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[:en]Welcome to the Aberystwyth University Blogging Service[:cy]Croeso i Wasanaeth Blogio Prifysgol Aberystwyth[:]

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[:en]If you wish to start a blog, please send an email to blogging@aber.ac.uk to discuss your requirements and we’ll advise you on how to get started. You can also view information about setting up a blog on the Web Services pages.

Latest posts from across the AU blogging network

  • Introducing new features in LinkedIn Learning

    • LinkedIn Learning, an online learning platform which all students and staff at AU have free access to, have recently released three new and exciting features. Take a look at the information and guides below to learn how to make the most of these new features. New feature 1: Role Guides LinkedIn Learning have recently released Role Guides. ...more

  • A second opportunity to discuss digital skills at the LTEU’s Academy Forum

    • We are very pleased to have been welcomed back by the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit (LTEU) to deliver a second session on digital skills as part of their Academy Forum programme this academic year. The Academy Forum provides a platform for staff and students to share good practice in learning and teaching. For announcements and more information ...more

  • MBA Postgraduate Conference 12-14th April

    • Welcome and invitationAberystwyth University is delighted to host and invite you to the 19th Marine Biological Association Postgraduate Conference. We’re excited to announce the 19th Marine Biological Association Postgraduate conference will be hosted in person at Aberystwyth University from the 12-14th April 2023. We invite all current masters and PhD students to attend to share ...more

  • Introducing: LibKey Nomad

    • LibKey Nomad is a downloadable browser extension that automatically provides instant links to articles from journals if your library subscribes to them. LibKey Nomad’s one-click access to articles referenced on scholarly websites and search engines will make your research and finding sources faster and easier. Download LibKey Nomad here Using LibKey Nomad is simple. Visit the download ...more

  • Get to know your librarians

    • Subject Librarians provide information skills training, look after your reading lists and subject guides and offer support and advice on using the libraries, finding resources for your assignments and referencing. Aberystwyth University Libraries has 8 Subject Librarians, each with their own areas of expertise.   You are very welcome to arrange a MS Teams meeting with your Subject Librarian if you ...more

  • We wish you an enjoyable Christmas break!

    • This term has been busy and has passed really quickly! It’s been a great mix with online as well as face to face teaching sessions and providing support. We’ve loved being back on the Hugh Owen Level F enquiry desk, helping with many varied questions and queries. We are here until the Thursday 22nd December, if ...more

  • Pastures new for Connie

    • We are very sad to have said goodbye to a valued member of the Academic Engagement Team, Connie Davage. Connie joined our team back in 2018 and brought her wealth of experience from the Library Service Desk Team to combine this role with supporting the team wherever needed. Connie also supported the Lifelong ...more

  • Introducing BrowZine

    • BrowZine is new way to browse and search thousands of electronic journals available to you as a member of Aberystwyth University. BrowZine homepage Using BrowZine you can: Browse or search by subject area to find ejournals of interestSearch for a specific titleCreate your own bookshelf of favourite ejournals and organise them how you wantFollow your favourite titles and ...more

  • Shwmae Su'mae Day - 15th October

    • To celebrate Shwmae Su'mae Day this year, we are sharing a guest blog from our Student Digital Champion, Laurie Stevenson and taking a quick look at some library resources to help you practise and develop your Welsh-language reading and speaking skills. Laurie Stevenson Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg! The 15th of October is Diwrnod Shwmae Su'mae, a day marked ...more

  • Libraries Week 2022 - Students

    • The theme of this year's Libraries Week is the central role that libraries play in supporting life-long learning. Today, we are focusing on the ways the library offers a range of learning opportunities for Aberystwyth University students, beyond their courses and outside of the teaching rooms. Library tours If you're new to Aberystwyth University, firstly, welcome! ...more

  • Libraries Week 2022 - Lifelong Learning

    • The theme of this year's Libraries Week is the central role that libraries play in supporting life-long learning. Today our focus is on our Lifelong Learning students and external users. Lifelong Learning LibGuides Our Lifelong Learning LibGuide is your complete guide to library and learning resources for your subjects. Here you'll find details on key resources ...more

  • OA Repository Newsletter – May 2022

  • Public lecture to consider international politics in the context of climate change

    • Yr Athro / Professor Jan Selby The implications of climate change on international politics will be the subject of this year’s Kenneth Waltz Memorial Lecture, which takes place online on Thursday 14 October. Hosted by the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University, the Kenneth Waltz Memorial Lecture 2021 will be given by Professor Jan Selby of ...more

  • Climate change research festival at Aberystwyth University looks ahead to COP26 challenges

    • From left to right: Professor Julian Agyeman; Professor Sarah Davies (Aberystwyth University); First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford MS; EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius; and Professor Milja Kurki (Aberystwyth University) Climate change experts will gather at Aberystwyth University for a week of events to discuss challenges ahead of the COP26 summit. First Minister Mark Drakeford, EU Environment ...more

  • Sting presents European web award to Aberystwyth led environmental project

    • Concrete tiles were attached to man-made sea defences in Borth, Ceredigion, in the summer of 2019, as part of the eco-engineering project Ecostructure. An innovative eco-engineering project that aims to turn sea defences and other artificial structures into thriving marine habitats has won a major European Union award. The Aberystwyth University led Ecostructure project was presented with the Better ...more

  • Beetle burgers or cricket snacks? Insect-based food on Aberystwyth research menu

    • Hop bars Crickets and beetles could become a common part of our diets, thanks to new academic research. Insects are a common feature of people’s everyday diets in countries around the world, such as Mexico, China and Ghana. These insect-based foods offer a more environmentally-friendly source of protein than many other food stuffs, and could help feed the ...more

  • Major grant for healthy oats project

    • One of the fields at Aberystwyth University where oats are grown for research purposes A research project to promote the development of oats as a healthy food product and a climate-resistant crop in Wales and Ireland has been awarded a major European grant. The ‘Healthy Oats’ project will benefit from a €2.18 million from the European Regional ...more

  • Fibre-optics used to take the temperature of Greenland Ice Sheet

    • As part of the project, scientists from Aberystwyth University set up special equipment on the Greenland Ice Sheet to drill deep into the glacial ice.  Scientists have used fibre-optic sensing to obtain the most detailed measurements of ice properties ever taken on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Their findings will be used to make more accurate models of ...more

  • Microbe build-up on Greenland could mean more ice loss says research

    • Greenland ice sheet The Greenland Ice Sheet could be under threat from microbes on its surface multiplying faster than they are washed away in a warming climate, according to new research from Aberystwyth University. The Greenland Ice Sheet is the largest mass of ice in the northern hemisphere. It covers an area about seven times the size of ...more

  • Speeding up Miscanthus breeding to combat climate change

    • Miscanthus growing in one of the fields at Aberystwyth University's Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University scientists will investigate adopting a technique to speed up Miscanthus breeding in an effort to meet climate change targets as part of a £4 million UK government package to boost biomass production. Thanks to investment from the UK ...more
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