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View all newsEnvironment issues have never been so fiercely debated in a Welsh election campaign as they will be in 2026
Writing in The Conversation, Professor Michael Woods remarks on how rural and environmental issues are high on the political agenda in the Welsh Senedd elections in May.
Royal polar medal for Aberystwyth expert
Aberystwyth University field glaciologist Dr Samuel Doyle has been awarded the Polar Medal in the 2026 New Year’s Honours List for his outstanding research and leadership in Greenland.
Aberystwyth academic made top algae society President
Aberystwyth University academic Dr Jessica Adams has been appointed President of the British Phycological Society, the UK’s leading society dedicated to the study of algae.
Global sustainability ‘reset’ needed say academics
Scientists are calling for a ‘systems reset’ in how sustainable development is understood and pursued.