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

World’s most sensitive table-top experiment sets new limits on very high-frequency gravitational waves

9 October 2025

QUEST leads search for gravitational waves at frequencies never before explored

Dr Inserra wins Outstanding Contribution Award for researcher development

8 October 2025

The Vitae Impact, Culture and Engagement (ICE) Award recognises Dr Cosimo Inserra’s contribution to the researcher development community

An image depicting a black hole binary merger with an eccentric orbital path

Likely origins of black hole collision with “squashed” orbital path revealed

8 October 2025

Scientists compare properties of rarely seen type of black hole merger to probe its formation history

Dr Diana Contreras Mojica visits Cairo to support gender equality in STEM initiative

29 September 2025

Dr. Contreras Mojica visited Ain Shams University within the framework of a British Council-founded project aimed at reducing gender disparity in STEM.

A person pouring a can of cola into a glass

Sweetwave: rising temperatures lead people to eat more added sugar via soft drinks and frozen desserts, study finds

16 September 2025

Researchers analysed 15 years of shopping data to establish climate-diet-health connection

Gravitational waves

A decade of discovery: Academics celebrate 10 years since the first detection of gravitational waves amid announcement of exciting new breakthrough

10 September 2025

Scientists celebrate anniversary and tests of Stephen Hawking's black hole area theorem

Free Public Lecture Series returns for 2025–26: Quaking Earth – Understanding and Coping with a Dangerous Planet

2 September 2025

Our free evening lectures, beginning Tuesday 9th September, are accessible and open to all audiences.

Cardiff University rocket team wins at space competition

28 August 2025

The student team won the Hybrid Rocket Engine category at the Race 2 Space competition, a groundbreaking educational initiative to boost the UK space sector.

The butterfly nebula, NGC 6302, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

JWST observations of Butterfly Nebula reveal how cosmic dust is made in space

27 August 2025

Astronomers say observations show planetary nebulae are surprisingly dynamic objects which create cool gemstones and fiery grime

A photograph of a man wearing glasses and a suit.

Gravitational waves research pioneer honoured by Royal Society

27 August 2025

Professor Bernard Schutz FRS FLSW is the recipient of the Rumford medal 2025