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Welsh place names are being erased – and so are the stories they tell
Writing in The Conversation, Prof Rhys Jones from the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences discusses the erasure of Welsh place names and the growing appetite to protect them and preserve their history.
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Aberystwyth University staff and students thanked for “a year of great progress”
Aberystwyth University’s Chair and Vice-Chancellor have thanked the institution’s staff and students after a year of significant achievements highlighted in its latest annual report.
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Ukraine war: attitudes to women in the military are changing as thousands serve on front lines
In an article for The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics and Ukrainian scholar Anna Kvit, Visiting Research Fellow at University College London discuss changes in Ukrainian public attitudes towards women in the military, and whether attitudes will roll back in the aftermath of war.
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The Fight for Beauty – why it matters more than ever
Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE will deliver a public lecture at Aberystwyth University as part of the celebrations to mark the institution’s 150th Anniversary.
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Leading slavery historian’s Aberystwyth lecture about reparations
A leading expert on the history of slavery will give a public lecture about restorative justice at Aberystwyth University at the start of next month (Monday 6 February).
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Dragon’s Den winners’ dementia resources at Aberystwyth University’s nursing centre
Dragon’s Den winners have installed resources at Aberystwyth University’s new Healthcare Education Centre to help educate nursing students about dementia.
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Talk by son of German refugees to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
The Centre for the Movement of People will mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 with a talk by a Holocaust educator whose parents fled Germany due to the National Socialist dictatorship.
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Aberystwyth University welcomes Principal Lead of new Dialogue Centre
A leading expert on the relationship between dialogue and knowledge exchange has taken up her role as Principal Lead of Aberystwyth University’s new Dialogue Centre.
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Language teachers could ditch essays in favour of graphic novels
Language learning could be assessed through clowning, radio plays and graphic novels, according to work led by Aberystwyth University.
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New global map of life inside Earth reveals bacteria rich coal
Coal is surprisingly rich in bacteria according to the world's first atlas of microbial biodiversity deep under the Earth, which has been developed by Aberystwyth University academics.
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Hen Galan: why one Welsh community celebrates the new year on January 14
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Eryn White from the Department of History & Welsh History sheds light on why a hamlet in Pembrokeshire celebrates the new year a fortnight after the rest of the UK.
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Welsh Language Standards Annual Report
Aberystwyth University has published its Welsh Language Standards Annual Report for the year 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022.
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Ukraine war: why Russian soldiers’ mothers aren’t demonstrating the strong opposition they have in previous conflicts
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics and Natasha Danilova from the University of Aberdeen, discuss the response of the mothers of Russia’s soldiers to the war in Ukraine.
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Farmers’ chance to turn waste into feed with native plant
Farmers could use a native Welsh plant to turn agricultural waste into feed for livestock as part of an Aberystwyth University research project.
Read articleAberystwyth University welcomes Ukraine students
As the war in Ukraine continues, Aberystwyth University has been building on the link established with Odesa National Economic University (ONEU) as part of a UK wide twinning initiative to support students and academic staff in the country.
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Aberystwyth students create resources to teach children about youth crime
A catchy song played on a ukulele and a novel computer game were amongst the innovative resources designed for primary school children by Aberystwyth University Criminology students.
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Governments need a “step-change” in how they deal with the biodiversity crisis, says researcher
Governments are not doing enough to prioritise biodiversity when it comes to their green policies, an Aberystwyth University academic has said at COP15 in Canada.
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