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Pro Chancellor Professor Elan Closs Stephens appointed Interim BBC Chair

Aberystwyth University has welcomed the appointment of its Pro-Chancellor Professor Elan Closs Stephens as Interim Chair of the BBC Board.

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Students from Aberystwyth University’s Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies will attend the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space in June 2023

Aberystwyth students set for international performance design festival

A group of Drama, Theatre and Performance Design students from Aberystwyth University will have an unrivalled opportunity to work alongside global artists, designers and theatre makers at a world-renowned festival in Czechia this month.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Gospel Choir

UAB student gospel choir to perform at Aberystwyth

Students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will perform at Aberystwyth Bandstand at 2pm on Sunday 4 June as guests of Aberystwyth University.

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Peas growing at Gogerddan, Aberystwyth University

£1 million pea protein research aims to cut soya imports

A new £1 million project will research new varieties of peas to reduce the UK’s reliance on soya imports, it has been announced today.

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Eurig Salisbury speaking at Aberystwyth Town Council’s Mayoral Inauguration Ceremony on 19 May. Photo: Nick Ferguson

Eurig Salisbury appointed Town Bard for Aberystwyth

Lecturer in Creative Writing and award-winning poet, Eurig Salisbury, has been appointed as Aberystwyth’s first ever Town Bard (Bardd y Dref).

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Students Juliette Daum, Justas Kavaliauskas, Lucy Thomas and Elena Bloomquist with Becky Underwood (University Alumni Engagement Manager), Dr Greg Bevan and Dr Kate Woodward.

Students win trip to major New York film festival

Four Aberystwyth University film and television students will be flying to the United States in June 2023 to attend one of the world’s leading film festivals.

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IBERS recognised as a sustainable farming research centre of excellence

Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is joining sustainable farming organisation, Linking Environment and Farming’s (LEAF) UK network of world leading innovation centres and demonstration farms.

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£9.8 million crops research boost for IBERS in Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) has received a funding boost of £9.8 million for its work on resilient crops.

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Left to right: Jo Stevens MP, Shadow Welsh Secretary; Lord Alf Dubs; Dr Andrea Hammel; Ben Lake MP for Ceredigion

Refugee stories from Wales on show in Westminster

An exhibition telling the real-life stories of people who have found refuge in Wales over the years has gone on display at the Palace of Westminster in London.

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Twmpath folk dancing in the sunshine as part of the Summer Festival organised by Learn Welsh Ceredigion Powys Carmarthenshire.

A fun filled day in the sun for Learning Welsh

More than 100 Welsh learners and their families gathered on Aberystwyth University’s Llanbadarn campus on Saturday 13 May 2023 for the very first Summer Festival to be held by Learn Welsh Ceredigion, Powys and Carmarthenshire.

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Aberystwyth University Vice-Chancellor Professor Elizabeth Treasure announces retirement

The Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University has announced her decision to retire at the end of the year.

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Welsh university helps space agencies track global forest carbon change

Aberystwyth academics’ contribution to mapping the biomass of the world’s forests for the European Space Agency (ESA) are helping efforts towards tackling climate change.

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Professor Colin McInnes and Dr Patricia Shaw at the smart home construction site

Aberystwyth University to open smart home lab to test quality of life tech for the elderly

Autonomous wheelchairs and companion animals will be among the technology trialled at a new state of the art smart home at Aberystwyth University, which is aiming to improve quality of life for the elderly or people with health conditions.

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Celebrating on the summit of Pen y Fan: Staff from Aberystwyth University completed the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge in just 16 hours.

University Three Peaks Challenge raises thousands for Bronglais Chemotheraphy Unit

Aberystwyth University and Students’ Union staff have completed the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for the Chemotherapy Unit at Bronglais Hospital.

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(left to right) Diane Ashiru-Oredope (Lead for AG, Chair of ESPAUR, Lead Pharmacist, UKHSA), Dr Gwen Rees BVSc (Hons) PhD MRCVS Lecturer in Veterinary Science at Aberystwyth University, Arwain DGC Programme Manager Dewi Hughes, and Wales Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Richard Irvine.

Top UK award for academic’s animal health project

The pioneering work of an Aberystwyth University academic’s programme to help combat antibiotic resistance has won the top prize at a London awards ceremony.

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Professor Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit at University College London

Leading academic to discuss democratic reform in Aberystwyth

The prospects for political reform in Britain will be discussed at Aberystwyth University this month, when Professor Alan Renwick delivers the annual Welsh Politics and Society Lecture.

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Research grant to help produce new sustainable foods

Scientists at Aberystwyth University are contributing to a multi-million-pound research project to produce sustainable alternative proteins to help feed the world’s growing population.

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The Nightmare by John Henry Fuselli, 1781. Credit: Wikipedia

Sleep paralysis: why modern horror is fascinated by old superstitions of troubled slumbers

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Alice Vernon from the Department of English and Creative Writing discusses the renewed interest in sleep paralysis which owes itself to a recent trend in horror movies.

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New Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Knowledge Exchange and Innovation appointed

Professor Angela Hatton has been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Knowledge Exchange and Innovation at Aberystwyth University.

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The delegation of women who took the historic peace petition to the United States of America in 1924 was led by Annie Hughes-Griffiths who is pictured holding the appeal on the steps of the White House in Washington DC with (L-R) Gladys Thomas, Mary Ellis and Elined Prys). Photo credit: Welsh Centre for International Affairs.

Conference marks centenary of historic peace petition

A special one-day conference is being held at Aberystwyth University in May 2023 to mark the centenary of a historic peace petition signed by almost 400,000 Welsh women.

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The stage of the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. Adam Vaughan/EPA Images

Eurovision 2023: why the stage itself is the silent star of the contest

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Lara Kipp, Lecturer in Theatre and Scenography, highlights the often-overlooked importance of the Eurovision stage, and how the scenography is informed by ideas of nation, nationality and nationalism.

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InvEnterPrize 2023 winner, Maria Fernandez

Student enterprise competition winners announced

A company looking to harvest and harness a natural animal feed enhancer and food additive from Welsh trees is the overall winner of Aberystwyth University’s annual student business idea competition.

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Vaughan Gething MS giving a video address

AberInnovation Celebrates Success from European Regional Development Funding with Address from Welsh Government’s Economy Minister

On Thursday 4th May 2023, AberInnovation hosted a celebratory event to mark the success of its European Regional Development-funded support. The event featured a personalised video address from Minister for the Economy Vaughan Gething, highlighting the significant contributions the Campus has already made to the region’s economy since opening in late 2020, as well as looking ahead to the future of research and innovation in the food and circular economy sectors.

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UK students are abandoning language learning, so we’re looking for a more creative approach

Writing in The Conversation Dr Alex Mangold from the Department of Modern Languages discusses the decrease in uptake for modern languages in higher education and how more creativity in the subject could help to make language learning more attractive.

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Professor Richard Lucas, Aberystwyth University

Welsh app’s potential to restore world’s natural habitats

A new app that has the potential to help protect and restore ecosystems and environments around the world is being launched by Aberystwyth University academics today.

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