IBERS - Prifysgol Aberystwyth University

IBERS - Prifysgol Aberystwyth University Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University.

The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is an internationally recognised research and teaching centre providing a unique base for research in response to global challenges such as food security, bioenergy and sustainability, and the impacts of climate change. IBERS scientists conduct basic, strategic and applied research from genes and molecules to organisms and the environment.

🌱🤖 AI is helping accelerate crop improvement, supporting the development of more resilient and productive crops. Read ou...
26/08/2026

🌱🤖 AI is helping accelerate crop improvement, supporting the development of more resilient and productive crops. Read our latest Future Fields Research Hub case study to learn more:

https://ow.ly/SWlo50ZFueb


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🌱🤖 Mae deallusrwydd artiffisial (AI) yn helpu i gyflymu gwelliant cnydau, gan gefnogi datblygiad cnydau mwy gwydn a chynhyrchiol. Darllenwch ein hastudiaeth achos ddiweddaraf ar Hwb Ymchwil Meysydd y Dyfodol i ddysgu mwy:

https://www.aber.ac.uk/cy/ibers/estynallanaceffaith/hybymchwilmeysyddydyfodol/astudiaethauachosmeysyddydyfodol/defnyddiodeallusrwyddartiffisialigyflymugwellacnydau/

🌱 Meet the Team: Amanda HolderResearch into sustainable bioenergy crops takes place in the field, the laboratory and the...
21/08/2026

🌱 Meet the Team: Amanda Holder

Research into sustainable bioenergy crops takes place in the field, the laboratory and the glasshouse – and Amanda Holder enjoys working across them all.

As a Postdoctoral Research Associate at IBERS, Amanda uses a combination of field and controlled environment experiments to better understand the bioenergy crop Miscanthus. 🌾 Her research explores how the crop interacts with its environment, identifies valuable traits for future breeding programmes, and investigates innovative ways of growing it more effectively.

Amanda particularly enjoys the variety her role offers, combining hands-on experimental work with data analysis and scientific investigation. It's a role that allows her to be both creative and technical, with no two days quite the same.

🎓 One of Amanda's proudest achievements is earning her PhD. Having started with a Foundation Degree as a mature student, she hadn't expected to continue into research, but discovering a passion for science led her all the way to a doctorate.

🐦 Away from work, Amanda enjoys creating miniature worlds, spending time in the garden, and volunteering with the British Trust for Ornithology, carrying out regular bird surveys at a local reservoir as part of a national monitoring scheme.

💚 Amanda's story is a great example of how curiosity and a willingness to embrace new opportunities can lead to an exciting career in research.


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🌱 Cwrdd â'r Tîm: Amanda Holder

Mae ymchwil i gnydau bio-ynni cynaliadwy yn cael ei gynnal yn y maes, y labordy a'r tŷ gwydr – ac mae Amanda Holder yn mwynhau gweithio ar draws pob un ohonynt.

Fel Cydymaith Ymchwil Ôl-ddoethurol yn IBERS, mae Amanda yn defnyddio cyfuniad o arbrofion yn y maes ac mewn amgylcheddau a reolir i gael gwell dealltwriaeth am y cnwd bioynni Miscanthus. 🌾 Mae ei hymchwil yn edrych ar sut mae'r cnwd yn rhyngweithio â'i amgylchedd, yn canfod nodweddion gwerthfawr ar gyfer rhaglenni bridio yn y dyfodol, ac yn ymchwilio i ffyrdd arloesol o'i dyfu'n fwy effeithiol.

Mae Amanda yn mwynhau'r amrywiaeth y mae ei rôl yn ei gynnig, gan gyfuno gwaith ymarferol wrth gynnal arbrofion â dadansoddi data ac ymchwil wyddonol. Mae'n rôl sy'n golygu bod modd iddi fod yn greadigol yn ogystal â thechnegol, ac nid oes unrhyw ddau ddiwrnod yr un peth.

🎓 Un o’r llwyddiannau y mae Amanda’n ymfalchïo ynddo fwyaf yw ennill ei PhD. Ar ôl dechrau gyda Gradd Sylfaen fel myfyrwraig aeddfed, nid oedd wedi disgwyl mynd ymlaen i fyd ymchwil, ond ar ôl darganfod ei hangerdd am wyddoniaeth arweiniodd hyn yr holl ffordd at ei doethuriaeth.

🐦 I ffwrdd o'r gwaith, mae Amanda yn mwynhau creu bydoedd miniatur, treulio amser yn yr ardd, a gwirfoddoli gydag Ymddiriedolaeth Adareg Prydain, gan gynnal arolygon adar rheolaidd mewn cronfa ddŵr leol fel rhan o gynllun monitro cenedlaethol.

