Latest News
The latest news stories from the School.
Making Hay
Heroes and Villains of Wales, ed. H. Bowen (Gomer, 2012)
Dr Richard Marsden, Exploring the Past co-ordinator and SHARE alumnus, will be talking about appearing at the forthcoming Hay Festival on Saturday 2 June, and his part in the new book: Heroes and Villains of Wales to be launched at the festival, on the Roy Noble Show on BBC Radio Wales next Wednesday, 30 May at 2pm.
To listen and find out more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales/sites/roynoble/
Join the Science and Humanities debate!
Dr John Robb [Cambridge, keynote speaker] is to speak on The Future Neolithic: Science and the Humanities at 5.10 pm on Monday 14 May at the opening of Early Farmers: the view from Archaeology and Science, a major international conference, organised by the Department of Archaeology and Conservation, Cardiff University, and generously supported by the British Academy.
Centenary of the Titanic disaster
Hear Cardiff’s Dr Bill Jones talk about European emigrants on the ship and especially about the Welsh migrants on board. Catch him on BBC Radio Cymru Friday 6 April 12.30 ( repeat Sunday 8 April 1.30).
ITV Wales this Week: Grand Declines
Cardiff postgraduate Mark Baker has contributed to this week’s Wales This Week programme on ITV Wales, Grand Declines: Wales’s Buildings at Risk Register.
Catch it at 7.30pm, Tuesday 3rd April on ITV 1 Wales and at 8.30pm on the ITV + 1 Service in Wales. An article about the programme will also be made available on the day of transmission through the following website www.itv.com/news/wales
The Great British Story: A People’s History - a new landmark eight part television series on BBC TWO, kicks off on Friday 25 May by looking at the roots of early Britain.
09/05/2012
A five-year collaborative project between Cardiff University and English Heritage that aims to construct a more precise chronology of Neolithic civilisations in Europe has just been awarded €2.5M from the European Research Council.
27/03/2012
Welsh Higher Education Institutions beat off competition from across the UK to win three out of four awards given by the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (UALL) - the national body which represents part-time education in universities.
To Cardiff University Students on 1st March
Time Team Series Director, Sian Price gave a well-received presentation to Cardiff archaeology students on St David's Day thanks to links between the Channel 4 television series and Cardiff School of History, Archaeology and Religion.
The Story of Wales
Catch Cardiff University historians and archaeologists contributing to a major new six part series on BBC 1 Wales starting 27 February at 9pm
Presented by Huw Edwards
BBC Radio Wales
Starting Sunday, February 19, BBC Radio Wales, 1.30pm.
In this 6-part anthology series broadcast on Radio Wales, 6 historians present a theme in Welsh history they feel passionate about. Cardiff University’s Dr Bill Jones is the series adviser and introduces each programme, its theme and presenter.
24/01/2012
Among the five Research Project of the Year nominations in the Archaeology Awards 2012. Voting is now open.
24/01/2012
Archaeology Awards 2012. Voting is now open. This is one of three works to be nominated in the Book of the Year category.