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Students at Velindre Cancer Centre

Students tour the new Velindre Cancer Centre

26 January 2026

Velindre NHS Trust open their doors for student visit

Group photo of women at Women’s Health Research Wales launch

New centre will turn research into impact for women's health in Wales

26 January 2026

A pan-Wales network, designed to be a catalyst for change in women’s health research and innovation, has been launched.

Coauthors Sergey Fedorov and Mikkel Sinding completing the autopsy of the Tumat-1 wolf puppy.

Woolly rhino genes recovered from Ice Age wolf stomach

14 January 2026

Woolly rhino genetics recovered from an Ice Age wolf discovered in north-eastern Siberia reveals vital information about the animals population collapse.

Prehistoric cave painting of two Sulawesi warty pigs from Leang Tedongnge Cave, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

How people moved pigs across the Pacific

9 January 2026

Genetic study reveals the routes taken by people as they island-hopped across Indonesia

Photo over the shoulder of girl playing with toys and dolls

Research reveals how children’s play links to social skills and brain activity

7 January 2026

New research shows that differences in children’s solo and joint play are linked to social abilities and patterns of brain activity.

Picture of Professor Victoria Chalker against plain background

Honorary Professorship for NHS England Deputy Chief Scientific Officer

6 January 2026

Professor Victoria Chalker recognised for ongoing work with Cardiff University and contribution to medical microbiology, infectious diseases and diagnostics.

Cardiff Health partners logo

Rachel Savery appointed interim Managing Director of Cardiff Health Partners

17 December 2025

As its interim Managing Director, Mrs Savery will operate across the strategic partnership with overall responsibility for ensuring the transformative potential of CHP is on track to be delivered

Cardiff University and PASCAR: Transforming heart failure care across Africa

16 December 2025

Cardiff University in partnership with the Pan African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), has delivered a groundbreaking training programme that is already transforming heart failure care across Sub-Saharan Africa

Photo of Huw Morgan in a lab coat in a lab

Cancer biologist awarded Health and Care Research Wales Advanced Fellowship

16 December 2025

An Advanced Fellowship award will help to develop a new cost-effective test for kidney cancer.

hand removing wet wipe from packet

Biodegradable wet wipes remain in rivers for more than five weeks

15 December 2025

Scientists show for the first time that most biodegradable wet wipes aren’t as biodegradable as their marketing claims.