New Holocaust learning tool for schools in Wales
03 March 2025
Secondary school pupils will hear the stories of Holocaust survivors and refugees who made Wales their home, thanks to a new educational resource created by Aberystwyth University and the Jewish History Association of Wales.
Solving the mystery of Egg Rock
05 March 2025
Tŵr Gweno / Egg Rock, on the coast between Aberystwyth and Llanrhystud, was a local landmark and popular tourist attraction in Victorian times. Its disappearance more than a century ago is evidence of our constantly changing coastline but the date of its demise has been a mystery until now, as explained in this article to mark International Geomorphology Week 2025 (3-8 March).
New hazard-mapping tool to help safeguard Nepal from natural disasters
06 March 2025
A new online tool could help safeguard communities in Nepal from the dangers posed by natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods and landslides.
Final slate placed on South Seddon turrets
07 March 2025
Renovation of the distinctive turrets on the southern end of Old College is nearing completion as work on the ambitious project to breathe new life into the grade 1 listed building takes a significant step forward.
Goats smarter than sheep and alpacas – study
07 March 2025
Goats can process information and solve memory tests better than sheep and alpacas, according to research by Aberystwyth University scientists.
Kids celebrate Science Week in Aberystwyth
13 March 2025
Over 1,500 school pupils took part in lively hands-on activities at the University’s annual interactive science exhibition.
New animal clinic opened at Aberystwyth Vet School
17 March 2025
A new replica veterinary clinic has formally opened at Aberystwyth University in an expansion of Wales’s only School of Veterinary Science.
Thirty years ago Ukraine got rid of its nuclear arsenal – now the people regret that decision
17 March 2025
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses whether things would be different if Ukraine still had a nuclear arsenal and whether Kyiv may now feel compelled to pursue a nuclear weapons programme.
Scientists to explore why Everest glacier is warming
20 March 2025
A team of researchers is making final preparations for a trip to Mount Everest in Nepal next month to explore why the ice on one of the mountain’s most iconic glaciers is so close to the melting point.
Plan to protect melting glaciers launched at UN event
19 March 2025
A new plan to slow the melting of the world’s glaciers and protect the life inside them will be launched at a United Nations’ event this week.
Innovative system of ‘listening’ sensors to monitor Greenland ice melt
21 March 2025
Scientists are deploying an early warning system to closely monitor how rapidly the Greenland ice sheet is melting and help predict potential climate tipping points.