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A young woman wearing a lab coat is photographed examining a molecular model

New study on “building block of discipline” could improve chemistry education and understanding

8 June 2026

Researchers re-define the inductive effect, which has been incorrectly described in textbooks for almost 100 years

Two female and one male scientist are photographed wearing coats and visors in a laboratory

Search underway for new ways to use self-cleaning technology powered by sunlight

28 May 2026

Dr Isla Gow is exploring commercial opportunities for SunPad through an Innovate UK programme

Professor John Pickett smiles, seated in front of a wooden periodic table on the wall

Professor John Pickett elected to Academia Europaea

19 May 2026

Professor Pickett has been recognised for his extensive contributions to ecological chemistry

School outreach project wins top architectural education award

19 May 2026

Shape my School, a project inspiring children to co-design their school spaces, wins Thornton Education Trust (TET) award

A telescope image of the Messier 51 galaxy, which comprises of red-orange, clumpy filaments of gas and dust that stretch in a chain from left to right. Shining cyan bubbles light up parts of the gas clouds from within, and gaps expose bright star clusters in these bubbles as glowing white dots. The whole image is dotted with small stars. A faint blue glow around the arm colours the otherwise dark background.

Massive star clusters “emerge” from natal clouds 1.5 times faster than low-mass ones, study finds

11 May 2026

Researchers use advanced space telescopes to quantify the time it takes for clusters to disperse natal cloud for first time

Yellow and white objects of different shapes and sizes are shown against a black background, representing hundreds of thousands of stars bound together in a crowded environment in space.

Biggest black holes built up in busy star clusters after series of violent merging events, research finds

7 May 2026

Team identifies two distinct black hole populations in version 4.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

Cardiff academics bring earthquake and volcanic simulations to local schoolchildren

1 May 2026

Children at Howardian Primary School learned about geoscience hazards using simulation games and VR with the support of Cardiff experts.

Researchers from the School of Mathematics propose new approach that more accurately predicts the evolution of epidemics

30 April 2026

Neha Bansal, Dr Katerina Kaouri and Dr Thomas E. Woolley’s newly published study could inform public health policy decisions.

Cardiff academic joins international jury for major architectural awards in China

28 April 2026

Dr Federico Wulff appointed as an international jury member for the prestigious 11th edition of the CREDAWARD Architectural Professional Awards 2025 in Shanghai, China

Learned Society of Wales welcomes new Fellows tackling key world challenges

28 April 2026

15 academics from Cardiff University have achieved the prestigious honour of joining the Learned Society of Wales.