An exhibition in September will cast light on the connections that link the Mid Wales town of Newtown to the rest of the world, reporting on research conducted by members of the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society / WISERD@Aberystwyth over the last three years. The study, as part of the GLOBAL-RURAL project, has been…
Research to investigate rural-urban synergies
Centre for Welsh Politics and Society / WISERD@Aberystwyth researchers are involved in a new European study to investigate interactions between rural and urban areas and how they can be more effectively managed. The ROBUST (Rural-Urban Outlooks: Unlocking Synergies) project, funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and led by Wageningen University, was launched with a…
CWPS-WISERD leads major new project to IMAGINE a more spatially just future
Researchers in the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society / WISERD@Aberystwyth are leading a major new European project to examine inequalities between regions and explore how the concept of ‘spatial justice’ can be built into regional policy. The IMAJINE project (Integrative Mechanisms for Addressing Spatial Justice and Territorial Inequalities in Europe) was launched with a…
Eluned Morgan AM delivers keynote lecture on Brexit
Baroness Eluned Morgan AM delivered the first St David’s Day Lecture for the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society / WISERD@Aberystwyth, with an address surveying the political landscape after the referendum vote to leave the European Union. The lecture emphasized the risks and challenges from Brexit that stem from the significant contribution that the European…
Centre launch considers Brexit and Wales
Over eighty people packed the Morlan Centre in Aberystwyth on Wednesday 25th January for the launch of the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society / WISERD@Aberystwyth with a lively discussion on ‘Brexit and Wales – the Key Questions’. Four presentations set the scene, drawing on research by members of the Centre for Welsh Politics and…