Research and Enterprise
IBERS provides an intellectual environment in which researchers can share and explore ideas across traditional agricultural, grassland, rural, environmental and biological science disciplines, and work in multidisciplinary teams that draw upon the wide range of life science and social science expertise in Aberystwyth University.
IBERS carries out high quality, novel internationally important science in plant, animal and microbial sciences, agriculture, cell biology and physiology, genomics parasitology, ecology, plant and animal breeding/reproduction, social sciences and evolutionary processes together with integrating expertise to enable holistic and systems approaches.
Research
IBERS research is organised into three core themes:
Research Themes
Within these themes, research is focused on a number of interrelating areas:
Research Information
Main Funding Partners

Enterprise
Partnerships with the industrial and private sector helps ensure IBERS research remains responsive and relevant to industrial needs. IBERSs entrepreneurial scientists have access to world-class facilities and support to develop strategic alliances and links with industry:
- Research and Strategic Funding
- Capital development program
- Facilities
- Commercialisation and Consultancy Services (CCS)
Informatics and Enabling Technologies
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Outreach
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