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Aberystwyth University
The oldest university in Wales, renowned worldwide for ground-breaking research and an exceptional learning environment.
The oldest university in Wales, renowned worldwide for ground-breaking research and an exceptional learning environment.
Aberystwyth University, Wales' oldest university, is known globally for pioneering research and exceptional learning environments. Founded in 1872, it quickly gained recognition for its contributions to agricultural, land-based, and biological sciences.
With 150 years of groundbreaking bioscience, AberInnovation aims to support businesses by providing cutting-edge scale-up facilities, enabling faster product launches and enhancing competitiveness. By fostering effective innovation, we address pressing challenges like food and energy security, sustainable development, and transitioning from traditional production models.
Recently named Welsh University of the Year for 2024 by the Times, Aberystwyth University boasts consistent recognition for its teaching quality.
At AberInnovation, we collaborate with industry and academia, guided by the latest research, to shape the future of innovation.
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 research on genes and molecules, whole organisms, and the environment.
AberInnovation and IBERS, co-located at the 100-year-old historic research site at Gogerddan aim to provide a One Campus vision. The innovation, technology and science developed by IBERS is further supported and accelerated towards the market by the AberInnovation offer.
IBERS focus is to carry out research to ensure that humanity can sustainably produce food, feed, and plat-based industrial resources it needs. It aligns with AberInnovation goal to deliver industry and academic collaboration within the industry, culture of knowledge exchange and entrepreneurship and positive relationship with local and regional business and stakeholders.
Current research programmes at IBERS are focused on the development and optimisation of enabling technologies combined with bio-processing design covering technology readiness level, taking projects from the conceptual stage through to industrially relevant scales utilising pilot-scale facilities at AberInnovation.
AberInnovation is structured to complement IBERS’ research and work at pace with industry to help them develop and scale new products or services.
The Department of Life Sciences is an internationally recognised teaching and research department at Aberystwyth University.
Researchers at DLS contribute to solving global issues such as preventing deadly diseases, ensuring food security, enhancing crop growth in drought-prone soil, developing sustainable fuels, and studying the impact of climate change on ecosystems.
The department is internationally recognised for its plant breeding programs and expertise in animal and crop science. The Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock and the Pwllpeiran Upland Research Platform serves as a resource to study upland farmed ecosystems. With farms spanning over 800 hectares, they also serve as innovation sites for the Welsh Government’s knowledge transfer service to industry.
Our work at AberInnovation will always be informed and inspired by industry challenges and the latest academic research. Our Academic Advisory Group helps us shape the future development of the Campus and makes sure that our translational activities are led by the latest developments from the knowledge base.
