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Secret lives of cats could hold clues for wildcat return
A new study exploring the secretive lives of feral and free-roaming cats in Wales could shed light on wildcats’ return to the country.
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Aberystwyth Town Football Club’s new kit marks University partnership
Aberystwyth Town Football Club has unveiled its new shirt after signing a new partnership with the town's university.
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Domestic abuse project wins award at UK parliament
An Aberystwyth University project supporting older people affected by domestic abuse has won a prestigious award at the House of Lords.
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Aberystwyth graduates set to drive innovation in biomanufacturing and AI
New PhD training programmes, delivered by Aberystwyth University with partner universities and industry, have been launched to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge to advance biomanufacturing and AI-enabled bioscience.
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Royal Welsh Show head is new Aberystwyth University Pro-Chancellor
The Chief Executive of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has been appointed as a new Pro-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University.
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Welsh broadcasting devolution options considered by new research
Aberystwyth University academics will investigate options for devolving broadcasting powers on behalf of the Welsh Government.
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New bursary to boost refugee higher education access
Students from Africa and refugees will have the opportunity to apply for a new bursary to study at Aberystwyth University, thanks to a charitable donation.
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New Chair of Keats Foundation is Aberystwyth Professor
An Aberystwyth academic has been appointed Chair of the world-renowned Keats Foundation, a charity dedicated to the life, work and legacy of the celebrated Romantic poet John Keats.
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Aberystwyth Institute founding member of new UK elite research grouping
An institute at Aberystwyth University is a founder member of a new alliance of 35 of the UK’s foremost research agencies and institutes launched today (10 December).
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IBERS crop varieties win new industry approval status
Two crop varieties bred at the IBERS research institute at Aberystwyth University have been given the seal of approval by two leading agricultural trade bodies.
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First ancient Celtic languages dictionary of Britain and Ireland underway
The first complete dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages of Britain and Ireland is being written by academics at Aberystwyth University.
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Sub-Saharan Africa has lost up to half of its primates – new study
Sub-Saharan Africa has already lost up to half of its primate numbers - a type of animals that includes apes and monkeys - since pre-industrial times, according to a major international study.
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Greenhouse gas removal is vital tool to help meet climate targets - report
Peatland restoration and growing biomass crops to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere can help achieve net zero targets, according to a new scientific report.
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University welcomes UK Space Agency’s support for Mars mission
The ExoMars team at the University has welcomed the UK Space Agency’s renewed backing for the Rosalind Franklin rover mission, a flagship project that will see Europe’s first Mars rover launch in 2028.
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Ukraine peace deal will hinge on security guarantees – but Kyiv has been there before
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers explains how in 1994 Russia and Kyivs western allies signed the Budapest Memorandum guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty. But It wasn’t worth the paper it was written on.
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