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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

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.

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Earth and Environmental Sciences soar in National Student Survey

17 July 2025

Our School celebrated strong results in the annual NSS survey, which captures student satisfaction and academic support.

New research from Cardiff University explores the secrets of Earth’s deep interior

10 July 2025

Cardiff University researchers are leading a groundbreaking international effort to understand the flow of material within the Earth.

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Ancient organisms locked toxic poison away in their cells to survive dangerous environmental changes, study finds

1 July 2025

Researchers detect surprising levels of arsenic stored in fossils of Earth’s earliest complex life forms

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ERC backs Cardiff-led project on Natural Future of Earth’s Climate

18 June 2025

Professor Stephen Barker among 281 winners of prestigious Advanced Grants competition

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Earth's growing thirst is making droughts worse, even where it rains

10 June 2025

Researchers measure global impact of AED using real-world observations to better predict and prepare for droughts

New Learned Society of Wales Fellows to help solve the challenges the world faces

28 May 2025

15 Cardiff University academics have joined the elite ranks of the of the Learned Society of Wales.

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Amazon could survive long-term drought but at a high cost, study finds

22 May 2025

Rainforest could lose many of its largest trees, releasing carbon into the air and reducing its carbon sink capabilities

Cars passing over signs on the road indicating the start of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Policies targeting road transport emissions could save 1.9 million lives globally by 2040, new study finds

19 May 2025

Analysis demonstrates dramatic health benefits from combining emission standards, electric vehicles, accelerated fleet renewal, and clean electricity for electric vehicles