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Council leader engages with 'planning for a just city' pioneer

23 November 2017

Lecture addresses prioritising justice in planning practice and policy

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Rethinking food in Wales

27 October 2017

Food security and sustainability expert addresses inquiry into rethinking food strategies in Wales.

Pathway

Campaign and Cardiff launch tool-kit to link evidence and policymaking

25 October 2017

The University and the Campaign for Social Science have worked together to develop a new online tool-kit designed to help new researchers improve their political impact.

Kuala Lumpur

Cardiff University’s Professor Marsden shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize

18 October 2017

Professor Terry Marsden has been shortlisted for the 2017 Newton Prize for his project on developing healthier cities in Malaysia.

RTPI Award for research excellence

2 October 2017

Cycling project scoops RTPI Academic Award

Academic scoops paper of the year award

27 September 2017

Dr Antonio Ioris given Geographical Review's Best Paper award for 2017

Key role for academic at food security conference

26 September 2017

Professor Roberta Sonnino accepts important role at upcoming food security conference

Image of Prime Minister Theresa May hosting a reception with homlessness charity Crisis

Downing Street reception for homelessness charity Crisis

25 September 2017

Dr Peter Mackie attends 50th celebration hosted by the Prime Minister

Prestigious prize for PhD student

25 September 2017

Recognition at the 2017 Royal Geographical Society’s Annual International Conference

Cardiff Half Marathon Start

Research examines travel to half marathon

15 September 2017

University experts work with race organisers to reduce carbon footprint

Recognition for outstanding supervision

13 September 2017

Professor Jon Anderson shorlisted for the 2017 Times Higher Education Awards

Compass with Welsh economy concept

Rethinking Growth

7 September 2017

Academics argue for socially and ecologically positive growth in new paper

THE Awards 2017 Logo

‘Oscars of higher education’

7 September 2017

University experts in the running for three prestigious THE Awards

Nocturnal lemur

Fantastic beasts and why to conserve them

24 August 2017

Much to gain from acknowledging people’s spiritual, magical and cultural beliefs, according to study

Eight new members of academic staff appointed

95% student satisfaction

14 August 2017

School of Geography and Planning achieves an outstanding rate of student satisfaction

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Bursary award for Cardiff student

10 August 2017

Transport MSc student awarded Brian Large Bursary award

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Transport and planning bursary award

19 July 2017

BSc Geography and Planning Graduate has been awarded the prestigious Rees Jeffreys Bursary award to support MSc Studies

Dr Gareth Enticott

Policy and research impact

19 July 2017

New fellowship scheme strengthens Assembly and academic links

Peter Kropotkin; a Russian activist, scientist, and philosopher, who advocated anarchism.

Historical Geographies of Anarchism

17 July 2017

New book tracks history of anarchist movements

Field

Agriculture in the Amazon

13 July 2017

A focus on modernisation, food insecurity and uneven development