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Welsh speaking students bond on trip exploring Māori culture

19 November 2024

Launch of Māori-Cymraeg student exchange

Professor Victoria Basham

Stockholm professorship awarded to International Relations scholar

8 November 2024

A School of Law and Politics Professor has been announced as the recipient of a professorship at a prestigious institution in Sweden.

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Free law advice clinic open for business

7 November 2024

Members of the public who need help with legal matters will now have access to free advice via a new pro bono scheme offered by the School of Law and Politics.

Centre for Law and Religion cohort attend Colloquium Jubilee in Rome

30 October 2024

The Anglican team at the Centre for Law and Religion travelled to Rome this September to attend the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers.

The Department of Politics and International Relations.

125 years young! Politics and International Relations celebrate milestone birthday

17 October 2024

The Department of Politics and International Relations will be kicking off the new term in style with celebrations to mark our 125th birthday!

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“Drastic deterioration” in Welsh prison safety

16 October 2024

Report reveals sharp rise in assaults and self-harm

Owain Siôn

Student performs political monologues to win prize at national festival

15 October 2024

A School of Law and Politics student has won a medal at Wales’s largest celebration of culture, where he performed two politically charged monologues from the past and the present day.

The delegation of Kenyan senior judges and magistrates in Cardiff with Professor Ambreena Manji (right) with Hon. Lady Justice Philomena Mbete Mwilu (left).

Funding awarded for Kenyan Judicial Science master’s programme

30 September 2024

A Cardiff law professor will be instrumental in developing a pioneering Judicial Science curriculum in Africa following funding from the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF).

University of Florida (UF) students at the School of Law and Politics

School of Law and Politics welcomes USA students to pre-law summer school

13 August 2024

While many schools embrace the downtime over the summer, the School of Law and Politics opened its doors this July to a group of American students, who travelled to Cardiff for a summer of study.

Professor Norman Doe

British Academy names Canon Law Professor as Fellow

5 August 2024

A School of Law and Politics Professor is one of 4 Cardiff University academics to be elected as Fellows of the British Academy this July.

The Cardiff University Law Society

Law Society recognised at Societies, Volunteering and Media Awards

1 August 2024

The Cardiff University Law Society had a fantastic year at 2024's Societies, Volunteering and Media Awards where they scooped a host of accolades.

Fireflies by Stellina Chen.

Cardiff academic sees work reimagined in cartoon form

25 July 2024

Research by a School of Law and Politics lecturer has been transformed into a cartoon as part of a project which aims to help engage the public in topical issues.

“I want to make impact in communities wherever I am”

15 July 2024

Stephen Lawrence scholarship recipient graduates this week having inspired the next generation of law students

Professor Graeme Garrard

Learned Society of Wales elects Cardiff Professor as Fellow

23 May 2024

A Political Theorist from the School of Law and Politics has been elected as a Fellow to the Learned Society of Wales, which represents the best of Wales’ academic, cultural and civic life.

From left to right: Revd Richard Davies (Vicar of Little Newcastle); Norman Doe (School of Law and Politics); Rosie Davies (Assistant Head Teacher, Ysgol Dyffryn Taf); Gerald Davies (Former WRU President); Very Revd Sarah Rowlands (Dean of St Davids Cathedral); Christoper Limbert (Vicar Choral and Cathedral Office Manager, St Davids Cathedral); Arwel Davies (Chapter Clerk, St Davids Cathedral); Stephen Homer (Retired Librarian); Paul Russell (Cambridge University).

Thrice to Rome embarks on ecclesiastical tour

22 May 2024

A play written by a Cardiff Law Professor has gone on tour to a number of significant ecclesiastical sites with new cast members joining for each performance.

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Early chances to identify terrorists are being missed due to inadequacies in UK data sharing laws, research concludes

23 April 2024

Organisations not legally obliged to share information on fraudulent activities under current framework

Cardiff Law Society President Winky Yu with Robbie Burke, representative of Barbri Global, sponsor for the Best Law Society President Award. Photo credit: Law Careers.Net

Cardiff Law Society President named best in UK

4 April 2024

The President of Cardiff University’s Law Society has recently been named Best Law Society President in the UK!

Cliona Tanner-Smith and Hannah Williams

Team Cardiff scoop best in Wales accolade at annual negotiation challenge

3 April 2024

Two Cardiff students recently came second at an annual competition which sees entrants from across the UK negotiate their way to the top!

A young girl in Africa smiles at the camera infront of a class of peers.

Using research to enable girls to speak about sexual and reproductive health

7 March 2024

A lecturer at the School of Law and Politics has teamed up with a leading international children’s charity to deliver a radio programme aimed at sparking conversations about girls’ rights in Benin, West Africa.

Professor Ambreena Manji

Academy of Social Sciences welcomes African Law and Society scholar as Fellow

4 March 2024

A prolific scholar of law has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences this March.