Dr Rhian Hayward awarded MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Dr Rhian Hayward, the Business Development Manager at the Department of Research, Business and Innovation, Aberystwyth University, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Responsible for knowledge exchange with the business community and technology transfer at the university, Dr Hayward has been given the MBE for services to Entrepreneurship in Wales, with the award being bestowed by a member of the royal family at an investiture during 2016. Dr Hayward’s contributions to entrepreneurship in Wales in particular are a combination of her work at Aberystwyth University in addition to her public appointment roles. These include being a member of the Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board (WIDAB) - which advises Ministers and Senior Welsh Government officials on a range of issues relating to the Welsh economy - and a member of the Life Science’s Bridging Fund Scientific Advisory Board. In her role in Business Development at Aberystwyth University, Dr Hayward dev...