New disease threat to oak trees - volunteers sought

21 May 2025

Woodland owners and managers are being invited to play a part in helping to monitor the health of Britain’s most iconic tree species.

Time for more home grown tea cultivation?

21 May 2025

Rows of tea plants could become a more familiar sight on the hills of Wales and other parts of the UK in the future.

The DIY guide to checking how well you’re ageing

21 May 2025

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Marco Arkesteijn and Dr Alexander Taylor discuss how standing on one leg while brushing your teeth isn’t a full ageing check-up, and explain why walking speed, brain flexibility and overall wellbeing score matter more.

Aberystwyth academics selected for prestigious Welsh Crucible programme

20 May 2025

A marine ecologist, an authority on theatre and performance spaces, and a clinical psychologist have been selected for a prestigious programme to develop the future research leaders of Wales.

Aberystwyth scientists help monitor pine martens

12 May 2025

Aberystwyth University scientists are helping to monitor the success of the reintroduction of Britain’s second rarest mammal.

Revealing the cells behind the biological clocks of intertidal animals

08 May 2025

Scientists have identified the cells behind the bioclocks keeping time with tides in tiny marine organisms.

eDNA reveals new information about rare marine life on world’s most remote inhabited islands

17 April 2025

Researchers from Aberystwyth University have carried out the first ever environmental DNA (eDNA) assessment of marine vertebrates in Tristan da Cunha, a group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.


 

New research identifies KPIs with the greatest influence on livestock profitability

25 March 2025

Our researchers have identified a simple yet highly effective set of metrics which could be used to help improve the financial performance of livestock farms.

Kids celebrate Science Week in Aberystwyth

13 March 2025

Over 1,500 school pupils took part in lively hands-on activities at the University’s annual interactive science exhibition.