💚 Mae stori Amanda yn enghraifft wych o sut y gall chwilfrydedd a pharodrwydd i fanteisio ar gyfleoedd newydd arwain at yrfa gyffrous ym myd ymchwil.

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🌱 Are you prepared for the Sustainable Farming Scheme CPD requirement? Farmers participating in the Welsh SFS are requir...
20/08/2026

🌱 Are you prepared for the Sustainable Farming Scheme CPD requirement?

Farmers participating in the Welsh SFS are required to complete a minimum of six hours of CPD learning.

IBERS Distance Learning's new online short courses each provide 6 hours of BASIS-accredited CPD, helping you meet the requirement while developing practical knowledge in areas such as soil science, sustainable agrifood systems and farm sustainability.

✅ Online and self-paced
✅ Start on the first Wednesday of each month
✅ 80% Farming Connect funding available for eligible Welsh farmers
✅ Study from anywhere

Find out more: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/news/news-article/title-289048-en.html


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🌱 Wyt ti’n ystyried sut mae cwrdd a gofynion Datblygiad Proffesiynol Parhaus y Cynllun Ffermio Cynaliadwy?

Mae'n ofynnol i ffermwyr sy'n cymryd rhan yng Nghynllun Ffermio Cynaliadwy Cymru gwblhau o leiaf chwe awr o ddysgu Datblygiad Proffesiynol Parhaus (DPP).

Mae cyfres o gyrsiau byr ar-lein newydd gan dîm Dysgu o Bell IBERS i gyd yn darparu 6 awr o DPP wedi'i achredu gan BASIS, gan eich helpu i fodloni'r gofyniad hwn tra’n caffael gwybodaeth ymarferol mewn meysydd fel gwyddor pridd, systemau bwyd-amaeth cynaliadwy a chynaliadwyedd ar y fferm.

✅ Ar-lein i’w dilyn ar eich cyflymder eich hun
✅ Yn cychwyn ar ddydd Mercher cyntaf pob mis
✅ Cyllid o 80% drwy Cyswllt Ffermio ar gael i ffermwyr cymwys yng Nghymru
✅ Astudiwch o unrhyw le

Manylion pellach: https://www.aber.ac.uk/cy/ibers/news/news-article/title-289048-cy.html

🇯🇵🌱 Researchers from IBERS and Aberystwyth University recently welcomed a delegation from the Japan Plant Factory Associ...
17/08/2026

🇯🇵🌱 Researchers from IBERS and Aberystwyth University recently welcomed a delegation from the Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA) and leading Japanese organisations involved in vertical farming, agri-tech and food infrastructure development.

The delegation visited the Royal Welsh Show, where they met First Minister of Wales, Rhun ap Iorwerth, and attended the launch of our Future Fields research hub. The group then spent two days in Aberystwyth exploring opportunities for collaboration in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), AI and sustainable food production.

Supported by Welsh Government Agile Cymru funding, the visit is helping to strengthen links between Wales and Japan, supporting knowledge exchange, innovation and future investment while addressing shared challenges around food security and resilient food systems.

👉 https://www.businessin.wales/japanese-investors-explore-opportunities-in-wales-agri-food-and-agri-tech-sectors/
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🇯🇵🌱 Yn ddiweddar, croesawodd ymchwilwyr o IBERS a Phrifysgol Aberystwyth ddirprwyaeth o Gymdeithas Ffatrïoedd Planhigion Japan (JPFA) a sefydliadau blaenllaw o Japan sy'n ymwneud â ffermio fertigol, technoleg amaethyddol a datblygu seilwaith bwyd.

Bu’r ddirprwyaeth yn ymweld â Sioe Frenhinol Cymru, lle gawson nhw gyfarfod â’r Prif Weinidog, Rhun ap Iorwerth, yn ogystal â mynychu lansiad ein hwb ymchwil newydd, Meysydd y Dyfodol. Aeth y grŵp ymlaen wedyn i dreulio deuddydd yn Aberystwyth yn trafod cyfleoedd ar gyfer cydweithio mewn amaethyddiaeth amgylchedd rheoledig (CEA), AI a chynhyrchu bwyd cynaliadwy.

Gyda chefnogaeth gan gynllun Cymru Ystwyth Llywodraeth Cymru, mae'r ymweliad yn helpu i gryfhau cysylltiadau rhwng Cymru a Japan, gan gefnogi cyfnewid gwybodaeth, arloesedd a buddsoddiad yn y dyfodol tra’n mynd i'r afael â heriau cyffredin o amgylch diogelwch bwyd a systemau bwyd gwydn.

