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.
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.
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.
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.