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View all newsAberystwyth named Welsh University of the Year
Aberystwyth University has been named Welsh University of the Year for 2020 by The Times / The Sunday Times Good Unviersity Guide.
AberTB – a new platform for collaboration in the fight against Bovine TB
The Centre of Excellence for Bovine TB at Aberystwyth University opens its inaugural AberTB conference today, Tuesday 17 September 2019, promising that the annual event will become a new platform for collaboration in the fight against bovine TB.
Bronze sculptures open door on George Powell of Nanteos
An exciting new collaboration between Aberystwyth University, ArtUK and the Penparcau Community Forum is set to explore the sculpture collection of George Powell of Nanteos.
Losses for Vladimir Putin's United Russia in Moscow election put down a marker for the future
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University discusses some of the implications of Sunday's elections in Russia