October : News , Aberystwyth University

University to host prestigious talk series event on disinformation

01 October 2024

Media industry experts and academics will discuss the challenge of protecting the integrity of news reporting at an event at the University later this month.

Equality Champion role for Aberystwyth academic in new UK wide diversity initiative

01 October 2024

The founder of one of the UK’s most influential conferences dedicated to promoting women in technology is set to play a leading role in new initiative to address diversity challenges.

World's biomass experts gather in Aberystwyth

03 October 2024

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

Aberystwyth agriculture student is best in Britain

07 October 2024

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

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

07 October 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.

Pembrokeshire woman wins 'Defi Fet' Scholarship

08 October 2024

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

App to protect Nigerian farms from bird flu

09 October 2024

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

Welsh language literature through an LGBTQ+ lens

10 October 2024

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.

New rapid TB diagnosis detector to be developed

10 October 2024

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.

West Wales carers explore wellbeing through creativity

15 October 2024

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

Care overhaul needed after ‘human rights loss’ during pandemic

16 October 2024

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.

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

16 October 2024

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.

Academic awarded top Indian government fellowship

17 October 2024

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

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

18 October 2024

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.

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

22 October 2024

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.