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Thomas v Thomas: Battle of the Bards

22 October 2014

Who would you consider to be Wales’ poetic heavyweight? As the world celebrates the centenary of Dylan Thomas’s birth this year, why is it that Wales’ other famous poet, R.S. Thomas, has often been forgotten?

School of Social Sciences’ unique new course accredited by the British Psychological Society

21 October 2014

A new addition to the School’s suite of Undergraduate programmes - the BSc in Human and Social Sciences – has received accreditation by the British Psychological Society (BPS).

2014 SLS Best Paper Prize awarded to Cardiff Law researcher

16 October 2014

Dr Cahill-O'Callaghan’s paper, 'Reframing the Judicial Diversity Debate: Personal Values and Tacit Diversity', awarded the prestigious Best Paper Prize by the Society of Legal Scholars.

The ethics of airbrushing

16 October 2014

A Cardiff student has won a national essay competition debating the moral case of businesses using the airbrush tool.

Alumna Rachel Walker heads to Hollywood with award winning show choir

15 October 2014

Rachel Walker graduated from the School of Music in 2003 and has enjoyed a career which has seen her perform across the UK, Austria and Prague.

Professor Gillian Bristow and Dr Adrian Healy address the recovery of the eurozone economies

15 October 2014

The School’s Professor Gillian Bristow and Dr Adrian Healy have addressed the slow recovery of the eurozone economies in a new post for the Conversation.

Researcher wins funding to investigate translation and literature in Europe

10 October 2014

Dr Rhian Atkin has been awarded a grant to research in the translation of literatures of small European nations.

Coma Songs

10 October 2014

Academic research into the experiences of families of patients with severe brain injuries has been translated into a radio programme, providing insight into the heart-breaking dilemmas they face.

Historian’s first book shortlisted in Scotland’s most prestigious literary award

6 October 2014

The first book by a historian at Cardiff University has been shortlisted in the prestigious Saltire Society Book of the Year Awards 2014 in its sister capital city.

Cardiff University Q-Step Centre holds inaugural conference

3 October 2014

'Mainstreaming Quantitative Methods – Opportunities and Challenges’ was the topic of the inaugural Cardiff University Q-Step Centre conference held on campus recently.