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Aberystwyth University Welsh Language Award winners announced

Aberystwyth University has honoured individuals for their contribution to the Welsh language.

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Northern lights: how the aurora borealis captivated 18th-century minds

In an article for The Conversation, Dr Cathryn Charnell-White, Reader in the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies, considers how historical records demonstrate ways in which natural phenomena such as the northern lights were understood and valued centuries ago. 

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University hosts Hay Scribblers Cymraeg

School pupils from across mid-Wales visited Aberystwyth University today (Wednesday 6 November) as part of Hay Scribblers Cymraeg 2024.

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Welsh language literature through an LGBTQ+ lens

Aberystwyth academics are looking to give exposure to forgotten voices in Welsh-language LGBTQ+ literature in a bid to place their writing alongside other definitive works.

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Ireland, Wales and the scholar who helped unravel their Celtic connections

In an article in The Conversation, Dr Simon Rodway, Lecturer in Celtic Studies, explores the deep cultural and linguistic connections between Wales and Ireland and the legacy of one Irish scholar who studied their shared heritage.

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Ancient Celtic myths discussed in Aberystwyth

Experts from across the world will gather to discuss ancient Celtic myths at a conference in Aberystwyth next month.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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