Aberystwyth student Peter in final of 'Graduate of the Year'
Aberystwyth University’s Computer Science student, Peter Faraday Weller, who is a distant relative of the famous British chemist and physicist Michael Faraday, is among the five finalists to have made this year’s Graduate of the Year competition shortlist. Although profoundly deaf, the 22-year-old third-year student is a very talented software developer who won the Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities and also secured a summer placement at IBM in 2011. Graduate of the Year takes the form of a public vote and is open to graduates across the whole of the UK in all disciplines. The deadline for votes is Saturday 30 June. Carolyn Parry, Acting Deputy Director of the University’s Careers Service, explains, “We would like to congratulate Peter on his achievement to date and we also wish him well for the future. “It was important for us to promote this competition within the University because there is a wealth of talent here. Peter is one of those students who h...