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Aerial view of Cardiff Creative Capital conference

Mapping Cardiff’s Creative Economy

12 December 2016

Creative economy research identifies two drivers for presence of creative activity

News Journalism Director Mike Hill

News Journalism named top performing NCTJ course

1 December 2016

Postgraduate journalism award at National Council for the Training of Journalists ceremony.

John Simpson

We Chose to Speak of War and Strife

28 November 2016

BBC’s World Affairs Editor John Simpson delivers distinguished lecture

School staff receive the award

School scoops University prize

22 November 2016

“School of the Year” award recognises outstanding effort

Professor Celia Kitzinger

Christian perspectives around death and dying

18 November 2016

Public event explores Christian values and beliefs around end-of-life-care.

James and the Giant Peach at City Hall

Cardiff: Creative Capital

17 November 2016

Symposium to explore what makes a creative city

Cardiff Journalism students in 1990

Launch of Tom Hopkinson Centre for Media History

14 November 2016

New Centre honours Sir Tom Hopkinson, founding director of the School.

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Hacks and hackers to tell digital stories

8 November 2016

Cardiff continues to lead as a city at the leading edge of digital journalism.

Students in a BBC radio studio

Students gain insider view of BBC Radio Cymru

3 November 2016

Welsh language journalism module places students with national broadcaster

A book cover showing a protest

Understanding the structure of social movements

24 October 2016

Dr Jonathan Cable’s book sets out to go beyond the headlines of social movements to uncover their impact.

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Christian perspectives on death and dying

14 October 2016

Project promotes public discussion on values and beliefs

Stethoscope in courtroom

Treatment withdrawal from patients in a permanent vegetative state

23 September 2016

System fails patients with catastrophic brain injuries, Cardiff-York research finds

Chuck Rapoport speaking at Cardiff University

Aberfan survivors speak publicly about media coverage of disaster

15 September 2016

Survivors, rescuers and journalists involved in the Aberfan disaster have spoken of their experiences publicly, many for the first time in 50 years.

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Veteran broadcaster to highlight betrayals of the people of Aberfan

2 September 2016

Conference marks 50th anniversary of tragedy

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Perspectives on Aberfan

4 August 2016

One-day conference at Cardiff University marks 50th anniversary of disaster

Camera in a court

New research funding to study as-live courtroom footage

4 August 2016

Cameras are being re-introduced into Crown courtrooms in England and Wales.

New format for Eisteddfod digital newspaper

28 July 2016

Llais y Maes returns to provide a fresh perspective on the National Eisteddfod

The Aberfan memorial garden

Marking 50 years since the Aberfan disaster

27 July 2016

A conference at Cardiff University this September will reflect upon the immediate and continued impact of the media’s coverage of the 1966 Aberfan disaster.

Phillip Zarrilli opens the Martial Arts Studies conference

Conference builds next phase of Martial Arts Studies network

22 July 2016

Second international conference explores the impact of martial arts on culture

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Supporting journalists of the future

21 July 2016

Sue Lloyd Roberts Journalism Scholarship receives £50,000 boost from Google