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Professor Mike Owen

Knighthood for genetics pioneer

16 June 2014

Professor Mike Owen awarded knighthood in Queen's birthday honours.

Scientists decode worlds most complex human virus

Scientists decode world's most complex human virus

11 June 2014

Researchers from Cardiff and Harvard have provided the most detailed understanding to date of the world's most complex virus.

Medical breakthrough

Medical Breakthrough Award

2 June 2014

Bowel and prostate cancer research projects are joint-winners of Medical Breakthrough Award.

Bipolar BMJ Award

Bipolar education programme awarded

13 May 2014

BMJ Innovation in Healthcare prize secured.

Learned Society of Wales

7 May 2014

15 members of staff elected as Fellows.

Breakthrough unravels “big eater” cell

28 April 2014

Studies shed new light on how the cell type known as macrophages are programmed in tissues.

Young people

Improving mental health services for homeless people

25 April 2014

Technology Strategy Board rates Cardiff Knowledge Transfer Partnership as ‘outstanding’.

Virus

New vaccine hope for leading viral cause of birth defects

9 April 2014

Scientists discover novel defence mechanism to control a virus which affects around 50% of adults in the UK.

Professor Julie Williams

Cardiff leads largest ever Alzheimer’s study

4 April 2014

One million person study explores the combined influence of genetics and lifestyle in the development of Alzheimer’s.

Brain

Gene linked to low IQ

24 March 2014

Genetic screening could identify children at risk of low IQ development.