👉 https://www.businessin.wales/japanese-investors-explore-opportunities-in-wales-agri-food-and-agri-tech-sectors/

Meet the Team: Caron JonesKeeping a busy research institute running smoothly takes organisation, teamwork and attention ...
14/08/2026

Meet the Team: Caron Jones

Keeping a busy research institute running smoothly takes organisation, teamwork and attention to detail – and that’s where Caron Jones comes in.

As a Project Manager at IBERS, Caron supports the Head of Department and Executive Team, helping to coordinate activities across the institute while managing the governance and finances of externally funded research grants. Her work helps ensure that research projects are delivered effectively and that the people behind them have the support they need.

Having worked at IBERS for 15 years, Caron says the people and the variety are what she enjoys most. With so many different projects and priorities to support, no two days are ever the same.
One of Caron’s proudest achievements was completing a part-time Law degree while working full-time, graduating with an LLB (Hons). A challenge that required commitment, determination and plenty of hard work.

Outside of work, Caron is a huge Take That fan and is always ready to celebrate the band’s latest tour or release.

Thank you, Caron, for everything you do to support the research, people and projects that make IBERS what it is. In a place where ‘Everything Changes’, your dedication and commitment are something we’ll ‘Never Forget’. 😀


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Cwrdd â'r Tîm: Caron Jones

Er mwyn sicrhau bod sefydliad ymchwil prysur yn rhedeg yn esmwyth mae'n rhaid bod yn drefnus, gweithio fel tîm a rhoi sylw i fanylion – a dyna lle mae Caron Jones yn rhagori.

Fel Rheolwr Prosiect yn IBERS, mae Caron yn cefnogi'r Pennaeth Adran a'r Tîm Gweithredol, ac mae’n helpu i gydlynu gweithgareddau ar draws yr athrofa wrth reoli llywodraethiant a chyllid grantiau ymchwil a ariennir yn allanol. Mae ei gwaith yn helpu i sicrhau bod prosiectau ymchwil yn cael eu cyflawni'n effeithiol a bod y bobl y tu ôl iddynt yn cael y gefnogaeth sydd ei hangen arnynt.

A hithau wedi gweithio yn IBERS am 15 mlynedd, mae Caron yn dweud mai'r bobl a'r amrywiaeth yw'r hyn y mae hi'n ei fwynhau fwyaf. Gyda chymaint o wahanol brosiectau a blaenoriaethau i'w cefnogi, nid oes unrhyw ddau ddiwrnod byth yr un peth.

Un o’r llwyddiannau y mae Caron yn ymfalchïo fwyaf ynddo oedd cwblhau gradd ran-amser yn y Gyfraith tra'n gweithio amser llawn, gan raddio gyda LLB (Anrh). Her a oedd yn gofyn am ymrwymiad, agwedd benderfynol a digon o waith caled.

Y tu allan i'r gwaith, mae Caron wrth ei bodd â’r grŵp Take That ac mae bob amser yn barod i ddathlu taith neu gerddoriaeth diweddaraf y band.

Diolch, Caron, am bopeth rwyt ti’n ei wneud i gefnogi'r ymchwil, y bobl a'r prosiectau sy'n gwneud IBERS yr hyn ydyw. 😀

Friday at Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, there will be an informal discussion and talk by Dr Eurig Salisbury discussing ...
05/08/2026

Friday at Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, there will be an informal discussion and talk by Dr Eurig Salisbury discussing the work of the late poet Dic Jones, which celebrates the long tradition of breeding crops at Aberystwyth. Dr Cennydd Jones from the Department of Life Sciences, will give an overview of current crop research and how the wisdom of Dic Yr Hendre still resonates today.

📍 Aberystwyth University Stand - Eisteddfod Maes
⏱️ 11am
📅 Friday 7 August

Everyone Welcome

https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/study-with-us/open-days/eisteddfod/ --august
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Ddydd Gwener yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, bydd trafodaeth anffurfiol a sgwrs gan Dr Eurig Salisbury yn trafod gwaith y diweddar fardd Dic Jones a'i gyfeiriadau at y traddodiad hir o fridio cnydau yn Aberystwyth. Bydd Dr Cennydd Jones o'r Adran Gwyddorau Bywyd yn rhoi trosolwg o ymchwil cnydau cyfredol a sut mae doethinebau Dic Yr Hendre dal yn berthnasol heddiw.

