Wales Rally GB visits Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University students are being given a chance once more this year to help out on an international sporting event. The University has partnered with the Dayinsure Wales Rally GB to offer work experience and to host one of the rally stops on their upcoming roadshow prior to the main event in October 2016. The Dayinsure Wales Rally GB is held in mid and north Wales and is the penultimate round of the World Rally Championship (WRC). Attracting around 80,000 spectators from all over the world, it is broadcast to over 60 million people worldwide and contributes more than £10m to the Welsh economy every year. The relationship between the university and Wales Rally GB (WRGB) started a few years ago as tourism students from Aberystwyth University assisted in conducting surveys at the famous ‘Sweet Lamb’ stage of the event. Since then it has developed into the current opportunity as a significant and practical partnership. For the students, working with the WRGB gives them the chan...