Aberystwyth University

From kombucha to kefir and sauerkraut, the benefits of fermented foods for our minds and bodies will be explored at a Festival of Fermentation at Aberystwyth University in April. The event is open to all and will showcase some of the…

Aberystwyth University has announced its participation in the 2024 Hay Festival, renowned for bringing together thinkers, writers, and artists to explore the power of ideas and storytelling. This year, the festival expands its horizons…

The development of controlled environment agriculture and vertical farming technologies needs to accelerate to meet the challenges of future UK food security, according to the leader of a new research project. Academics at Aberystwyth…

A new entrance and atrium at the rear of the Old College will unlock the vast potential of the historic grade 1 listed building according to Lyn Hopkins from project architects Lawray. Extending over seven floors and providing easy…

Aberystwyth Arts Centre is part of the new National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales, designed to widen access to publicly owned art collections and support artists in Wales. Aberystwyth Arts Centre at Aberystwyth University, is one of…

Aberystwyth University’s world-renowned plant research has been boosted by a prestigious European Union-funded research fellowship. The esteemed award has been given to Dr Jaykumar Patel, whose work will explore how to make the cereal…

The Royal Welsh Agriculture Society’s annual Sustainable Grass and Muck Event will be held at Trawscoed farm at the end of May. The event is part of Ceredigion’s year as the society’s feature county. With 150 acres put aside for…

Aberystwyth University scientists will help to develop sustainable microbial foods as part of a new £14m project. IBERS researchers at Aberystwyth will contribute to the work of the new Microbial Food Hub which has been funded as part of…

‘Time’ is the theme for this year’s three-day science festival (12 – 14 March) which is being hosted by Aberystwyth University this week. How flowers keep time, how rivers change over time and how animals spend their time underwater, and…

Aberystwyth University academics are visiting Svalbard in the Arctic to investigate the night life of microbes. Led by Aberystwyth University, three experts will visit Arctic glaciers to study microbial life during the area’s ‘light…