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Winner of the Farmers Weekly agriculture Student of the year, Logan Williams, who has recently graduated from Aberystwyth University. Credit: Farmers Weekly

Aberystwyth agriculture student is best in Britain

An Aberystwyth University graduate from Carmarthenshire has won the Farmers Weekly award for the best agriculture student in Britain.

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During the early stages of clearing the South Seddon section of Old College, workers came across a piece of wood hidden in one of the walls with the words “Home Rule for Ireland” written on it in black ink.

Call for Old College memorabilia as part of Founders’ Day 2024

Members of the public are invited to bring along any Old College memorabilia they may have to the Bandstand in Aberystwyth on Friday afternoon 11 October, as part of Aberystwyth University’s Founders’ Day celebrations.

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Some of the conference attendees visiting IBERS research plots at Aberystwyth University

World's biomass experts gather in Aberystwyth

International biomass experts have gathered at Aberystwyth University to discuss the crops’ potential to decarbonise agriculture and other industries.

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Equality Champion role for Aberystwyth academic in new UK wide diversity initiative

The founder of one of the UK’s most influential conferences dedicated to promoting women in technology is set to play a leading role in new initiative to address diversity challenges.

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University to host prestigious talk series event on disinformation

Media industry experts and academics will discuss the challenge of protecting the integrity of news reporting at an event at the University later this month.

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Total solar eclipse. Credit: Pavel Štarha, Aneta Zatočilová, Miloslav Duckmüller.

New mission to create total solar eclipses in space

Scientists are working on the launch of a spacecraft mission which will allow them to view the Sun’s atmosphere in more detail than ever before.

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Chief Nursing Officer Sue Tranka and Amanda Jones, Principal in Healthcare Education at Aberystwyth University, with other staff and students planting the tree to mark the start of the new wellbeing garden

Top nurse plants tree to begin Aberystwyth wellbeing garden

Wales’ top nurse officially marked the establishing of a new wellbeing garden at Aberystwyth University with a tree planting ceremony.

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The first cohort of veterinary nursing students at Aberystwyth University’s School of Veterinary Science

First vet nursing students begin studies in Aberystwyth

The first ever vet nursing students have started their course at Wales’ only School of Veterinary Science.

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Dr Eli Auslender, Departmental of International Politics

US election: why immigration remains a major issue for voters and why they trust Trump on border security

In an article for The Conversation, Dr Eli Auslender, Research Fellow in Migration and Climate Change in the Department of International Politics explores why US border policy remains a key electoral issue ahead of November's election.

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Stagecoach South Wales with some of the partners

Bus drivers given women’s safety training with researcher’s help

Bus drivers in south Wales have been trained about women’s safety, thanks to a partnership between an Aberystwyth University researcher, Stagecoach and Welsh Women’s Aid.

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Dr Katie Miles and Professor Bryn Hubbard from Aberystwyth University on Everest

Scientists to test if snow is melting high on Everest

Researchers plan to test if the snow high up on Everest is melting, threatening the water supplies of over one billion people.

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Professor Darrell Abernethy, Aberystwyth University School of Veterinary Science

Global health ‘shift’ call to UN from top Welsh academic

Wales’ top veterinary academic will call for a ‘paradigm shift’ in the face of global threats to animal and human health in an address at the UN today.

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Mike May, Regional Funding Manager for Wales Air Ambulance being presented with a cheque by Aberystwyth University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jon Timmis

University fundraising gives charities a boost

Aberystwyth University staff and students have presented a cheque for £7,984 to Wales Air Ambulance Charitable Trust.

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International Politics building, Aberystwyth University

Why Putin has resisted using Ukraine’s Kursk offensive to call for greater Russian sacrifices

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses why Putin has not used Ukraine's invasion of Russian territory as justification to replenish the ranks of Russia's armed forces.

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Dr Catherine Howarth, IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Funding boost for sustainable pulse crops

Aberystwyth University is one of four UK research organisations to have won £3m of Defra funding to develop climate resilient legumes.

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Aberystwyth School of Veterinary Science students

New £150,000 clinic set to open as Aberystwyth Vet School expands

A new replica veterinary clinic is set to open at Aberystwyth University as Wales’s only School of Veterinary Science expands.

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The anthers are where pollen is produced. Photo credit: The Camera Dad

The fascinating secrets of plant reproduction that scientists are still uncovering

In an article for The Conversation, plant cell biologists Professor John Doonan and Dr Maurice Bosch shine a light on the intricacies of reproduction in flowering plants.

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Aberystwyth Prof gains top fellowship

An Aberystwyth University professor has received an esteemed fellowship from the Academy of Social Sciences

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Dr Owen Roberts worked as a research fellow on Cluster at ESTEC, ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre in the Netherlands.

Cluster’s last stand: Aberystwyth scientist marks demise of pioneering space mission

A multi-spacecraft mission, which has helped scientists around the globe to better understand and predict space weather, will come to an end on Sunday (8 September) after almost 25 years.

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