Research partnership to expand benefits of hemp
24 March 2021
Hemp could become a more common feature of the countryside, our diets and everyday life, thanks to a new £1.1m research partnership.
The two-year project between Aberystwyth University and industry aims to make hemp a more valuable crop by increasing the amounts of compounds used to make a variety of food, health and pharmaceutical products.
Combining public health and environmental science to develop pollen forecasting
11 March 2021
New research, which brings healthcare data and ground-breaking ecological techniques together, could set a roadmap for refining pollen forecasts in the future.
IBERS scientist launches innovative company in Aberystwyth
23 February 2021
Research on producing a natural, low-calorie sweetener from cereal straw, an agricultural waste stream, has led to the launch of an exciting new company on Aberystwyth University’s Innovation and Enterprise Campus.
Major grant for healthy oats project
17 February 2021
A research project to promote the development of oats as a healthy food product and a climate-resistant crop in Wales and Ireland has been awarded a major European grant.
Views sought on valuing beef in new way
12 February 2021
Evaluating beef in a new way could leave consumers more satisfied at meal times, according to researchers.
A new grading system for the meat would build on the existing strengths of Welsh farming and could guarantee consumers a consistent eating experience.
New partnership to help farmers achieve net zero
08 February 2021
Germinal and Aberystwyth University have today announced a new long-term research partnership to promote sustainable farming.
Mobile app to help stroke patients recover at home during Covid-19
21 January 2021
Researchers at Aberystwyth University are developing a mobile app to help recovering stroke patients exercise more and cope with isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus research gives further clues about its origin and journey
19 January 2021
Coronavirus gene research in bats and pangolins has revealed further clues about its potential origins and transmission to humans.
As part of the CoronaHack hackathon event, a research team from Aberystwyth University and the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute utilized hundreds of publicly available coronavirus genomes to compare SARS-CoV-2 - the virus which causes the COVID-19 disease - to its closest genetic relatives in bats and pangolins.