Welsh University of the Year 2024, The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide. Cymraeg: @prifaber.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3muwnrvouss2dThe potential for AI personal assistants to become a regular part of people’s daily lives will be explored in a major new study at the University. 🖱️ www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2026/09/title-289390-en.html #PersonalisedSuperintelligence #WearableTechnology #AIAssistant07 Sep 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwnrvouss2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mujtsbyjdk2w🌱 Our IBERS researcher Dr Paul Robson spoke to BBC Radio 4's Farming Today about miscanthus and its potential for carbon storage, sustainable farming and green industries. 🎧 Listen back here (from 9:30): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0030x2y @ibers.bsky.social02 Sep 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujtsbyjdk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mu5qemrvz22bDr Morgan Jones, a glacial geologist in our Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, spoke to Tina Daheley on the Jeremy Vine show today about the possible causes of the glacier collapse which triggered the deadly flood in Nepal-Tibet. 🎧 Listen from 42:20: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0030cxc28 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5qemrvz22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mu5q4gn3ms2bDr Matthew Peacey from our Department of Geography and Earth Sciences has been speaking to news outlets about the catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border. He has appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live, Radio Wales Drive, and CGTN’s The World Today.28 Aug 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5q4gn3ms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mu5p57esg22b☀️🛰️ Catch Professor Huw Morgan on tonight's BBC Wales Today, where he'll be discussing how the University's solar physicists are helping the Met Office to forecast space weather. #spaceweather #spaceweatherforecast #MetOffice #SolarPhysics #spacephysics28 Aug 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5p57esg22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mu2xdwjbnk2oProfessor John Reynolds from our Department of Geography and Earth Sciences spoke on BBC Radio 4’s World at One programme today. He discussed the catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border, including what may have caused it. 🎧 Listen back here (17 minutes 48 seconds in): tinyurl.com/4u5fa9p327 Aug 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2xdwjbnk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mtth32mx6c2xDr Jenny Mathers from our Department of International Politics spoke to BBC News at the weekend about controversy involving Ukraine's sacked defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov. @jgmaber.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social24 Aug 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtth32mx6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mtjh4fjfsk2lGlobal mangrove cover - vegetation vital to tackling climate change - has increased over the past 40 years, despite significant losses in some key regions, according to new analysis. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/nhbaszw4 #Mangroves #GlobalMangroveWatch #ClimateChange20 Aug 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjh4fjfsk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mtjdtnieec2pIn a new article, Dr Jenny Mathers explains how declining public support for both the war and Vladimir Putin appears to have left the Russian leader increasingly unsettled. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/mr2anumt @jgmaber.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social20 Aug 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjdtnieec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mtgnuy7n5s2rHow can cities better support the natural world? In a new article, Saman Sobhani from our Business School discusses his research calling for animals, plants and ecosystems to be recognised as fellow inhabitants of our cities. 🌱🏙️ 🖱️ tinyurl.com/2z75pt4v #research #greencities #urbannature19 Aug 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgnuy7n5s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mteimje6mk2v🎥 In a new article, Dr Callum Smith explores how 18th century caricaturists used ancient myths in ways that still resonate with modern film-makers today. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/3nu4j6yh #research #history #classics18 Aug 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteimje6mk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3msutc45xzc2y📺 What role should Wales play in shaping its broadcasting future? In a new article, Professor Jamie Medhurst discusses why Wales is calling for a greater voice in broadcasting as the UK's constitutional balance continues to shift. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/5zu88jnm @jimbomed.bsky.social #broadcasting #Wales12 Aug 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msutc45xzc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3msshdbiib22kIt was a pleasure to welcome Ben Lake MP for Ceredigion Preseli to the University to hear about our researchers’ pioneering work in the fight against malaria. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3tvv4ab7 @malarianomore.org @benlake.bsky.social11 Aug 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msshdbiib22khttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3msq7j2jxv22gIn a new article, Dr Bethany Simmonds examines Canada’s assisted-dying law and asks what England and Wales can learn about safeguards, eligibility and social pressure. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/yfup3mbe10 Aug 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq7j2jxv22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3msprp5qpw22l🐮 Our scientists have discovered that decades of selective breeding and intensive agricultural practices have reshaped cattle genetics - often at the expense of valuable diversity preserved in traditional herds. