent) of Negeri Sembilan
- HE Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, former president of Sierra Leone
Academics
- E. G. Bowen, geographer
- Edward Collingwood, mathematician, scientist
- Alan Cox, Programmer (major contributor to the Linux kernel) (1980s)
- D. J. Davies (1893–1956), economist, socialist Plaid Cymru activist
- Natasha Devon, writer, mental health activist
- Andrew Gordon naval historian
- Deian Hopkin, historian
- David Russell Hulme, Director of Music (from 1992), conductor, musical historian
- David Gwilym James Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton 1952–1965
- Emrys Jones, Professor of Geography at the LSE
- T. Harri Jones, poet
- Roy Kift, dramatist, writer
- Mary King, political scientist
- Michael MccGwire, international relations specialist and Naval Commander
- Twm Morys, poet
- Tavi Murray, glaciologist, received the Polar Medal
- Ernest Charles Nelson, botanist
- David Hughes Parry (1893–1973) Vice-Chancellor, London University (1945–1948)
- T. H. Parry-Williams, poet, author, academic
- Frederick Soddy, Nobel Prize Winner in chemistry (1921)
- John Meurig Thomas FRS, chemist, professor, author
- Paul Thomas, founding Vice-Chancellor of University of the Sunshine Coast
- Nigel Thrift, geographic scholar, Vice Chancellor of Warwick University
- David John Williams, writer
- Glanmor Williams, historian
- Rev. John Tudno Williams, theologian
- Waldo Williams, poet
- Rev. William Richard Williams, theologian
- Christine James, first female Archdruid of Wales
- Gethin Glyn- Zoology
- Aron Dafydd - UMCA Leader
Lawyers
- Tun Salleh Abas, Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia (1984–1988)
- Belinda Ang, judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore
- Alun Talfan Davies, judge and publisher
- Ellis Ellis-Griffith, 1st Baronet, former barrister and Liberal politician
- Iris de Freitas Brazao - First female prosecuting lawyer in the Caribbean
- Samuel Thomas Evans, barrister, judge, Liberal politician
- Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, Attorney General for England and Wales (1966–1970) and Lord Chancellor (1974–1979)
- John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon, Chancellor of the University of Glamorgan and Attorney General for England and Wales (1997–1999)
Civil servants
- Timothy Brain, former Chief Constable for Gloucestershire
- Goronwy Daniel, former civil servant and academic
Politicians
- Joe Borg, European Union Fisheries and Maritime affairs Commissioner [4]
- Captain Roderic Bowen, former Liberal MP and Deputy Commons Speaker
- Nick Bourne former Welsh Assembly Member and Leader of the Welsh Conservatives
- Rehman Chishti, Conservative MP for Gillingham and Rainham (2010-) and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (September 2019-)
- Dr. Stephen Clackson Independent councillor on Orkney Islands Council [5]
- David Davies, 1st Baron Davies, Liberal politician and philanthropist [6]
- Glyn Davies, Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire
- Gwilym Prys Davies, Labour member of the House of Lords, 1982-2015
- Gwynfor Evans, first Member of Parliament for Plaid Cymru
- Steve Gilbert, former Liberal Democrat MP for St Austell and Newquay 2010–15
- Siân Gwenllian, Plaid Cymru AM for Arfon
- Neil Hamilton, former Conservative MP and current AM, barrister
- Lady Sylvia Hermon, Ulster Unionist politician
- Emlyn Hooson, Baron Hooson, former Liberal politician
- Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, former Labour MP and parliamentarian
- Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysian Home Minister
- Dan Jarvis, Labour MP for Barnsley Central
- Bethan Jenkins, Plaid Cymru AM for South Wales West
- Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales, Assembly Member for Bridgend
- Gerry MacLochlainn Sinn Féin politician
- John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon, Labour politician
- Elystan Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan, former Labour MP for Ceredigion
- Roland Moyle, Labour politician, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Clement Attlee
- Will Quince, Conservative MP for Colchester
- Dan Rogerson, former Liberal Democrat MP
- Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru MP for Dwyfor Meirionydd
- Molly Scott Cato, Green Party MEP
- Ahmed Shaheed, Maldivian politician
- Virginijus Sinkevičius, chairman of the Economics committee of the Lithuanian parliament[7]
