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Dr Jessica Adams

New seaweed plastic developed to package food

Food could be wrapped in packaging made from seaweed instead of artificial plastic in the future, thanks to new research.

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Flooded fields and a legume plant

Student discovery could advance flood-resilient crops

An Aberystwyth University student has uncovered how different plant varieties respond to flooding, offering insights that could help crops cope with extreme weather.

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Alpacas at Aberystwyth University’s Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre

Alpaca and sheep poo secrets tested to help protect world’s grasslands

Scientists are studying alpaca and sheep poo collected in the Welsh uplands as part of efforts to protect grasslands and wildlife around the world.

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Alun Hughes, Postdoctoral Research Scientist at IBERS and who worked on the research, pictured with the biorefinery equipment that was used

Filtration breakthrough promises better tasting protein drinks, new research reveals

The work of Aberystwyth University scientists has helped show that small changes to whey processing could improve the taste and texture of protein drinks.

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