July 2012
An ancient civilization and a legendary river - 25 July 2012
IGES scientists study collapse of an ancient civilization and discover legendary sacred rive
Osprey Tagged - 17 July 2012
The IBERS sponsored solar powered GPS tracker has been successfully attached to the osprey chick at the Dyfi Osprey Project.
Tracking the osprey - 12 July 2012
IBERS researchers are collaborating with Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust’s Dyfi Osprey Project to re-establish an osprey population on the Dyfi Estuary.
Energy Advice - 6 July 2012
The University and the Dyfi Biosphere are offering free workshops to help local shops who are struggling with rising energy costs.
June 2012
Sowing the seeds - 12 June 2012
IBERS to exhibit at Cereals (13-14 June), the leading technical event for the UK arable industry.
May 2012
Capturing carbon - 24 May 2012
The future management of the Welsh uplands, which store 1.9 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, to be discussed by scientists, conservationists, land managers and economists.
Bioscience nets £13m - 23 May 2012
Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, announces £13m for bioscience research at IBERS
Historical Welsh events on-line - 17 May 2012
Historical events such as the Miners’ Strike can now be viewed on a new website
Navy leadership - 16 May 2012
The first handbook in nearly 50 years on leadership within the Royal Navy written by MBA Teaching Fellow Professor Andrew St George.
Global health - 09 May 2012
Aberystwyth researchers present findings of global health study to an international audience at Chatham House on Friday 11 May.
“Acid Up” for Olympic gold - 2 May 2012
A new warm up technique that makes an athlete’s blood more acidic could prove decisive in the race for gold at London 2012.
April 2012
Giant boost for biofuel - 26 April 2012
UK Government announces additional £6.4m for the development of biofuel crop, Miscanthus.
Medieval seals - 25 April 2012
An exhibition of medieval Welsh seals based on work by historians at the Department of History and Welsh History, is launched at the National Library of Wales.
To flower or not to flower - 24 April 2012
A plant that never flowers leads scientists to the discovery of a gene that is essential for the formation of branches on flowering plants.
Hoover award - 24 April 2012
Industrial giant Hoover funds £60,000 prostate cancer study.
Animal behaviour on the BBC - 17 April 2012
The BBC’s “Science Café” reports from the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour conference held at Aberystwyth from 11th – 13th April.
Volcanic discussion - 17 April 2012
One of Britain’s leading volcanologist speaks about earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes.
National Library Vice President - 13 April 2012
AU Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aled Jones, named as Vice President of the National Library of Wales.
University’s mammoth study - 4 April 2012
Aberystwyth scientists contribute to woolly mammoths study
Leverhulme grant awarded - 4 April 2012
University awarded three-year Leverhulme Research Project Grant
Diabetics screened at University - 3 April 2012
Local people screened at the Department of Sport and Exercise Science.
Major research grant awarded - 3 April 2012
New study of economic lifeblood in Welsh rivers.
New environment research group - 2nd April 2012
University scientists to help solve environment puzzle.
March 2012
Addressing the protein deficit - 30th March 2012
Scientists at IBERS are working on disease resistance in red clover as part of £2.15m study.
Confronting rural crime - 30th March 2012
Dr Jane Jones to study rural crime on Anglesey.
£20m green boost - 29th March 2012
Deputy Minister for European Programmes, Alun Davies, launches the new biorefining centre BEACON.
Huge sun tornado discovered - 29th March 2012
Aberystwyth solar scientists show first ever moving images of a huge tornado on the sun.
University helps farmers - 27th March 2012
Aberystwyth University helps farmers achieve top prices for lambs.
DNA barcode for fungi - 27th March 2012
Scientists at University part of the world’s fungal DNA barcode.
Comparing the accents of English - 26th March 2012
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor April McMahon, to lecture on comparing the accents of English, past and present.
Biodiversity conservation - 22nd March 2012
Research by IBERS boosts biodiversity conservation.
Keats’ “stubble plains” revealed - 22nd March 2012
New documents shed controversial light on nation’s best-loved poem: Keats’s ode “To Autumn”.
Mapping Miscanthus - 19th March 2012
The full genetic map of energy crop miscanthus has been completed by researchers at IBERS and US company Ceres Inc.
Dyfi Virtual Observatory - 13th March 2012
An evening to celebrate and debate the Dyfi region’s past, present and future on 29th of March.
Kindertransport refugee - 13th March 2012
Former refugee and University librarian, William Dieneman, recalls his journey from Berlin to Aberystwyth.
From the Commons to computing - 12th March 2012
Mark Williams MP spends day shadowing Dr Amanda Clare.
New BEACON Research Centre - 8th March 2012
Environment Minister, John Griffiths, visits BEACON facility on Gogerddan Campus
A welcome boost for West Wales - 6th March 2012
£12m windfall to develop ‘greener’ goods and services.
Why Wales Said Yes - 5th March 2012
A ground-breaking analysis of the 2011 Welsh referendum to be launched.
February 2012
Diabetes study - 8th February 2012
Volunteers required for a study of the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and type 2 diabetes.
New academic positions - 7th February 2012
The University announces the creation of 27 new academic positions.
Women’s poetry - 2nd February 2012
Dr Sarah Prescott awarded Leverhulme funding for a study of women’s poetry from 1400 to 1800.
January 2012
Healthier milk - 27 January 2012
A natural feed supplement aimed at producing healthy premium milk all year round is under development in Wales with support from the Welsh Government.
Prostate cancer diagnosis - 23 January 2012
Aberystwyth researchers taking ‘groundbreaking’ steps to improve prostate cancer diagnosis.
Medieval famine - 20 January 2012
Leverhulme funding for a study of a famine in England that killed half a million people in less than three years.
Performance and archaeology - 19 January 2012
Professor Mike Pearson awarded Major Research Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust.
Lie diet-tector - 11 January 2012
Researchers at Aberystwyth and Newcastle Universities have shown that they can determine which foods and in what amounts people have eaten over the last few days by analysing their urine.
New Head of Theatre, Film & Television Studies - 11 January 2012
Aberystwyth University has appointed Dr Jamie Medhurst as the Head of the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies.
Leverhulme Project Grant - Women's Poetry 1400-1800 - January 2012
Dr Sarah Prescott from the Department of English and Creative Writing has received a Leverhulme Project Grant for a three-year research project on 'Women‟s Poetry 1400-1800 in English, Irish, Scots, Scots Gaelic and Welsh'. The proposed research will provide a major new literary history of women's poetry in Ireland, Scotland and Wales from 1400 to 1800, covering poetry in Welsh, Gaelic, Scots, Scots Gaelic and English through a fully edited anthology with translations and a critical study jointly written by the specialists engaged on the project.