- Bob Stewart, Conservative MP for Beckenham
- Gareth Thomas, former Labour MP
- Gareth Thomas, Labour MP for Harrow West
- Mark Williams, former Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for Ceredigion
- Mike Wood, Conservative MP for Dudley South
- Steven Woolfe, UK Independence Party MEP
Business people
- Lance Batchelor, former CEO of Domino's Pizza Group, currently serving as CEO of Saga Group
- Geoff Drabble, CEO of Ashtead Group
- Belinda Earl, former CEO of Debenhams was appointed CEO of Jaeger in 2004
- David Prosser, former CEO of Legal & General[8]
- Tom Singh, owner and CEO of New Look (store)
Sports people
- Cath Bishop, former professional British rower, turned civil servant
- John Dawes, Rugby player, who captained Wales and the British Lions
- Carwyn James, Welsh and British and Irish Lions rugby coach (1949?–1951)
- Leigh Richmond Roose, International footballer
- Berwyn Price, International 110m hurdles athlete, Commonwealth Games & World Student Games gold medallist
- Angela Tooby, Silver medal World Cross-country Championships, Auckland
Artists, entertainers and authors
- Dorothy Bonarjee, Indian poet and artist awarded a Bardic chair while a student in Wales
- Neil Brand, writer, composer, and a silent film accompanist
- Seth Clabough – American novelist, English professor
- Shân Cothi, operatic singer and actress
- Jane Green, best-selling fiction writer (1987)
- Sarah Hall, writer and poet
- David Russell Hulme, conductor and musicologist
- Aneirin Hughes, actor
- Emrys James, actor
- Eveline Annie Jenkins (1893–1976), botanical artist
- Alex Jones, presenter of the BBC television programme The One Show
- Melih Kibar, former Turkish composer
- Alun Lewis, Second World War writer and poet
- Caryl Lewis, Welsh novelist
- Rick Lloyd, musician (Y Blew, Flying Pickets)
- Hayley Long, fiction writer
- Sharon Maguire, film director of Bridget Jones's Diary
- Matt McCooey, actor
- Alan Mehdizadeh, actor Billy Elliot the Musical
- Robert Minhinnick, poet, essayist, novelist and translator
- Amy Parry-Williams (1910–1988), singer, writer
- Esther Pilkington, performance artist
- Jan Pinkava, Oscar-winning animated film director
- Rachel Roberts, actress
- Lisa Surihani, Malaysian actress
- Richard Roberts (1874-1945), theologian and pacifist
Employee on Wikispooks
Employee | Job | Appointed |
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Emyr Jones Parry | President of Aberystwyth University | 2008 |
Alumni on Wikispooks
Person | Born | Nationality | Summary | Description |
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Guto Bebb | 9 October 1968 | |||
Michael Christopher Daly | October 1953 | UK | Geologist | British geologist and oil and gas executive With BP. Secured BP's return to Iraq after the 2003 invasion. |
Sarah Green | September 1983 | Politician | ||
John Morris | 5 November 1931 | Lawyer | ||
Zack Polanski | 2 November 1982 | Author Politician Actor | ||
John Sewel | 15 January 1946 | UK | Politician Academic Deep state functionary | "Lord Coke", Chairman of the Lords privileges and conduct committee |
References
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6972832.stm%7Ctitle = BBC Mid Wales News – Three universities go independent|access-date =3 September 2007|publisher=BBC | date=1 September 2007}}
- ↑ Aberystwyth University scoops teaching award for second year running|url = http://www.machynlleth-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=124054%7Cwebsite = Cambrian News|access-date = 2018-10-31}}
- ↑ hhttps://www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2018/08/title-215968-en.html
- ↑ Perraton |first=Hilary |date=1 October 2015 |title=Learning Abroad: A History of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CijXCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA168 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |page=168 |isbn=978-1443880633 }}
- ↑ Stephen Clackson – Politician, Polymath and Playwright | work=Living Orkney | author=Lorraine Shearer | date=February 2016 }}
- ↑ title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |pages=1049–1050 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1|title-link=Burke's Peerage }}
- ↑ http://www.vrk.lt/2016-seimo/rezultatai?srcUrl=/rinkimai/102/rnk426/kandidatai/lrsKandidatasBiografija_rkndId-1102434.html%7Cpublisher=The Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania|access-date=10 October 2017|language=lt}}
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4080758.stm