We are the Aberystwyth University Debating Society. As the first university debating society ever founded in Wales, we have been making fierce public speakers from timid freshers since 1873! This society is a great opportunity to improve your public speaking, critical thinking, team working skills and more! We meet weekly to host social nights as well as organised debate sessions.
There will also be training sessions to support new and existing debaters to improve their skills in the same room; these sessions will continue throughout the year. We compete in competitions across the UK (and sometimes internationally!) connecting and competing with other debating societies, but most importantly we are a welcoming friendly group of people of various interests and backgrounds looking to make sure your Aber experience will be filled with fun, friends and many many memories..
We host social nights every Wednesday Evening to get to know new people and have fun! We then also meet every Thursday at 7pm in C4 in the Hugh Owen Building, where we do trainings and have a main debate each week. We debate in the British parliamentary style and we are beginner friendly; no experience is required.
Additionally, the Debating Society is also a great opportunity to network, we do many competitions with other debating unions all other the country and even sometimes in wider Europe or the world. But don't worry if you don't want to leave lovely Aberystwyth, we also hosts many events with speakers at the university, in the past we have invited members from the National Assembly (now Welsh Parliament) and diplomats to come debate, joining the debating union is a definite way to meet people from the wider world.
Committee 2025/2026
President: Daria Riabinina [ dar49 ]
Treasurer: Thomas Oates [ tho12 ]
Secretary: Leo Taylor-Hougham [ let40 ]
Social Secretary: Liam Welsh [ liw67 ]
External Convener: Aran Pateman [ arp23 ]
Our
Instagram account is a very useful and up-to-date way for current Aberystwyth students and societies to connect with us and recieve updates about the Society!
The best way for external groups to connect with us is on
Facebook, Debate Society alumni and other Debate Societies especially!
You can also email us at scty28@aber.ac.uk or any contact of the committee members above for any questions.
Aberystwyth Debating Union is dedicated to the inclusion and acceptance of all members regardless of age, race, ethnicity, ability, culture or nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religious affiliation, socioeconomic status and marital status.
Pwy ydyn ni?
Cymdeithas Ddadlau Prifysgol Aberystwyth ydyn ni! Fel y gymdeithas ddadlau gyntaf yng Nghymru, rydyn ni wedi bod creu areithwyr ffyrnig o las-fyfyrwyr ofnus ers 1873. Mae'r gymdeithas yn gyfle gwych i wella'ch sgiliau areithio, meddwl beirniadol a gweithio fel tîm. Rydyn ni'n cwrdd yn wythnosol ar gyfer sesiynau ddadlau a sosials.
Bydd sesiynau hyfforddi i gefnogi dadleuwyr newydd a phresennol, yn gwella'u sgiliau yn yr un ystafell. Rydyn ni'n cymryd rhan yng nghystadlaethau ledled y DU (ac weithiau rhyngwladol!), yn cysylltu â chymdeithasau ddadlau eraill. Grŵp cyfeillgar, croesawu ydyn ni gydag aelodau o bob cefndir. Byddwn ni'n sicrhau'ch profiad Aber yn llawn o hwyl, ffrindiau a llawer mwy o atgofion!
Rydyn ni'n cynnal sosials wythnosol i gael cyfle i nabod pobl newydd a chael noson ddoniol. Rydyn ni'n cwrdd yn C4 yn Hugh Owen pob ddydd Iau, 7yh. Yna, rydyn ni'n gwneud ein prif ddadl yr wythnos. Rydyn ni'n dadlau trwy System Seneddol Brydeinig (BP) a chroesawu pawb! Does dim angen am brofiad!
Hefyd, mae'r Gymdeithas Ddadlau yn gyfle gwych i gysylltu. Rydyn ni'n gwneud llawer o gystadlaethau gyda chymdeithasau ddadlau eraill ledled y wlad ac Ewrop neu'r byd! Ond peidiwch â becso, rydyn ni'n cynnal llawer o ddigwyddiadau yn Aberystwyth gyda siaradwyr, yn y gorffennol, daeth aelodau Senedd Cymru/Cynulliad Cenedlaethol a diplomyddion i ddadlau. Ymunwch â'r gymdeithas i gwrdd â phobl o'r byd ehangach.
Pwyllgor 2025/2026
Llywydd: Daria Riabinina [ dar49 ]
Trysorydd: Thomas Oates [ tho12 ]
Ysgrifennydd: Leo Taylor-Hougham [ let40 ]
Ysgrifennydd Cymdeithasol: Liam Welsh [ liw67 ]
Cynllunydd Allanol: Aran Pateman [ arp23 ]
Dilynwch ein Instagram am wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ein digwyddiadau a chysylltu â ni. Am grwpiau allanol (yn enwedig cymdeithasau ddadlau eraill), bydd y ffordd gorau i gysylltu â ni yn Facebook.
Gallwch chi e-bostio ni hefyd, scty28@aber.ac.uk neu unrhyw aelodau o’r pwyllgor am unrhyw gwestiynau.
Cliciwch yma am ddogfennau’r gymdeithas. [Saesneg yn unig.]