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Eisteddfod weather researchers ask for public’s memories
If you remember the scorching weather at the Cardigan National Eisteddfod in 1976 or, the strong winds in Tŷ Ddewi in 2002 or the rain in Anglesey seven years ago, researchers want your memories
Read article![Annie Hughes Griffiths holds the Welsh women’s petition for peace at the White House on February 21 1924, alongside (l-r) Gladys Thomas, Mary Ellis and Elined Prys. WCIA/Temple of Peace Archives, Author provided (no reuse)](/en/cymraeg/news/news-article/Conversation-1-200x179.jpg)
A century ago, the women of Wales made an audacious appeal for world peace – this is their story
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics and Professor Mererid Hopwood from the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies examine the story of four Welsh women who travelled to America to deliver a petition for global peace.
Read article![Professor Mererid Hopwood (right) succeeds Myrddin ap Dafydd (left) as Archdruid of Gorsedd Cymru. Myrddin ap Dafydd is an alumnus of the Welsh department at Aberystwyth University, and was made an Honorary Fellow of the University in 2022.](/en/cymraeg/news/news-article/Myrddin-ap-Dafydd-a-Mererid-Hopwood-200x156.jpeg)
Aberystwyth Professor presides over first official ceremony as Archdruid
Award-winning poet and Professor of Welsh and Celtic Studies, Mererid Hopwood, has presided over her first official ceremony as Archdruid, the head of the Gorsedd of the Bards.
Read article![Nos Galan Gaeaf on October 31 is followed by Calan Gaeaf on November 1 in Wales. PBabic/Shutterstock](/en/cymraeg/news/news-article/file-20231023-27-3fyhsc-200x98.jpg)
Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Simon Rodway from the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies discusses 'Nos Galan Gaeaf', and whether its customs as a traditional Welsh celebration are being left behind in favour of a modern Halloween.
Read article![The historic petition and its specially designed oak chest were returned to the National Library of Wales from the USA earlier this year to mark the centenary.](/en/cymraeg/news/news-article/The-historic-petition-and-its-specially-designed-oak-chest-now-housed-in-the-National-Library-of-Wales-2-200x174.jpg)
New book celebrates centenary story of Welsh Women’s Peace Petition
A bilingual book telling the remarkable story of a peace petition, signed a century ago by 390,296 Welsh women and sent across the ocean to America, will be officially launched at Aberystwyth University’s Festival of Research on 3 November.
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