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Urgent action is needed to protect Somalia from a potentially unprecedented weather event, experts warn

21 July 2026

Greater anticipatory action is needed this year to prepare for the threat of heavy rainfall

A selfie of Professor Geraint Jones, Dr Cai Stoddard-Jones and Dr Sarah Roberts.

Astrophysicist first Cardiff student to complete PhD viva in Welsh

17 July 2026

Dr Cai Stoddard-Jones studied comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann and encouraged children from rural Welsh-speaking communities to engage with astrophysics.

Dr Andrea Folli wins Royal Society of Chemistry Applied Catalysis Award for 2026

16 July 2026

The RSC Applied Catalysis award celebrates substantial individual contributions to the field of catalytic chemistry.

Plastic bottles and bags are photographed from below suspended in the ocean

Could tiny water droplets hold the key to dissolving the global plastic waste crisis?

15 July 2026

International team of scientists develop catalyst-free plastic recycling process with just water and oxygen

A woman operates a physics research instrument in a laboratory.

“I feel like it's my city”

13 July 2026

Cardiff University graduate progresses onto a PhD at University College London to continue her placement research

A photograph of a young woman in a sunlit garden surrounded by trees.

Cardiff astrophysicist awarded Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship 2026

7 July 2026

Ernest Rutherford Fellow Dr Isobel Romero-Shaw will deliver her lecture on deciphering binary black hole origins with Gravitational Waves

A giant leafy green tropical tree photographed from the rainforest floor.

Tallest tropical trees have evolved “perfectly” to pump water to top branches, study finds

2 July 2026

Study challenges decades of ecological theory on vulnerabilities of tallest tropical trees

A team of scientists are photographed in the lab wearing PPE conducting an experiment with lots of technological equipment including lenses, mirrors and lasers.

Breakthrough optical experiment could provide first experimental evidence for quantum gravity

23 June 2026

Cardiff scientist wins ERC award for project aiming to resolve one of the most important challenges in science

Chemical elements Gold and Palladium are visualised on top of a molecular grid.

“Teaming up” metals can boost catalyst performance and reduce waste, study finds

11 June 2026

Gold and palladium offer promising route to more sustainable chemical manufacturing

An artist's impression of a binary black hole merger.

Cardiff researchers hail coming-of-age for gravitational wave astronomy as event catalogue nearly doubles

9 June 2026

161 events added to collection bringing the total number of gravitational wave signals detected to date to 390