The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund have invested in an exciting new project led by Aberystwyth University with collaborators at University of Dundee and BrightCore, Inc. in Japan. GHIT is international organisation that helps support the development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for malaria, tuberculosis and NTDs. The project entitled AI-guided approaches for schistosomiasis drug…
BCHC finalist for the St David Awards 2026
The Barrett Centre for Helminth Control is honoured to be shortlisted as a finalist for the St David Awards 2026. The scheme run by the Welsh Government recognises people who are making a real difference for Wales, both at home and abroad. The BCHC has been nominated due to our innovation in parasite research of…
Viva Success for Dr Holly Northcote
Congratulations to Dr. Holly Northcote who successfully defended her thesis ‘Hide and Caecum: Exploration of the Potential Antimicrobial Activity of the Equine Tapeworm, A. perfoliata’ on 2nd January 2026. Many thanks to the examiners, Prof. Jane Hodgkinson from Liverpool University and Dr Justin Pachebat as well as Dr Iain Chalmers for chairing. Dr Russ Morphew and…
BCHC congratulates Morgan Leesing, finalist in the prestigious British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) Equine Thesis of the Year award.
Posted on behalf of/written by Russ Morphew Please join the BCHC and Department of Life Sciences, in another undergraduate success story, in congratulating Morgan Leesing, who has been named as one of the finalists in the prestigious British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) Equine Thesis of the Year award for her final year dissertation project. As one…
Research Festival 2025 at Penglais Campus
Posted on behalf of/written by Brenda Kisia Odhiambo (PhD student, Hoffmann Research Lab). On 18 December 2025, Medrus Mawr at Aberystwyth University’s Penglais Campus buzzed with ideas as the annual Department of Life Sciences Research Festival brought researchers together to celebrate innovation, collaboration, and discovery. The festival showcased the remarkable breadth of research across the…
BCHC congratulates Esme Logan, winner of British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) Undergraduate Thesis of the Year.
Please join the BCHC and Department of Life Sciences in congratulating Esme Logan, who has been awarded the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) Undergraduate Thesis of the Year Award for her final year dissertation project. Esme’s dissertation focused on the characterisation of a novel Fasciola hepatica protein target, contributing towards the continued efforts to…
Parasitologists join forces to tackle devastating worm diseases
A parasitology expert from Aberystwyth University has joined a new UK-wide network to drive global research into combating parasitic diseases of humans and animals. Helminth parasite diseases – or worm infections – damage the health of billions of people and animals worldwide and are some of the most difficult to treat diseases. The new Helminth…
Guest speaker Dr. Kate Rawlinson delivers DLS Infectious Diseases seminar.
This week the BCHC welcomed Dr. Kate Rawlinson from the The Marine Biological Laboratory, Massachusetts. Dr. Rawlinson delivered a fascinating talk titled “How do the eyeless larvae of Schistosoma mansoni detect light?” at the DLS Infectious Diseases seminar, where she proposed mechanisms which allow environmental and intramolluscan stages of the parasite to detect light using…
BCHC members engage in Science Week
This week, members of the BCHC participated in British Science Week, an engagement event delivering practical STEM demonstrations to local school children in years 5 – 7. This year’s theme was ‘Change and Adapt’; you can learn more about the principles of British Science Week through their website. This year, BCHC’s stall incorporated a ‘World…
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2025
Today is World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, an opportunity to highlight the work being done to beat NTDs. As part of Aberystwyth University, members of the BCHC have been collaborating on world-leading research as part of the WORMVACS2.0 project, which seeks to better define immunity against worm infections and set up a helminth vaccine development pipeline. …