Guidance and Language Resources
Listed below are useful resources and guidance to support you and your department in operating bilingually.
Outlook Mailtip (‘I speak Welsh’)
Staff can now include a Mailtip on internal Outlook profiles to indicate their Welsh language ability.
Go to https://myadmin.aber.ac.uk then to the Online Staff Profile app to note whether you speak Welsh or can speak some Welsh and save your changes. Read more on the FAQ.
Email signatures and out of office messages
The Marketing team has a university branded bilingual email signature template.
There is also a template for trip notes (out of office messages).
‘Working Welsh’ Logo (the orange speech bubble)
The ‘working Welsh’ logo (the orange speech bubble) is used by organisations and staff across Wales to show that they can speak Welsh. Working Welsh and ‘Dysgwr’ (learner) lanyards are available from the Hugh Owen Library.
Microsoft Teams Background
GMSR has several corporate Microsoft Teams background images which include the Working Welsh logo to show colleagues that you can speak Welsh.
'Working Welsh' logo and Poster for Receptions
This is the Welsh Language Commissioner’s website. Receptions are expected to display a poster to note that Welsh Language Services are available. You can download the poster from the website above.
Job titles
Every job advert is published bilingually in accordance with the Welsh Language Standards; therefore, HR should be able to confirm your Welsh/English job title. You are also welcome to contact the translation team to check translation@aber.ac.uk
Glossary - University Department Names (English/Welsh)
Here is a list of the university’s departments and services.
We will be updating the list regularly. If you have any translation queries, please contact translation@aber.ac.uk
| English name | Welsh name |
| AberForward | AberYmlaen |
| AberWorks | GwaithAber |
| Aberystwyth Arts Centre | Canolfan y Celfyddydau, Aberystwyth |
| Aberystwyth Business School | Ysgol Fusnes Aberystwyth |
| Aberystwyth Doctoral Academy | Academi Ddoethurol Aberystwyth |
| Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus | Campws Arloesi a Menter Aberystwyth |
| Aberystwyth Law School | Ysgol y Gyfraith, Aberystwyth |
| Academic Operations | Gweithrediadau Academaidd |
| Academic Registry | Y Gofrestrfa Academaidd |
| Centre for Welsh Language Services | Canolfan Gwasanaethau'r Gymraeg |
| Commercial Services | Gwasanaethau Masnachol |
| Communications and Public Affairs | Cyfathrebu a Materion Cyhoeddus |
| Computer Science | Cyfrifiadureg |
| Conference Office | Y Swyddfa Gynadleddau |
| Department of Life Sciences | Adran y Gwyddorau Bywyd |
| Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies | Adran y Gymraeg ac Astudiaethau Celtaidd |
| Development & Alumni Relations | Datblygu a Chysylltiadau Alumni |
| English and Creative Writing | Saesneg ac Ysgrifennu Creadigol |
| Estates, Facilities and Residences | Ystadau, Cyfleusterau a Phreswylfeydd |
| Faculty of Humanities | Cyfadran y Dyniaethau |
| Faculty of Sciences | Cyfadran y Gwyddorau |
| Farms | Ffermydd |
| Finance and Corporate Services | Cyllid a’r Gwasanaethau Corfforaethol |
| Finance Office | Y Swyddfa Gyllid |
| Geography and Earth Sciences | Daearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear |
| Global Marketing and Student Recruitment | Marchnata a Denu Myfyrwyr |
| Governance | Llywodraethu |
| Graduate School | Ysgol y Graddedigion |
| History & Welsh History | Hanes a Hanes Cymru |
| Hospitality Services | Gwasanaethau Croeso |
| Human Resources | Adnoddau Dynol |
| IBERS | IBERS |
| Information Management, Libraries and Archives | Rheoli Gwybodaeth, Llyfrgelloedd ac Archifau |
| Information Services | Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth |
| International English Centre | Y Ganolfan Saesneg Ryngwladol |
| International Politics | Gwleidyddiaeth Ryngwladol |
| Learn Welsh | Dysgu Cymraeg |
| Lifelong Learning | Dysgu Gydol Oes |
| Mathematics | Mathemateg |
| Modern Languages | Ieithoedd Modern |
| Music Centre | Y Ganolfan Gerdd |
| Physics | Ffiseg |
| Planning Office | Y Swyddfa Gynllunio |
| Psychology | Seicoleg |
| Research, Business and Innovation | Ymchwil, Busnes ac Arloesi |
| School of Art | Yr Ysgol Gelf |
| School of Education | Yr Ysgol Addysg |
| School of Veterinary Science | Yr Ysgol Filfeddygaeth |
| Sports Centre | Y Ganolfan Chwaraeon |
| Student Services | Gwasanaethau i Fyfyrwyr |
| Theatre Film & Television Studies | Astudiaethau Theatr, Ffilm a Theledu |
| Vice Chancellor's Office | Swyddfa'r Is-Ganghellor |
TermCymru
TermCymru is a terminology database created and maintained by the Welsh Assembly Government Translation Service.
Cysgliad (Welsh spellchecker)
Cysgliad is a computer package for your PC to help correct linguistic mistakes which includes a dictionary.
For information on how to install Cysgliad on your PC go to https://faqs.aber.ac.uk/index.php?id=696
To Bach – Welsh Circumflex
To Bach is a free software application available to download from the Software Centre which makes placing a cimcumflex and accents for Welsh very easy. By pressing Alt Gr and a letter, it places a circumflex (tô bach) on vowels e.g. â ê î ô û ŵ ŷ
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Key Stroke |
Symbol |
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Alt Gr + a |
â |
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Alt Gr + e |
ê |
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Alt Gr + o |
ô |
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Alt Gr + i |
î |
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Alt Gr + y |
ŷ |
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Alt Gr + w |
ŵ |
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Alt Gr + û |
û |
Y Porth
Y Porth is an e-learning platform for the Welsh Medium Higher Education Sector which includes learning and teaching resources and information about collaborative Welsh medium modules.
The website facilitates collaboration between Higher Education Institutions in Wales, and the University both offers, and takes advantage of, collaborative modules. A number of open and restricted resources may be found on this website and it is used by students who study through the medium of Welsh.
Gwerddon
Gwerddon is an academic e-journal which publishes scholarly research in Welsh in the Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
Study Skills (in Welsh) for students
Below is a series of help sheets in Welsh based on workshops developed by the author Elin ap Hywel.