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Mapping the Brexit vote – researchers appeal for hidden ‘boxcounts’

Ten years on from the UK’s referendum on EU membership, an ambitious effort is underway to create the most detailed map of Brexit voting patterns to date.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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