News

Sir Stanley Thomas OBE (Hon 2011), with Vice Chancellor and Mrs Morfydd Meredith.

Sir Stanley Thomas Lecture Theatre formally opened

6 March 2025

Eminent Welsh businessman and philanthropist Sir Stanley Thomas OBE (Hon 2011) has visited the Centre for Student Life to formally open the Sir Stanley Thomas Lecture Theatre.

The Waterloo Foundation awards £1.25m to study the impact of nutrition on child brain development

25 February 2025

The ‘Developing Minds’ programme will build on existing work at the University’s Neuroscience and Mental Health Innovation Institute.

Kent man tackles Atlantic row in memory of his wife

22 October 2024

Darren Smith will attempt to row 3,200 miles across the Atlantic for charity in January next year.

TeamCardiff at the 2024 Cardiff Half Marathon with the Vice Chancellor

Over £34k raised by #TeamCardiff runners at Cardiff Half Marathon

7 October 2024

Over 100 alumni, students, and staff ran the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon to raise funds for Cardiff University research.

Three female friends walking together in nature

Perimenopause linked with increased risk of bipolar and major depression

15 August 2024

Cardiff University study finds that women are over twice as likely to develop bipolar for the first time during the perimenopause, compared to before the menopause.

Child having their glucose levels tested

Psoriasis drug shows promise for treating childhood diabetes

30 July 2024

A drug commonly used to treat psoriasis, Ustekinumab, has been found to be effective in helping to treat children and adolescents with type-1 diabetes.