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🍽️ No single tool can accurately measure people’s diets, but new research shows that combining different methods — from wearable cameras to analysing dietary biomarkers — could give the most reliable picture of what people eat.

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#DietTracking #diet
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Mindfulness is usually taught through stillness and silence, Dr Judith Roberts explores how, for some, 'full presence mindfulness' is easier to achieve in motion, like on a motorbike.

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#mindfulness #mentalhealth #psycology
Finding stillness in motion: how riding a motorcycle can teach us mindfulness
Mindfulness is usually taught through stillness and silence. But for some, full presence is easier to achieve in movement, and even in risk.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It was a pleasure to welcome the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Sarah Murphy MS, here today.

She heard about some of our women’s health research, including our collaborative projects with Hywel Dda University Health Board.

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January 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
📖 Newly composed poems are marking ten years since the initial steps were taken toward the re‑opening of Pantycelyn Hall.

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January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
In a new article, Dr Huw Morgan discusses the pressing need to understand and respond to what’s commonly known as 'space weather'.

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#spaceweather #eclipse #physics
Proposed new mission will create artificial solar eclipses in space
There’s a pressing need to understand and respond to what’s known as “space weather”.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:55 AM
It was a pleasure to welcome Wales Office Minister Anna McMorrin MP here today.

She visited our Smart Home Lab and the Old College, toured AberInnovation and IBERS, and heard about plans to develop the Green Futures Innovation Park.

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January 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
We have announced a new strategic collaboration with David Game College to prepare international students for undergraduate study in the UK.

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January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Bethany Clark has looked at why many people struggle to maintain their Veganuary commitments - here's why and what could help.

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#veganuary #vegan #healthyeating
Trying Veganuary might be challenging. Here’s some tips on keeping going
Finding sticking to your Veganuary pledge hard? Here’s why and what could help.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM
In this article, Professor Michael Woods remarks on how rural and environmental issues are high on the political agenda in the Welsh Senedd elections in May.

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#EnvironmentalIssues #Politics #Senedd #Wales
Environment issues have never been so fiercely debated in a Welsh election campaign as they will be in 2026
Rural and environmental issues are high on the political agenda in the upcoming Welsh election.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:32 AM
We were proud to showcase our research into living and ageing well at an event in the Senedd today, thanks to the sponsorship of Peter Fox MS.

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January 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
👏 Congratulations to field glaciologist Dr Samuel Doyle who has been awarded the Polar Medal in the 2026 New Year’s Honours List for his outstanding research and leadership in Greenland.

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#glaciology #arctic #Greenland #PolarMedal
January 12, 2026 at 11:52 AM
🌏 🌱🌊 Global sustainability ‘reset’ needed - scientists are calling for a ‘systems reset’ in how sustainable development is understood and pursued.

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#sustainability #sustainabledevelopment
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January 8, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Dr Jessica Adams from IBERS has been appointed President of the British Phycological Society, the UK’s leading society dedicated to the study of algae.

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January 8, 2026 at 1:24 PM
🐑 Research to help reduce inflammation in the uterus of livestock animals could help pave the way for developing new drugs to treat infertility in women, according to a new scientific review.

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#endometritis #fertility #infertility
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January 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
👻 Dr Alice Vernon explores the eerie real‑world inspirations behind the BBC Ghost Story for Christmas, uncovering how a century‑old story of haunted sleep still resonates - perhaps uncomfortably - with modern audiences.

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The Room in the Tower: the ‘real’ hauntings that inspired this year’s BBC Ghost Story for Christmas adaptation
Benson’s mother was Mary Sidgwick, whose brother Henry was a founding member and first president of the Society for Psychical Research.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Have a read of Dr Simon Rodway's new article explaining how developments in archaeology, genetics and early inscriptions are helping him to write the first complete dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages of Britain and Ireland.

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January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
🦟 Drones and AI will be used in a new £2.5 million Aberystwyth University-led effort to wipe out malaria hot spots in Africa, supported by funding from the Gates Foundation.

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#malaria #EndMalaria #mosquitoes #zanzibar #africa #drone
December 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Season’s greetings from all of us at Aberystwyth University ❄️
December 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🐈 A new study exploring the secretive lives of feral and free-roaming cats in Wales could shed light on wildcats’ return to the country.

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December 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We’ve renewed our partnership with Aberystwyth Town Football Club - proud to continue supporting the Seasiders on and off the pitch.

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December 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Dewis Choice project, which supports older people affected by domestic abuse, has won a prestigious award at the House of Lords.

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December 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We are delighted to have appointed the Chief Executive of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society as a new Pro-Chancellor.

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December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Aberystwyth University academics will investigate options for devolving broadcasting powers on behalf of the Welsh Government. www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/arch...
December 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Thanks to a donation from a charitable trust, students from Africa and refugees will have the chance to apply for a new bursary to study here.

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December 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Professor Richard Marggraf-Turley has been appointed Chair of the world-renowned Keats Foundation, a charity dedicated to promoting the life and work of Romantic poet John Keats.

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December 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM