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	News Wales > Education > New vice chancellor at Bangor University
		A native of Gwynedd, Merfyn Jones joined the University of Wales, Bangor in 1990 as a Senior Lecturer in History, after having served as a lecturer, Head of Department and Dean at the University of Liverpool.
		Merfyn Jones is a well-known and prolific historian, his main interests centering on modern and contemporary Wales.
		In 2003 he was appointed to the Board of Governors of the BBC and was a member of the Nominations Committee established recently to appoint the new Director General of the BBC.
	www.newswales.co.uk /?section=Education&F=1&id=7026 (296 words)

	News Wales > Media > New Welsh BBC governor appointed
		Downing Street today announced that Professor Merfyn Jones has been appointed BBC National Governor for Wales.
		Merfyn Jones is Professor of Welsh History and Pro-Vice- Chancellor at the University of Wales, Bangor.
		Professor Jones commented that he was "looking forward enthusiastically to the challenges of this post.
	www.newswales.co.uk /?section=Media&F=1&id=6206 (239 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Merfyn Jones
		Professor Merfyn Jones is a historian, broadcaster, governor of the BBC and vice-chancellor of the University of Wales, Bangor.
		He was also a member of the nominations committee established recently to appoint the new Director General of the BBC.
		Merfyn Jones (born 30 April 1931 in Bangor, Gwynedd) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for, among others, Scunthorpe United, Crewe Alexandra and Chester City.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Merfyn_Jones (482 words)

	BBC - Press Office - Professor Merfyn Jones is new Welsh BBC Governor
		In a statement BBC Chairman, Gavyn Davies, said: "I greatly welcome the appointment of Merfyn Jones and look forward to working with him.
		Gavyn Davies also paid tribute to Roger Jones, retiring BBC National Governor for Wales, saying, "Roger has a tremendous passion for the BBC, particularly BBC Wales, as well as for Wales and its people.
		Professor Merfyn Jones replaces Roger Jones who retires as BBC National Governor for Wales on 30 December 2002 having served for six years.
	www.bbc.co.uk /pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/12_december/20/welsh_governor.shtml (446 words)

	icWales - 'Higher education plays massive role in Wales'
		Prof Jones, 58, started his university career at Swansea in 1971, working on an historical research project on coal mining in South Wales Valleys - work, of which, he says he is extremely proud.
		Prof Jones says he is looking forward to his time as chairman of HEW.
		Funding is an issue which Prof Jones sees as one of the main challenges for universities in Wales over the coming years.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=17699401&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=-higher-education-plays-a-massive-role-in-wales-----name_page.html (1114 words)

	ITWALES.COM - Welsh universities help promote business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The importance of Welsh universities and the students that graduate from them is often overlooked according to Professor Merfyn Jones, vice chancellor at University of Wales in Bangor.
		Writing for the Western Mail, Professor Jones highlights the tremendous impact the nation's graduates have on the businesses in Wales, both big and small.
		Professor Jones states that three large technological firms are moving to the city and that the university was instrumental in bringing them to Bangor.
	www.itwales.com /799197.htm (229 words)

	The History Page
		The founders of the race were 2 local doctors, Rob Haworth and the late Merfyn Jones.
		Doctor Haworth's idea was to sail from Barmouth to Fort William, climbing en route the highest mountains in Wales, England and Scottland.
		He told doctor Merfyn of his plans and his reply was " why don't we make a race of it?" and the idea of the Three Peaks Yacht Race was born.
	www.barmouth.com /threepeakschallenge/History.htm (1018 words)

	Cyfrwng Siân Phillips Award 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		He is considered one of the main literary figures of modern Wales but Emyr Humphreys has also contributed extensively to the world of the mass media.
		Before turning his hand to lecturing on drama and the media in the University of Wales, Bangor in 1965, he was a drama producer with BBC Wales and responsible for producing, in Welsh and English, some of the work of Saunders Lewis and John Gwilym Jones.
		The award was presented to Emyr Humphreys by Professor R. Merfyn Jones, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Bangor.
	www.cyfrwng.com /e/conference/award04.shtml (152 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| 'Great opportunity' for BBC Wales
		She said BBC Wales was well placed to take advantage of the emphasis on the UK's nations and regions outlined in a White Paper published on Tuesday.
		National governor Merfyn Jones said the duty to connect all Britain's nations and regions was "a great opportunity".
		Mr Jones, who is also chairman of the Broadcasting Council For Wales, said: "I very much welcome the publication of the White Paper.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/4806874.stm (864 words)

