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Mini Conference Programme Announced

20/03/2025

We are pleased to confirm our programme for our online forthcoming mini conference on Tuesday 8 April (09:15-13:00).

The conference theme is Employability and the Inclusive Curriculum. Speakers include Dr Aranee Manoharan, Dr Saffron Passam, Dr Louise Ritchie, Annabel Latham, Bev Herring, and Jo Hiatt.

Further information, including booking link, is available on our blog.

Exemplary Course Award Winners 2024-25

20/03/2025

Many congratulations for this year’s Exemplary Course Award Winner: Lifelong Learning’s Mari Dunning for the course Writing Women: Feminism in Poetry and Prose.
Congratulations to our highly commended and commended recipients: Law and Criminology’s Dr Kathy Hampson, Lifelong Learning’s Henrietta Tremlett, and Computer Science’s Dr Yasir Saleem Shaikh.
For further information, see our announcement on our blog.

Have Fun at Hugh Owen Library

11/03/2025

Head to the Iris de Freitas Room in the Hugh Owen Library and get stuck in to our exciting collection of board games. From jigsaws and puzzles to LEGO and chess, there’s something for everyone.  

Take a break from your studies, challenge your friends, or simply enjoy some quiet time to yourself. Come and play!

Annual Learning and Teaching Conference: Registration now open

10/03/2025

Registration for the thirteenth annual Learning and Teaching conference is now open.

This year’s Learning and Teaching conference has the theme Innovative Pathways to Empowering Learners: Adapting, Engaging, and Thriving and will be taking place between Tuesday 8 and Thursday 10 July 2025.

You can register for the conference online.

New Conde Nast titles in Pressreader

24/02/2025

New Conde Nast publications are now available for you to read in Pressreader.

With this, you can read American editions of titles on PressReader. such as Pitchfork for music lovers, Vogue for fashion tips and lifestyle news and The New Yorker for politics and science news alongside cartoons and short stories all filled with humour.

These should be automatically available to you if you are on campus, however if you are off campus a step-by-step guide on how to access these publications can be found at https://primo.aber.ac.uk/permalink/44WHELF_ABW/r1b83p/alma9912461519702418

Call for Proposals: The 13th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference

17/02/2025

Staff, postgraduate teaching assistants, and students are invited to submit proposals for the 13th Annual Aberystwyth University Learning and Teaching Conference held 8-10 July 2025.

Submit and view the call for proposals online.

If you have any queries, please email elearning@aber.ac.uk.     

Noise in libraries - IS Ideas Workshop feedback

13/02/2025

From docking marks, getting banned from using the vending machines to public shaming, Aber students get tough on noise offenders in libraries!

Here's what we learned from our Noise Ideas Workshop last week 

Microsoft Office

15/01/2025

Microsoft Office is free to download for students and staff on up to 15 devices.

Included in this are:

  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook
  • OneNote
  • Teams
  • Publisher
  • Access
  • Skype

A step-by-step guide on how to download MS Office on your device is available: https://faqs.aber.ac.uk/en/1391 

Information Services: AI Guidance for you

13/01/2025

Information Services has a new help and support webpage for Artificial Intelligence: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/help/ai/.

This page brings together policies and safety advice as well as guidance for using AI in your studies, teaching, research, and administration.

AI and the Library - Week One. Our New Guide and Blog Post Series

30/09/2024

Pop over to the Librarians' Blog to read the first in our new series of blog posts 'AI and the Library'

Here’s a sneak peek of what you can expect in the coming weeks:

  • Reviews of AI tools.
  • Practical advice on effective prompt building.
  • Developing smart keyword searches.
  • Discovering resources related to your area of study.
  • Evaluating AI outputs by applying the CRAAP test.
  • The risks of using AI.

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