News & Events

Brazil’s upcoming UN climate summit highlights how tricky climate pledges are to keep

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Hannah Hughes explains how the Brazilian Cop30 presidency has a critical role to play as mediator and bridge builder to increase the collective ambition of governments.

Read article

Russian media ‘silencing’ mothers’ resistance to war – report

Russia state media is actively silencing mothers’ opposition to the war in Ukraine, according to a new study.

Read article

Polarisation of society on migration - talk by leading academic

A leading migration and politics scholar will deliver a prestigious lecture at Aberystwyth University later this month.

Read article

How Israel’s famed intelligence agencies have always relied on help from their friends

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Aviva Guttmann from the Department of International Politics explains how Israel’s spies have a well-deserved reputation for ingenuity and ruthlessness, Not so well known is that they often rely on other countries’ intelligence.

Read article

UN’s new global health advisory body must include lower income countries – report

The new UN body charged with providing evidence to tackle drug-resistant diseases needs to include lower income countries, according to an Aberystwyth academic.

Read article

Russia is turning to African women and conscripted North Koreans to tackle its defence worker shortage

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics explains that Russia's defence industry needs approximately 400,000 more workers than it currently employs.

Read article

Russia has provided fresh evidence of its territorial ambitions in Ukraine

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics explains that if Russia gains control of the Black Sea coast, it would threaten neighbouring Moldova.

Read article

Landmark project to study 2026 Senedd election

Researchers from Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities will lead the Welsh Election Study 2026, a four-year project that will provide high-quality, impartial survey data on political attitudes and voting behaviour in Wales.

Read article

Boosting the use of Welsh in the workplace – new research

Efforts to increase Welsh language use in workplaces need to be strengthened, according to a new report.

Read article

Is western influence over Ukraine colonial meddling or a vital way to prevent corruption?

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers discusses Ukraine’s former prime minister's recent comments that there is too much western involvement in its institutions and explores whether they are justified.

Read article