REF:66-2110-684206 - Emails in Welsh

Thank you for contacting us. Correspondence to groups of students are sent in both Welsh and English in accordance with the Welsh Language standards and the University’s bilingual policies.

We are proud to be an inclusive and bilingual institution and we want all of our students to have had a positive experience of the Welsh language and its culture during their time at Aberystwyth University. Universities in Wales and many other institutions are also subject to Welsh Language Standards Regulations. These statutory standards explain which services need to be provided in Welsh, and have the main principle that the Welsh language must not be treated less favourably.

The Welsh Language Standards (standard 4) requires that correspondence to several recipients must be bilingual and that the Welsh version is ‘not treated less favourably’. To comply with this requirement, Aberystwyth University communications are generally set out with the Welsh text on the left and the English text on the right with a bilingual subject line. If you have an example of an email where the English text is not displayed correctly or difficult to read, please could you email a copy to canolfangymraeg@aber.ac.uk and confirm the type of device you are using to view the email.