Mass pilot whale strandings linked to ‘family group disruption’, new research suggests

30 August 2022

Mass strandings of pilot whales may be linked to disruption to their family groups new research has suggested. 

New Head of Aberystwyth’s Department of Life Sciences

09 August 2022

Professor Iain Barber has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Life Sciences at Aberystwyth University.

Mid-Wales’ best Welsh learners rewarded at the Eisteddfod

02 August 2022

A family from Tal-y-bont in Ceredigion and a worker at the National Library are among those who have been recognised as the best Welsh learners in mid-Wales.

Biodiversity education project granted British Academy funding

01 August 2022

An innovative project encouraging education about coastal biodiversity is to be extended after receiving British Academy funding.

£2m investment in Supercomputing Wales welcomed

02 August 2022

A £2 million investment in Supercomputing Wales, a national computing research facility involving higher education institutes across Wales, has been welcomed by Aberystwyth University.

New Welsh-medium scholarship for Aberystwyth veterinary students in memory of local vet

04 August 2022

Aberystwyth University has announced a new scholarship for students to study veterinary science through the medium of Welsh, thanks to a generous donation in memory of a local vet.

Work begins on stunning new entrance to Old College

05 August 2022

Aberystwyth University’s Old College redevelopment has progressed further this week as the project’s principal contractor, Andrew Scott Ltd, has begun work on the stunning new entrance to the Grade 1 listed building.

Biomass research project to tackle climate change boosted by £2m investment

10 August 2022

Aberystwyth University scientists will be able to speed up the breeding of the perennial energy grass miscanthus, as part of a £37 million UK government package to boost biomass production.

New role for Aberystwyth Arts Centre Director

18 August 2022

The Vice-Chancellor has congratulated the Director of Aberystwyth Arts Centre after it was announced that he is to become the Chief Executive of the Arts Council of Wales.

Study to be commissioned into new sports and exercise facilities for north Ceredigion

30 August 2022

Aberystwyth University and Ceredigion County Council are to commission a feasibility study into the development of new sport and exercise facilities for north Ceredigion.

Estyn rates Aberystwyth University’s Learn Welsh provision ‘excellent’

31 August 2022

Learn Welsh Ceredigion, Powys and Carmarthenshire has been rated excellent by Estyn, the body that inspects education and training standards in Wales.