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Drs Bassetto and Heurich

Cardiff researchers receive prestigious award by the British Medical Association Foundation for Medical Research for schizophrenia research

3 November 2023

Two School of Pharmacy researchers delighted with award for mental health research

Three top scientists awarded the Chris McGuigan prize

12 October 2023

The bi-annual McGuigan Drug Discovery prizes awarded to leading scientists

Dr Sarah Gerson Barbie

Doll play allows children to develop and practice social skills regardless of their neurodevelopmental profile

28 September 2023

Latest findings from multi-year study suggest playing with dolls could be beneficial for social development of all children - including those who display neurodivergent traits commonly associated with autism

Pills in a bottle image

AI-generated nanoparticles prove capable of delivering modern medicines to diseased cells

28 June 2023

Microscopic shuttles transport precision therapy to treat disease

Engineering students

Schools of Pharmacy and Engineering build bridges between students and the community

14 June 2023

Schools of Engineering and Pharmacy collaborate with local social enterprise in the creation of a bridge in Abercynon nature trail.

Genes

New answers for future Parkinson’s therapy

13 June 2023

New molecules could hold promising future for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

Dr Christopher Thomas, Dr Oliver Castell and Dr Sion Coulman with their bioprinter built entirely from LEGO

LEGO in the lab: creating the building blocks of life

31 January 2023

Benchtop 3D bioprinter constructed entirely from LEGO offers cost-effective route to printing human skin cells

School children in a lab cheerfully take part in an activity

Children’s University rolled out more widely in Cardiff

8 December 2022

Pupils from all backgrounds will be able to earn a Passport to the City

Lecture Theatre

Children’s University comes to Redwood

5 December 2022

A hundred Cardiff school children visited Redwood for a day of learning and wonder

Orange goggles

Bioaccumulation Display launched at National Eisteddfod

10 October 2022

Prof. Arwyn Jones and Dr Iwan Palmer demonstrate the problem of plastic accumulation and medicines in waterways at the Tregaron National Eisteddfod