Robot gets eye test

05 September 2012

The robot, Idris, is travelling to Tenerife this week for a series of tests on how its vision system identifies potential science targets on planets such as Mars.

Performing rituals

05 September 2012

Aberystwyth is hosting an international conference on literature, anthropology and performance and their relationship with ritual, 5-8 September.

Digital security

05 September 2012

The University and the National Library host a symposium on Information Privacy, Security and Forensics in the Digital Age on Thursday 6th September.

Senior appointments

06 September 2012

Peter Curran (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama) and Lucy Hodson (De Montfort University) have been appointed directors of Finance and Planning respectively.

Follow that bird…

07 September 2012

Aber researchers track the migration of Ceulan the Dyfi Osprey

Conference pays tribute to David Jones

12 September 2012

New research centre is named after modernist painter and poet.

03 is the magic number

12 September 2012

New bus service officially opened by the Minister for Regeneration Huw Lewis AM

Sailing robots

17 September 2012

The Department of Computer Science is hosting the World Robotic Sailing Championship at Cardiff from 17–21 September.

The Shanghai experience

19 September 2012

Public Lecture by Dr Wu Jianzhong, Director of Shanghai Library

Migration marathon

25 September 2012

IBERS researchers track Ceulan as he completes his migration to west Africa.

Human evolution

27 September 2012

Public Lecture: Professor Martin Trauth to speak on 'Human evolution in a variable environment: the amplifier lakes of eastern Africa' on Monday 1 October.

The other Mona Lisa

27 September 2012

Robert Meyrick, head of the School of Art, joins leading art experts in Geneva to unveil a second Mona Lisa.

Science stars

27 September 2012

Welsh Government launches £50m campaign at Aberystwyth to attract world-class science researchers to Wales.