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Volcanic growth ‘critical’ to the formation of Panama

7 February 2019

Scientists put forward new explanation as to how land bridge formed between North and South America

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EPSRC funds CS Centre for Doctoral Training

4 February 2019

Boost for UK CS wafer manufacturing

Children and women clustered around a model of a neighbourhood

Shape My Street

4 February 2019

Within structured, creative learning activities, classmates aged 7-11 discuss which aspects of ‘home’ and ‘street’ make successful neighbourhoods.

Mike Edmunds receiving the Giuseppe Sciacca International Award for Physics

International awards for School of Physics and Astronomy academics

1 February 2019

Professors Mike Edmunds and Matt Griffin have received prestigious international awards for their research work.

Periodic table

Chemistry of the p-block

1 February 2019

Science paper highlights key advances since the publication of the periodic table.

Student workshop

Professor to lead RIBA Contracts CPD Days

1 February 2019

Professor Sarah Lupton will run a series of RIBA CPD workshops introducing a new suite of contracts for the architectural profession.

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Could AI improve patient care in the NHS?

29 January 2019

Research reveals that machine learning could provide an equally accurate and reliable prognosis for patients with cardiovascular disease

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Engaging young people with real astronomy

25 January 2019

The School of Physics and Astronomy has received £445,000 as part of two grants worth over £8 million for projects aimed at young people.

National Geology Challenge

School hosts regional heat in National Geology Challenge

23 January 2019

Regional winners to compete in the national finals hosted by the Geological Society

Gravitational waves experiment

Better ‘hearing aids’ to listen to the Universe

23 January 2019

Cardiff University receives new funding to help improve sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors