Great session at this week’s IBERS Science Forum. We shared an overview of the Knowledge Exchange & Commercialisation (KEC) landscape at IBERS — from how we collaborate with stakeholders, to the impact our teams deliver across research and innovation. Learn more about IBERS’ work 👉 www.ibers.org

Is education the key to sustainable food systems? 🌍 In a new FutureLearn blog, Dr David Cutress highlights how IBERS is upskilling farmers and land managers to build resilient, future-ready food and farming. 🔗https://www.futurelearn.com/info/blog/shaping-the-future-of-sustainable-food-and-farming

Ai addysg yw’r allwedd i systemau bwyd cynaliadwy? 🌍 Mewn blog newydd i FutureLearn, mae Dr David Cutress yn dangos sut mae IBERS yn datblygu sgiliau ffermwyr a rheolwyr tir i sicrhau bod bwyd a ffermio’n wydn ac yn barod am y dyfodol. 🔗https://ow.ly/abkG50Y5jus

A big congratulations to our colleagues at IBERS recognised for long service this week 🎉 90 staff awarded badges — including 25 with 30 years’ service and 5 reaching an amazing 40+ years. A huge thank you for the dedication and expertise you bring to IBERS 👏 #IBERS #StaffRecognition

Great to celebrate IBERS’ success with the NIAB Variety Cup for our oat variety, Mascani! 🏆🌾 The cup is now heading to our commercial partners at Senova, but not before the IBERS oat breeding team grabbed a quick photo with it. https://ow.ly/3aOW50Y4NF6

🌱 Showcasing IBERS Innovation🌱 Great to welcome the Wales Office’s Parliamentary Under‑Secretary, Anna McMorrin MP, to IBERS last week as part of her visit to Aberystwyth.

🌱 Arddangos Arloesedd IBERS🌱 Braf oedd cael croesawu Is-ysgrifennydd Seneddol Swyddfa Cymru, Anna McMorrin AS, i IBERS yr wythnos ddiwethaf fel rhan o’i hymweliad ag Aberystwyth.

We’re delighted to share that IBERS has signed the Technician Commitment, recognising the essential role technicians play in our research and innovation. Huge thanks to our outstanding technical teams across Gogerddan 👏 Read more: https://ow.ly/TpGo50Y3CrF #TechnicianCommitment #IBERS

Mae’n bleser gennym rannu bod IBERS wedi llofnodi'r Ymrwymiad i Dechnegwyr, gan gydnabod y rôl hanfodol y mae ein technegwyr yn ei chwarae yn ein hymchwil a’n harloesedd. Diolch yn fawr i'n timau technegol rhagorol ledled Gogerddan 👏 🔗 Darllen mwy: https://ow.ly/JyLR50Y3CqE

There’ve been some really valuable meetings at IBERS this week with Origin, who are partners with us and others in the Nitrogen Use Efficiency-Legume (NUE-Leg) project. More: https://nueleg.org/

Mae `na gyfarfodydd buddiol iawn wedi bod yn IBERS yr wythnos hon gydag Origin, sy'n bartneriaid gyda ni ac eraill ym mhrosiect NUE-Leg. Mwy: https://nueleg.org

Proud to share our phenomics, genomics and biorefinery work with University leaders this week at #IBERS and AberInnovation. Inspiring conversations on research and innovation. Diolch bawb!

