News Archive

Aber Glaciologists

14 January 2014

Aber Glaciologists are helping to understand the processes that lead to Greenland ice mass acceleration

KESS 1 Year MPhil Scholarship

20 June 2013

Aberystwyth University are seeking to recruit a 1-year MPhil to work on a project entitled: 


Pollution mobilisation and transport in former metal mining areas; towards a greater understanding of mechanisms and remediation strategies 

Operation Iceberg

25 October 2012

The moment of birth of an iceberg has been analysed in detail for the first time, with the findings featured on BBC Two series Operation Iceberg which starts on Tuesday 30 October.

Flood Risk

23 October 2012

Aberystwyth University experts warn that similar Ceredigion floods should be expected in future

Antarctic Glaciers

27 July 2012

A team from the Institute for Geography and Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University have unveiled a new website about their research, called www.AntarcticGlaciers.org.

Satellites View Habitats

03 November 2010

The Countryside Council for Wales in Association with Aberystwyth University and Environment Systems has unveiled a project using cutting edge, space technology to bring maps of Wales' habitats right up to date.

International Glaciological Society British Branch Meeting 2010

21 June 2010

The International Glaciological Society British Branch Annual Meeting will this year be hosted by the Centre for Glaciology at Aberystwyth University.

Aberystwyth Studies the Threat to Ice Sheet

04 May 2010

Dr Alun Hubbard and his team from Aberystwyth University, study the threat to the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Arctic Expedition

23 July 2009

IGES glaciologist Alun Hubbard is taking part in a Greenpeace
expedition to document the impact of climate change on the Greenland
ice sheet.

2009 Photographic Competition Winners!

04 June 2009

Winners of the IGES Photographic Competition 2009 have been announced!

Welsh Universities Launch A Major New Climate Change Initiative

27 November 2009

The universities of Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea today
announced the launch of the Climate Change Consortium of Wales (C3W).