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Dr Wyn Morris (left) from Aberystwyth Business School and Dr Gareth Norris from the Department of Psychology at Aberystwyth University who have developed the rural crime study.

Over a fifth of farms experienced crime in the last 12 months – survey

22% of farms were victims of crime in the past year according to a new survey of rural crime, led by Aberystwyth University academics.

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Tree-lined avenue. Credit: Steve Lovegrove

Trees for hotter cities: new approach can bolster community input in meeting targets

Efforts to plant more trees in cities could be boosted thanks to a new tool for planners and community groups, published by an international group of researchers.

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Dr Maria Plotnikova, Dr Emma Sheppard, Dr Yvonne Ehrstein

Disabled people jobs boost aim for new project

Transforming how disabled people are recruited, supported and retained in work is the aim of a new initiative led by our academics.

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Mid Wales Business and Innovation Exchange at Aberystwyth University

Businesses from across mid Wales will come together to discuss key challenges facing the sector at an event organised by Aberystwyth University next month.

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Global sustainability ‘reset’ needed say academics

Scientists are calling for a ‘systems reset’ in how sustainable development is understood and pursued.

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The UK economy is not working for everyone. Ian Francis/Shutterstock

Why the UK should look beyond growth to a ‘new economics’ that works for all

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Jasper Kenter explains how traditional economics can’t respond to global crises like inequality and climate change.

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Jasper Kenter, Professorial Research Fellow in Deliberative Ecological Economics at Aberystwyth University’s Business School.

Valuing nature rethink needed to tackle biodiversity crisis – study

Old-fashioned economic thinking is driving biodiversity loss, according to a new international study led by Aberystwyth University academics, which calls for a fundamental shift in how nature is valued.

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