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Pembrokeshire vet joins Welsh university to research precision agriculture

A Pembrokeshire vet has made a career change to undertake pioneering veterinary research that will help Welsh farms lead the way in animal health, beginning a PhD at Aberystwyth University as the University gears up to open Wales’ first vet school this September.

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Research partnership to expand benefits of hemp

Hemp could become a more common feature of the countryside, our diets and everyday life, thanks to a new £1.1m research partnership.

The two-year project between Aberystwyth University and industry aims to make hemp a more valuable crop by increasing the amounts of compounds used to make a variety of food, health and pharmaceutical products.

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Combining public health and environmental science to develop pollen forecasting

New research, which brings healthcare data and ground-breaking ecological techniques together, could set a roadmap for refining pollen forecasts in the future.

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IBERS scientist launches innovative company in Aberystwyth

Research on producing a natural, low-calorie sweetener from cereal straw, an agricultural waste stream, has led to the launch of an exciting new company on Aberystwyth University’s Innovation and Enterprise Campus.

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