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New government ‘democratic innovations’ group led by Aberystwyth academic

Aberystwyth academic Dr Anwen Elias has been appointed Chair of the Welsh Government’s new Innovating Democracy Advisory Group.

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US politics has long shaped global climate action and science – how much will Trump’s opposition matter?

Writing for The Conversation from the COP29 climate summit, Dr Hannah Hughes, Senior Lecturer International Politics and Climate Change, discusses Trump's influence on climate politics.

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Experts call for new ways of collecting data about the Welsh language

New methods of data collection need to be developed if we want a comprehensive picture of the state of the Welsh language and how it’s used, according to Aberystwyth University experts.

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US election: why immigration remains a major issue for voters and why they trust Trump on border security

In an article for The Conversation, Dr Eli Auslender, Research Fellow in Migration and Climate Change in the Department of International Politics explores why US border policy remains a key electoral issue ahead of November's election.

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Why Putin has resisted using Ukraine’s Kursk offensive to call for greater Russian sacrifices

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses why Putin has not used Ukraine's invasion of Russian territory as justification to replenish the ranks of Russia's armed forces.

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Evacuated artworks exhibit details attempts to wipe out Ukrainian culture – and shows what survives.

Writing in The Conversation Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses how Russia’s war in Ukraine targets not only lives but also Ukraine’s cultural heritage.

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New research on how language helps integrate newcomers

In an era of increased migration, what are the best ways of integrating newcomers into the language of their host country?  It’s a question which is being addressed as part of an innovative study funded by a prestigious Leverhulme Trust research project grant.

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Irregular, not illegal: what the UK government’s language reveals about its new approach to immigration

Writing in The Conversation, Gillian McFadyen from the Department of International Politics discusses one of Keir Starmer’s first acts as Prime Minister to end the Rwanda asylum plan signalling a shift towards more compassionate immigration policies.

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Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate science

Writing in The Conversation, Hannah Hughes form the Department of International Politics discusses how the next cycle of IPCC reports will be complicated by political division that highlight the growing influence of climate science on international policy.

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How Vaughan Gething’s short period as First Minister fell apart – and what it means for Welsh Labour

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Huw Lewis from the Department of International Politics discusses the difficult questions facing the Labour Party in Wales.

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