This year, the annual Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol research conference will be held in Aberystwyth on Friday 28 June. There are many papers on a broad range of topics being presented this year. There will be presentations on agricultural strategy, the Welsh language in the context of health care, the Curriculum for Wales, the language in the workplace and a variety of other interesting topics.
Indeed, the variety of the subjects involved shows the wide array of research work that now happens through the medium of Welsh in Wales, and how the use of the language in further education is truly interdisciplinary and extends to all subject areas.
On Thursday 27 June there will be a panel discussion on artificial intelligence with Dr Cynog Prys (Senior Lecturer, Sociology and Social Policy, Bangor University), Dr Seren Evans (Lecturer, Sport Sciences, Bangor University), Dr Neil Mac Parthaláin (Senior lecturer, Computer Science, Aberystwyth University) and Professor Huw Morgan (Physics, Aberystwyth University). There is also an opportunity for post graduate students and early career researchers to receive training on how to share their research in different ways.
Among the papers that will be presented on the following day in the Research Conference are:
- ‘Conditional Republicanism: Political change in British North America through the eyes of the United States 1837-1867’ – Dr Gareth Hallett Davis (Aberystwyth University)
- ‘From the fringes to the centre: A reconsideration of Grace Williams’ musical journey’ – Elain Rhys Jones (Bangor University)
- ‘A computational method for proactive control of oxide on steel pipelines’ – Megan Kendall (Swansea University)
- ‘Future agricultural strategies in Wales: is it the market, ecosystem service providers or the specialist innovators that are leading the way? – Gwenllian Jenkins (Aberystwyth University)
- ‘Mother tongue in the birthing room: Girls and midwives’ experiences’ – Catrin Roberts (Bangor University)
- ‘A study outline of language acquisition factors in the workplace’ – Dafydd Apolloni (Bangor University)
- ‘Where can creativity be found in the ‘Curriculum for Wales’? An analysis of the Curriculum for Wales Framework considering the opportunities and challenges for teachers in the classroom’ – Megan Sass (Cardiff University)
- ‘Developing new Welsh literacy tests’ – Marjorie Thomas (Cardiff Metropolitan University)
- Investigating ‘Y Bardd’: Can the authorship of three anonymous poems in Gwenallt’s papers be proved?’ – Gruffydd Davies (Aberystwyth University)
The conference will be broadcast virtually, and you can register to attend virtually and find more information by following this link.
