The Rural Futures Hub hosted their annual conference in Ty Trafod on the 18th April 2024. The conference highlighted the wide range of rural research projects which have been funded by Aberystwyth Universities Rural Futures Hub. A diverse range of interdisciplinary presentations highlighted the many rural topics currently being researched at Aberystwyth University.

Topics included:

Improving road safety in rural areas: An examination of human factors contribution to traffic safety climate. Dr Burcu Tekes Tolunguc and Prof Charles Musselwhite

The production of a simple lab-based protocol to measure ammonia emissions from livestock slurry. Dr Natalie Meades and Dr Kenton Hart

Post-Pandemic holiday let economy in West Wales and its effect on the tourism sector. Dr Maria Plotnikova and Dr Mandy Talbot 

The Aber Nestbox project: competition in a changing world. Dr Peter Korsten

Environmental Justice for Future Generations: The Impact of Climate Breakdown on Young People Living in Coastal Communities in Northwest Wales.
Dr Lowri Cunnington Wyn [Pre-recorded]

The wonderful world of edible insects.
Prof Alison Kingston-Smith, Dr Rachel Rahman, Prof Matt Jarvis and Dr Victoria Wright, Dr Manfred Beckham, & Laurie Stevenson.

When Seeds Speak
Miranda Whall and Dr Catherine Howarth

Exploring the mental health benefits of tea blends containing Lion’s Mane mushrooms locally sourced in Wales’.
Dr Amanda Lloyd, Miss Alina Warren and Courtney Davies

Future challenges, rural health, well-being and eating behaviour.
Dr Amanda Lloyd, Alina Warren and Courtney Davies

Hemp Bioeconomy: plant-based food.
Jamila La Malfa-Donaldson

Rural enterprise in saffron production in the UK for medical applications.
Dr Hannah Rees

Process and product from valorised decapod crustacean waste.
Adam Powell [Pre-recorded]