#IBERS at the FUW Annual Breakfast in the Norwegian Church, Cardiff today. A fantastic opportunity this morning to be alongside Wales’s rural land‑based sector, industry partners, and Members of the Senedd including Huw Irranca-Davies MS/AS#IBERS🌾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #FUW #FarmingCommunity #Wales #AberystwythUniversity

IBERS ym mrecwast blynyddol Undeb Amaethwyr Cymru yn yr Eglwys Norwyeg ym Mae Caerdydd Cyfle gwych y bore ma i ymuno â chynrychiolwyr o’r diwydiant amaeth ac aelodau’r Senedd, gan gynnwys Huw Irranca-Davies MS/AS. #UAC #FUW #Amaeth #Cymru #IBERS #PrifysgolAberystwyth

🌱 Join IBERS’ Dr David Cutress & Lynfa Davies today, 12–13 GMT for “Dung Beetles & Sustainable Farming” Learn how dung beetles boost soil, biodiversity & sustainability. Practical tips & case studies included. 🔗 https://ow.ly/kriw50XI2v1 #IBERS #SoilHealth #SustainableFarming #DungBeetles

🌱 Ymunwch â Dr David Cutress a Lynfa Davies o IBERS heddiw, 12–13 GMT ar gyfer gweminar "Dung Beetles & Sustainable Farming" Dysgwch sut mae chwilod y dom yn rhoi hwb i bridd, bioamrywiaeth a chynaliadwyedd. 🔗 https://ow.ly/55fs50XI2vn #IBERS #IechydPridd #DungBeetles

We’re proud to share that powerful AI tools, developed by IBERS scientists, to automate plant fruit measuring have been showcased in the latest edition of Advances Wales (Issue 107) — the national journal for science, engineering and technology. https://ow.ly/M0ta50Y03P6

Braf gweld bod offer deallusrwydd artiffisial pwerus, a ddatblygwyd gan wyddonwyr IBERS i fesur hadau planhigion a chodennau hadau yn awtomatig, yn cael sylw yn rhifyn diweddaraf Advances Wales, cylchgrawn cenedlaethol ar gyfer gwyddoniaeth, peirianneg a thechnoleg. https://ow.ly/feob50Y03Tk

🎉 Congratulations to James Morgan of Maesnewydd Farm on being awarded Runner-Up in the Lantra Cymru Awards for Farming Connect’s Farm Innovator of the Year! #IBERS #FarmingConnect #Drone

❗DEADLINE NEXT WEEK❗ 🎓 FoodBioSystems DTP PhD opportunities close next week — including several exciting IBERS-led and co-supervised projects. 📅 Deadline: January 26th 2026 (10:00 GMT) 👉 https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/news/archive/news-article/title-285345-en.html

Congratulations to Meg Quail on passing her PhD! 🎉 Her research explored strategies to reduce livestock enteric emissions through mixed grazing systems, diet, behaviour, and improved land‑management tools. Thanks to examiners Jude Capper and Pip Nicholas-Davies, and to Hefin Williams for chairing.

Llongyfarchiadau i Meg Quail ar lwyddo ei PhD! 🎉 Ei chyfres ymchwil oedd archwilio strategaethau i leihau allyriadau treuliannol anifeiliaid trwy systemau pori cymysg, deiet, ymddygiad, a gwell offer rheoli tir. Diolch i arholwyr Jude Capper a Pip Nicholas-Davies, ac i Hefin Williams am gadeirio.

🌿 Meet Jason Brook 🌿 Technician at the National Plant Phenomics Centre. Loves the variety—meetings one day, flying drones the next! Proud founding member of UKADIA. Fun fact: Jason’s a Level 3 Kayak Coach with 30+ years on the water. #MeetTheTeam #IBERS

🌿 Cwrdd â Jason Brook 🌿 Technegydd yng Nghanolfan Genedlaethol Ffenomeg Planhigion. Yn dwlu ar yr amrywiaeth: heddiw mewn cyfarfod, yfory’n hedfan dronau! Balch o fod yn un o sefydlwyr UKADIA. Ffaith difyr: Hyfforddwr Ceiacio Lefel 3 yw Jason, ar y dŵr ers 30+ mlynedd. #CwrddÂrTîm #IBERS

IBERS Low Carbon Agriculture 2026 Talk to our scientists, see our displays and find out how we aim to make farming more productive, beneficial to society and protective of our environment. NEC Birmingham Hall 4 Stand 230 #LCA #LAMMA #IBERS

