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3.1.5 Yr Egin
The development of Yr Egin and the relocation of the headquarters of broadcaster S4C to Carmarthen will be a significant investment in the creative industries in the region. This will include developing a co-production space as well as significant educational links with UWTSD. The development is within the final planning phases with a forecast for completion by spring 2018.
3.1.6 IBERS Campus
The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is an internationally-recognised research and teaching centre providing a unique base for research in response to global challenges such as food security, bioenergy and sustainability, and the impacts of climate change. IBERS' scientists conduct research on genes and molecules, whole organisms and the environment.
With 360 members of staff, IBERS is the largest Institute within Aberystwyth University, teaching 1,350 undergraduate students and more than 150 postgraduate students. IBERS is home to the National Plant Phenomics Centre, and the BEACON Centre of Excellence for Biorefining - a £20 million partnership between Aberystwyth, Bangor and Swansea Universities.
An independent report conducted in April 2014 concluded that for each £1 of public funding invested the activities conducted at IBERS generated £12.18 of benefit for the UK economy.
3.1.7 Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus
A new state-of-the-art, internationally recognised facility to attract further research funding so that companies and researchers can undertake collaborative research projects to boost the bio-economy. The research is expected to generate innovative new products, services and spin-out companies in sustainable food, health, biotechnology and renewable energy sectors.56
3.1.8 Aberystwyth Veterinary Hub
A joint venture between Aberystwyth University and Royal Veterinary College looking at the development of a veterinary School for Wales with a cluster of veterinary focused businesses and laboratory services, providing a much needed hub of veterinary expertise, with a focus on farming and livestock science.
3.1.9 Centre for Excellence in Rural Health and Social Care
The Centre for Excellence in Rural Health and Social Care (CfERH) is being set up by the Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative to lead the way in accessing and undertaking relevant research to inform the models of prevention, treatment and care that need to be implemented to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities and population within Mid Wales. In collaboration with partner organisations, the CfERH will inform the development of services that deliver appropriate access to services, based on principles of informed patient choice, prevention, diagnosis and self-care.
The CfERH will establish a network of relevant individuals, research units and groups, from within Wales and further afield to access and verify evidence to support the research, innovation and development agenda and enable decision-makers and policy colleagues to be fully cognisant of the scope, opportunities, issues and challenges in implementing prudent healthcare within the context of a rural environment.
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56 https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2014/12/title-161032-en.html
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