Aberystwyth University at the Royal Welsh

20 July 2018

Aberystwyth University is looking forward to welcoming visitors to the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd next week (23-26 July 2018) with a packed programme of activities and events.

International consortium to develop bovine TB test

20 July 2018

Scientists at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) are leading a new international consortium launched to develop a new test for bovine tuberculosis.

£7.3m EU-backed package to boost Wales’ food sector

19 July 2018

£7.3m EU-backed package to help address skills gaps and assist businesses in the food and agriculture sector develop new products and services has been announced by Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths.

IBERS graduate wins grant to study the effects of plastic on the memory of aquatic animals

16 July 2018

Marine and Freshwater Biology student Charlie Treleven has been awarded an Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) Undergraduate Project Scholarship to investigate the effect of BPA from plastic on memory in aquatic invertebrates.


 

Cutting edge research helps farmers’ Fluke fight

A quest to help save future UK farmers what could be millions of pounds by limiting resistance to a key drug for sheep and cattle wellbeing is being led by the latest post graduate candidate to be supported by Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).