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Aberystwyth University is located on the coast of west Wales, nestled between the Cambrian Mountains and Cardigan Bay. Aberystwyth is a diverse and welcoming community in a historic seaside market town that has a cosmopolitan Welsh culture. with so much on offer, you’ll be spoilt for choice.

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Land use climate research could save UK economy £1.6 billion

Aberystwyth scientists are helping the agriculture sector hit its net zero targets by making best use of the UK’s grasslands.

Horrifying black sows and ghostly apparitions: how the magic and mystery of Wales come alive in winter

Writing in The Conversation, Mari Ellis Dunning, Associate Lecturer at the School of Languages and Literature and PhD Candidate, describes five spooky winter customs and beliefs unique to Wales and its people.

Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

In an article for The Conversation, Dr Sam Poyser from the Department of Law and Criminology puts the current discussion around the safety of the conviction of former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby in the context of the broader history of miscarriages of justice. 

COP16 leaders urged to embed all nature’s values in decision-making

Government leaders discussing the global biodiversity crisis at COP16 in Colombia this week are being urged to formally incorporate the different values of nature into their decision-making.