	The New Yorker: PRINTABLES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jones told me that they shared “a kind of heretical predisposition.”
		Jones has a defining memory of Pullman from their final year in school.
		The boys represented their school in a debate against a team from the local private girls’ school.
	www.newyorker.com /printables/fact/051226fa_fact (5043 words)

	Press notices archive
		The Queen has approved the appointment of Professor Merfyn Jones as National Governor for Wales of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
		The National Governor for Wales post is remunerated at the level of £26,910 per year for a time commitment of two days per week.
		Merfyn Jones is Professor of Welsh History and Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Wales, Bangor.
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/Page2644.asp (225 words)

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		In 1972, a couple of Welsh sailors were discussing their local sailing legend, Major H.W.Tilman, at the bar of the Merioneth Sailing Club.
		Dr Robert Haworth was explaining to his partner, Dr Merfyn Jones, his idea for a challenging summer cruise that wouldn't involve sailing half-way around the world, as Tilman's often did.
		Jones responded that they should make a race of it - and the Three Peaks Race was born.
	www.angelfire.com /or/petermarsh/tilman.htm (752 words)

	National Assembly for Wales: Record Of Proceedings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		I know some of the tutors and it is working well, especially in terms of the parents who send their children to Welsh-medium schools but who do not speak Welsh themselves.
		Denise Idris Jones: I was concerned about whether they continue with it, because it is particularly important that they have someone to practice with.
		Denise Idris Jones: Perhaps you are trying to say that it is too open, Owen John, but I am sure that the Minister will agree that the purpose of doing this is to ensure that, in time, parents can assist children with their homework.
	www.wales.gov.uk /keypubrecordproceedings/content/ell-050420.htm (15735 words)

	Aber News Online
		Professor Merfyn Jones and Professor Noel Lloyd outside the National Assembly in Cardiff.
		Two leading Welsh universities have welcomed the announcement of a £10.95m funding package for a new joint Research and Enterprise Partnership which is to be made today (Wednesday 8 February 2006) by the Minister for Education and Life Long Learning, Jane Davidson AM.
		Professor Merfyn Jones, Vice Chancellor of the University of Wales, Bangor welcomed the announcement:
	www.aber.ac.uk /aberonline/en/archive/2006/02/uwa1006/index.php (545 words)

	HERO - Higher Education & Research Opportunities in the UK: Ford vice-president presents public lecture
		"The University awarded Mr Richard Parry Jones CBE, an Honorary Fellowship of the University only last year, and we are delighted to welcome back such an influential business leader to present a lecture at Bangor," said Prof Merfyn Jones, Vice-Chancellor.
		He is responsible for product safety and environmental matters and his lecture will focus on the impact of climate change on the automotive industry and how companies address this challenge.
		As Chief Technical Officer, he is responsible to the company's Board of Directors on all technical matters, leading Ford's technical staff of some 30,000 engineers, scientists, designers and business professionals in North America, Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, including the Ford, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover, and Aston Martin brands.
	www.hero.ac.uk /media_relations/13251.cfm?pageview=print (304 words)

	PJ Online \| Obituaries and tributes (24 July 2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jones On 16 March, Merfyn Jones, of 36 Barton Road, Streatley, Luton, Bedfordshire.
		Mr Jones registered in 1946 and retired from the register in 1985.
		He practised in his pharmacy at White and Jones, Luton, from 1959 to 1979.
	www.pharmj.com /Editorial/20040724/society/obits.html (959 words)

	Ysgol y Gymraeg
		Gwen Saunders Jones ac Eleri Hughes, dwy fyfyrwraig MA a enillodd Ysgoloriaeth Ymchwil yr Athro a Mrs J.E. Caerwyn Williams.
		Enillodd y ddau Ysgoloriaeth Ymchwil John Gwilym Jones ac fe’u gwelir yn derbyn eu sieciau oddi wrth Mrs Eleri Wynne Jones ac ym mhresenoldeb yr Athro R. Merfyn Jones.
		Bryn Jones, myfyriwr MA o Ynys Môn a enillodd Ysgoloriaeth Ymchwil yr Athro Bedwyr Lewis Jones.
	www.bangor.ac.uk /ysgolygymraeg/myfyrwyr_ymchwil.php.cy?catid=&subid=4483 (142 words)

	Presenting An Briathar Saor
		John Evans, a teacher of French in a secondary school whose mother came from Kerry to Wales as a three-year-old – he is a fluent Welsh speaker.
		Hywel Merfyn Jones, a native speaker of Welsh.
		Barry Tobin was elected to the Chair, Patrick Egan was elected Secretary, and Hywel Merfyn Jones was elected Treasurer.
	www.ballinagree.freeservers.com /bsaoreng.html (833 words)

