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Aberystwyth students set for international performance design festival
A group of Drama, Theatre and Performance Design students from Aberystwyth University will have an unrivalled opportunity to work alongside global artists, designers and theatre makers at a world-renowned festival in Czechia this month.
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UAB student gospel choir to perform at Aberystwyth
Students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will perform at Aberystwyth Bandstand at 2pm on Sunday 4 June as guests of Aberystwyth University.
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£1 million pea protein research aims to cut soya imports
A new £1 million project will research new varieties of peas to reduce the UK’s reliance on soya imports, it has been announced today.
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Eurig Salisbury appointed Town Bard for Aberystwyth
Lecturer in Creative Writing and award-winning poet, Eurig Salisbury, has been appointed as Aberystwyth’s first ever Town Bard (Bardd y Dref).
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Students win trip to major New York film festival
Four Aberystwyth University film and television students will be flying to the United States in June 2023 to attend one of the world’s leading film festivals.
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IBERS recognised as a sustainable farming research centre of excellence
Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is joining sustainable farming organisation, Linking Environment and Farming’s (LEAF) UK network of world leading innovation centres and demonstration farms.
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£9.8 million crops research boost for IBERS in Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) has received a funding boost of £9.8 million for its work on resilient crops.
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Refugee stories from Wales on show in Westminster
An exhibition telling the real-life stories of people who have found refuge in Wales over the years has gone on display at the Palace of Westminster in London.
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A fun filled day in the sun for Learning Welsh
More than 100 Welsh learners and their families gathered on Aberystwyth University’s Llanbadarn campus on Saturday 13 May 2023 for the very first Summer Festival to be held by Learn Welsh Ceredigion, Powys and Carmarthenshire.
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Aberystwyth University Vice-Chancellor Professor Elizabeth Treasure announces retirement
The Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University has announced her decision to retire at the end of the year.
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Welsh university helps space agencies track global forest carbon change
Aberystwyth academics’ contribution to mapping the biomass of the world’s forests for the European Space Agency (ESA) are helping efforts towards tackling climate change.
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Aberystwyth University to open smart home lab to test quality of life tech for the elderly
Autonomous wheelchairs and companion animals will be among the technology trialled at a new state of the art smart home at Aberystwyth University, which is aiming to improve quality of life for the elderly or people with health conditions.
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University Three Peaks Challenge raises thousands for Bronglais Chemotheraphy Unit
Aberystwyth University and Students’ Union staff have completed the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for the Chemotherapy Unit at Bronglais Hospital.
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Top UK award for academic’s animal health project
The pioneering work of an Aberystwyth University academic’s programme to help combat antibiotic resistance has won the top prize at a London awards ceremony.
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Leading academic to discuss democratic reform in Aberystwyth
The prospects for political reform in Britain will be discussed at Aberystwyth University this month, when Professor Alan Renwick delivers the annual Welsh Politics and Society Lecture.
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Research grant to help produce new sustainable foods
Scientists at Aberystwyth University are contributing to a multi-million-pound research project to produce sustainable alternative proteins to help feed the world’s growing population.
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Sleep paralysis: why modern horror is fascinated by old superstitions of troubled slumbers
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Alice Vernon from the Department of English and Creative Writing discusses the renewed interest in sleep paralysis which owes itself to a recent trend in horror movies.
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New Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Knowledge Exchange and Innovation appointed
Professor Angela Hatton has been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Knowledge Exchange and Innovation at Aberystwyth University.
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Conference marks centenary of historic peace petition
A special one-day conference is being held at Aberystwyth University in May 2023 to mark the centenary of a historic peace petition signed by almost 400,000 Welsh women.
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Eurovision 2023: why the stage itself is the silent star of the contest
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Lara Kipp, Lecturer in Theatre and Scenography, highlights the often-overlooked importance of the Eurovision stage, and how the scenography is informed by ideas of nation, nationality and nationalism.
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Student enterprise competition winners announced
A company looking to harvest and harness a natural animal feed enhancer and food additive from Welsh trees is the overall winner of Aberystwyth University’s annual student business idea competition.
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AberInnovation Celebrates Success from European Regional Development Funding with Address from Welsh Government’s Economy Minister
On Thursday 4th May 2023, AberInnovation hosted a celebratory event to mark the success of its European Regional Development-funded support. The event featured a personalised video address from Minister for the Economy Vaughan Gething, highlighting the significant contributions the Campus has already made to the region’s economy since opening in late 2020, as well as looking ahead to the future of research and innovation in the food and circular economy sectors.
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UK students are abandoning language learning, so we’re looking for a more creative approach
Writing in The Conversation Dr Alex Mangold from the Department of Modern Languages discusses the decrease in uptake for modern languages in higher education and how more creativity in the subject could help to make language learning more attractive.
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Welsh app’s potential to restore world’s natural habitats
A new app that has the potential to help protect and restore ecosystems and environments around the world is being launched by Aberystwyth University academics today.
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