Aberystwyth University Welsh Language Award winners announced
06 December 2024
Aberystwyth University has honoured individuals for their contribution to the Welsh language.
Veterans’ support project ‘best in Wales’
10 December 2024
A project supporting veterans has been named the best legal support project in Wales at an awards ceremony in London.
‘Essential’ to listen to children's voices on youth justice – report
12 December 2024
It is essential for youth justice agencies to explicitly seek children’s opinions about matters affecting them, according to a new report.
A new roof for the Old College Quad
16 December 2024
The Quad, the beating heart of Aberystwyth University’s Old College, is set to have a new glass roof as work on the grade 1 listed building redevelopment gathers momentum.
Aberystwyth historian helps unravel mystery of medieval silk bag
17 December 2024
An Aberystwyth University academic is part of an international team that has made an exciting discovery linking an 800-year-old silk bag at Westminster Abbey with Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor.
Old College to recognise former student as ambitious project receives major funding boost
16 December 2024
An Aberystwyth graduate who began his academic career in the Old College and whose work was recognised by NASA, is set to have a state-of-the-art cinema named after him in the building.
Scientists create new palm oil alternative
17 December 2024
Scientists have devised a new way of creating alternatives to palm oil in our food and cosmetics.
Welsh scientists developing groundbreaking rapid prostate cancer test
17 December 2024
A groundbreaking test that could detect prostate cancer in men more quickly and with greater accuracy than current methods is being developed by Welsh scientists.
New seaweed capsules tested for gut health benefits
18 December 2024
Scientists are set to test the gut health benefits of a seaweed extract as part of efforts to improve the nation’s health.
Lecturer’s work at groundbreaking soil exhibition
18 December 2024
A landmark exhibition about society’s relationship with soil at Somerset House in London will feature the work of an Aberystwyth lecturer.
Stonehenge may have been built to unify the people of ancient Britain
18 December 2024
The recent discovery that one of Stonehenge’s stones originated in Scotland supports a theory that the stone circle was built as a monument to unite Britain’s early farmers nearly 5,000 years ago, according to a new study by researchers at UCL and Aberystwyth University.
International fellowship for radio spectrum expert
20 December 2024
The Director of the National Spectrum Centre at Aberystwyth University is travelling to India this month as part of a prestigious fellowship scheme set up by the Indian government.
Georgia: how a former Manchester City footballer will shift the nation’s politics further towards Russia
23 December 2024
In an article on The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics, discusses the implications of the inauguration of Georgia’s new president.