Boosting the use of Welsh in the workplace – new research
18 August 2025
Efforts to increase Welsh language use in workplaces need to be strengthened, according to a new report.
Is western influence over Ukraine colonial meddling or a vital way to prevent corruption?
08 August 2025
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.
Welsh language ‘marginal’ to government growth deals
25 July 2025
Regional growth deals across north and west Wales have given only ‘marginal’ consideration to the Welsh language to date, according to research by an academic from Aberystwyth University.
Channel crossings: what is a safe and legal route?
14 July 2025
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Gillian McFadyen explains that campaigners, academics and groups that support asylum seekers have long called for the UK to introduce “safe and legal routes”.
Migration conference discusses climate change and border-making
11 July 2025
The growing trend of people fleeing climate change has been discussed at a migration conference held at Aberystwyth University.
Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies. Why is pronatalism on the rise around the world?
04 July 2025
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses how Putin and other world leaders have implemented policies aimed at encouraging higher birth rates among women.
Peace stories shared on World Refugee Day
20 June 2025
A new initiative is using digital storytelling to explore and share the lived experiences of forced migrants in Wales.
Tackling society’s most urgent challenges
09 June 2025
Academics will investigate how citizens, civil society organisations and policymakers are collaborating to tackle some of society’s most pressing problems.
Putin forced to send wounded back to fight and offer huge military salaries as Russia suffers a million casualties
12 June 2025
Writing for the Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses the impact that the war in Ukraine is having on Russia, which is facing nearly a million casualties, forcing desperate recruitment tactics and reshaping its society, military, and politics
Keir Starmer says migrants should learn English to integrate. Is he being fair?
10 June 2025
Writing for The Conversation, Dr Huw Lewis from the Department of International Politics and his co-writers discuss the ethics of linguistic integration, and how fairness may entail an obligation on government or society, as well as on migrants.
Peace conference debates a ‘warless world’
05 June 2025
The First Minister has opened a special peace conference at Aberystwyth University organised to discuss how can Wales contribute to a world without war.
Russia looks to frame war as an inevitable part of life on Victory Day
08 May 2025
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics and Dr Allyson Edwards from Bath Spa University suggest that by encouraging young people to feel a personal connection to Russia’s history of war, Moscow hopes to ensure that they regard war as an inevitable part of life.