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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 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

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

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

Emeritus Professor star of The Life Scientific

7 May 2024

Professor Mike Edmunds featured in the BBC Radio 4 programme about the life and work of notable scientists

Two young women and one young man pose for a photograph with their awards at STEM for BRITAIN 2024 in Westminster.

Doctoral student picks up bronze award for physics at STEM for BRITAIN 2024

28 March 2024

Sama Al-Shammari presented her research to MPs at the Westminster event

A young woman laughing while using laboratory equipment

Cardiff receives share of £1 billion doctoral training investment

14 March 2024

Institute to lead centre for doctoral training in compound semiconductor manufacturing

UKRI placement for physics student

7 March 2024

Aziza is the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) national to join the UK government’s research funding agency

Quantum dots image sensor

Radical smart imaging sensor developed using quantum technology

4 March 2024

The device uses new, low-carbon footprint technology that mimics the human brain and vision system

A composite image of multiple observations of a massive galaxy cluster 3.8 billion light-years from Earth taken from space and ground-based telescopes

Black hole fashions stellar beads on a string

21 February 2024

Study helps shed light on how black holes regulate their environments