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IBERS - Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Science @ibers.bsky.social · 7d

Dr Hannah Vallin, ymchwilydd yn IBERS, wedi ymweld ag @ualberta.bsky.social

Gan weithio ar y prosiect "Gweithredu ar yr Hinsawdd drwy Bori", edrychodd ar sut y gall glaswelltiroedd helpu i storio carbon, lleihau allyriadau a chefnogi bioamrywiaeth.

Mwy www.aber.ac.uk/cy/ibers/new...

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Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · 14d

📝 We have signed a new partnership with the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences to strengthen our work in green agricultural technologies.

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@ibers.bsky.social
@aberdlsagb.bsky.social

#partnership #agriculture #science #technology

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Prifysgol Aberystwyth @prifaber.bsky.social · 14d

📝 Rydym wedi llofnodi partneriaeth newydd gydag Academi Gwyddorau Amaethyddol Zhejiang i gryfhau ein gwaith mewn technolegau amaethyddol gwyrdd.

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#partneriaeth #amaethyddiaeth #gwyddoniaeth #technoleg

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Aberystwyth Life Sciences / Gwyddorau Bywyd @aberdlsagb.bsky.social · 14d

Today, our Animal Science Lecturer, @rhysaled.bsky.social spoke to sheep farmers that supply Asda via #Dunbia

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Aberystwyth Life Sciences / Gwyddorau Bywyd @aberdlsagb.bsky.social · 14d

Heddiw, bu ein Darlithydd Gwyddor Anifeiliaid, @rhysaled.bsky.social yn siarad â chriw o ffermwyr defaid sydd yn cyflenwi Asda trwy #Dunbia

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Catherine Duigan @cduigan.bsky.social · 20d

This new @kickasswomenof.bsky.social #podcast with Amy & Daniel Mills @aberdlsagb.bsky.social provides a research update into life and international #freshwater career of Dr. Kathleen Carpenter and how we are resampling her Welsh study sites 100 yrs later. #envhist
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Quote from Kathleen Carpenter on the beauty of freshwater life alongside black & white photograph of her wearing wide rimmed hat and jacket with large pockets and belt.

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Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · 21d

Leading scientists, vets and policymakers from across Britain have met at the University today to discuss vaccination strategies for bovine TB.

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@aberdlsagb.bsky.social #AberTB #bTB #TB

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Prifysgol Aberystwyth @prifaber.bsky.social · 21d

Heddiw, mae gwyddonwyr, milfeddygon a llunwyr polisi blaengar o bedwar ban Prydain wedi cyfarfod yn y Brifysgol i drafod strategaethau brechu at dwbercwlosis buchol.

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#AberTB #bTB #TB

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Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · 21d

🪰 Writing in The Conversation, Dr Roger Santer from our Department of Life Sciences discusses how flies perceive the world differently from humans, and how understanding this can help prevent disease.

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#fly #lifesciences #diseaseprevention

How a fly sees the world – and why understanding its vision can help prevent disease

Flies see things differently.

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Prifysgol Aberystwyth @prifaber.bsky.social · 21d

🪰 Mewn erthygl yn The Conversation, mae Dr Roger Santer o'n Hadran Gwyddorau Bywyd yn trafod sut mae pryfed yn gweld y byd yn wahanol i fodau dynol, a sut y gall deall hyn helpu i atal clefydau.

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#pryfyn #gwyddoraubywyd #atalclefydau

How a fly sees the world – and why understanding its vision can help prevent disease

Flies see things differently.

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Russ Morphew @russmorphew.bsky.social · 23d

A little late to posting this...but really proud of #HollyNorthcote (formally on X @Hnorthcote3) for submission of her PhD thesis. 'Hide and Caecum: Exploration of the Potential Antimicrobial Activity of the Equine Tapeworm, Anoplocephala perfoliata' #TeamWorm 🪱
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Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · 22d

Our scientists are leading research into how a widely used vaccine can boost overall immunity in livestock 🐮

More: tinyl.co/3iC7

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#AberTB#bovineTB#bTB#TB

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Prifysgol Aberystwyth @prifaber.bsky.social · 22d

Mae ein gwyddonwyr yn arwain ymchwil ar sut y gall brechlyn cyffredin hybu imiwnedd cyffredinol mewn da byw 🐮

Mwy: tinyl.co/3iCA

@aberdlsagb.bsky.social
@ukri.org

#AberTB#TBbuchol#bTB#TB

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Aberystwyth Life Sciences / Gwyddorau Bywyd @aberdlsagb.bsky.social · 28d

Mae ein myfyrwyr Bioleg Dŵr Croyw yn paratoi i ddychwelyd i @prifaber.bsky.social trwy gynnal gwaith maes yr wythnos yma ⛵

Our Marine & Freshwater Biology students are out doing fieldwork this week before they return to start another busy year at @aberuni.bsky.social ⛵

Sarah Dalesman @sarahdalesman.bsky.social · 28d

Teamwork in action 😁 Reeling in 40 m of oxygen/temperature sensor cable on the @aberdlsagb.bsky.social Freshwater Field Course at Llyn Tegid. Love boat work in the sunshine! And we also found some of the very rare glutinous snails shore sampling which made my day 🥰 🐌

