SPICING IT UP

A Book From Bangor

Students on the first intake of the Publishing and Book Culture postgraduate degree at Bangor University have been inspired to set up their own publishing house, following an assignment to publish a book. Becca Barnard and Darrell Button hope to continue in publishing once they have completed their MA. Becca said: “I’d like to focus on authors – women writers, LGBTQ+ and others who may struggle to have a voice.”

TEST-DRIVING THE FUTURE

Construction is underway on an exciting new development at Aberystwyth University. A robotic testbed covering 500 hectares will put autonomous farming, last-mile delivery services and self-driving o -road vehicles through their paces, testing the latest in vehicle technology. The project brings together existing facilities and will add unique capabilities to allow robotics development and testing on a di erent scale. The facility will be available to other research institutions and commercial partners to test their systems in real operational conditions, with an aim to encourage collaboration.

Days Of Discovery

Congratulations to a team of Hospitality and Catering students from Cheshire College – South & West following the win of the ‘Spice it Up with Schwartz’ prize at the Zest Quest Asia 2023 competition earlier this year.

Zest Quest Asia has been an established culinary competition for a decade, celebrating the creativity, knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Asian cuisine. The Level 3 Professional Cookery students created a bespoke Sri Lankan-inspired menu, presented at a live hcook-off at the Radisson Hotel, Heathrow.

Forensic science students and practitioners from across North Wales took part in a workshop on scattered remains, watched a search dog demonstration and heard from industry leaders as part of a forensic investigation conference hosted by Wrexham Glyndwr University. The theme, ‘From Death to Discovery’, drew on expertise from both academia and industry.