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Brazil’s upcoming UN climate summit highlights how tricky climate pledges are to keep
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Hannah Hughes explains how the Brazilian Cop30 presidency has a critical role to play as mediator and bridge builder to increase the collective ambition of governments.
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Rural Wales business survey launched
A team of researchers led by the University is conducting new research into the state of rural enterprise in Wales.
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How 18th-century politician Charles Fox mastered personality politics long before Trump and Farage
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Callum Smith discusses the charismatic, controversial and endlessly quotable, Charles Fox and how he built a political movement around himself.
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Russian media ‘silencing’ mothers’ resistance to war – report
Russia state media is actively silencing mothers’ opposition to the war in Ukraine, according to a new study.
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Joint proposal to establish new Dental School in Wales
Bangor and Aberystwyth Universities have developed an initial joint proposal for the Welsh Government to establish a new Dental School.
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Aberystwyth becomes Wales’ first UNESCO City of Literature
Today, 31 October 2025, Aberystwyth Ceredigion has become Wales’ first UNESCO City of Literature, joining a global network of 350 Creative Cities that have been recognised for their excellence in creative fields across the world.
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Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again
Writing in The Conversation, Professor Stephen Tooth explains how since Dolgarrog, the UK has had an excellent reservoir safety record but disasters do still occur.
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Preventing atrocities focus for new research team
A new group to promote efforts to prevent the abuse of power across the world has been launched at Aberystwyth University.
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After the first world war, séances boomed – and dead soldiers ‘wrote’ home
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Alice Vernon explores how post first world war grief sparked a surge in séances — and how dead soldiers ‘wrote’ home.
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New groundbreaking gene atlas could lead to healthier, climate-resistant oats
Leading plant scientists from across the world have joined forces to catalogue the diversity of oats and their wild relatives, sequencing the full chromosomal complement of 33 of the most common types and mapping more than nine thousand in unprecedented detail.
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Reimagining Wales’ greatest poet’s work in new book
A new collection of short poems by an Aberystwyth academic offers a fresh take on the work of one of Wales’ highest regarded poets.
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Desert river research earns top US honour for Aberystwyth geographer
A leading expert in desert environments from the University has received a prestigious international award for his work at a ceremony in the USA.
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Why we keep hunting ghosts – and what it says about us
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Alice Vernon from the Department of English & Creative Writing discusses how our hunt for ghosts reveals more about the living than the dead.
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Celebrating 25 years of studying ancient Celtic languages in Aberystwyth
A conference celebrating over 25 years of studying ancient Celtic languages at Aberystwyth University will take place later this month.
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