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Professor Ole Petersen accepts award

Professor receives prestigious prize from leading pancreatology organisation

8 July 2022

Professor Ole Petersen is recognised by the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) for his “outstanding research contribution to pancreatology”

New public engagement project travels to the Urdd Eisteddfod

30 June 2022

A new project educating children about the problem of microplastics is showcased at the Welsh youth festival.

New report examines people’s attitudes to climate change and how this translates into action

30 June 2022

Report suggests public support new policies around food and travel – but backing is ‘fragile’

Heath Park West simulated hospital ward

New home for the School of Healthcare Sciences

22 June 2022

A £23m investment in a new home for the School of Healthcare Sciences will provide new and improved teaching spaces.

Cardiff University researchers to join £20m global study to tackle cancer in children

16 June 2022

Professor Andrew Sewell and team win funding from Cancer Grand Challenge

UK researchers pioneer new virtual treatment for PTSD

15 June 2022

Online treatment ‘as effective as face-to-face therapy’, large-scale clinical trial finds

Dr Pete Barry, Dr Angharad Jones and Dr John Harvey

Future research leaders to tackle global issues and commercialise innovations

15 June 2022

Dr Angharad Jones, School of Biosciences, Dr Pete Barry from the School of Physics and Astronomy and Dr John Harvey, soon to join the School of Mathematics, have been awarded prestigious Future Leaders Fellowships from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

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Cardiff University researchers drive forward NHS availability of sight saving corneal therapy in Wales

13 June 2022

Sight-saving therapy called corneal cross-linking has recently been approved for use by the Welsh Government for the treatment of keratoconus patients as young as 11 years old.

Laboratory testing of substances. Credit: The Loop

COVID-19 and Brexit ‘caused sharp rise in copycat ecstasy’, study suggests

7 June 2022

Almost half of substances sold as MDMA at English festivals last year contained none

New phase of breast cancer drug trial provides fresh hope for patients with incurable disease

6 June 2022

Researchers strengthen 2019 finding that combination of drugs can increase survival