New guide to tackle tech abuse of older people
02 October 2025
A new guide has been launched to help tackle the growing threat of domestic abusers using technology, like smart doorbells and mobiles, against older people.
Celebrating 25 years of studying ancient Celtic languages in Aberystwyth
03 October 2025
A conference celebrating over 25 years of studying ancient Celtic languages at Aberystwyth University will take place later this month.
First Honorary Professor of Nursing appointed in Aberystwyth
06 October 2025
The University has appointed Professor Sandy Harding as its first Honorary Professor of Nursing.
Vaping long term impact on lung health studied
07 October 2025
Scientists from the University are part of a £1.55m project to unravel long-term vaping risks and benefits on lung health for smokers.
University’s £750,000 upgrade to Computer Science teaching facilities
09 October 2025
The University has officially opened newly refurbished teaching spaces in the Department of Computer Science, marking a significant investment in the future of digital education.
Key ExoMars Rover part ships from Aberystwyth
13 October 2025
The search for life on Mars takes a leap forward today, as a key instrument for a major space mission begins its journey from the University to Italy for testing.
Black hats, cauldrons and broomsticks: the historic origins of witch iconography
14 October 2025
Writing in The Conversation, Mari Ellis Dunning discusses how women in early modern Wales typically dressed in long skirts, large woollen shawls, and tall, black hats. Could they have inspired stereotypes of the witch?
UN’s new global health advisory body must include lower income countries – report
14 October 2025
The new UN body charged with providing evidence to tackle drug-resistant diseases needs to include lower income countries, according to an Aberystwyth academic.
How Israel’s famed intelligence agencies have always relied on help from their friends
15 October 2025
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Aviva Guttmann from the Department of International Politics explains how Israel’s spies have a well-deserved reputation for ingenuity and ruthlessness, Not so well known is that they often rely on other countries’ intelligence.
Welsh witchcraft history inspires new haunting novel
17 October 2025
A haunting novel inspired by the largely unknown history of Welsh witchcraft has been published by an Aberystwyth University lecturer.
Why we keep hunting ghosts – and what it says about us
21 October 2025
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Alice Vernon from the Department of English & Creative Writing discusses how our hunt for ghosts reveals more about the living than the dead.
Desert river research earns top US honour for Aberystwyth geographer
23 October 2025
A leading expert in desert environments from the University has received a prestigious international award for his work at a ceremony in the USA.
Reimagining Wales’ greatest poet’s work in new book
24 October 2025
A new collection of short poems by an Aberystwyth academic offers a fresh take on the work of one of Wales’ highest regarded poets.
New groundbreaking gene atlas could lead to healthier, climate-resistant oats
29 October 2025
Leading plant scientists from across the world have joined forces to catalogue the diversity of oats and their wild relatives, sequencing the full chromosomal complement of 33 of the most common types and mapping more than nine thousand in unprecedented detail.