IBERS yn Low Carbon Agriculture 2026 Siaradwch â'n gwyddonwyr, gwelwch ein arddangosfeydd a dysgwch sut rydym yn anelu at wneud amaethyddiaeth yn fwy cynhyrchiol, buddiol i'r gymdeithas ac yn amddiffynnol o'n hamgylchedd. NEC Birmingham Neuadd 4 Stondin 230 #LCA #LAMMA #IBERS

IBERS is proud to be a research partner of the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC)! NBIC has just completed its 6th accession round, welcoming 10 new research institutions to its national consortium.   🔗 https://ow.ly/qGhv50XVwXB   #Biofilms #Innovation #ResearchCollaboration #IBERS #NBIC

Mae IBERS yn falch o fod yn bartner ymchwil i Ganolfan Arloesi Bioffilmai Cenedlaethol (NBIC)! Mae NBIC newydd gwblhau ei 6ed rownd ymuno, gan groesawu 10 sefydliad ymchwil newydd i'w gonsortiwm cenedlaethol. 🔗 https://ow.ly/ougn50XVxBB #Biofilms #Arloesi #CydweithrediadYmchwil #IBERS #NBIC

Prof. Iain Donnison spoke at the Grasslands session at #PAG33 in San Diego, where 3,000 global scientists gather to advance genomics. 🌍 2026 is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations#PAG33International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists—spotlighting sustainable grasslands.

The meeting of the British Phycological Society closes with big news: Dr Jessica Adams from Aberystwyth University is the new President, leading UK algae research towards a sustainable future. 🌿 Raed More: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/news/archive/news-article/title-285543-en.html

Mae cyfarfod Cymdeithas Ffeicoleg Prydain yn cau gyda newyddion mawr: Dr Jessica Adams o Brifysgol Aberystwyth yw'r Llywydd newydd, gan arwain ymchwil algâu y DU tuag at ddyfodol cynaliadwy. 🌿 Darllenwch fwy: https://ow.ly/lZGX50XTr3s #Ffycwleg #YmchwilAlgâu #IBERS

In this talk, Jessica outlines some of the properties of seaweeds, with particular focus on the hydrocolloids. She will explain how these compounds, alginate, carrageenan and agar, are used in many everyday products and explore their future potential. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6hL...

Despite the snowy scenes in Aberystwyth, we have plenty of delegates, two streams of talks, and poster sessions underway at the British Phycological Society Annual meeting hosted by IBERS.

🌱 Join IBERS’ Dr David Cutress & Lynfa Davies on Jan 21, 12–13 GMT for “Dung Beetles & Sustainable Farming” Learn how dung beetles boost soil, biodiversity & sustainability. Practical tips & case studies included. 🔗 https://ow.ly/kriw50XI2v1 #IBERS #SoilHealth #SustainableFarming #DungBeetles

🌱 Ymunwch â Dr David Cutress o IBERS a Lynfa Davies, 21 Ionawr, 12–13 GMT ar gyfer gweminar "Dung Beetles & Sustainable Farming" Dysgwch sut mae chwilod y dom yn rhoi hwb i bridd, bioamrywiaeth a chynaliadwyedd. 🔗 https://ow.ly/55fs50XI2vn #IBERS #IechydPridd #DungBeetles

Meet Alan Cole, Digital Content Manager at IBERS. He makes science and data accessible online and loves endurance sports, windsurfing, and Welsh hill walks. Inspired by his own journey, Alan focuses on clarity, purpose, and helping others thrive. 🌿💻 #MeetTheTeam #IBERS

Thank you for your support throughout 2025. We look forward to working with you in 2026 as we continue our shared commitment to ensuring humanity can sustainably produce the food, feed and plant-based resources it needs.

