The greatest poetic metre you’ve probably never heard of
06 January 2025
Writing for The Conversation, Mererid Hopwood, Professor of Welsh and Celtic Studies, explains the ancient art of cynghanedd.
Aberystwyth climbs in UK sustainable university rankings
09 January 2025
Aberystwyth University has risen into the UK top 30 in new sustainability rankings for higher education.
Leftover bread crusts can be turned into new food – research
13 January 2025
If you are concerned about the crusts of your bread going to waste, then new research that promises to turn it into new kinds of food could be the answer.
Aberystwyth University appoints top judge as new Chancellor
14 January 2025
Groundbreaking judge Lady Justice Nicola Davies DBE has been appointed the new Chancellor of Aberystwyth University.
University pays tribute to Professor Geraint H Jenkins (1946-2025)
13 January 2025
The University community was greatly saddened to learn of the loss of eminent Welsh historian Professor Geraint H. Jenkins, who died aged 78.
Investigating resilience in Welsh communities - survey
13 January 2025
Aberystwyth University academics are surveying community and town councils to explore how resilient and adaptive Welsh communities are.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025: Exhibition about search for Holocaust missing in Aberystwyth
15 January 2025
The agonising search for the missing after the Holocaust will be the focus of an event at Aberystwyth University later this month to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.
New resource to support Welsh medium pupils
16 January 2025
Education researchers have published a special booklet to support pupils in Welsh medium schools from homes where the language is not spoken.
Breton cultural exchange in Aberystwyth
17 January 2025
Students in Aberystwyth will learn about the language and culture of Brittany when academics from the Breton city of Rennes visit the Welsh town.
New research examines cultural control and censorship in Cuba
21 January 2025
More than 65 years after the Cuban Revolution began, the country’s artistic community still faces censorship and strict controls on their cultural creativity, according to a new academic book.
We’re turning waste bread crusts into nutritious food with ancient Asian fermentation
23 January 2025
Writing in The Conversation, Aberystwyth scientists Juan Felipe Sandoval Rueda and Dr David Bryant discuss their research looking at turning bread crusts into nutritious new foods, by using fungal fermentation.
Pet dogs patient therapy for nursing students
23 January 2025
Our Nursing students are learning how therapy dogs can aid patient recovery.