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Young entrepreneurs triumph at the 14th annual Student Start-up and Freelance Awards

29 May 2024

Twelve young entrepreneurs each win a share of the £18,000 prize pot that was up for grabs.

A group of people are photographed on a roof terrace which overlooks the City of London

Bridging the accessibility gap in data science

28 May 2024

Research network to map landscape and identify needs across sectors

Libraries across Wales and England to house academic’s research on dementia communication

23 May 2024

Professor Alison Wray’s book is part of a collection designed to support the health and wellbeing of those affected by dementia

NHS England’s New ADHD Taskforce

23 May 2024

Cardiff academic co-chairs NHS England’s new ADHD Taskforce

A portrait of Dr Giulio Fabbian on a skyscraper viewing point with the skyline of a metropolitan city behind him

Cardiff researcher among UK pioneers to explore Universe’s first stars, largest explosions and more

23 May 2024

Dr Giulio Fabbian awarded Ernest Rutherford Fellowship 2024 by the Science and Technology Facilities Council

Nearly a third of Welsh journalists are considering leaving the sector

22 May 2024

Job insecurity, pay, stress and burnout cited as main reasons for those thinking of changing career

Young people explore university life at Urdd Eisteddfod

21 May 2024

Fun interactive activities will be available at the Cardiff University tent

Street bunting in Hay-on-Wye during the festival

Academics share their research at Hay Festival

21 May 2024

Talks take place at the annual celebration of literature and the arts

A powerful wave crashing down is photographed from beneath

Underwater signals generated by open sea airplane crashes could be key to detecting final resting place of MH370

20 May 2024

Study proposes experiments to seek further insights into aircraft’s fate using hydroacoustic technology

How beeswax could help families in warzones

20 May 2024

DIY antimicrobial beeswax food wraps could provide a low cost food storage solution for families in conflict zones

Artist’s impression of a horse in a grave

Pagan-Christian trade networks supplied horses from overseas for the last horse sacrifices in Europe

17 May 2024

Evidence demonstrates burst of human and animal mobility

A portrait of Professor Sir Richard Catlow

Highest honour from Royal Society of Chemistry for Cardiff researcher

17 May 2024

Professor Sir Richard Catlow named among Society’s honorary fellows for 2024

Scientists brew killer bee beer

16 May 2024

Scientists use extracts from killer bees to brew beer

Experiment underway at the labs in Cardiff University’s Translational Research Hub

Cardiff to lead one of five hubs launched to create sustainable future for manufacturing

16 May 2024

Cardiff hub to capitalise on huge opportunity of manufacturing identified in UK’s national semiconductor strategy

Our commitment to supporting technical career development

15 May 2024

A new joint statement, endorsing the recommendations of the TALENT Commission has been released by the four GW4 Alliance universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter.

Dr Alex George ‘opened up’ talks about youth mental health challenges

14 May 2024

Doctor and presenter to speak at Cardiff University’s Cardiff Conversations series about youth mental health

Plastic pollution floating on the surface of a river

Scientists develop new method for quantifying ‘invisible’ plastics in rivers

9 May 2024

Method could provide more realistic picture of plastic pollution and better informed clean-up strategies

Staff and students pose for a photograph around a table in a new laboratory facility

QUEST for answers to mysteries of universe underway in new Cardiff lab

8 May 2024

Wolfson and HEFCW funded facility home to unique instruments for gravitational physics research

Experts gather at Net Zero Innovation Institute Town Hall

5 May 2024

The Net Zero Innovation Institute welcomed colleagues to their second annual Town Hall.

Cardiff University joins forces with Cardiff Capital Region for future collaboration

26 April 2024

Cardiff University has signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding with Cardiff Capital Region and other Higher and Further Education institutions from South-East Wales.

Azithromycin and preventing chronic lung disease in premature babies

26 April 2024

New clinical trial finds definitive answer about using azithromycin to prevent development of chronic lung disease in premature babies.

A group of students and mentors gathered around a conference table

Students benefit from mentoring with Cardiff Innovations businesses

25 April 2024

Cardiff University students have gained valuable insight into the working world through a successful ‘Meet your Mentor’ scheme.

A colony of greater horseshoe bats are photographed hanging from the roof of a cave

Finding bat roosts no longer like searching for “a needle in a haystack”

24 April 2024

Algorithm helps ecologists and conversationists find roosts to support bat populations and their habitats

More support needed to help households transition to green energy, research concludes

23 April 2024

Feelings of stress and precarity make it difficult for people to think about transition in practice

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