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World leading research... The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is an internationally-recognised research and teaching centre providing a unique base for research in response to global challenges.
🌱 From Wakehurst to Wales: protecting the world’s plant diversity.
We welcomed Dr Charlotte Lusty from Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank to IBERS as Cate Blanchett shines a spotlight on the same vital mission.
🔗 https://ow.ly/yQjJ50Xfobt
🔗 BBC News: https://ow.ly/b4UA50Xfobs
🌱 Tomorrow we launch Plant Science Wales at the National Botanic Garden of Wales!
Explore seed banks, herbarium tours & panels on agri-tech, biophilia & more.
Organised by IBERS & NBGW, supported by the Learned Society of Wales. Follow for behind-the-scenes & speaker highlights!
🌍 World Food Day - Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future
At IBERS, we’re working build a more sustainable future, where food, feed and plant-based resources are produced responsibly and resiliently.
Science, agriculture, and innovation — hand in hand.
#WorldFoodDay #IBERS #FoodSecurity
🌍 Diwrnod Bwyd y Byd
Law yn Llaw dros Fwyd Gwell a Dyfodol Gwell
Yn IBERS, rydyn ni’n gweithio i adeiladu dyfodol mwy cynaliadwy — lle caiff bwyd, porthiant ac adnoddau sy’n seiliedg ar blanhigion eu cynhyrchu yn gyfrifol ac yn wydn.
#DiwrnodBwydyByd #IBERS #DiogelwchBwyd
We were pleased to welcome Dr Charlotte Lusty, Head of Seed Collections at Kew Gardens Millennium Seed Bank, to IBERS on Monday.
She toured our Bio-Seed Bank, found out about the Biorefinery, and gave an inspiring talk to our scientists on global seed conservation. 🌾
#PlantScience #IBERS
From wild grass to climate solution 🌱
IBERS scientists have developed new Miscanthus varieties: high-yielding, resilient, and vital for bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS) — helping the UK reach net zero by 2050.
👉 www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/abo...
#Miscanthus #NetZero #Bioeconomy
O wair gwyllt, i ateb i broblemau hinsawdd
Mae gwyddonwyr IBERS wedi datblygu amrywiadau newydd o Fiscanthws: uchel eu cynnyrch, gwydn, a hanfodol ar gyfer bio-ynni â dal carbon (BECCS) — yn helpu'r DU i gyrraedd sero net erbyn 2050.
www.aber.ac.uk/cy/ibers/amd...
#Miscanthws #SeroNet
⏰ Time is running out! The Plant Science Wales Meeting registration closes on Friday.
Secure your spot, connect with peers, help shape the future of plant research.
➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/plant-scie...
#PlantScienceWales #LastChance
IBERS researcher Dr Hannah Vallin visited @ualberta.bsky.social 🌱
Working on the “Climate Action Through Grazing” project, she explored how grasslands can store carbon, cut emissions & support biodiversity. 🌍
More 👉 www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/new...
#IBERS #ClimateAction #Grasslands
Dr Hannah Vallin, ymchwilydd yn IBERS, wedi ymweld ag @ualberta.bsky.social
Gan weithio ar y prosiect "Gweithredu ar yr Hinsawdd drwy Bori", edrychodd ar sut y gall glaswelltiroedd helpu i storio carbon, lleihau allyriadau a chefnogi bioamrywiaeth.
Mwy www.aber.ac.uk/cy/ibers/new...
📸 Great to welcome delegates from Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS, China) to IBERS! They toured our facilities and signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen international research collaboration.
#IBERS #PlantScience #Collaboration #ZAAS
📢 Good news! We’ve extended the registration deadline for the Plant Science Wales Meeting to October 10th.
Don't miss out!
➡️ Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plant-science-wales-meeting-2025-tickets-1388011964149
#PlantScienceWales #Networking #PlantScience #Conference
IBERS is pleased to support the installation of a quantum magnetometer at our Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre by the British Geological Survey (BGS).
www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/new...
🌱🤝 Aberystwyth University has signed a new partnership with the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS), China.
🔗https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/news/news-article/title-284313-en.html
#SustainableFarming #FoodSecurity #Innovation #ZAAS #IBER
🌱🤝 Mae Prifysgol Aberystwyth wedi arwyddo partneriaeth newydd gyda Academi Gwyddorau Amaethyddol Zhejiang (ZAAS), Tsieina.
