Townie Great Tits are tougher, research shows

Great Tits living in urban areas are bolder and more aggressive at defending their territory than their rural counterparts according to research published in Scientific Reports.

Aberystwyth students win UK cereals competition

09 March 2018

A team of students from Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) has defeated 13 other university and college teams to lift the 2017 NIAB Agronomy Cup.

Parasites: the good, the bad and the ugly

08 March 2018

World leading parasitologists will congregate in Aberystwyth for the Annual British Society of Parasitology Conference which takes place from 8 –11 April 2018.

‘Rhodocop’ awarded J D R and Gwyneth Thomas Fund prize

07 March 2018

An Aberystwyth University researcher who is looking for ways of controlling rampant rhododendron is the first recipient of a rural science and economy scholarship.