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/25ds2stn #cattle #traditional #agriculture10 Aug 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msprp5qpw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3msirwueasc22☀️ Our physicists are hosting a special solar eclipse event on Aberystwyth Promenade next week, where the public can learn from experts and safely view the celestial spectacular. 🖱️ www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2026/08/title-288819-en.html #eclipse #solareclipse #SolarEclipse2026 #aberystwyth07 Aug 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msirwueasc22https://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3msg7qxztnk2b🌳 Our scientists are helping to safeguard some of the country's rarest orchard wildlife as part of a major conservation initiative. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/2r54nvpk06 Aug 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg7qxztnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3msbhc2oq6k2y🐶 A pioneering study is set to investigate how everyday interactions between people and dogs in rural Wales could be helping a harmful tapeworm spread between species. 🖱️ www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2026/08/title-288745-en.html #hydatidcysts #hydatid #tapeworm #hydatiddisease04 Aug 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbhc2oq6k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3msazx4wx6k2x📺 Dr Gwenllian Rees and Keira Washtell spoke to BBC Wales yesterday about research into farm dogs and hydatid disease in mid Wales. #hydatid @aberdlsagb.bsky.social04 Aug 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msazx4wx6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3ms6sox6bxk2q👏 Many congratulations to Dr Aviva Guttmann from our Department of International Politics on winning a prestigious international prize for her book exploring the hidden history of intelligence cooperation during the Cold War. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/44bnk7p3 #ColdWar #IntelligenceHistory03 Aug 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6sox6bxk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mrwo3s7p7c2z🤣 Can speaking Welsh influence what we find funny? That’s a question academics from our Psychology Department are trying to answer. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/mrjcv46c31 Jul 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwo3s7p7c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mrubckirbk2oHow can we limit our exposure to pollutants and toxic chemicals in our daily lives? In a new article, Becky Underwood from the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences looks at the latest expert guidance. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/mcdbp37k30 Jul 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrubckirbk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mrs7telfqk2d🌱 Dr Pete Bunting from our Department of Geography and Earth Sciences is helping to map and monitor mangrove forests around the world as part of efforts to protect these vital ecosystems for future generations. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/5n8rcn2r #mangroves #mapping #monitoring29 Jul 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs7telfqk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mrrnm6bzbc2q22% of farms were victims of crime in the past year according to a new survey of rural crime led by Aberystwyth University academics. tinyurl.com/28n8ydzp29 Jul 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrnm6bzbc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mrp7qcq3p22i📖 Academics from our Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies have co-edited a new collection of poetry that sheds light on women's poetic voices across Wales, Ireland and Scotland between 1400 to 1800. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/425psjdu #WomensPoetry #CelticLanguages28 Jul 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrp7qcq3p22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mrf6kowtp22x🚀 Dr Matt Gunn from our Physics Department has met NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to discuss his work on a Mars rover which aims to detect signs of life on the red planet. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/yp6wyxyd @ukspaceagency.bsky.social24 Jul 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrf6kowtp22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mrcqkhpdr22pWe have signed a new memorandum with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David to work together to strengthen access to education and skills across the tertiary education landscape. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/2u5jwy4f @uwtsd.bsky.social23 Jul 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcqkhpdr22phttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mr7zubxn7k2hOur plans for a new multi-million-pound green innovation park have taken a significant step forward with outline plans given the go-ahead. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/yzvyudr7 @ceredigioncc.bsky.social @ukri.org @ibers.bsky.social22 Jul 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7zubxn7k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mr65kuenmc2pA fascinating discussion at the Royal Welsh Show about agriculture's key role in the future of the Welsh language. It comes as we celebrate 20 years of teaching the subject in Welsh here in Aberystwyth. #RoyalWelsh @colegcymraeg.bsky.social @cefincampbell.bsky.social @ibers.bsky.social21 Jul 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr65kuenmc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aberuni.bsky.social/post/3mqtzi4f3wk2x"Plaid Cymru’s independence dilemma – from protest to power": Dr Anwen Elias and Dr Elin Royles' take on some of the challenges facing the new Welsh Government 🖱️ tinyurl.com/2hjedfxb @interpolaber.bsky.social17 Jul 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:err4xduclqw36m2h4bdas2qm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtzi4f3wk2x