Aberystwyth graduates set to drive innovation in biomanufacturing and AI
19 December 2025
New PhD training programmes, delivered by Aberystwyth University with partner universities and industry, have been launched to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge to advance biomanufacturing and AI-enabled bioscience.
IBERS announces new FoodBioSystems DTP PhD opportunities for 2026
16 December 2025
FoodBioSystems Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) has released details for its next cohort of four-year fully funded PhD studentships, starting Autumn 2026. This year’s call includes a number of exciting research opportunities led or co-supervised by academics at IBERS, spanning sustainable agriculture, plant science, precision technologies, waste reduction, nutritional science and more.
IBERS at Aberystwyth to welcome the British Phycological Society Annual Meeting
12 December 2025
We are delighted to announce that IBERS at Aberystwyth University will host the Annual Meeting of the British Phycological Society from Tuesday 6th to Thursday 8th January 2026. The full programme includes scientific presentations, poster sessions, a student and ECR icebreaker event, the BPS AGM, and a conference dinner and ceilidh.
Aberystwyth Institute founding member of new UK elite research grouping
10 December 2025
An institute at Aberystwyth University is a founder member of a new alliance of 35 of the UK’s foremost research agencies and institutes launched today (10 December).
IBERS crop varieties win new industry approval status
09 December 2025
Two crop varieties bred at the IBERS research institute at Aberystwyth University have been given the seal of approval by two leading agricultural trade bodies.
Greenhouse gas removal is vital tool to help meet climate targets - report
04 December 2025
Peatland restoration and growing biomass crops to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere can help achieve net zero targets, according to a new scientific report.