Aberystwyth University

The oldest university in Wales, renowned worldwide for ground-breaking research and an exceptional learning environment.

The story of innovation and enterprise in Aberystwyth begins in 1872 when the University in Wales was founded. In the same decade, professor Henry Tanner of the Royal Agricultural College and Harry Parnall, Vice-President of the University put agriculture on the curriculum and ‘The Principles of Agriculture’ would be subsequently be published in English and Welsh. 

Aberystwyth University has therefore made significant and substantial contributions to the development of agricultural, land-based and biological sciences. The University rapidly acquired an international reputation for the high quality of its research and teaching in these scientific areas. The development of the Innovation Campus will build on this rich history and allow the University's innovative work to continue at the cutting edge of new technologies. 

Almost 150 years of revolutionary bioscience since the University's inception, innovation remains central to the UK’s knowledge economy, but many companies still struggle with scaling up the development of their innovative technologies.

The vision at AberInnovation is to bring this expertise, plus new, cutting-edge scale-up facilities to the businesses of Wales and further afield, allowing companies to launch their products and services into the market quicker, thus bolstering their competitive advantage and chances of success. Effective innovation within the biosciences will help us to tackle some of our generation's greatest challenges, such as food and energy security, sustainable development and the need to transition from linear models of production and consumption.  

Aberystwyth University was recently named Welsh University of the Year for 2020 by The Times / The Sunday Times Good University Guide. This latest accolade means the University has been recognised by The Times / The Sunday Times Good University Guide for three years running, including being names University of the Year for Teaching Quality in 2019.

Our work at AberInnovation will always be informed and inspired by industry challenges and the latest academic research. Our Academic Advisory Group helps us shape the future development of the Campus and makes sure that our translational activities are led by the latest developments from the knowledge base.