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Black hole

Seeing the unseeable

10 April 2019

First ever image of a black hole captured by network of telescopes from around the globe

AI robot

Cardiff joins AI Doctoral Training Centre

21 February 2019

University partners Swansea

Cosmic dust supernovae blast

Cosmic dust forms in supernovae blasts

20 February 2019

New discovery solves mystery of how building blocks of stars and planets form

Image of telescope array

Leading the search for supernovae and unusual transients

8 February 2019

Newly appointed lecturer, Dr Cosimo Inserra, is awarded a long term astronomical survey.

ICS chip ed

EPSRC funds CS Centre for Doctoral Training

4 February 2019

Boost for UK CS wafer manufacturing

Mike Edmunds receiving the Giuseppe Sciacca International Award for Physics

International awards for School of Physics and Astronomy academics

1 February 2019

Professors Mike Edmunds and Matt Griffin have received prestigious international awards for their research work.

Image of star formation

Engaging young people with real astronomy

25 January 2019

The School of Physics and Astronomy has received £445,000 as part of two grants worth over £8 million for projects aimed at young people.

Gravitational waves experiment

Better ‘hearing aids’ to listen to the Universe

23 January 2019

Cardiff University receives new funding to help improve sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors

Bernard Schutz

Pioneering professor wins Eddington Medal

11 January 2019

Royal Astronomical Society prize for Professor Bernard Schutz

Earth from space

Groovy young rock stars and the Holy Grail

3 January 2019

Cardiff professor on the hunt for another Earth