Aberystwyth University Welsh Language Award winners announced
06 December 2024
Aberystwyth University has honoured individuals for their contribution to the Welsh language.
Northern lights: how the aurora borealis captivated 18th-century minds
18 November 2024
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.
University hosts Hay Scribblers Cymraeg
06 November 2024
School pupils from across mid-Wales visited Aberystwyth University today (Wednesday 6 November) as part of Hay Scribblers Cymraeg 2024.
Welsh language literature through an LGBTQ+ lens
10 October 2024
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.
Ireland, Wales and the scholar who helped unravel their Celtic connections
05 September 2024
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.
Ancient Celtic myths discussed in Aberystwyth
20 August 2024
Experts from across the world will gather to discuss ancient Celtic myths at a conference in Aberystwyth next month.
Eisteddfod weather researchers ask for public’s memories
08 August 2024
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
A century ago, the women of Wales made an audacious appeal for world peace – this is their story
29 May 2024
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.
Aberystwyth Professor presides over first official ceremony as Archdruid
30 April 2024
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.
Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween
30 October 2023
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.
New book celebrates centenary story of Welsh Women’s Peace Petition
17 October 2023
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.