2014

Outstanding Achievement Award

27 October 2014

A joint University study which investigated new approaches to treating cancers of the abdomen has secured worldwide recognition.

Welsh experts unite in new bid to tackle cancer

24 October 2014

The Vice-Chancellor Professor Colin Riordan and the Chair of Velindre NHS Trust, Rosemary Kennedy, have today (Friday 24thOctober) signed an agreement that sets out the basis for closer collaboration between the two organisations. The Agreement will bring together some of Wales's leading experts in a renewed bid to tackle cancer.

Encounters with Energy

23 October 2014

Asking people to tell their own energy use stories is providing more clues on how to reduce the UK's energy demands, according to Cardiff University researchers.

Celebrating 60 years of Tolkien classic

23 October 2014

The author of a major book directly linking J.R.R. Tolkien's work to his love of Wales and the Welsh language is to join events marking the 60th anniversary of the publication of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogythis autumn.

Marriage - to change your name or not?

23 October 2014

It's a question faced when you get married. Do I change my name or not? And it's not just one women should be asking, argues a Cardiff University academic.

Sharing knowledge to save lives in Namibia

23 October 2014

Expertise provided by Cardiff University can save lives and make a difference in sub-Saharan Africa, says Namibia’s Deputy Health and Social Services Minister.

Thomas v Thomas: Battle of the Bards

22 October 2014

Who would you consider to be Wales’ poetic heavyweight? As the world celebrates the centenary of Dylan Thomas’s birth this year, why is it that Wales’ other famous poet, R.S. Thomas, has often been forgotten?

Vice-Chancellor welcomes international scholars

21 October 2014

Some of the most academically elite international students have been welcomed to Cardiff University by the Vice-Chancellor having secured prestigious scholarships to study here.

Transforming lives through University’s most ambitious community plan ever

21 October 2014

Five projects to transform lives from south Wales to sub-Saharan Africa have been unveiled as part of Cardiff University’s most ambitious plan ever for communities.

Celebrating sporting success

17 October 2014

Professor Patricia Price, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience and Academic Standards, has hosted a celebratory event to congratulate all the students who competed at the Commonwealth Games this summer.