News & Events

Welsh election: why immigration is important to voters in the ‘Nation of Sanctuary’

Writing in The Conversation, Rhys Dafydd Jones explains that the Welsh government offers support to refugees and asylum seekers in devolved areas such as health, education and housing.

Read article

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.

Read article

Aberystwyth University geographers elected Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales

Two leading geographers have been elected as Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales, one of Wales’s most prestigious academic honours.

Read article

Welsh countryside: what Greens and Reform are promising they would change after election

In an article for The Conversation, Professor Mike Woods explores how Reform UK and the Green Party—both expected to win their first Senedd seats—have starkly contrasting views on the Welsh countryside.

Read article

Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh election

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Michael Woods discusses how green policies, including wind farms, are turning into a battleground for the Welsh elections.

Read article

Safer journeys for girls aim for new guidance

Welsh local authorities will have new guidance to help make walking, wheeling and cycling safer and more accessible for women and girls, thanks to work led by one of our academics.

Read article

Scientists reveal Antarctic warming best and worst-case scenarios

New international research shows that the choices we make in the next decade will determine Antarctica’s fate for centuries.

Read article

Mocking people for their class is discrimination – so why don’t we treat it as such?

Writing in The Conversation, Toni Beardmore discusses how ‘Banter’ about where you’re from or how you speak is harder to define than racism or sexism, but it is damaging.

Read article

Why has the 20mph limit become such a political issue in the Welsh election?

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Michael Woods and Professor Charles Musselwhite explain how political parties are lining up to talk about where they stand on the 20mph speed limit during the Welsh election campaign.

Read article