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From Cardiff to Patagonia: Physiotherapy students gain global healthcare experience

21 October 2026

Cardiff University physiotherapy students have gained first-hand experience of healthcare systems in South America through a unique international learning programme exploring physiotherapy practice, Welsh heritage and global healthcare challenges across Argentina and Brazil.

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New gene-editing approach shows promise in treating Huntington's disease in mice

21 October 2026

Team led by Cardiff University have developed a novel gene-editing technique that restored healthier brain function and significantly improved movement in mouse models of Huntington's disease.

Lactobacillus, bifidobacterium, a beneficial bacteria for gut health

Gut microbiome could help identify people at risk of dementia

19 October 2026

Gut bacteria and chemicals could offer a ‘window’ into the earliest stages of cognitive decline

Mother and child sat on a step, facing away to a garden. Mother is looking over at her child.

A mother’s facial expression impacts children’s mental health

15 October 2026

Children’s mental health is influenced not only by what a mother says say, but how she expresses her emotions.

Deprivation worsens mental health of children with intellectual disabilities

15 October 2026

Socioeconomic disadvantage is consistently associated with poorer mental health outcomes for children with intellectual developmental disabilities.

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Cardiff researcher to lead study on how human behaviour influences the spread of infectious diseases

12 October 2026

Joint UK government and UKRI £54m investment will tackle biosecurity threats, funding researchers across the UK to help prepare for future epidemics

Physiotherapy students support hundreds of runners at the Cardiff Half Marathon

9 October 2026

Seventy-two physiotherapy students from across Cardiff University’s undergraduate, pre-registration MSc and postgraduate taught MSc Physiotherapy programmes played a key role in supporting runners at the Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday 4 October 2026.

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Health and Care Research Wales announces latest funding award recipients

9 October 2026

Researchers from Cardiff University have been successful in the latest round of Health and Care Research Wales funding awards

Dr Esther Wright and Dr Lucy Riglin

New Future Leaders Fellows announced

8 October 2026

Dr Esther Wright and Dr Lucy Riglin have been awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships

Students help stroke survivors build strength and confidence through rehabilitation programme

7 October 2026

Stroke survivors from across Cardiff and the Vale have improved their strength, balance and confidence through a Cardiff University programme that is supporting both community health and the development of the next generation of physiotherapists.