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Vets to polish their hoof trimming skills in Aberystwyth

Vets will get the chance to polish-up on their hoof trimming skills at Aberystwyth University next month.

Left to Right: Huw Morgan, Chair of the InvEnterPrize judging panel with winners Lindsay Hayns from PropAPlant and Kara and Sam Penfold from Pearly Bites, and judges Jamila La Malfa-Donaldson, Jamal Hassim and David Sargen.

InvEnterPrize 2024 winners announced

A sparkling new approach to cleaning children’s teeth and a business that grows and sells colourful house plants are the joint winners of Aberystwyth University’s annual entrepreneurship competition.

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Land use climate research could save UK economy £1.6 billion

Aberystwyth scientists are helping the agriculture sector hit its net zero targets by making best use of the UK’s grasslands.

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Would you dare let the Mari Lwyd in to your home? Bob Pool/Shutterstock

Horrifying black sows and ghostly apparitions: how the magic and mystery of Wales come alive in winter

Writing in The Conversation, Mari Ellis Dunning, Associate Lecturer at the School of Languages and Literature and PhD Candidate, describes five spooky winter customs and beliefs unique to Wales and its people.

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Lucy Letby. Photo: Cheshire Constabulary

Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

In an article for The Conversation, Dr Sam Poyser from the Department of Law and Criminology puts the current discussion around the safety of the conviction of former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby in the context of the broader history of miscarriages of justice.

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Academic awarded top Indian government fellowship

An Aberystwyth genetics expert has received a prestigious fellowship from an Indian Government agency.

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Michael Christie is Professor of Ecological and Environmental Economics at the Aberystwyth Business School.

COP16 leaders urged to embed all nature’s values in decision-making

Government leaders discussing the global biodiversity crisis at COP16 in Colombia this week are being urged to formally incorporate the different values of nature into their decision-making.

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Pobol y Cwm: BBC’s longest running TV soap celebrates 50 years on air

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Jamie Medhurst from the Department of Theatre, Film & Television Studies looks back at half a century of the BBC Wales soap opera.

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Care overhaul needed after ‘human rights loss’ during pandemic

Care systems need an overhaul following the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the human rights of older and disabled people, according to academics.

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Carers enjoying creative writing and craft activities at one of the wellbeing workshops

West Wales carers explore wellbeing through creativity

West Wales carers are being given the chance to explore wellbeing through crafting and creative writing, as part of a University project.

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Professor Glyn Hewinson, Sêr Cymru research chair in the Centre of Excellence for Bovine Tuberculosis at Aberystwyth University

New rapid TB diagnosis detector to be developed

Welsh researchers have been awarded funding of almost £1.2 million to develop a new detector for tuberculosis in humans and animals that can report a result in one hour.

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Welsh language literature through an LGBTQ+ lens

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.

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App to protect Nigerian farms from bird flu

Nigerian and Welsh researchers are developing a new app and information platform to help protect poultry farms and farmers from bird flu.

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Pembrokeshire woman wins 'Defi Fet' Scholarship

Catrin Palfrey, 19, from Tegfryn near Crymych, has won a £2,500 scholarship in memory of the late Llandysul vet DGE Davies this year.

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Winner of the Farmers Weekly agriculture Student of the year, Logan Williams, who has recently graduated from Aberystwyth University. Credit: Farmers Weekly

Aberystwyth agriculture student is best in Britain

An Aberystwyth University graduate from Carmarthenshire has won the Farmers Weekly award for the best agriculture student in Britain.

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During the early stages of clearing the South Seddon section of Old College, workers came across a piece of wood hidden in one of the walls with the words “Home Rule for Ireland” written on it in black ink.

Call for Old College memorabilia as part of Founders’ Day 2024

Members of the public are invited to bring along any Old College memorabilia they may have to the Bandstand in Aberystwyth on Friday afternoon 11 October, as part of Aberystwyth University’s Founders’ Day celebrations.

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Some of the conference attendees visiting IBERS research plots at Aberystwyth University

World's biomass experts gather in Aberystwyth

International biomass experts have gathered at Aberystwyth University to discuss the crops’ potential to decarbonise agriculture and other industries.

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