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October 2019: Opening of phase 1 of AberInnovation (left to right); Bill Poll, UKRI-BBSRC; John Berry, AberInnovation Board Member; Dr Emyr Roberts, Chair of Aberystwyth University Council; Paul Gemmill, UKRI-BBSRC; Dr Rhian Hayward MBE, Chief Executive Office of AberInnovation; Jeremy Miles MS, Welsh Government Counsel General and Minister for European Transition; Professor Elizabeth Treasure, Vice-chancellor Aberystwyth University; Professor Iain Donnison, Head of IBERS.

£3 million in additional EU funding awarded to AberInnovation

Welsh Government has today announced an additional £3 million in revenue funding for the Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus (AberInnovation).

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Girls into Geoscience goes virtual

Female scientists from across the UK and Ireland will convene virtually for the largest Girls into Geoscience event which takes place today, Monday 6 July 2020.

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Danger that longer-term health problems ignored as virus pandemic bites - expert

Longer term health challenges risk being neglected as governments focus on the Coronavirus pandemic, a global health policy expert has warned.

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Hemp growing trial for potential use in Welsh agriculture

New research on the potential of growing hemp seed and fibre on Welsh farms for industrial purposes is underway at Aberystwyth University.

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Major award to uncover secrets of medieval seals

A historian from Aberystwyth University has been awarded a prestigious Major Research Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust to investigate what seals can reveal about life in medieval times.

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A report by researchers at Aberystwyth University looks at how the experiences of children who fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in the late 1930s can help inform and develop strategies for supporting young refugees in Wales today.

New report examines lessons of 1930s child refugees for young sanctuary seekers today

The experiences of children who fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in the late 1930s could help young refugees today.

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New Head of Wales’ first School of Veterinary Sciences speaks of ‘nation’s golden opportunity’

The new head of Wales’ first School of Veterinary Science has said the development is a golden opportunity for the nation’s next generation.

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A selection of conference attendees at the virtual BCS Lovelace Colloquium 2020

Lovelace in lockdown

The UK’s leading conference for women undergraduates in computing moved its entire programme online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Continued investment before September return of students at Aberystwyth University despite pandemic ‘storm’

Aberystwyth University will continue to invest in key projects and preparing campus for the new academic year, despite the 'significant challenges' and emerging impact of the pandemic 'storm'.

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The Dewis Choice project based at Aberystwyth Univesity released a revised edition of its Practitioner Guidance on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020.

Covid-19 action group backs new online training on domestic abuse in later life

A new online domestic abuse training course developed at Aberystwyth University has received the backing of organisations across Wales working to stop the abuse of older people.

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Aberystwyth’s Old College redevelopment fundraising wins global award

Aberystwyth University staff have won a prestigious global award for the first phase of their fundraising appeal to redevelop the Old College.

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Dr Rachel Rahman is Director of the Centre for Excellence in Rural Health Research at Aberystwyth University.

Remote art therapy project for rural cancer patients could be extended during pandemic

An innovative research project offering remote art therapy to cancer patients in rural Wales could be extended to other areas of the health service during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Coronavirus banner outside University entrance

UK has wider regional Coronavirus spread than rest of Europe – academics

The UK had a far wider regional Coronavirus breakout than the rest of Europe, which suggests the lockdown started too late, according to academic research.

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Multi-agency collaboration to manage collection of belongings from student accommodation at Aberystwyth University

Aberystwyth University, Dyfed Powys Police and Ceredigion County Council have agreed plans to enable students who have left belongings in Aberystwyth University residences to collect their possessions.

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Statement following the death of George Floyd

Over the past week we have come to learn of the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA.

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Aberystwyth University planning on-campus teaching in September

Aberystwyth University is planning to bring students back to its campus from the beginning of the next academic year in September.

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