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eDNA reveals new information about rare marine life on world’s most remote inhabited islands

Researchers from Aberystwyth University have carried out the first ever environmental DNA (eDNA) assessment of marine vertebrates in Tristan da Cunha, a group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.  

Ritual murder of children: study in Ghana and Kenya explores who’s doing it and why

In an article for The Conversation, Emmanuel Sarpong Owusu, a Doctoral Researcher and Lecturer in the Department of Law and Criminology, discusses his research on ritual child murder in Ghana and Kenya.

No kidding: goats prove brainier than sheep and alpacas

PhD Candidate Megan Quail has written an article for The Conversation about research findings that goats outperform sheep and alpacas in a series of cognitive tests.

Student game to improve train access proves a winner

Two Aberystwyth students have won a national competition for their app which helps improve access to train stations.