Aberystwyth University

🫁 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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👩‍⚕️ The University has appointed Professor Sandy Harding as its first Honorary Professor of Nursing.

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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

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

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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📣 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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Russia is turning to African women and conscripted North Koreans to tackle its defence worker shortage The country’s defence industry needs approximately 400,000 more workers than it currently employs.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics explains that Russia's defence industry needs approximately 400,000 more workers than it currently employs.

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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

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

Andean glaciers advanced during an acute period of climate change at the end of the last Ice Age, new research has found.

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#glaciers #glaciology

How a fly sees the world – and why understanding its vision can help prevent disease Flies see things differently.

🪰 Writing in The Conversation, Dr Roger Santer from our Department of Life Sciences discusses how flies perceive the world differently from humans, and how understanding this can help prevent disease.

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#fly #lifesciences #diseaseprevention

Leading scientists, vets and policymakers from across Britain have met at the University today to discuss vaccination strategies for bovine TB.

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Our scientists are leading research into how a widely used vaccine can boost overall immunity in livestock 🐮

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#AberTB#bovineTB#bTB#TB

📚Our historians have published a landmark new book about the main supporters of Owain Glyndŵr's rebellion.

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#OwainGlyndwr #WelshHistory #Rebellion

👻 The enduring allure of ghost hunting is explored in a new book published by Dr Alice Vernon today.

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#ghosts
#paranormal
#ghosthunting

Curses, whispers and a demon fly: this is the story of the first Welshwoman executed for witchcraft While thousands were executed for witchcraft across Europe, Gwen ferch Ellis was one of only five put to death in Wales.

🧙‍♀️ Writing in The Conversation, Mari Ellis Dunning explains how thousands were executed for witchcraft across Europe, but only five were put to death in Wales.

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#Witchcraft #Wales

Russia has provided fresh evidence of its territorial ambitions in Ukraine Control of the Black Sea coast would threaten neighbouring Moldova.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics explains that if Russia gains control of the Black Sea coast, it would threaten neighbouring Moldova.

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A further eight of our academics have been announced as members of prestigious sub-panels assessing research excellence in the UK higher education sector, bringing the total involved to nine.

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Professor Sir Charles Godfray CBE FRS, Chair of the 2025 Review of the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Strategy for England, will deliver the keynote address at a conference at the University later this month.

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The type of bridle worn by a horse in dressage competitions is not the only factor affecting their stress levels, a new study has revealed.

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#dressage #bridles #snaffle

Researchers from Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities will lead the Welsh Election Study 2026, a four-year project that will provide high-quality, impartial survey data on political attitudes and voting behaviour in Wales.

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Himalayan flash floods: climate change worsens them, but poor planning makes them deadly Himalayan floods are natural, but poor planning turns rain into disaster. Reading the land could save lives.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Manudeo Singh explains how Himalayan floods are natural, but poor planning turns rain into disaster. Reading the land could save lives.

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#Himalayan #FlashFloods #ClimateChange

What was Jane Austen’s best novel? These experts think they know Six leading Austen experts have made their case for her ultimate novel, but the winner is down to you.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Lucy Thompson from our Department of English & Creative Writing is one of six leading Austen experts who have made their case for her ultimate novel – but the winner is up to you.

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#JaneAusten #UltimateNovel

🦠 Our scientists have mapped the hidden microbes thriving in south Wales’s abandoned coal mines, helping to overcome obstacles to using mine water to heat Britain’s homes.

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Our scientists are developing new AI tools that automatically measures plant seed and seed pods in order to breed better crop varieties.

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#CropTech #AIAgriculture

Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre reopens: what its seven-year transformation reveals about the future of historic venues Historic theatres are being redeveloped to make them more accessible, socially connected and sustainable, while also preserving their heritage.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Andrew Filmer explains how historic theatres are being redeveloped to make them more accessible, socially connected and sustainable, while also preserving their heritage.

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🐟 Fish staying still in water are using considerably more energy than first thought, new research has found.

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#research #fish

Dr Gwen Rees from our School of Veterinary Science has been awarded a prestigious fellowship in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the profession.

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Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt Scientists in Svalbard in race to study polar microbes as global heating threatens fragile glacial ecosystems

"If I look at a glacier surface, I don’t see ice. I see … a three dimensional bioreactor"

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🗣️ Efforts to increase Welsh language use in workplaces need to be strengthened, according to a new report.

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