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2026

A centuries-old brass combination lock sat atop coins of gold, brown and black in colour

CT scans help unlock 400-year-old mystery

4 November 2026

Code for centuries-old combination lock identified with technology used to study bones and other biological structures

Aerial shot of Cardiff Bay

Being Human Festival kicks off in Cardiff

3 November 2026

Welsh capital is in its fourth year of celebrating arts, humanities and social science research

Cardiff and Swansea universities unite behind vision for national compound semiconductor pilot foundry capabilities

2 November 2026

The partnership will support economic growth and accelerate innovation and investment in Wales and the UK.

A Huntaway sheepdog stands still atop a rock in a rugged countryside landscape.

Sheepdogs made the countryside what it is today, according to study exploring links between farming in Wales and New Zealand

2 November 2026

British Border Collie and New Zealand Huntaway breeds show how different styles of agriculture developed

Three men are photographed standing on the pitch in a rugby ground.

Former Wales international takes new dual role supporting Cardiff University and Cardiff Rugby partnership

30 October 2026

Matthew Morgan will work across Cardiff Rugby’s academy and Cardiff University RFC

Portrait collage of award winners

2026 alumni 30(ish) Award winners announced

29 October 2026

Cardiff University alumni recognised in the fifth annual 30(ish) awards.

A man with long blond hair is photographed wearing a salmon-coloured shirt in a laboratory.

Prestigious Canadian research award for Cardiff postdoc

28 October 2026

Dr Chris Benson to explore next gen astronomical instrumentation with support from Canadian Postdoctoral Research Award

Dr Gaynor Smith in a white lab coat and blue gloves

£2 Million Wellcome Discovery Award for dementia research

28 October 2026

Cardiff academic uses fruit flies to help uncover the causes of dementia and potential new treatments.

Exterior of a prison building

Higher proportion of drug overdose deaths among prison leavers in Wales compared to those in England, report finds

27 October 2026

Latest report on justice in Wales highlights a range of challenges for the new Welsh Government

Image of three male students standing next to each other - each is wearing a jumper and two are wearing spectacles

Future transport planners awarded prestigious bursaries

22 October 2026

Three Transport and Planning (MSc) students have been awarded prestigious Rees Jeffreys Road Fund bursaries to support their postgraduate studies in transport and planning.