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The consequences of living in war - can theatre and reportage better inform the world?

2 April 2024

From hidden wars to hidden theatre: theatre reportage represents the lives of those living under oppression and war.

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Connor Love wins Best Student Film

28 March 2024

MA Digital Documentaries’ Connor Love has triumphed at the 2024 Lived Perspectives festival with his film ‘A Bridge to Mundania’.

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Journalist Laura Trevelyan calls for urgent preservation of the Caribbean’s endangered historical archives

7 March 2024

Former Cardiff University student delivers inaugural Sir Tom Hopkinson lecture

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Journalists pay tribute to lecturer who launched more than 1,000 careers

26 February 2024

David English has died at the age of 74

Laura Trevelyan

Journalist Laura Trevelyan to deliver inaugural Sir Tom Hopkinson Lecture

14 February 2024

The inaugural lecture will discuss why it’s been important for Laura and her family to confront their ancestors’ past as slaveowners on the Caribbean island of Grenada.

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Academic examines morality in the marketplace and how brands respond to social injustice

10 January 2024

Book highlights the complicated relationship between branding, activism, social media, and pop culture

Nicholas Jones

Public lecture: The Art of Class War

24 October 2023

An illustrated public lecture by Cardiff University Honorary Professor and former BBC Labour, Industrial, and Politics Correspondent Nicholas Jones.

When gaming meets Cardiff history

23 October 2023

Using video games to engage with the history and heritage of Cardiff and southeast Wales

Dr Emiliano Trere

Dr Emiliano Treré scoops journal article of the year at MeCCSA awards

5 October 2023

Co-authored article wins Outstanding Achievement Award with investigation of digital resistance against algorithm driven platforms in China.

Screen sector receives green funding boost

20 September 2023

Media Cymru working with Ffilm Cymru Wales to help industry achieve net-zero carbon emissions