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Layla Sadeghi Namaghi with the winning entry

Baker’s dozen for Abacws as 13 postgraduate students represent their thesis proposals through cake creations

8 March 2023

Mathematics students have found an innovative way to communicate their research proposals by swapping abstracts for vanilla extracts.

Maths games at Bargoed library

Game on: Cardiff University Professor shares love of STEM with local children at Bargoed library games day

8 March 2023

Children from the local area took over two of the library’s floors, in a mammoth celebration of games.

A man interviews a woman on a stage. Each are speaking into microphones. A Radio 4 table cloth is draped over a small table between the two people. An audience looks on.

Inspiring young people to live a life scientific

6 March 2023

University experiments, workshops and demonstrations delivered as part of city’s science festival

Portrait of a young man wearing glasses, a navy shirt and a grey t-shirt. Behind him is a white board upon which mathematical equations are written in black ink.

Doctoral student to present research to MPs in Westminster

20 February 2023

Tim Ostler will compete in STEM for BRITAIN competition as part of British Science Week

Dr Rhyd Lewis

Cardiff Mathematics Reader Dr Rhyd Lewis paves the way for more sustainable industry

8 February 2023

Reader in Mathematics at Cardiff University Dr Rhyd Lewis has come up with a waste saving solution for industry.

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Gareth Pierce bursary

8 February 2023

School of Mathematics student one of three inaugural bursary winners

Pupils in year 8/9 in a maths workshop organised by Further Maths Support Programme Wales.

Codebreaking down barriers: maths PGR students lead immersive conference for schools

7 February 2023

The visiting school students were treated to a range of fun and immersive activities to draw their attention both to the history and to the modern applications of maths in their lives.

Map of planned route

'Conversations with friends' how one comment resulted in Cardiff mathematician’s ground-breaking journey-mapping algorithm

3 February 2023

Dr Rhyd Lewis has created a new journey-mapping algorithm for smartphones.

PhD student Layla Sadeghi Namaghi presenting her research

Cardiff Mathematics Director of Research spearheads inaugural Retreat for Women in Applied Mathematics

2 February 2023

The Retreat for Women in Applied Mathematics took place in January at the International Centre for Mathematical Research in Edinburgh.

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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

Gregynog Wet Weather workshop 2022

2022 WET Weather workshop takes place at Gregynog Hall

27 October 2022

The 2022 WET Weather workshop at Gregynog Hall brought together different scientific disciplines as well as sectors to demonstrate their understanding, research focus and methods when working on weather extremes, particularly within the context of climate change.

Don't eat the chilli

School of Mathematics takes part in a ‘Night of Science’ for children and young people in Ukraine

19 October 2022

The school ran a series of interactive and fun sessions for Ukrainian children and young people.

Professor Paul Harper at the ambulance launch

EPSRC GCRF grant research team launch new ambulance in Jakarta

10 October 2022

The launch of the new ambulance marked the beginning of a memorable and successful visit to the country for the team.

Timothy Ostler

Mathematics PhD student Timothy Ostler wins poster prize at ECMTB 2022 Conference

27 September 2022

Timothy was awarded poster prize for his research on maximising IVF success rates.

The Cardiff University team

Cardiff University Mathematics and Chemistry students help team to take victory over Coventry on University Challenge

27 September 2022

The Cardiff University team rose to the challenge on Monday night (19 September) and achieved a convincing win against the University of Coventry.

Dr Pete Barry, Dr Angharad Jones and Dr John Harvey

Future research leaders to tackle global issues and commercialise innovations

15 June 2022

Dr Angharad Jones, School of Biosciences, Dr Pete Barry from the School of Physics and Astronomy and Dr John Harvey, soon to join the School of Mathematics, have been awarded prestigious Future Leaders Fellowships from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Scientists provide explanation for exceptional Tonga tsunami

13 June 2022

New mechanism describes how the tsunami travelled much further, much quicker and for much longer after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted.

Dr Ana Ros Camacho and Tasarla Deadman at the ESLA awards

Dr Ana Ros Camacho wins Champion for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the Enriching Student Life Awards

23 May 2022

Dr Ana Ros Camacho, Lecturer in the School of Mathematics, has been recognised for her contribution to enhancing the student experience with an award for Champion for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the recent Enriching Student Life Awards.

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New resource to monitor children's reading progress

16 May 2022

The Central South Consortium has published a new reading test, developed by academics at Cardiff University, for children aged 1 to 11 in Welsh-medium schools.

Research Excellence Framework 2021 results

11 May 2022

The School of Mathematics has enjoyed success in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) with 98% of our overall submission considered world leading or internationally excellent.