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Aberystwyth University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Polytechnic of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Monday 18 August by Ado-Ekiti Rector Dr. Theresa Taiwo Akande and Professor April McMahon of Aberystwyth University. The MoU forms the basis for the development of a series of joint programmes between Ado-Ekti and the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS). Areas of research at IBERS which are being considered include food security led by Prof. Luis Mur; Schistosomiasis, the parasitic disease which is prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, which is being led by Professor Karl Hoffman and Dr Iain Chalmers; research into mapping Malaria which is being led by Professor Chris Thomas and Dr Donall Cross and work on identifying medicinally relevant natural products led by Dr Ifat Parveen. Professor April McMahon said: “As a leading UK research institution, Aberystwyth University has many long established and i...

Students and lecturers of Theatre, Film and TV Studies are set to be the first beneficiaries of a new Memorandum of Understanding which has been signed by Aberystwyth University and Enniscorthy Vocational College (EVC), County Wexford, Ireland. The three year agreement was signed on Thursday 31st May 2012 by Professor Martin Jones, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Participation and Collaboration at Aberystwyth University, Mr Liam Sharkey, Head of Media Production at Enniscorthy Vocational College and an alumnus of Aberystwyth, and Mr Morgan Dunne, Head of the Board of Management at the College. Under the terms of the agreement staff at the Department of Theatre Film and TV Studies at Aberystwyth will work with colleagues at Enniscorthy College to develop the curriculum there, with particular focus on Further Education and Training Awards Council Level 6 courses.  Once set up, Enniscorthy students who successfully complete the level 6 course will be able to progress onto the second year...