On Wednesday January 29th, the Learned Society of Wales launched their ‘Wales Studies Network’ highlighting the research being conducted to better understand Wales and its relations to the wider world. The event welcomed researchers from across Wales, including postgraduate students who had been invited to showcase their research. Angharad Jones, one of our Centre for…

A ‘speed networking’ event was recently held between academics from Aberystwyth University and staff from the Hywel Dda University Health Board who were seeking their perfect research partner. Taking place on Aberystwyth University’s Penglais Campus on Friday 20 September 2019, the event was a collaboration between The Centre for Excellence in Rural Health Research (CERHR)…

Dr Rachel Rahman from the Centre for Excellence in Rural Health Research in collaboration with collages from the University of South Wales’s Aeronautics department and Swansea University are considering whether drones could offer a useful solutions to the challenges of rural health care delivery. In a series of focus groups with the general public, health…

Seminar Series New ways of living well and keeping healthy in rural Mid Wales Anna L. Prytherch Rural Health and Care Wales Thursday 21st of February, 2019 1:00—2.00pm G17 Carwyn James Building, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University Light lunch provided, please contact rural-health@aber.ac.uk to register An overview of rural health and well-being challenges in rural Mid…

Seminar Series Wednesday 12th of December, 2018 1:00—2.00pm G17 Carwyn James Building, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University Light lunch provided, please contact rural-health@aber.ac.uk if you wish to attend Accessing Health care in Mbano, Imo state, Nigeria: The role of the MNA (USA) Diasporic Network I share my notes from research fieldwork investigating health care in Mbano…

Are you concerned about the matters that affect your health and wellbeing in your rural community? What types of non-NHS interventions do you feel would help your community? These matters and more will be asked of mid Wales residents in a meeting organised by Aberystwyth University’s Centre for Excellence in Rural Health Research (CERHR), between…

Improving Health and Reducing Inequalities in Rural Mid-Wales Aberystwyth University’s Centre for Excellence in Rural Health Research is holding an open meeting on: April the 5th, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, venue TBC. Refreshments will be provided  The meeting is open to all residents of Mid-Wales Rural areas tend to report better health outcomes than…

On Tuesday 5 December 2017, the Research Service, the Learned Society of Wales and Public Health Wales are hosting an Exchanging Ideas Seminar on particular challenges and opportunities arising from the delivery of healthcare services in rural Wales. The event chaired by Dai Lloyd AM, Chair of the Assembly’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. The seminar, which was open…

Hosted by Hywel Dda UHB’s University Partnership Board; Hywel Dda University Health Board, Aberystwyth University, Swansea University and University of Wales Trinity St David’s ‘Inspiring Innovation in Practice’ Conference 2017 will celebrate the existing research and practice development from within this partnership and promote the opportunities for further innovative collaboration. The Conference will showcase how…