🔗https://www.aber.ac.uk/cy/ibers/news/news-article/title-284313-cy.html
#FfermioCynaliadwy #DiogelwchBwyd #Arloesi #ZAAS #IBER
IBERS bathed in glorious autumnal sunshine for the Asda Lamb Group Study Tour today.
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Great to host the Plant Varieties & National List Committee at IBERS this week 🌱
With ~80 IBERS-bred plant varieties on the National & AHDB Lists, we showcased how our research in breeding & genetics supports UK farming and future food security.
Nearly half of UK farmland is upland: nutrient-poor soils, steep slopes and harsh weather.
IBERS research shows that grazing sheep alongside cattle (mixed or rotational systems) increases total output per hectare.
🎥: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCIl...
🔗: www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/abo...
It's great to be part of the conversation at the British Society of Soil Science Welsh Soil Discussion Group Annual Meeting today at Bangor University's Henfaes Agricultural Research Centre. Looking forward to the field and facility tours later.
#IBERS #SoilScience @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
Maesnewydd Farm Visit
#Drones #AgriTech #FarmVisit
Exciting news: Professor Rattan Yadav has been appointed to the Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science panel for REF 2029.
A huge congratulations to Rattan on this well-earned recognition of his expertise and contribution to UK research! 🌱
#REF2029 #ResearchExcellence #AberystwythUniversity
Newyddion cyffrous: Penodwyd yr Athro Rattan Yadav i banel Gwyddoniaeth Amaeth, Milfeddygol a Bwyd ar gyfer REF 2029.
Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Rattan ar y gydnabyddiaeth haeddiannol hon o'i arbenigedd a'i gyfraniad i ymchwil y DU! 🌱
#REF2029 #ExcellenceYmchwil #IBERS #PrifysgolAberystwyth
🌱 Eucarpia 2025 – Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section -Hosted by IBERS
📊 81 participants from 20 countries
🎤 32 presentations
⚡ 21 flash talks
📚 and much more
Here’s the group photo taken before the Conference Dinner, with one final day of talks to look forward to tomorrow.
#Eucarpia2025
🌿 EUCARPIA 2025 Fodder Crops & Amenity Grasses Conference - Wed 3 Sept puts the spotlight on qualitative and quantitative traits in forage and grass breeding. Followed by a tour of IBERS and Germinal field sites.
#Eucarpia2025 #ForageScience #PlantBreeding #IBERS #Aberystwyth
Mae ein gwyddonwyr yn datblygu offer deallusrwydd artiffisial newydd sy'n mesur hadau a phodiau hadau planhigion yn awtomatig er mwyn bridio mathau gwell o gnydau.
🎬 youtu.be/wQX6KzaFRl8
www.aber.ac.uk/cy/ibers/new...
#CropTech #AIAgriculture
Scientists at IBERS are developing new AI tools that automatically measure plant seeds and seed pods in order to breed better crop varieties.
🎬 youtu.be/wQX6KzaFRl8
More Info: www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/new...
#CropTech #AIAgriculture
🌱 Poor persistence held clover back. Not anymore.
IBERS bred tougher red & white clovers—like AberLasting & RedRunner—that boost resilience, reduce fertiliser use & support homegrown protein.
Big wins for livestock farming.
🔗 www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/abo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kajs...
📢 The full programme for the 36th EUCARPIA Fodder Crops & Amenity Grasses Section Conference is now live! 🌱🌿
We're looking forward to the conference here at Aberystwyth University [@aberuni.bsky.social ]
🔗 Programme & details: www.forages-eucarpia.org/scientific-p...
Combining the final plot in our Oat Frontiers trial here at @ibers_aber. It will be interesting to see how the yields compare to those in Iceland and the other frontier sites- our variety Timpani the winner here
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🌾 High sugar grasses bred at IBERS boost livestock productivity and cut nitrogen emissions.
AberDart & AberMagic are now used worldwide—proof that smart plant science can drive sustainable farming.
🔗 www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/abo...
#AgScience #SustainableFarming #PlantBreeding #UKRI
