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Welsh University of the Year 2024, The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide.
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A Senedd exhibition about the impact of war and displacement in Wales which commemorates refugees has been opened by Culture Minister Jack Sargeant MS and the Llywydd Elin Jones MS.

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#senedd #wales #refugees #exhibition
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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🫧 Particles as different as soap bubbles and ball bearings can be made to arrange themselves in exactly the same way, according to a new study that could unlock the creation of brand new materials — including those with promising biomedical applications.

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November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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A team of researchers led by the University is conducting new research into the state of rural enterprise in Wales.

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November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Russia state media is actively silencing mothers’ opposition to the war in Ukraine, according to a new study by one of our academics.

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#russia #ukraine #media #study
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November 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Writing in The Conversation, Professor Stephen Tooth explains how since Dolgarrog, the UK has had an excellent reservoir safety record but disasters do still occur.

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#resevoirsafety #climatechange #flood
November 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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We’re delighted that Aberystwyth has been named a UNESCO City of Literature – the first in Wales!

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October 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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A new group to promote efforts to prevent the abuse of power across the world has been launched by our academics.

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October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Our IBERS researchers have joined forces with other leading plant scientists to catalogue the diversity of oats, helping plant breeders develop healthier, climate-resistant oats.

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#PlantScience #Oats #CropResearch

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October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Many congratulations to our Pro-Chancellor, Dame Elan Closs Stephens – the Learned Society of Wales’ new President.

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October 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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📖 New collection of short poems by one of our academics offers a fresh take on the work of one of Wales’ highest regarded poets.

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#poems #shortpoems #academic #wales
October 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Drawn into Landscape – Symposium 🌿

The School of Art invites you to Drawn into Landscape, a symposium in conjunction with Robert Newell’s exhibition Echoes Among the Rocks.

🕑 Wednesday 29 October, 14:00 - 17:00
📍 School of Art, Aberystwyth University, Buarth Mawr

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October 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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🌎 Congratulations to Professor Stephen Tooth who has received a prestigious international award for his research at a ceremony in the USA.

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@geosociety.bsky.social #GSA2025 #desert #drylands #geology #GSAconnects2025 #Connects2025
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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🎓 Today we mark our Founders’ Day— celebrating the visionaries who laid the foundations for our institution on the west coast of Wales that has inspired generations across the globe to change lives for the better.
October 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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📖 A haunting novel inspired by the largely unknown history of Welsh witchcraft has been published by one of our lecturers.

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#novel #history #wales #witchcraft
October 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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The new UN body charged with providing evidence to tackle drug-resistant diseases needs to include lower income countries, according to an Aberystwyth academic.

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#UN #DrugResistant #Disease
October 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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🚀 The search for life on Mars takes a leap forward today, as a key instrument for a major space mission begins its journey from the University to Italy for testing.

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#ExoMars #mars #MarsMission
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October 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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💻 The University has officially opened newly refurbished teaching spaces in the Department of Computer Science, marking a significant investment in the future of digital education.

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#ComputerScience #DigitalEducation #Teaching #Future
October 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🫁 Our scientists are part of a £1.55m project to unravel long-term vaping risks and benefits on lung health for smokers.

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October 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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👩‍⚕️ The University has appointed Professor Sandy Harding as its first Honorary Professor of Nursing.

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#nursing #nursingeducation @thercnwales.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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We’re delighted to be hosting a conference later this month to celebrate over 25 years of studying ancient Celtic languages here in Aberystwyth.

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#CelticLanguages #Ancient #Study #Aberystwyth
October 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Our researchers have launched a new guide to help tackle the growing threat of domestic abusers using technology against older people.

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#Research #Guide #Technology #DomesticAbuse
October 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A student who created a device to help people with speech impairments and one who started a business to grow tea locally were among the winners of our student start-up competition.

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September 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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📣 Want to deepen your skills in luminescence research? Join the Short Course in Luminescence Dating: Theory, Methods & Application — taught by world-leading experts Prof Helen Roberts & Prof Geoff Duller.

📅 17–21 Nov 2025
📍 Aberystwyth University

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September 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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📝 We have signed a new partnership with the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences to strengthen our work in green agricultural technologies.

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#partnership #agriculture #science #technology
September 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Old-fashioned economic thinking is driving biodiversity loss, according to a new international study led by our academics.

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#research #economics #biodiversity
September 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM