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Scientists call for urgent action to halt genetic diversity loss

30 January 2025

A new study finds genetic diversity loss is occurring globally, and scientists call for urgent action.

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Securing our Academic Future

28 January 2025

Three-month consultation on proposed changes launched 

University health and social care research to receive major multi-million-pound investment from Health and Care Research Wales

27 January 2025

Key areas of research to share £39.5m of funding from Health and Care Research Wales over the next five years.

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New Year Honours

17 January 2025

University community recognised

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Public food policies key to changing lives

15 January 2025

Professor Kevin Morgan investigates the impact of public food policies around the world

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New research clarifies role of procalcitonin tests in treating paediatric infection

14 January 2025

New research finds that PCT (procalcitonin) blood test does not lower antibiotic treatment duration for hospitalised children.

Origins of black holes revealed in their spin, study finds

7 January 2025

Gravitational waves data held clues for high-mass black holes’ violent beginnings

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Too hot to go outside: female, high-income, and older groups, most likely to ‘order in’ during heatwaves

2 January 2025

Study reveals heat exposure transfers to urban food delivery workers during extreme weather events

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New anticancer T-cell type discovered

2 January 2025

Cardiff University researchers have discovered a new anticancer T-cell subtype, which could help our immune system tackle cancer in the future.

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Past climate change shifts ocean currents and winds, altering heat and carbon exchange in the Southern Ocean, study finds

1 January 2025

Analysis of global climate patterns from past 1.5 million years reveal links between ocean circulation and climate changes

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Championing a multilingual future for Wales

17 December 2024

The Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) mentoring project celebrates 10 years of supporting learners

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Students set course for Silverstone glory in Formula Student AI competition

13 December 2024

University’s autonomous racing team to develop driving systems for car to circumnavigate home of British Grand Prix

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University’s Archive Achieves National Accreditation

3 December 2024

Special Collections and Archives recognised by The National Archives and Welsh Government

COP16 – Cardiff University research tackling biodiversity loss

2 December 2024

Research from Cardiff University was featured at COP16 in Colombia to help tackle global biodiversity challenges.

Strengthening bonds with Kazakhstan

2 December 2024

University in talks to open branch in Astana

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Chemistry textbooks need rewriting after new research

29 November 2024

Long-held misunderstanding of key chemical concept corrected by Cardiff University team.

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Treating bullying as everyone’s problem reduces incidence in primary schools

25 November 2024

The largest UK trial of its kind establishes a new way to prevent bullying in primary schools.

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Largest study into the people of Roman Britain set to transform understandings of the period

21 November 2024

Research will combine archaeological, isotopic and ancient DNA evidence

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Welsh-speaking students bond on trip exploring Māori culture

19 November 2024

Launch of Māori-Cymraeg student exchange

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Alumni discount extended to 2025

12 November 2024

20% alumni discount on master’s degrees.

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Schoolchildren light up streets of Cardiff with Christmas installations

12 November 2024

Themes of lighting, identity of place and migration explored in eight decorations set for Canal Quarter this Christmas