Wales’ universities are playing a vital role in tackling the many challenges we face today and will face in the future.
That is the conclusion from today’s Research Excellence Framework 2021 [REF2021] results. REF2021... Read More
Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category
Rising Talent Programme for Women in Science
12 January, 2022
The L’Oréal-UNESCO UK and Ireland For Women in Science Rising Talent Programme offers awards to promote, enhance and encourage the contribution of women pursuing their research careers in the UK or Ireland.
Since 2007, each year five women post-doctoral r... Read More
Experiences of REF2021: Survey
17 December, 2021
The Future Research Assessment Programme, which is led by the UK's research funding bodies, is surveying researchers about their experiences of REF2021.
Read MoreCardiff Metropolitan University: University of the Year 2021
29 November, 2021
Cardiff Metropolitan University has been awarded the highly prestigious title of University of the Year 2021 by the Times Higher Education.
The award recognises Cardiff Met's achievements throughout the 2019/20 ... Read More
Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy: Response from the Celtic Academies Alliance
19 October, 2021
The Celtic Academies Alliance has published its submission to the BEIS Independent review of research bureaucracy.
WISERD PhD Poster Competition 2021
15 July, 2021
WISERD have announced the winner of their PhD Poster Competition 2021.
Muhao Du from Cardiff University has won the prize for his poster - ‘Finding Harmony in Hardshi... Read More
Research Councils, Working Groups & Board Vacancies
12 July, 2021
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is seeking to appoint Council members across six of the seven Research Councils and Research England. Further details ... Read More
‘Study highlights climate mitigation potential of encouraging Earth’s forests to regenerate naturally.’
13 October, 2020
Latest news from Aberystywth University:
'Allowing forests to grow back naturally should be considered alongside other measures like large-scale tree-planting as a critical nature-based approach to mitigating cl... Read More
World Peace Day: All universities in Wales sign up to establish Academi Heddwch Cymru
21 September, 2020
Today, on World Peace Day, every university in Wales has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, along with the Learned Society of Wales, the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, leading to the establishment of Academi Heddwch Cymru.
Dr Lowri Cunnington Wynn of Aberystwyth University’s Department of Law and Criminology was this year’s recipient of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlathol’s Gwerddon Prize. The prize was awarded during the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol reception at the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol on Wednesday 7 August.Read More