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Strengthening partnerships with industry and society and engaging the public with mathematics

24 September 2025

Dr Katerina Kaouri is the recipient of the Hedy Lamarr Prize 2025 from the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications

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Funding extension for project creating “better, healthy homes for the future”

19 September 2025

GW4 universities-led project to continue to demonstrate how existing homes can be transformed for future generations

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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

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Knowing where to look: researchers create AI to examine medical images like a trained radiologist

4 September 2025

Over 100,000 eye movements of radiologists help AI assess most clinically relevant areas of medical images, building trust and improving diagnostic capabilities

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.

School students dive into real world maths through summer research projects

28 August 2025

Three sixth form students from local schools learned about modelling with differential equations and carried out their own research projects at Cardiff University.

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

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Gravitational waves research pioneer honoured by Royal Society

27 August 2025

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