News Items
2008
Food award
7 November 2008Lamb produced on University farms and served at TaMed Da is a winner at the prestigious True Taste Wales Food & Drink Awards 2008/9.
Food miles
16 September 2008The University is reducing its carbon footprint by sourcing up to 90% of its food from local suppliers and providing its own meat and vegetables.
Energy manager
7 July 2008David Oldham, the University's new energy manager, joins the team as Aber becomes one of the highest climbers in the 2008 Green League which has been published by People and Planet.
Going my way?
Monday 9 June is National lift-share Day. Colleagues at IS save around £5,400 per annum, find out if someone else is travelling your way by visiting http://www.doitwithdai.org.uk/
Commitment to achieve ISO 14001
Aberystwyth University has decided to put in place an Environmental Management System across the university to ISO 14001 over the next three years. The current Environmental Strategy will be rolled up into the new EMS. More Information
Gas from grass surely not?
25 April 2008Gas from grass - research into the production of bio-ethanol from perennial ryegrass.
Ice shelf collapse explained
7 February 2008Writing in the Journal of Glaciology, Professor Neil Glasser argues the collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in 2002 was caused by a number of factors, and not just global warming as was first believed.
Green Award
1 February 2008The University's highly successful lilac bag recycling initiative has been highly commended at the Aber First Awards, a new award scheme designed to acknowledge best practice and excellence displayed by individuals, organisations and businesses in Aberystwyth.