To coincide with the Coleg Cymraeg's ten year celebrations, the Coleg’s annual Science Conference is also celebrating it’s tenth anniversary. The conference aims to showcase leading scientific research by Welsh language scientists. Providing scientists with the opportunity to discuss the sciences in Welsh has been at the heart of the Coleg since its inception and the conference is going from strength to strength.  Join us at MedRus Conference Center, Aberystwyth University, on Wednesday 15 June 2022 to hear the various presentations. Nia Jones, Bangor University - Modeling microblastic dispersal around the north Wales coast Iwan Palmer, Cardiff University - Microplastics Detection and Isolation: From the laboratory to the classroom Abigail Lowe, National Botanic Garden and Bangor University - Pollinator gardening: Using DNA from pollen to find out which plants pollinators visit Ben Walkling, Swansea University - Are Welsh Coal Tips a New Risk? Owain Beynon, Cardiff University - Measuring Anharmonic Effects in Catalysts Generating Renewable Fuels Fergus Elliott, Bangor University - Wireless Sensing in Industrial Environments Manon Owen, University of Leeds - Exploring Metformin Mechanisms on Fetal Growth and Long-Term Fetal Cardiometabolic Health Mari Davies, Cardiff University - Developing an innovative treatment for lysosomal storage diseases The Conference will be held in Welsh.

The purpose of this online self-study course is to give assessors the resources and information to work confidently bilingually with their learners.​ The course considers some of the benefits and challenges of working bilingually before setting out to give information, resources and motivation that will enable assessors to develop provision and work confidently through the medium of Welsh. The course is bilingual, and is aimed at raising the confidence of assessors as they provide their training through the medium of Welsh.

Free online conference on possible career options for those wishing to work with children or young people (not including teaching). The conference was held on Wednesday 16 February 2022 through the medium of Welsh with no simultaneous translation.  1.00: Keynote Speaker – Gwenllian Lansdown Davies, Chief Executive of Mudiad Meithrin   2.00: Employability Panel – The Urdd (Aled Pickard), Academy Arts Performing School and actress (Jalisa Andrews), GISDA (Siân Elen Tomos), Play Wales (Matthew Jenkins) 2.50: BREAK 3.00: Enterprise – a talk with Gwenllian Stephens who set up Cwtch Nursery in Carmarthenshire   3.30: Further Qualification Panel – learn about pursuing other courses after leaving college;  speech therapy (Catrin Phillips), probation (Eirian Evans), social work (Gwenan Prysor, Bangor University) and university research (Cadi Siôn, Bangor University) 4.15: Open discussion 4.30: Finish Recordings of the individual sessions can be veiwed below:

A recording of a lecture given by Professor Enlli Thomas entitled ‘Addysg, y pandemig a’r Gymraeg’. The lecture was given on 26 May 2022.

This resource introduces students to some of the main theorists and theoretical works within the theme of sociological theory. Each unit contains the following: abstract  lecture in the form of short video presentations multiple choice quiz seminar questions bibliography. Contributors to this theme: Dr Cynog Prys Dr Rhian Hodges Professor Rhys Jones Emily Pemberton Dr Siôn Llewelyn Jones Dr Huw Williams. These resources have been created with support from the HEFCW Investment and Recovery Fund. The individual units listed below are also available as one resource here.  

MAP - Myfyrwyr, Arloesi, Perfformio (Students, Innovation, Performance) A virtual festival for Welsh-medium Art and Design students. The aim of the 'Celf ar y Map’ is to offer a unique opportunity for Welsh-medium Art and Design students to come together in one place to share and discuss their work and to benefit from the experience of artists and others who work in the industry. The festival was held online again this year, with three sessions during the months of February and May.  Week 1: Presentations by artists Luned Rhys Parri and Meinir Mathias Week 2: Presentation by graphic designer Guto Evans Week 3: Launch of the virtual art exhibition ‘Golwg ar Gelf’

This workshop will be useful for anyone wishing to use fun online platforms in their teaching.  Through this resource, you will learn about different platforms to create varied and useful learning experiences for your students.  In this resource, you will be introduced to the following platforms:  Kahoot  Padlet  Quizzizz  Quizlet  Presenter: Dr Nia Cole Jones Dr Nia Cole Jones is a senior lecturer with the Open University. She graduated with a first class degree in Welsh from Aberystwyth University, and went on to study an M.Phil and PhD on the development of the Welsh language in sport and the news. She has worked in higher education for over a decade, focusing on developing students' language skills across all levels.  

 A short interactive activity to learn parts of the body in Welsh. Plural terms are also introduced. 

This guide from Data Cymr provides practical advice and guidance for people who need to prepare, produce and design surveys and analyze the data , focusing on questionnaires and interviews. Content: What are surveys, their purpose, and why and when to use them Types of surveys How to create a survey Population and sampling Designing questions Data collection Data analysis Sharing the results

This guide by Data Cymru provides practical advice and guidance for anyone considering using focus groups as a research method. Content: What are focus groups, their purpose, and why and when to use them The main elements needed to prepare effective focus groups Planning a focus group Recruitment and participation Delivering a focus group effectively

Here you will have access to health and wellbeing resources that can be used in lectures, seminars or in personal tutoring meetings. Each resource is accompanied by an instruction sheet for the lecturer. Resources include: Activity 1: The Wheel of Wellbeing Directions 1: The Wheel of Welfare Activity 2: The well-being self-assessment tool Directions 2: The well-being self-assessment tool These resources have been prepared by Dyddgu Hywel, Senior Lecturer in Education, Cardiff Metropolitan University.   Sources of Help If you have a medical emergency, serious problem or a threat to life, call 999 If you are worried about your mental health, the first step to getting help is to tell your GP. A list of helplines, charities and useful information can be found on the meddwl.org website

This resource is a collection of resources to support educators who wish to introduce more Welsh in the delivery of the Level 3 Uniformed Protective Services course. The collection has been created to support educators in planning and setting classroom work activities or evidence based on learners' Welsh language skills. The collection includes: • a guide that explains how to use the resource. • 'Mapping the Opportunities to introduce the Welsh language' document for each core unit. • bilingual posters of the key terms for each unit.