IBERS Showcases Resilient Crop Research at Groundswell 2025

The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) was proud to represent Aberystwyth University at this year’s Groundswell Festival, the UK’s leading event for regenerative agriculture. Held at Lannock Farm in Hertfordshire, the festival brought together farmers, researchers, and environmental professionals to explore sustainable solutions for the future of farming.

Plant Science Wales Meeting to Take Place at National Botanic Garden of Wales This September

01 July 2025

We are pleased to announce that IBERS is organising the Plant Science Wales Meeting 2025, taking place at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on 9–10 September 2025.

Students Use Artificial Intelligence to Advance Crop Research

30 June 2025

Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science, is training the next generation of crop scientists to use artificial intelligence to tackle global agricultural challenges.

IBERS Researcher Selected for Prestigious RWAS Rural Leadership Programme

02 June 2025

We are delighted to announce that Iolo Davies, research manager at IBERS’ Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre, has been selected as one of the participants in the 2025–26 Royal Welsh Agricultural Society (RWAS) Rural Leadership Programme.

IBERS Researchers Help Uncover How a Bacterial Molecule Reprograms Plant Defences

27 May 2025

Scientists at IBERS at Aberystwyth University have contributed to a major international research breakthrough, uncovering how a plant-infecting bacterium uses a previously unknown molecule to subvert plant defences. The findings were published in Science, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals.

‘Exceptional’ oat variety bred at Aberystwyth wins major award

13 June 2025

The UK’s most widely grown oat, bred at Aberystwyth University, has scooped one of the industry’s most prestigious accolades.

Seaweed Exhibition – On the Seashore – Art Meets Science

04 June 2025

Following the success of the 2024 collaboration between IBERS and Aberystwyth Printmakers featuring artwork printed on Miscanthus paper, we’re excited to announce our next creative partnership!


This year, the spotlight turns to Seaweed.

Scientists to tackle potato blight disease threat – new research

29 May 2025

Scientists will work on new ways to tackle a disease that causes significant crop losses worldwide, including blight in potatoes, thanks to a new research grant.

New IBERS Study Reveals How Early Growth in Miscanthus Can Boost Biomass Yields

13 May 2025

Researchers at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) have uncovered new insights into the seasonal growth patterns of Miscanthus—a key crop for sustainable bioenergy production.

Quantum Magnetometer to be Installed at Pwllpeiran

18 March 2025

IBERS is pleased to announce that the British Geological Survey (BGS) will be installing a quantum magnetometer at the


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