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Aberystwyth University Vice-Chancellor Professor Elizabeth Treasure presents a copy of Humphrey Llwyd's Cambriae Typus, printed in 1573 in Antwerp by Abraham Ortelius, to Mr William Parker and Vivien Hopkirk to mark the launch of the European Opportunities Fund, which has been funded by a generous donation by Mr Parker.

Aberystwyth University launches new European Opportunities Fund

Aberystwyth University has established a major new fund to support student study opportunities in Europe, thanks to a donation from a former student.

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First look inside Wales’ brand new Vet School

Aberystwyth University has released the first pictures of Wales’ only School of Veterinary Science which opened for the first time this year.

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Insect-based food project expands at Aberystwyth University

Scientists at Aberystwyth University are looking at insects as a potentially valuable source of animal feed.

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Too much food is thrown away. There are things you can do to help. Shutterstock

Five ways to cut down on food waste – and why it matters

Writing in The Conversation Dr Siobhan Maderson from the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences discusses how food waste creates unnecessary strain on our fragile environment and five things that you can do to help.

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Representatives of Aberystwyth University and Hywel Dda University Health Board visit the University’s new Health Education Centre which will host the new nursing degree from September 2022. The visit took place prior to the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding by both organisations.

Clinical research facility at Aberystwyth University to help transform healthcare

A new clinical research facility is set to open at Aberystwyth University as part of a new partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board.

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Aberystwyth expert appointed to Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales

Dr Anwen Elias from the Department of International Politics to serve on an independent commission which will make recommendations about Wales' constitutional future.

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Disrupting the body clocks of fish could be bad for their health

The body clocks of rainbow trout shape daily rhythms of their immune system and the beneficial microorganisms that inhabit their skin, according to new research from a team including Aberystwyth academics.

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Students compete to win £10k investment in business idea

InvEnterPrize 2022 has launched, giving entrepreneurial students the chance to battle it out to win £10,000 investment in their business idea.

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Belarus: Lukashenko threatens to turn off the gas to western Europe as migrant crisis deepens

Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics writes in The Conversation about the threats from Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko to interrupt the flow of Russian gas to Europe, the latest in the rapidly escalating confrontation between Belarus and the EU over the presence of growing numbers of asylum seekers on the border with Poland.

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Make supermarkets report and reduce food waste, says Aberystwyth academic at COP26

Supermarkets, councils and hospitality venues should have to disclose how much food they waste, and meet annual reduction targets, according to an Aberystwyth University academic.

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Aberystwyth University student Sara Lind Valdimarsdottir

Aberystwyth student wins prestigious award for animal cancer work

An Aberystwyth University student has won a prestigious award for developing a new method that could help diagnose animal diseases and cancers.

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From L to R Ben Lake MP, Professor Elizabeth Treasure, Dr Wyn Morris

Aberystwyth Business School project aims to share knowledge with rural enterprises

Aberystwyth University is aiming to boost rural enterprises and start-ups through a network designed to share knowledge.

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Public lecture to consider the shadow of imperialist conquest on international politics

This year's EH Carr Memorial Lecture organised by the Department of International Politics will consider how exploitation and racial hierarchies are embedded in the international system and democratic politics.

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Aberystwyth academics at COP26

Academics from Aberystwyth University are contributing to a number of discussions and exhibitions at the COP26 summit.

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Aberystwyth Town Football Club first team manager Antonio Corbisiero (left) with Aberystwyth University and Aberystwyth Town Football Club Scholarship holder, Kieran Booker

Latest recipient of the Aberystwyth University and Aberystwyth Town Football Club Scholarship announced

18 year old Sport and Exercise Science student, Kieran Booker, is the latest recipient of the Aberystwyth University and Aberystwyth Town Football Club Scholarship.

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Aberystwyth and Lampeter pupils win Aberystwyth University climate change competition

Pupils from Ysgol Plascrug in Aberystwyth and Ysgol Bro Pedr in Lampeter have won a climate change competition run by Aberystwyth University.

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