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History of the human brain

12 August 2016

Experts suggest that complex decisions of whether to help someone or not could have led to the disproportionately large human brain.

Graduate Profile: Mike Green

11 August 2016

MPhys graduate Mike shares his experience.

Students on fieldwork in Pembrokeshire

Student satisfaction increases in National Student Survey 2016

10 August 2016

Students’ satisfaction with their course in the School of Earth and Ocean Science has increased.

Antikythera Mechanism (Copyright required)

Research sheds light on ancient device

2 August 2016

A researcher from the School of Physics and Astronomy is at the centre of a project shedding new light on the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2000 year old artefact which is believed to be the world’s oldest computer

Professor Rudolf Allemann

Visiting Professorship for Head of School

2 August 2016

Professor Rudolf Allemann has been appointed Visiting Professor at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester.

Summer School students at the Gala Dinner

Summer School concludes with Gala Dinner prizegiving

26 July 2016

Our annual Summer School for Electrical & Electronic Engineering students came to a close on Friday, 22nd July with a Gala Dinner at Aberdare Hall.

Sir John Meurig Thomas, Honorary Professor in the School of Chemistry

Honorary Professor of Chemistry awarded Royal Medal

25 July 2016

Sir John Meurig Thomas, Honorary Professor in the School of Chemistry and Honorary Fellow of Cardiff University, has been awarded the prestigious 2016 Royal Medal for Physical Sciences by the Royal Society.

Grassland

The ‘green’ grass of home

21 July 2016

Researchers develop novel way of deriving hydrogen from grass using just sunlight and a cheap catalyst

COMSC Graduation 2016

You did it! School Graduation 2016

18 July 2016

The School of Computer Science & Informatics was delighted to celebrate our graduating students last week.

An illustration of what the Svalbard fossil forest may have looked like

Grant awarded to reconstruct ancient forests

18 July 2016

Dr Christopher Berry, a senior lecturer from the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, has been awarded a National Geographic Society grant to reconstruct ancient fossil forests.