| Please join us for a Rural Futures Hub annual conference event which will be held on the 18th April 2024. This event is to showcase Aberystwyth University Rural Futures Hub pump prime funded research projects. There will also be an opportunity for networking and discussion over lunch. Date: Thursday 18th April 9.30-13.00 Venue: Ty Trafod, Visualisation Centre, Penglais Campus Agenda: 9.30 – 10.00 Set up and arrival 10.00 – 10.10 Welcome and Introductions Session 1: Pump Prime funded projects 10.10 – 10.20 Improving road safety in rural areas: An examination of human factors contribution to traffic safety climate. Dr Burcu Tekes Tolunguc and Prof Charles Musselwhite 10.20 – 10.30 The production of a simple lab-based protocol to measure ammonia emissions from livestock slurry. Dr Natalie Meades and Dr Kenton Hart 10.30 – 10.40 Post-Pandemic holiday let economy in West Wales and its effect on the tourism sector. Dr Maria Plotnikova and Dr Mandy Talbot 10.40 – 10.50 The Aber Nestbox project: competition in a changing world. Dr Peter Korsten 10.50 – 11.00 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] 11.00 – 11.20 Break for Tea and Coffee Session 2: Rural Futures Hub / AberInnovation projects 11.20 – 11.30 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. 11.30 – 11.40 When Seeds Speak Miranda Whall and Dr Catherine Howarth 11.40 – 11.50 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 11.50 – 12.00 Future challenges, rural health, well-being and eating behaviour. Dr Amanda Lloyd, Alina Warren and Courtney Davies 12.00 – 12.10 Hemp Bioeconomy: plant-based food. Jamila La Malfa-Donaldson 12.10 – 12.20 Rural enterprise in saffron production in the UK for medical applications. Dr Hannah Rees 12.20 – 12.30 Process and product from valorised decapod crustacean waste. Adam Powell [Pre-recorded] 12.30 – 13.15 Summary and networking lunch. Please get in touch with Sarah Clarke (sjc@aber.ac.uk) if you would like to attend the event, display a relevant poster or if you have any dietary requirements. ALL Welcome. |