Students working together to reel in an oxygen sensor cable

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Aberystwyth Life Sciences / Gwyddorau Bywyd @aberdlsagb.bsky.social · 28d

Llongyfarchiadau mawr i'n graddedig #BioFilfeddygaeth diweddar @esmelogan.bsky.social ar ennill Traethawd Israddedig y Flwyddyn #BSAS am ei hymchwil i reoli parasit llyngyr yr afu mewn da byw

Gallwch ddarllen mwy am ei llwyddiant yn ein Stori Myfyriwr ddiweddaraf

#GwyddorauBywyd #PrifysgolAber

Straeon Blog - Prifysgol Aberystwyth

Mae Adran y Gwyddorau Bywyd (AGB) ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth yn falch o ddathlu llwyddiant Esme Logan, graddiodd yn ddiweddar o raglen BSc Biowyddorau Milfeddygol, sydd wedi derbyn Gwobr Traethawd Hir Israddedig y Flwyddyn nodedig Cymdeithas Gwyddor Anifeiliaid Prydain (BSAS).

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Aberystwyth Life Sciences / Gwyddorau Bywyd @aberdlsagb.bsky.social · 28d

Many congrats to our recent #VetBioscience graduate @esmelogan.bsky.social on winning the #BSAS Undergrad Thesis of the Year for her innovative research into controlling the liver fluke parasite in livestock

You can read more about her success in our latest Student Story

#LifeSciences #AberUni

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Esme Logan during her graduation ceremony

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debbie79.bsky.social @debbie79.bsky.social · Sep 8

BSc Veterinary Bioscience and BSc Equine and Veterinary Bioscience taster event… if you are in year 12 or 13 and want to know what it’s like studying these degree @AberUni, take part in our event. @aberdlsagb.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social

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Russ Morphew @russmorphew.bsky.social · Sep 7

Real pleasure to be part of the Helminth Eco-Health Hub UK. A real opportunity for experts to forge new connections. Information on the network will follow. @aberdlsagb.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/univers...

Aberystwyth University expert joins network to tackle devastating worm diseases

A parasitology expert from Aberystwyth University has joined a new UK-wide network to drive global research into combating parasitic diseases of humans and animals.

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Russ Morphew @russmorphew.bsky.social · Aug 19

Was great to cover this piece for @bbccymruwales.bsky.social going over our work on canine faecal screening for helminth infections #Worms 🪱
Always pick up after your dogs for the benefit of human and animal health.

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Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · Aug 20

Dr Gwen Rees from our School of Veterinary Science has been awarded a prestigious fellowship in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the profession.

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Prifysgol Aberystwyth @prifaber.bsky.social · Aug 20

Mae cymrodoriaeth uchel ei bri wedi ei dyfarnu i Dr Gwen Rees o'n Hysgol Filfeddygaeth i gydnabod ei chyfraniad eithriadol i'r proffesiwn.

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Aberystwyth Life Sciences / Gwyddorau Bywyd @aberdlsagb.bsky.social · Aug 19

Gall baw cŵn gael canlyniadau peryglus i bobl ac anifeiliaid

Siaradodd ein Darlithydd mewn Gwyddor Anifeiliaid @rhysaled.bsky.social â @bbccymrufyw.bsky.social am ganlyniadau astudiaeth ddiweddar ar y pathogenau a geir mewn samplau

Darllennwch fwy 👇

#PrifysgolAber #Parasitoleg #GwyddorauBywyd

Apêl i godi baw cŵn mewn caeau amaethyddol er lles anifeiliaid

Effaith baw cŵn ar wartheg yn fwy na'r disgwyl ac yn gostus, meddai ffermwyr ac arbenigwyr.

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Aberystwyth Life Sciences / Gwyddorau Bywyd @aberdlsagb.bsky.social · Aug 19

Dog fouling can have dangerous repercussions for both humans and animals

Our Reader in Parasitology, @russmorphew.bsky.social spoke to @bbccymruwales.bsky.social about results from a recent study on the pathogens found in samples

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#AberUni #Parasitology #LifeSciences

Dog owners not picking up poo 'may be neglecting pets'

It comes as an eight-year-old football player was

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Aberystwyth Life Sciences / Gwyddorau Bywyd @aberdlsagb.bsky.social · Aug 19

"Wrth edrych ar wyneb rhewlif, dydw i ddim yn gweld iâ. Rwy'n gweld … bio-adweithydd tri dimensiwn"

Mae ein Darllenydd mewn Bioleg @arwynedwards.bsky.social yn ymddangos yn erthygl ddiweddar @mountainogre.bsky.social

Stori lawn 👇

#Arctig #GwyddorauBywyd #PrifysgolAber

Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt

Scientists in Svalbard in race to study polar microbes as global heating threatens fragile glacial ecosystems

www.theguardian.com

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Aberystwyth Life Sciences / Gwyddorau Bywyd @aberdlsagb.bsky.social · Aug 19

"If I look at a glacier surface, I don’t see ice. I see … a three dimensional bioreactor"

Our @arwynedwards.bsky.social features in @mountainogre.bsky.social 's recent piece

Full story 👇

#Arctic #LifeSciences #AberUni

Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt

Scientists in Svalbard in race to study polar microbes as global heating threatens fragile glacial ecosystems

www.theguardian.com

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