Aberystwyth University is looking forward to welcoming visitors to the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd next week (23-26 July 2018) with a packed programme of activities and events.
The University has two stands on the showground, at the Education Pavilion near the Main Ring, and

A retired fire officer who organised and led 50 humanitarian missions to Eastern Europe for almost two decades has been awarded an Honorary Bachelor of Science Degree by Aberystwyth University.
Eric Harries, former Station Manager at Aberystwyth Fire Station, coordinated the missions from Aberystwyth

Former international rugby union player and coach, John Dawes OBE, has been honoured as Fellow of Aberystwyth University.
An Aberystwyth alumnus (Chemistry, 1962), John Dawes won his first Wales cap in 1964 aged 23.
He went on to win a further 21 caps for

Scientists at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) are leading a new international consortium launched to develop a new test for bovine tuberculosis.
The consortium will develop a rapid, high-accuracy point of care diagnostic test with an integrated, secure, cloud-based

Ahead of the Royal Welsh Show, a £7.3m EU-backed package to help address skills gaps and assist businesses in the food and agriculture sector develop new products and services has been announced by Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths.
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Carmarthenshire County Council’s Actif Holiday Clubs are returning for the school summer holidays and parents are being encouraged to book their children in early.
The yearly clubs at Carmarthenshire’s leisure centres will be running from July 25 through until August 31, Monday to Friday