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Professor Tom Blenkinsop in Zimbabwe

Higher Education Partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa programme

13 March 2019

Professor visits Zimbabwe to teach on Royal Academy of Engineering programme.

Cardiff University

Success in world subject rankings

5 March 2019

Cardiff University boasts world-leading subjects according to latest results from prestigious rankings

International Women and Girls in Science Day event

Marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

13 February 2019

School marks UN day with a series of talks from women in science

Fossils

Scientists discover oldest evidence of mobility on Earth

11 February 2019

Fossils dating back 2.1 billion years provide first ever evidence of movement in multicellular organisms

Panama 1

Volcanic growth ‘critical’ to the formation of Panama

7 February 2019

Scientists put forward new explanation as to how land bridge formed between North and South America

National Geology Challenge

School hosts regional heat in National Geology Challenge

23 January 2019

Regional winners to compete in the national finals hosted by the Geological Society

Groundwater

Warning for world’s groundwater reserves

21 January 2019

Research reveals over half of the world’s groundwater flows could take over 100 years to respond fully to climate change

Greenland research team walking to portal

Window into previously unseen part of glacial environment

3 January 2019

Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere

SRK careers event 2018

Global exploration consultancy host “speed-dating” careers event

17 December 2018

International practice SRK Consulting organise careers day for geology and exploration students.

Hurricane damaged house

House size increases after hurricane strikes

11 December 2018

Research shows that house size is increasing by more than 50 per cent in areas that have been hit by hurricanes