2026

Sir Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, research suggests

3 February 2026

Study analysed 33 Discworld novels by the author

Baby sat on the lap of a woman, both looking at a book smiling

Brain imaging shows when infants understand verbs

28 January 2026

Brain imaging study show that 10-month-olds can detect mismatched action and verbs.

Baby wearing a baby headcam - a small camera on a soft cap

Baby headcams reveal how babies encounter faces during development

27 January 2026

Baby-worn headcams and AI shows non-linear changes in how babies see faces as they grow.

Group photo of women at Women’s Health Research Wales launch

New centre will turn research into impact for women's health in Wales

26 January 2026

A pan-Wales network, designed to be a catalyst for change in women’s health research and innovation, has been launched.

A photograph of the interior of the Gigi Gao Chinese restaurant in Swansea

From the flamboyant to those doubling as a ‘chippy’: telling the stories of Chinese restaurants in South Wales

22 January 2026

Cardiff researchers team with BAFTA-Cymru winning cinematographer on film project about migration, architectural and urban histories, and intercultural heritage

An elliptical shape composed of the colours red, blue and green sits on a black background

Mysterious iron ‘bar’ discovered in famous nebula

16 January 2026

New instrument on William Herschel Telescope spots previously unknown strip of ionized iron atoms at the heart of Ring Nebula

A man is photographed carrying out a science experiment in public

Cardiff astrophysicist wins prestigious medal for global science outreach

15 January 2026

Dr Edward Gomez is the recipient of the Royal Astronomical Society’s Annie Maunder Medal 2026

Coauthors Sergey Fedorov and Mikkel Sinding completing the autopsy of the Tumat-1 wolf puppy.

Woolly rhino genes recovered from Ice Age wolf stomach

14 January 2026

Woolly rhino genetics recovered from an Ice Age wolf discovered in north-eastern Siberia reveals vital information about the animals population collapse.

Alumni recognised in the 2026 King’s New Year Honours

12 January 2026

Members of the Cardiff University community have once again been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours.

Prehistoric cave painting of two Sulawesi warty pigs from Leang Tedongnge Cave, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

How people moved pigs across the Pacific

9 January 2026

Genetic study reveals the routes taken by people as they island-hopped across Indonesia