Sorry to hear this pal, but rest assured that funding bodies are fickle and the process is stupid, so it has nothing to do with you. I had a colleague who got their bid rejected on the grounds that it was too provincial as it focused on Wales, and someone had already done similar work on England 🤬

I much prefer it to the usual dampness! Crisp and refreshing!

Ah, I do miss those early morning sunrises in Devon. Catching the train at the crack of dawn from Dawlish was made much easier with such views.

Cheers buddy, might get that endorsement printed out for display in my office!

You've sent me down a rabbit hole, and I've found this interesting biographical piece, turns out his dad was a founding member of Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party! issforum.org/essays/PDF/E...

I had no idea Rhodri studied here! He's not the only one either, Professor Iwan Morgan was also an undergrad at Aber!