Fiona manages the Phenomics glasshouse at IBERS, helping researchers run cutting-edge plant phenotyping experiments. She loves growing plants & sharing science with everyone – from school children & farmers to politicians & international scientists. #MeetTheTeam #IBERS #PlantScience

Mae Fiona yn rheoli'r tŷ gwydr Ffenomeg yn IBERS, yn helpu ymchwilwyr i gynnal arbrofion arloesol â ffenoteipio planhigion. Mae hi wrth ei bodd yn tyfu planhigion a rhannu gwyddoniaeth â phawb – o blant ysgol a ffermwyr, i wleidyddion a gwyddonwyr rhyngwladol. #CwrddÂrTîm #IBERS

🎓 FoodBioSystems DTP fully funded four-year PhD opportunities now open for 2026 — including several exciting IBERS-led and co-supervised projects. From climate-resilient crops and seaweed-based food innovations to AI-enabled plant science and sustainable agriculture. 👉 https://ow.ly/34Na50XIsUi

🌊 Exciting news! IBERS will host the British Phycological Society Annual Meeting at Aberystwyth University, 6–8 Jan 2026. Researchers will explore algae & aquatic photosynthesis. Talk by IBERS scientist Dr Jessica Adams! Details: https://ow.ly/sYeq50XItei #Phycology #IBERS #ScienceEvents

Meet Christina Marley, Reader in Sustainable Grasslands at IBERS. Proud to be President of the British Grassland Society to help maintain sustainable, productive grasslands for future generations 🌱🐄 #MeetTheTeam #IBERS #GrasslandsResearch

IBERS is proud to be a founder member of the newly launched National Research Organisations (NRO) Group – uniting UK research centres and #MakingResearchMatter for people, communities & the economy. Learn more: https://ow.ly/Z50r50XGSlS https://ow.ly/hgXu50XGSlU#MakingResearchMatter#NROGroup

Big news from IBERS at Aberystwyth University! 🌾 Two new IBERS-bred varieties just gained top industry recognition: • Rannoch → added to the AHDB Winter Oat 2026–27 Recommended List • Hepworth → added to the PGRO Pulse Descriptive List for 2026 Find out more: https://ow.ly/159U50XGjBu

Prof. John Doonan (centre) visited the Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication at Hainan University, China, to see new Chinese investments in food security and agriculture. His visit followed the International Plant Phenomics Conference where he gave a talk on IBERS plant breeding science.

📣 Y cyfnod gorau i blannu cnydau biomas oedd 20 mlynedd yn ôl. Y cyfnod gorau nesaf yw nawr. Dyna'r neges gan Dr Judith Thornton, Cydymaith Ymchwil Carbon Isel yn IBERS Darllenwch yr erthygl lawn ar CO₂RE: https://ow.ly/S5NI50XFNzP #Biomas #SeroNet #IBERS #CO₂RE

📣 The best time to plant biomass crops was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now. That’s the message from Dr Judith Thornton, Low Carbon Research Fellow at IBERS. Find out why acting now matters CO₂RE: https://ow.ly/ejOr50XFN3A #Biomass #NetZero #ClimateAction #SustainableFarming #IBERS

Peatland restoration, biomass crops & innovative methods like rock weathering could help the UK hit net zero, says a new report featuring IBERS scientists. 🌱 Wider benefits include flood risk reduction & farmer income. Read more: https://ow.ly/QL4u50XCM0Z #NetZero #ClimateAction

Gellir helpu'r DU i gyrraedd net sero trwy adfer tir mawn, cnydau biomas a dulliau arloesol fel erydiad creigiau, yn ôl adroddiad newydd sy'n cynnwys gwyddonwyr o IBERS. 🌱 Darllenwch fwy: https://www.aber.ac.uk/cy/ibers/news/news-article/title-285163-cy.html #NetZero #ClimateAction

🌱 It’s #WorldSoilDay! Healthy soils are vital for food security, biodiversity, and climate resilience. At #IBERS, we’re researching soil health from farm to ecosystem — improving management, supporting farmers, and training future scientists. https://www.ibers.org#WorldSoilDay#IBERS#SoilHealth