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Platform for LGBTQ+ stories at Aberystwyth conference
Academics and creative practitioners will meet in Aberystwyth to give a platform to LGBTQ+ voices in Welsh language literature this week.
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Bryn Terfel to celebrate 150th anniversary of Aberystwyth’s Welsh Department
Operatic icon Bryn Terfel will join talented young singers in a concert to celebrate 150 years of the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth University next month.
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Peace conference debates a ‘warless world’
The First Minister has opened a special peace conference at Aberystwyth University organised to discuss how can Wales contribute to a world without war.
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New chapter for literary journal
An academic journal exploring the history and literature of medieval Wales is turning over a new leaf.
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Breton cultural exchange in Aberystwyth
Students in Aberystwyth will learn about the language and culture of Brittany when academics from the Breton city of Rennes visit the Welsh town.
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The greatest poetic metre you’ve probably never heard of
Writing for The Conversation, Mererid Hopwood, Professor of Welsh and Celtic Studies, explains the ancient art of cynghanedd.
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Aberystwyth University Welsh Language Award winners announced
Aberystwyth University has honoured individuals for their contribution to the Welsh language.
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Northern lights: how the aurora borealis captivated 18th-century minds
In an article for The Conversation, Dr Cathryn Charnell-White, Reader in the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies, considers how historical records demonstrate ways in which natural phenomena such as the northern lights were understood and valued centuries ago.
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University hosts Hay Scribblers Cymraeg
School pupils from across mid-Wales visited Aberystwyth University today (Wednesday 6 November) as part of Hay Scribblers Cymraeg 2024.
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Welsh language literature through an LGBTQ+ lens
Aberystwyth academics are looking to give exposure to forgotten voices in Welsh-language LGBTQ+ literature in a bid to place their writing alongside other definitive works.
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