New exhibition reveals Wales’ changing landscape
24 September 2019
Satellite images that reveal how the global environment has changed over the past 35 years and the impacts on the Welsh landscape are at the heart of a new exhibition at Aberystwyth University’s Old College.
WISERD to receive major funding from ESRC for continuation of civil society research
03 September 2019
WISERD, Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods is one of four social science research centres in the UK to be successful in the highly competitive Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Centres Competition.
Aberystwyth hosts migration conference
28 June 2019
Hate crimes, hostility and the response of civil society to migration will be the focus for a one day symposium held at Aberystwyth University on Tuesday 2 July 2019.
New research links with Patagonia
22 February 2019
Two geographers from Aberystwyth University will travel to Argentinian Patagonia in March 2019 to build closer research links with the region.
Unravelling British wool: how the local and global are intertwined in the making of everyday products
26 November 2018
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jesse Heley and Dr Laura Jones from the Department of Geography discusses how the local and global are intertwined in the making of everyday products
Ice temperatures warmer than expected on world’s highest glacier
19 November 2018
Ice temperatures inside the world’s highest glacier on the slopes of Mount Everest are warmer than expected, according to new research by glaciologists from Aberystwyth, Kathmandu, Leeds and Sheffield universities.
Aberystwyth University launches new Sociology degree
05 October 2018
Aberystwyth University is launching a single-honours’ degree in Sociology, with students being recruited for 2019-20 entry.
Landscape detectives meet at Aberystwyth University
31 August 2018
Geomorphologists from around the world will convene in Aberystwyth in September as Wales hosts the discipline’s top annual UK academic gathering for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Aberystwyth University leads £3m project for Wales’ growing geospatial and space technology sector
13 July 2018
A major new EU backed initiative to help companies in Wales exploit the fast-growing spatial intelligence market is being led by Aberystwyth University.
Celebrating 100 years of Geography
03 July 2018
More than 200 former students and staff gathered in Aberystwyth 29 June – 1 July 2018 to celebrate the centenary of the University’s Department of Geography and Earth Sciences.
Wine-savvy geologist publishes volume on vineyards
07 June 2018
As wine producers increasingly proclaim the importance and the uniqueness of the soils in which their vines grow, a new book by an Aberystwyth University geologist looks at how geology can shape a vineyard and its produce.
Aberystwyth glaciologist recognised for Antarctic research excellence
21 May 2018
Aberystwyth University glaciologist Professor Michael Hambrey has been recognised for his excellence in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research, and outstanding service to the international Antarctic community.
Why we’re drilling into the world’s highest glacier on Everest with a converted car wash
16 May 2018
Writing in The Conversation, Katie Miles and Professor Bryn Hubbard from the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences explain how they are trying to understand the secrets of Mount Everest's glaciers.
New study shows significant thinning of Patagonian glacier
09 May 2018
International researchers, including glaciologists from the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, show that the Benito Glacier in northern Patagonia has thinned by 133 metres in the past 44 years.
Plastic ban isn’t enough so let’s take another look at personal carbon accounts
22 January 2018
Writing in the Conversation, researcher Martin Burgess considers a Welsh Assembly supported feasibility study to look at piloting an environmental behavioural policy across Wales: personal carbon accounts.
A new, long record of African climate supports early dates for Out of Africa
18 January 2018
New research shows that the climate of north east Africa would have favoured migration of early modern humans Out of Africa up to 70,000 years earlier than previous widely accepted estimates.
New study reveals how icy surface ponds on Himalayan glaciers influence water flow
08 January 2018
The flow of water that supports hydro-electric and irrigation infrastructure in the mountain regions of Nepal and India is regulated by hundreds of large icy ponds on the surface of some of the world’s highest glaciers, Aberystwyth scientists have revealed.