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Roman burial within a stone cist prior to excavation by Teffont Archaeology Project

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.

Schoolchildren are photographed outdoors drawing their surroundings.

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

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How do you say that then?

31 October 2024

Project aims to uncover how English is spoken around Wales

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Text message reminders help teens brush their teeth

31 October 2024

New research finds that text message reminders will improve tooth brushing habits in teenagers.

First Kapila Hingorani Dialogue event takes place

29 October 2024

New lecture series celebrates and remembers the first South Asian woman to graduate from Cardiff University and her distinguished legal career

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Russian political technologists – experts in “information warfare” – prepare for US elections

24 October 2024

Report describes this “middle tier” of professionals who sit between Kremlin strategy and the delivery of disinformation operations.

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Economic background and deprivation are key factors affecting participation in tertiary education in Wales

24 October 2024

Fresh approach needed to reduce inequalities across the sector, academics conclude

A computer-generated image of the PRIMA telescope layered on top of astrophotography of the Milky Way.

Cardiff scientists part of team bidding for $1bn NASA mission

22 October 2024

Cardiff Astronomy Instrumentation Group will provide filters and other optics for NASA space observatory scheduled to launch in 2032

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Physical activity up among secondary school pupils in Wales

22 October 2024

Schools Health Research Network (SHRN) survey results also reveal increase in bullying

Babita Sharma

Broadcaster Babita Sharma explores the impact of disinformation

17 October 2024

Latest in Cardiff Conversations series focuses on issue that poses “serious threat to democracy”

Families attending the Hadyn Ellis Building for the launch of the first Timothy Syndrome family day and the launch of the Timothy Syndrome Alliance charity

Zuckerberg funding for rare syndrome research network

17 October 2024

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative donates over $800,000 to support a research network into CACNA1C-Related Disorders and Timothy Syndrome

New £300 million investment vehicle to drive innovation across South Wales

17 October 2024

The spinout-focused investment vehicle will catalyse the creation and growth of science and technology companies addressing global challenges. 

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“Drastic deterioration” in Welsh prison safety

16 October 2024

Report reveals sharp rise in assaults and self-harm

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Physicist honoured for outstanding work on revolutionary astronomical instruments and facilities

15 October 2024

Professor Carole Tucker selected as 2024 recipient of IOP’s James Joule Medal and Prize

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Judges “blown away” by Architectural studies student at national awards final

15 October 2024

Sophie Page crowned the 2024 Women in Property National Student Awards winner

A scan of a brain with glioblastoma

Cardiff Researcher awarded Future Leaders Fellowship from Brain Tumour Charity

8 October 2024

Dr Mathew Clement, currently based at Systems Immunity Research Institute, has been announced as one of Brain Tumour Charity’s Future Leaders 2024.

TeamCardiff at the 2024 Cardiff Half Marathon with the Vice Chancellor

Over £34k raised by #TeamCardiff runners at Cardiff Half Marathon

7 October 2024

Over 100 alumni, students, and staff ran the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon to raise funds for Cardiff University research.

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GP practices in wealthiest areas of Wales receive more funding than deprived areas

4 October 2024

Underinvestment in GP services in Wales’ most deprived areas contributing to health inequalities, researchers say

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Celebrities and politicians are climate change ‘missing link’

4 October 2024

Celebrities and politicians leading by example could be a crucial ‘missing link’ in tackling the climate crisis

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Mentorship scheme boosts language GCSE take up in Wales

2 October 2024

Modern Foreign Languages Mentoring programme goes from strength-to-strength

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Festival set to uncover the impact of our digital lives and celebrate social science research

1 October 2024

Annual celebration showcases social science research

Being Human Festival 2024

Festival set to celebrate impact of humanities research

1 October 2024

Being Human Festival celebrates the ways humanities research inspires and enriches our everyday lives

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Wales and Ukraine remember journalist Gareth Jones 90 years after his death

1 October 2024

Welsh journalist drew the world’s attention to the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s