Major research grant for global nonviolent protection project
20 November 2020
Aberystwyth University has been awarded a grant of £1.87m to lead a major international research project aimed at providing greater protection for millions of civilians caught up in conflict zones.
Voluntary action and Covid-19 – new research will explore lessons learnt and recommendations for UK recovery
03 November 2020
Experts from across academia and the voluntary sector are to carry out a major research project into the role of voluntary action in the Covid-19 pandemic – exploring the challenges, what worked well and making recommendations to inform planning for future crises.
University asks for community’s views on its music provision
04 November 2020
Aberystwyth University is asking the public for their views about its music provision, as it looks to spread the benefits to the local community.
Sea-level rise will have complex consequences
05 November 2020
Rising sea levels will affect coasts and human societies in complex and unpredictable ways, according to a new study that examined 12,000 years in which a large island became a cluster of smaller ones.
Scientists to help forecast space weather threats
06 November 2020
Solar scientists at Aberystwyth University are leading a new project to improve the Met Office’s ability to forecast space weather and its potential disruption to activities on Earth.
National Spectrum Centre could spur Mid Wales jobs boost
16 November 2020
Pioneering plans to set up a National Spectrum Centre (NSC) in Mid Wales could lead to the creation of more than 60 full-time, high-value jobs.
Is UK public broadcasting still 'fit for purpose' in the digital age?
17 November 2020
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jamie Medhurst from the from the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, discusses the future of UK public broadcasting as the BBC’s centenary approaches
Aberystwyth University contractors raise funds for Wales Air Ambulance
23 November 2020
Workers at construction company Willmott Dixon raise money for University’s Charity of the Year 2020-21.
Aberystwyth University joins new government coronavirus testing scheme for safer student travel
24 November 2020
Aberystwyth University has confirmed that it is planning to take part in a government scheme to offer a new COVID-19 test to students in order to reduce the spread of the virus through travel over the holidays.
Scientists help improve bathing water quality at Anglesey beach
25 November 2020
The quality of bathing water at a popular north Wales beach has been officially rated ‘good’ after implementing an innovative model developed at Aberystwyth University.
Welsh rugby fans inspire a poem by University poet
27 November 2020
As Wales prepares to face England in the Nations Cup on Saturday 28 November 2020, a poet from Aberystwyth University hopes that two special poems composed for the autumn games will help raise the spirits of rugby fans during the Covid-19 pandemic.