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Cleft lip research may reduce childhood operations
Research could help children born with a cleft lip and palate to avoid multiple operations as they grow up.
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Revealing the cells behind the biological clocks of intertidal animals
Scientists have identified the cells behind the bioclocks keeping time with tides in tiny marine organisms.
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Russia looks to frame war as an inevitable part of life on Victory Day
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics and Dr Allyson Edwards from Bath Spa University suggest that by encouraging young people to feel a personal connection to Russia’s history of war, Moscow hopes to ensure that they regard war as an inevitable part of life.
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Global maps of forest carbon released by the European Space Agency
Aberystwyth University is playing a major role in quantifying the changing distribution of carbon in the World’s forests and their contribution to our changing climate.
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First UK broadcasting devolution study gets go ahead
The first four-nations study of broadcasting policy in a devolved UK is set to begin following the awarding of a major research grant to an Aberystwyth academic.
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Old College’s new atrium takes shape
Work on the new Old College atrium that will lead into a dramatic new glass fronted 200-seater function room with stunning views over Cardigan Bay has reached a key milestone.
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Why is Donald Trump failing to bring peace to Ukraine like he promised?
Writing for The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics discusses why negotiations for peace in Ukraine are struggling to get off the ground, despite numerous meetings between US and Russian officials.
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eDNA reveals new information about rare marine life on world’s most remote inhabited islands
Researchers from Aberystwyth University have carried out the first ever environmental DNA (eDNA) assessment of marine vertebrates in Tristan da Cunha, a group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Ritual murder of children: study in Ghana and Kenya explores who’s doing it and why
In an article for The Conversation, Emmanuel Sarpong Owusu, a Doctoral Researcher and Lecturer in the Department of Law and Criminology, discusses his research on ritual child murder in Ghana and Kenya.
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No kidding: goats prove brainier than sheep and alpacas
PhD Candidate Megan Quail has written an article for The Conversation about research findings that goats outperform sheep and alpacas in a series of cognitive tests.
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Student game to improve train access proves a winner
Two Aberystwyth students have won a national competition for their app which helps improve access to train stations.
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New research network aims to reduce dairy farming carbon footprint
Innovative strategies to significantly reduce high levels of greenhouse gas emissions in the dairy industry are being trialled in a major new research project.
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Aberystwyth University launches new online courses
Aberystwyth University has launched new online courses in Computer Science and Business Studies.
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Identity and belonging explored through exhibition
Multiplicity, a powerful exhibition showcasing the work of eight exceptional global majority artists, has gone on display at Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
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Professor Geraint H. Jenkins honoured for lifelong contribution to Welsh-medium education
Eminent Welsh historian, the late Professor Geraint H. Jenkins, has been honoured by the Coleg Cymraeg at its annual gathering in Aberystwyth.
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Challenging the traditional telling of Welsh Patagonia’s story
The romantic story of the Welsh people who settled in Patagonia over a century ago is challenged in a new book, revealing a darker side to the establishment of Y Wladfa.
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