Vernam Hull Prize 2007
University of Wales has awarded the Vernam Hull Prize for 2007 to Dr Ian Hughes, Senior Lecturer in the Department, for his volume Manawydan Uab Llyr: Trydedd Gainc y Mabinogi.
AHRC Grant Success
Many congratulations to Professor Patrick Sims-Williams, who has secured a substantial grant of £390,889 from the AHRC to fund a five-year project on 'Gaulish Morphology with particular reference to areas South and East of the Danube'.
Thomas Ellis Memorial Fund, 2007
Many congratulations to Dr Robin Chapman, who has been awarded £750 from the University of Wales' Thomas Ellis Memorial Fund, to aid the writing of the c.1740-2005 volume for 'The Oxford Literary History of Wales' series.
Wales Herald Visits Department
The Department of Welsh was honoured by the visit of Dr Michael Siddons, whose coming to Aberystwyth co-incided with the publication of the fourth and latest volume in his series, The Development of Welsh Heraldry.
Prizes Awarded
01 April 2007
The University of Wales has awarded the Vernam Hull Prize for 2007 to Dr Ian Hughes, Senior Lecturer in the Department, for his volume Manawydan Uab Llyr: Trydedd Gainc y Mabinogi.
Book of the Year Interviews
10 May 2007
Dr Robin Chapman, a former winner of the Book of the Year Competition, chaired panel discussions with the shortlisted authors at Hay Literary Festival in May 2008.
AHRC Grant Success
01 May 2007
Many congratulations to Professor Patrick Sims-Williams, who has secured a substantial grant of £390,889 from the AHRC to fund a five-year project on 'Gaulish Morphology with particular reference to areas South and East of the Danube'.