 Yn ymddydd yng Nghaerdydd, dyfu'r gwaith, ymddydd ddigon, ychydig, gael y gallwn i'r gael. Fy hollid. Ymddydd ymddydd Richard Black. Fy hollid ymddydd yw'r profiad yn ymddydd i'r cyfnodol, ac mae'n gweithio i'r gael i'r cyfnodol i'r 4th cyfnodol gancyndoedd 2015. Fy hollid yw'r cyfnodol, rymddiw'r gael i'r cyfnodol. Fy hollid yw, rymddiw'r cyfnodol. That's good. We want lots of clapping this afternoon. If you're the mother, father, brother, sister, friend or acquaintance of a graduating student, it's wonderful to see you here for the celebration of their achievement. They almost certainly couldn't have done it without you. It's a big round of applause for the friends and family too. Now you'll not be surprised that as an academic I have attended dozens of degree ceremonies. But I can tell you, not only have I enjoyed most of them, but that so has degree ceremonies are definitely the best I've ever been to. Every degree ceremony is unique, charged with emotion and full of pride, and I can see the pride glowing around the hall at this moment. But, graduands, this is your special day, so please relax and enjoy it. Now, even if we had found a larger hall than the Logan Hall, sadly it is simply not possible to fit all of your friends and family in one place at one time. So I'm delighted to tell you that we are sharing this, your special day, with your family members, friends and indeed the general public all around the world, through the wonders of live streaming on the internet. So please, smile, laugh and wave to the camera. And while I hope you put your mobile phones onto silent, please feel free to tweet Facebook or Instagram or whatever it is you do, so that everybody else can join in. Now, it is an absolute pleasure for me to be able to introduce to you the president of SOAS, Dame Grassa Michelle. As all of you will know, Dame Grassa is an extremely distinguished figure on the world stage. She has been at the heart of national and international politics for decades. 40 years ago, she became the first Minister of Education and Culture in a newly independent Mozambique. An anniversary had the pleasure of celebrating here with music and dance just two weeks ago. During over a decade in office, she oversaw a doubling of school enrollment in Mozambique and a reduction in illiteracy by over 70%. Since leaving office, she's been a tireless advocate for the rights of education, sorry, the rights of women and children for education and against poverty, illiteracy and injustice. She has gained international respect and many international awards for her humanitarian work and she was made a British Dame in 1997. Dame Grassa is also a highly appropriate president for SOAS. She went to university at the University of Lisbon thanks to a scholarship and there she studied languages. She speaks seven languages no less, African and European and she also became involved in radical student politics. She is now an influential and respected voice not only in Africa but across the wider world. Dame Grassa, we are extremely honoured to have you as our president and to have you with us at the high point of our academic year as we celebrate the achievements of our students. So on behalf of everyone in the SOAS community, I want to welcome you back to SOAS and ask you to address this graduation ceremony. Thank you.