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Dr Samuel Doyle (left) maintaining a seismometer on the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Innovative system of ‘listening’ sensors to monitor Greenland ice melt

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.

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Aberystwyth University researcher Dr Arwyn Edwards in Svalbard
Credit: Dr Iain Rudkin, British Antarctic Survey

Plan to protect melting glaciers launched at UN event

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.

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Professor Bryn Hubbard (right) pictured during a previous research trip to Everest’s Khumbu Glacier.

Scientists to explore why Everest glacier is warming

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.

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Dr Jenny Mathers, Department of International Politics

Thirty years ago Ukraine got rid of its nuclear arsenal – now the people regret that decision

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.

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Official opening of the new replica veterinary clinic at Aberystwyth University’s School of Veterinary Science. Left to right: Professor Darrell Abernethy Head of School; Graham Colley; Professor Jon Timmis, Vice Chancellor; and Emma Anscombe-Skirrow, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Nursing.

New animal clinic opened at Aberystwyth Vet School

A new replica veterinary clinic has formally opened at Aberystwyth University in an expansion of Wales’s only School of Veterinary Science.

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Aberystwyth University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jon Timmis, with school pupils at the science fair

Kids celebrate Science Week in Aberystwyth

Over 1,500 school pupils took part in lively hands-on activities at the University’s annual interactive science exhibition.

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Goats smarter than sheep and alpacas – study

Goats can process information and solve memory tests better than sheep and alpacas, according to research by Aberystwyth University scientists.

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Marking the placing of the final slate on the turrets of South Seddon of Old College, 5 March 2025. Left to right; Jon Greenough (Greenough & Sons); Neil Cains (Andrew Scott Ltd); Matthew Dyer (Austin Smith Lord), Jim O’Rourke (Aberystwyth University) and Calum Duncan (Andrew Scott) stand next to the new finial on the main South Seddon turret of Aberystwyth University’s Old College.
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Final slate placed on South Seddon turrets

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.

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Professor Neil Glasser and Dr Morgan Jones from the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University

New hazard-mapping tool to help safeguard Nepal from natural disasters

A new online tool could help safeguard communities in Nepal from the dangers posed by natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods and landslides.

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Left: Photograph of Egg Rock dated 1908. Photo Credit: From the collections of the National Monuments Record of Wales: David John Saer Album Collection
Right: Photograph of the coastline where Tŵr Gweno / Egg Rock once stood. February 2023. Photo credit: Professor Stephen Tooth, Aberystwyth University

Solving the mystery of Egg Rock

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).

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Identification card of Renate Collins for her journey on Kindertransport in 1939 Photo: (c) Amy Daniel

New Holocaust learning tool for schools in Wales

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.

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L to R: Professor Luis Mur, Dr Otar Akanyeti and Dr Federico Villagra Povina,

Aberystwyth scientists part of new £3m cardiovascular research network

Health and Care Research Wales and British Heart Foundation have announced a significant £3m agreement to support cardiovascular research in Wales through funding for the National Cardiovascular Research Network.

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The interactive virtual reality experience at Aberystwyth University

Virtual reality and video game tech transform radio play

Virtual reality and video gaming techniques could give a new lease of life to radio and theatre plays.

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Dr Sebastian McBride, Naomi Banister, Alice Catherine O'Reilly

Touch screens test whether horses suffer from poor sleep and depression

Academics are researching whether changes in living conditions could cause depression in horses by using screens the animals touch with their muzzles.

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EastEnders at 40: how a ‘public service soap’ became a national institution

Writing on The Conversation, Jamie Medhurst, Professor of Film and Media, discusses the success of the BBC soap opera.

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