	Brecon Motor Club - News
		A plethora of crews finished in the forties, Wayne Aerosmith making it a full house for the family in his 205, Phil Jones and Craig doing well in the 1 litre Micra and Jon Williams and Josh Jones in their 205.
		This left Mike 'Wheelyking' Jones and Robin 'Crikey' Moses to be BMC runners up in 15th place in their 205.
		Mike Jones & Robin Moses travelled to Welshpool for the Breidden Rally in a quest to score Welsh Championship points but despite 'Crikey' having a good night on the maps, it was the car that let the team down with a snapped steering rack.
	www.breconmotorclub.co.uk /news/index.php?topic= (1775 words)

	Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru: Cofnod y Trafodion
		Denise Idris Jones: Practising speaking the language is vital.
		Denise Idris Jones: A gaf fi ddod i fewn yma?
		Denise Idris Jones: Efallai eich bod yn ceisio dweud ei fod yn rhy agored, Owen John, ond yr wyf yn siwr y bydd y Gweinidog yn cytuno mai pwrpas gwneud hwn yw sicrhau y gall y rhieni, mewn amser, helpu’r plant i wneud eu gwaith cartref.
	www.cymru.gov.uk /keypubrecordproceedings/content/ell-050420.htm (15664 words)

	3peakstext
		It seemed distinctly appropriate that the British leg of this sea to summit series began with gin, tonic and whisky.
		They belonged to Welsh GP Merfyn Jones and on a winter's day in 1977, he was hosting fellow Barmouth doctor Rob Haworth as they talked about their holidays.
		Twenty five years on, Haworth is explaining to me the unwitting genesis of one of the world's most eccentric races as we sit in the bar of the Merioneth Yacht Club in Barmouth on a bleak and rainy Welsh day.
	www.geocities.com /john_henzell/3peakstext.html (6999 words)

	The Celtic Fringe--Historiography and Bibliography
		However, in the past decade, distinguished historians, led by J.G.A. Pocock, have begun to take a more integrative view of British history, transforming the Celtic fringe into integral elements in the formation of British identity.
		These historians include, among others, Linda Colley, R. Merfyn Jones, Geoff Eley, David Stevenson, and Jane Ohlmeyer.
		Merfyn Jones, "Beyond Identity?: The Reconstruction of the Welsh"
	www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~stonerjw/celt_bib.html (758 words)

	Amazon.com: Regenerating Cities: The UK Crisis and the US Experience (Fulbright Papers): Books: Michael ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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		by Michael Parkinson, Bernard Foley, Dennis R. Judd, John E. Franklin, Merfyn Jones
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	www.amazon.com /Regenerating-Cities-Crisis-Experience-Fulbright/dp/0719024765 (499 words)

	Latest News & Developments
		Last year, the university awarded the Ford representative an honorary fellowship and the institution was keen for him to return.
		Professor Merfyn Jones, vice-chancellor of the university, said: "The university awarded Mr Richard Parry-Jones an honorary fellowship only last year and we are delighted to welcome back such an influential business leader to present a lecture at Bangor."
		Mr Parry-Jones is Ford's group vice-president of global product development activities for vehicles across the world.
	www.est.org.uk /fleet/Informationcentre/LatestNewsDevelopment/index.cfm?mode=view&articleid=17205767 (198 words)

	Welsh Studies Newsletter NAASWCH
		In addition to over 40 presentations, conference aprticiipants heard three keynote speakers prominent in the field of Welsh studies today.
		Aled G. Jones, Sir John Williams Professor of Welsh History and head of the Department of History at University of Wales, Aberystwyth, delivered a presentation on " Y Drych and American Welsh Identities, 1851-1951." His address provided the audience with a history of life, immigration, industry and livelihood through this important Welsh-American newspaper.
		The orchestra is conducted by John William Jones, director of bands and associate professor of music at Gettysburg College.
	spruce.flint.umich.edu /~ellisjs/newsletter.html (4164 words)

	Inside His Dark Materials Standard Release DVD - MovieWeb
		Interview with Merfyn Jones, Pullman's childhood friend (21 mins)
		Interview with Enid Jones, Pullman's teacher (14 mins)
		The trilogy of novels known as His Dark Materials have been popular for a decade when this documentary, Inside His Dark Materials, was created.
	www.movieweb.com /dvd/release/27/61827/features.php (156 words)

	Gwalchmai War Memorial Inscriptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		ALBERT V. Transcription of Inscriptions for the Second World War
		HAROLD D. This page was created by and is maintained by Bryn Jones.
		This page was first created in October 2005.
	brynjones.members.beeb.net /histwales/local/gwalchmai_war_memorial.html (119 words)

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