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An artistic impression of the Einstein Telescope project facilities in Europe

Next-gen gravitational wave detectors will provide "remarkable scientific payoff"

8 December 2023

Cardiff lends tech and science expertise to two future international gravitational wave detector projects

An image of Dr Jennifer Edwards and Dr Mike Pascoe with their prototype period product

Remote rural communities in Nepal to participate in study of self-cleaning period products

7 December 2023

Innovative technology designed to support menstrual needs and improve reproductive health is making progress towards implementation

A distorted amber circle mounted on top of a black background. The image is of the M87 black hole

Interpreting the afterglow of a black hole’s breakfast

5 December 2023

Cardiff astronomers and international partners reveal a new way to probe how black holes feast

A portrait of a young black man wearing a black polo shirt. Behind him and out of focus are classic red racing cars.

Helping improve diversity in Formula 1

16 November 2023

Cardiff student receives scholarship from Royal Academy of Engineering and Mission 44

Major advance in designer protein engineering

15 November 2023

Researchers used computer-guided enzyme engineering to sustainably generate novel biocatalysts

Regius Professor elected Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society

14 November 2023

Professor Graham Hutchings CBE FRS elected Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS)

Satellite image of Mbale region in Uganda during the flood of 2022.

Extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding are devastating communities at greatest risk of climate change impacts, new research reveals

14 November 2023

Researchers examined frequency and magnitude of flooding and drought hazards in six countries over four decades

Meet our new Head of School

7 November 2023

Professor Haley Gomez MBE appointed Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy

A male wheelchair user poses for a photograph beside a train at the Bermondsey London Underground station.

“Offering people the freedom to choose how they travel”

24 October 2023

Graduate developing accessible travel app which flags lift disruptions on London Underground

Artist impression of a doughnut-shaped cloud that was formed after two ice giant planets collided.

Planetary collision in distant solar system reveals new cosmic object

13 October 2023

Astronomers investigating a star that had unexpectedly faded discover ‘synestia’ – a cloud of molten, vapourised rock shaped like a doughnut – that had dimmed the star’s brightness