{"id":610,"date":"2021-10-06T13:03:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T12:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/?page_id=610"},"modified":"2022-11-04T00:12:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T00:12:30","slug":"research-news-21","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/research-news-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Research News 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some of the stories featuring research on climate change at Aberystwyth University in recent months. You can find out more about our work in our main <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aber.ac.uk\/en\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\">Research web pages<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-788 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised-cy tag-cop26 tag-gwyl-ymchwil tag-newid-hinsawdd entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/cy\/2021\/10\/07\/gwyl-ymchwil-newid-hinsawdd-ym-mhrifysgol-aberystwyth-i-edrych-at-heriau-cop26\/\" target=\"_self\" >G\u0175yl ymchwil newid hinsawdd ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth i edrych at heriau COP26<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Bydd arbenigwyr ar newid hinsawdd yn ymgynnull ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth am wythnos o ddigwyddiadau er mwyn trin a thrafod heriau cyn uwch-gynhadledd COP26. Bydd y Prif Weinidog Mark Drakeford, Comisiynydd Amgylchedd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd Virginijus Sinkevi\u010dius, a\u2019r Athro Julian Agyeman, sy\u2019n arbenigwr mewn polisi amgylcheddol, ymhlith y prif siaradwyr yng Ng\u0175yl Ymchwil gyntaf y Brifysgol,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-10-07T08:10:00+01:00\">7 October 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-784 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/2021\/10\/07\/climate-change-research-festival-at-aberystwyth-university-looks-ahead-to-cop26-challenges\/\" target=\"_self\" >Climate change research festival at Aberystwyth University looks ahead to COP26 challenges<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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 Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevi\u010dius and environmental policy expert Professor Julian Agyeman will be among the keynote speakers at the University\u2019s inaugural Festival of Research which begins on 18 October&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-10-07T08:09:00+01:00\">7 October 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-872 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised-cy entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/cy\/2021\/10\/01\/darlith-gyhoeddus-i-ystyried-gwleidyddiaeth-ryngwladol-yng-nghyd-destun-newid-yn-yr-hinsawdd\/\" target=\"_self\" >Darlith gyhoeddus i ystyried gwleidyddiaeth ryngwladol yng nghyd-destun newid yn yr hinsawdd<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Goblygiadau newid yn yr hinsawdd i wleidyddiaeth ryngwladol fydd pwnc Darlith Goffa Kenneth Waltz eleni, a gynhelir ddydd Iau, 14 Hydref. Trefnir Darlith Goffa Kenneth Waltz 2021 gan Adran Gwleidyddiaeth Ryngwladol Bydd a bydd yn cael ei thraddodi gan yr Athro Jan Selby o Brifysgol Sheffield. Mae newid yn yr hinsawdd a heriau ecolegol wedi&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-10-01T09:42:00+01:00\">1 October 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-870 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/2021\/10\/01\/public-lecture-to-consider-international-politics-in-the-context-of-climate-change\/\" target=\"_self\" >Public lecture to consider international politics in the context of climate change<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The implications of climate change on international politics will be the subject of this year\u2019s 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 the University of Sheffield.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-10-01T09:40:00+01:00\">1 October 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-477 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/2021\/09\/30\/rapidly-warming-arctic-could-cause-spread-of-nuclear-waste-undiscovered-viruses-and-dangerous-chemicals-new-report-finds\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rapidly warming Arctic could cause spread of nuclear waste, undiscovered viruses and dangerous chemicals, new report finds<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Rapidly thawing Arctic permafrost has the potential to release radioactive waste from cold war nuclear submarines and reactors, antibiotic resistant bacteria and potentially undiscovered viruses, an Aberystwyth University researcher has jointly found. Writing in&nbsp;Nature Climate Change,&nbsp;Dr Arwyn Edwards, from the Institute of Biological, Environmental &amp; Rural Sciences, co-authored the newly published research paper with academics&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-09-30T14:57:00+01:00\">30 September 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-569 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/cy\/2021\/09\/30\/gallai-cynhesu-cyflym-yn-yr-arctig-ledaenu-gwastraff-niwclear-feirysau-heb-eu-darganfod-a-chemegau-peryglus-yn-ol-adroddiad-newydd\/\" target=\"_self\" >Gallai cynhesu cyflym yn yr Arctig ledaenu gwastraff niwclear, feirysau heb eu darganfod a chemegau peryglus, yn \u00f4l adroddiad newydd<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mae gan rew parhaol yr Arctig sy&#8217;n dadmer yn gyflym, y potensial i ryddhau gwastraff ymbelydrol o longau tanfor ac adweithyddion niwclear rhyfel oer, bacteria sy&#8217;n gwrthsefyll gwrthfiotigau a feirysau a allai fod heb eu darganfod, yn&nbsp;\u00f4l&nbsp; ymchwilydd o Brifysgol Aberystwyth a\u2019i waith ar y cyd \u00e2 th\u00eem o\u2019r Unol Daleithiau.&nbsp; Wrth ysgrifennu yn\u00a0Nature Climate&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-09-30T11:08:00+01:00\">30 September 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-576 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/cy\/2021\/08\/25\/cyflymu-bridio-miscanthus-er-mwyn-mynd-ir-afael-a-newid-hinsawdd\/\" target=\"_self\" >Cyflymu bridio Miscanthus er mwyn mynd i\u2019r afael \u00e2 newid hinsawdd<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Bydd gwyddonwyr Prifysgol Aberystwyth yn ymchwilio i fabwysiadu techneg i gyflymu bridio Miscanthus mewn ymdrech i gwrdd \u00e2 thargedau newid hinsawdd fel rhan o becyn gwerth \u00a34 miliwn Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Gyfunol i hybu cynhyrchu biomas.&nbsp; Diolch i fuddsoddiad gan Raglen Arloesi Porthiant Biomas Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Gyfunol, bydd ymchwilwyr yn paratoi\u2019r achos dros integreiddio&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-08-25T11:16:00+01:00\">25 August 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-573 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/2021\/08\/25\/speeding-up-miscanthus-breeding-to-combat-climate-change\/\" target=\"_self\" >Speeding up Miscanthus breeding to combat climate change<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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 \u00a34 million UK government package to boost biomass production. Thanks to investment from the UK Government\u2019s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme, researchers will make the case for integrating a technique called&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-08-25T11:14:00+01:00\">25 August 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-583 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised-cy entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/cy\/2021\/06\/25\/gallai-microbau-syn-cronni-ar-yr-ynys-las-arwain-at-golli-rhagor-o-ia-medd-ymchwil\/\" target=\"_self\" >Gallai microbau sy\u2019n cronni ar yr Ynys Las arwain at golli rhagor o i\u00e2 medd ymchwil<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Fe allai Llen I\u00e2\u2019r Ynys Las fod dan fygythiad oherwydd bod microbau sydd ar ei arwyneb yn lluosogi\u2019n gynt nag y cant eu golchi i ffwrdd mewn hinsawdd sy\u2019n cynhesu, yn \u00f4l ymchwil newydd gan Brifysgol Aberystwyth. Llen I\u00e2\u2019r Ynys Las yw\u2019r darn mwyaf o i\u00e2 yn hemisffer y gogledd. Mae\u2019n ymestyn dros ardal o&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-06-25T11:36:00+01:00\">25 June 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-579 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised entry\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/research-festival\/2021\/06\/25\/microbe-build-up-on-greenland-could-mean-more-ice-loss-says-research\/\" target=\"_self\" >Microbe build-up on Greenland could mean more ice loss says research<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-06-25T11:33:00+01:00\">25 June 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some of the stories featuring research on climate change at Aberystwyth University in recent months. 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