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National Student Survey reveals high results in student satisfaction

13 August 2015

Overall satisfaction at the School of Planning and Geography has been rated at 91% in this year’s National Student Survey (NSS) of final year undergraduate students.

Single homelessness in Scotland

4 August 2015

New report examines the quality of assistance provided to single homeless people in Scotland

Expanding in excellence: eight new members of academic staff appointed

17 July 2015

The School of Planning and Geography appoints eight new members of staff - with two scholars transferring from universities in Sweden and Germany.

Tackling the ticking timebomb of obesity

24 June 2015

Sustainable food expert argues diet-related disease could overwhelm NHS

Thinking differently about a city and its surrounding areas

8 May 2015

Professor Gillian Bristow’s City Region Exchange project has defined what the ‘city region’ idea means

QS World University Rankings by Subject

29 April 2015

25 subjects feature in 2015 QS rankings.

Professor Kevin Morgan to advise European Commissioner

1 April 2015

Professor Kevin Morgan has secured a prestigious role to advise the European Commissioner for Regional Policy

Understanding experiences of breastfeeding in the UK

3 March 2015

A new seminar series, Social experiences of breastfeeding: building bridges between research and policy, organised by Dr Kate Boyer will take place in Cardiff and Bristol this year.

From vision to action: the challenges for Powering the Welsh Economy

18 February 2015

Dr Adrian Healy reflects on the Cardiff Capital Region's initial vision for the region "Powering the Welsh Economy".

New research urges Government to improve services for homeless people

7 January 2015

The UK homelessness charity, Crisis, has warned of a “tragic waste of young lives”, as new Cardiff University research reveals that half of all homeless people first become homeless aged under-21.