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Innovation & Impact Award

TeloNostiX triumphs at Innovation Awards

29 June 2018

Diagnostic cancer technology is ‘People’s Choice’

Emma Yhnell

Charles Darwin Award Lecture

25 June 2018

Dr Emma Yhnell chosen for Charles Darwin Award Lecture

ABC Awards

Business of the Year

7 June 2018

Cardiff University School of Medicine named Business of the Year at Arts & Business Cymru Awards

Womeninspire

Inspirational women shortlisted for awards

5 June 2018

Womenspire showcases accomplishments of women in Wales

Telomere on end of chromosome

Innovation award for diagnostic cancer technology

1 June 2018

Cancer patients’ prognosis found in genes

Adenovirus

How to train your virus

24 May 2018

Fully reprogrammed virus offers new hope as cancer treatment

Girl sat on hospital bed

Higher rate of unplanned hospital admissions

22 May 2018

Higher rate of hospital admissions for children living with adults with mental health conditions or alcohol dependency

Hay Festival

University experts line up for Hay Festival

21 May 2018

Cardiff Series: Trump, terror, language learning, lightning and a genetic disorder

Group of pigs

Pig immunology comes of age

18 May 2018

Pig immune system study gives researchers new method of developing flu vaccines

Dentist examining patient

Improving dental care

15 May 2018

Dental checklist of bad practice has patient care at its heart

Mother breastfeeding

Unspoken complication of childbirth

15 May 2018

Improving awareness amongst clinicians of full impact of anal sphincter injuries in childbirth

Tackling gender inequality

10 May 2018

School of Medicine receives Athena SWAN award

Kathy Triantafilou

Professor Kathy Triantafilou joins the GSK Immunology Network

9 May 2018

Targeting the immune system through open innovation

Putting on lotion

Bath additives ineffective for eczema

4 May 2018

One of the most widely used treatments for childhood eczema is not beneficial

Patient holding hands with visitor

Improvements needed in end of life care

3 May 2018

Personal experiences of care highlight need for further evidence to reduce harm and distress at end of life

Image of the WAMS team

Widening Access to Medicine

26 April 2018

Cardiff University medical students provide support to medical applicants in Wales

Image of patient at the Bebe clinic undergoing tests

Improving lung function in prematurely-born children

25 April 2018

Study aims to find best treatment for prematurely born children growing up with breathing problems

Pint of Science

‘Pint of Science’ returns to Cardiff pubs

11 April 2018

Academics will once again bring science to the masses as part of world’s largest festival of public science talks

Woman carrying baby

PCOS link to ADHD and autism spectrum disorder

10 April 2018

Large-scale study links polycystic ovary syndrome to mental health disorders

Close up of eye

First NHS-led clinical trial for thyroid eye disease

27 March 2018

New research finds orbital radiotherapy should not be used to treat thyroid eye disease