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Cardiff climbs again in QS World Rankings

18 June 2026

Cardiff makes gains for second year in influential league table, rising to 179th in the world

Cardiff’s spinouts recognised among top UK universities

11 June 2026

Cardiff ranks in top 20 in Royal Academy of Engineering report with spinout Draig Therapeutics highlighted for claiming the largest UK spinout financing in 2025

Student creators shaping learning, workplaces, and communities win big at the 16th annual Student Start-Up and Freelance Awards

18 May 2026

13 of Cardiff’s student entrepreneurs win a share of the £22,000 prize pot that was up for grabs.

How Cardiff Business School alumnus supports the next generation of talent

28 April 2026

Dale Perrett, founding director of Novo Executive Search and Selection, champions student industry placement partnership

35th reunion of Cardiff University’s 1991 Rugby UAU triumph

27 April 2026

Thirty-five years after lifting the UAU Championship trophy at Twickenham, members of Cardiff University’s 1991 Men’s Rugby team reunited for a memorable two-day celebration in Cardiff.

2026 Alumni 30(ish) Awards now open for nominations

31 March 2026

Returning for their fifth year, the 30(ish) Awards are back to celebrate and share the story of the changemakers, innovators, and rule-breakers in the Cardiff University alumni community.

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TIME recognition for academic excellence

27 March 2026

Cardiff University is 121st in TIME magazine’s inaugural World’s Top Universities 2026

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Cardiff ranks among world’s best universities in major global rankings

25 March 2026

Eight subjects in Top 100 of 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject

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UAU men’s rugby champions mark 50 years with golden reunion in Cardiff

17 March 2026

More than fifty alumni and guests returned to Cardiff to celebrate a remarkable milestone: the 50-year reunion of the UWIST men’s rugby team who won the 1976 UAU Championship.

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Cardiff astrophysicist wins prestigious medal for global science outreach

15 January 2026

Dr Edward Gomez is the recipient of the Royal Astronomical Society’s Annie Maunder Medal 2026