Topping out

02 September 2011

Topping out marks completion of latest phase of construction on new £8.6m IBERS research facility.

Glacier demise

02 September 2011

Dramatic images reveal scale of ice retreat on Greenland's Petermann Glacier.

Jean Monnet Chair

05 September 2011

Director of the Centre for European Studies, Dr Elena Korosteleva, awarded a prestigious Jean Monnet Chair for teaching European integration studies. 

Mobile Apps

05 September 2011

Aberystwyth hosts iOS DEV UK, the UK’s first conference for iPhone App developers.




Record recruitment

06 September 2011

Aberystwyth is set to welcome record number of students for the new academic year.

The Coast Path

08 September 2011

Dr Damian Walford Davies co-presents an ambitious new S4C series on the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path.

Ten years on from 9/11

08 September 2011

A Decade of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism since 9/11: Taking stock and new directions in research and policy

Silent study

09 September 2011

New silent study suite and facebook free zone named after former librarian Tom Lloyd.

New halls of residence

12 September 2011

Three companies shortlisted as potential developers for new halls of residence.

Olympic Flame

13 September 2011

Humanoid robot nominated to carry the Olympic Flame as part of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.

Performance award

15 September 2011

Dr Heike Roms awarded inaugural David Bradby TaPRA Award for Research in International Theatre and Performance.

Food v fuel

19 September 2011

Next generation energy crops could minimise competition for land use.

Prison art

20 September 2011

School of Art student and Aberystwyth magistrate co-curates London art exhibition.

New hall of residence

20 September 2011

Rosser G, a new £3m postgraduate hall of residence, opens for the new academic year.

Sweet success

27 September 2011

‘High sugar’ grasses earn IBERS breeders British Grassland Society Innovation Award.

Student of the year

27 September 2011

Zoology graduate Victoria Franks is the Science Engineering and Technology Awards (Europe) Biology Student of the Year for 2011.

Full sail ahead

28 September 2011

Alumna donates an inflatable rigged safety tender to the University Sailing Club.

Best foot forward

30 September 2011

Shoemaker Ruth Emily Davey wins the 2011 ‘Year in a Creative Unit Competition’.