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Left to right: Scholarship holders Rebecca Davies, Judith Tulfer and Simon Parsons; Dr David Jenkins; Emeritus Professor Paul O’Leary and Dr Steve Thompson Head of the Department of History & Welsh History

Philanthropist meets beneficiaries of Welsh history scholarship

A philanthropist who donated half a million pounds to his alma mater has visited Aberystwyth University to meet the first postgraduate students to benefit from his generosity.

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Tom Baker as Doctor Who. Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Stock Photo

Doctor Who 60: show has always tapped into political issues – but never more so than in the 1970s

Writing in the Conversation, Prof Jamie Medhurst from the Department of Theatre, Film & Television Studies discusses how the show Doctor Who has always tapped into political issues – but never more so than in the 1970s.

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Activist Sair Smedlja stands in front of the Crimean Tatar self-governing assembly (the Mejlis) which was closed down when the Russians occupied Crimea. DPA/Alamy

Do claims that Crimean Tatars are worse off under Putin than Stalin stand up? An expert examines the evidence

Writing in the Conversation, Dr Gerald Hughes from the Department of International Politics discusses whether Crimean Tatars are worse off under Putin than Stalin.

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Professor Karl Hoffmann, Director of the Barrett Centre for Helminth Control at Aberystwyth University.

International partnership to develop vaccine for parasitic diseases affecting millions

A new international partnership has been established to develop a vaccine for parasitic diseases which infect hundreds of millions of people.

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Marking White Ribbon Day (left to right) are Professor Tim Woods, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning, Teaching and Student Experience; Anna Simpkins, Academic Affairs Officer at Aberystwyth Students’ Union; Jessica Jackson, Anti-harassment and Violence Coordinator, Aberystwyth University Student Services; Elize Freeman, Dewis Choice, Centre For Age Gender and Social Justice; Trish McGrath, Chief Executive Aberystwyth Students Union and Dylan Jones, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth University marks White Ribbon Day #ChangeTheStory

Aberystwyth University will mark White Ribbon Day (Saturday 25 November) this year with the launch of a new poster to highlight the international campaign to bring an end to violence against women and girls.

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Dr Matt Gunn, Principal Investigator on Enfys, the new infrared spectrometer being developed for the ExoMars mission, with a full size model of the Rosalind Frankin rover at Aberystwyth University. Credit: Aberystwyth University

UK Space Agency funds work to replace Russian components on Mars rover

The UK Space Agency will provide an additional £10.7 million to replace a Russian-made instrument on the Rosalind Franklin rover, so that it can launch to Mars in 2028.

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Aberystwyth students win UN-backed prize for bird flu research

Aberystwyth University students have scooped a major World Food Forum award for their research tackling bird flu.

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Artist impression of how the new self-powered gym will look.

Self-powered gym to open in new sports dome

Plans for a major new training facility at Aberystwyth University are at an advanced stage following the installation of a new sports dome on Penglais Campus.

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Schistosomiasis affects more than 200 million people globally and is transmitted by freshwater snails in tropical areas of Africa, Asia and South America.

Royal award for pioneering parasite research at Aberystwyth University

Aberystwyth University has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its pioneering work in helping to tackle the devastating impact of parasitic flatworms.

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Creative minds are vulnerable to mental illness – but magicians escape the curse

In an article for The Conversation, Psychology lecturer Dr Gil Greengross describes his research which found that creative people such as comedians and artists are more likely to face challenges with their mental health, but the same does not apply to magicians.

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How the Welsh language is being promoted to help migrants feel at home

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Huw Lewis from the Department of International Politics in collaboration with academics from other Welsh universities, explains how the Welsh language is being used to help to integrate refugees and asylum seekers.

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Dr Gil Greengross, Aberystwyth University

Magicians less prone to mental health problems than other performers – study

Magicians are less likely to suffer from the mental health challenges faced by other creative people, like musicians and comedians, according to a new study.

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Masha Mashkova and Joel Kinnaman in For All Mankind. Apple TV+

For All Mankind: space drama’s alternate history constructs a better vision of Nasa

Writing in The Conversation, Science Fiction expert Dr Val Nolan reviews Apple TV’s series ‘For All Mankind’, which is set in an Apollo era transformed by the inclusion of women, characters of colour and LGBTQ+ protagonists.

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With 'Slut!' Taylor Swift joins a long history of women fighting slut-shaming in their writing

In an article for The Conversation, Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Creative Writing Dr Lucy Thompson explains that the practice of ‘slut-shaming’ goes back centuries and there is a long history of women fighting back.

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Aberystwyth academic invites you ‘Into the Dark’

A book exploring the natural phenomenon of darkness and the way that it fires our imagination has been published by an Aberystwyth University academic today.

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