📍 Stondin Prifysgol Aberystwyth - Maes yr Eisteddfod
⏱️ 11:00
📅 Dydd Gwener 7 Awst

Croeso i bawb

https://www.aber.ac.uk/cy/study-with-us/open-days/eisteddfod/

Listen to Dr Judith Thornton from IBERS discuss methods to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Part of a recent...
04/08/2026

Listen to Dr Judith Thornton from IBERS discuss methods to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Part of a recent BBC Radio Wales Science Café episode on Renewable Energy.
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Gwrandewch ar Dr Judith Thornton o IBERS yn trafod dulliau o gael gwared â nwyon tŷ gwydr o'r atmosffer. Rhan o bennod ddiweddar o Science Café ar BBC Radio Wales yn edrych ar Ynni Adnewyddadwy.

Adam Walton explores renewable energy projects across Wales.

We had a large crane on site last week, moving a heavy industrial chiller into our Venlo glasshouses. With support from ...
03/08/2026

We had a large crane on site last week, moving a heavy industrial chiller into our Venlo glasshouses.

With support from the BBSRC, this major investment in upgrading our plant growth facilities is a key part of the University’s plans for a new multi-million-pound innovation park.

The Green Futures Innovation Park will be a leading centre for business-led innovation, sustainability and economic growth, and will be based alongside IBERS and AberInnovation on our Gogerddan campus, near Bow Street.

The outline business case approved recently sets out plans for a phased programme of investments valued at just over £50 million, including a potential investment of up to £14.3 million through the Mid Wales Growth Deal.

Read more: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2026/07/title-288476-en.html
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Roedd gennym graen fawr ar y safle yr wythnos diwethaf, yn symud oeriwr diwydiannol trwm i’n tai gwydr Venlo

Gyda chefnogaeth y BBSRC, mae'r buddsoddiad sylweddol hwn i uwchraddio ein cyfleusterau tyfu planhigion yn rhan allweddol o gynlluniau'r Brifysgol ar gyfer parc arloesi newydd gwerth miliynau o bunnoedd.

Bydd y Parc Arloesi Dyfodol Gwyrdd yn ganolfan flaenllaw ar gyfer arloesi, cynaliadwyedd a thwf economaidd dan arweiniad busnes, a bydd wedi'i leoli ochr yn ochr ag IBERS ac AberInnovation ar ein campws yng Ngogerddan, ger Bow Street.

Mae'r cynllun busnes amlinellol a gymeradwywyd yn ddiweddar yn nodi rhaglen fuddsoddi gam wrth gam gwerth ychydig dros £50 miliwn, gan gynnwys buddsoddiad posibl o hyd at £14.3 miliwn drwy Fargen Twf Canolbarth Cymru.

Rhagor o fanylion: https://www.aber.ac.uk/cy/news/archive/2026/07/title-288476-cy.html

🏆 A fantastic result for the team at today's NSA Sheep Event, picking up First Prize for the Best Indoor Trade Stand at ...
28/07/2026

🏆 A fantastic result for the team at today's NSA Sheep Event, picking up First Prize for the Best Indoor Trade Stand at the Three Counties Showground, Worcestershire – a superb joint effort by colleagues from IBERS, our Pwllpeiran uplands research centre and LanoTech Ltd 👏

🐑🌱We've been busy all day talking to visitors about our research, innovation and other developments. Thank you to the organisers and to everyone who called by to speak to us!


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🏆 Canlyniad gwych i'r tîm yn nigwyddiad defaiad yr NSA heddiw, yn ennill y Wobr Gyntaf am y Stondin Fasnach Dan Do Orau ar Faes Sioe’r Three Counties yn Swydd Gaerwrangon – ymdrech ragorol ar y cyd gan IBERS, Canolfan Ymchwil yr Ucheldir Pwllpeiran a chwmni LanoTech Ltd👏

🐑🌱 Ry’n ni wedi bod yn brysur drwy'r dydd yn trafod ein hymchwil a’r datblygiadau diweddaraf yn y maes gydag ymwelwyr. Diolch i’r trefnwyr ac i bawb wnaeth alw heibio am sgwrs!

We’re excited to announce that Prof. Mariecia Fraser from IBERS will be presenting on the "Impacts of grazing on biodive...
27/07/2026

We’re excited to announce that Prof. Mariecia Fraser from IBERS will be presenting on the "Impacts of grazing on biodiversity" on Wednesday 29/07/2026 at 13:00 as part of the Environment Platform Wales Insights Wales series.

We hope you can join her. For more information, see https://epwales.org.uk/events/insights-wales-mariecia-fraser/
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Rydym yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi y bydd yr Athro Mariecia Fraser o IBERS yn cyflwyno ar Effaith pori ar fioamrywiaeth ddydd Mercher 29/07/2026 am 13:00 fel rhan o gyfres Environment Platform Wales Insights Wales.

Gobeithiwn y gallwch ymuno â hi. Am ragor o wybodaeth, gweler https://epwales.org.uk/events/insights-wales-mariecia-fraser/

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