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2026

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Pro bono scheme picks up two awards

9 July 2026

Fresh Claims Project works within the refugee sector

Professor Kerenza Hood on stage collecting her award of Fellow of Academy of Medical Sciences

Dean of Research and Innovation elected as Fellow of Academy of Medical Sciences

8 July 2026

Professor Hood is announced in the 2026 cohort of biomedical and health scientists joining the Academy.

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Cardiff astrophysicist awarded Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship 2026

7 July 2026

Ernest Rutherford Fellow Dr Isobel Romero-Shaw will deliver her lecture on deciphering binary black hole origins with Gravitational Waves

Professor Steve Riley, Cardiff University Pro-Vice Chancellor, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, and Iain Bell, National Director for Public Health Knowledge and Research, signing the Memorandum of Understanding, surrounded by colleagues

New partnership to improve health and reduce inequalities in Wales

6 July 2026

Public Health Wales and Cardiff University launch new research collaboration through Memorandum of Understanding

A giant leafy green tropical tree photographed from the rainforest floor.

Tallest tropical trees have evolved “perfectly” to pump water to top branches, study finds

2 July 2026

Study challenges decades of ecological theory on vulnerabilities of tallest tropical trees

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Future-proofing eye care in Wales

1 July 2026

A partnership between Newmedica and Cardiff University aims to meet urgent needs for patients.

Track athlete tilting head back to drink water from a sports bottle, with a blue sky behind him

How athletes envisage the future of sport during climate change

1 July 2026

Structural change is urgently needed to support athletes in a changing climate.

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Alive and kicking - walking footballers defy stereotypes and show fitness is for everyone

30 June 2026

Research is the first to explore the reasons behind why older people enjoy this accessible sport

Honeybees at a hive

Sick bees smell different

30 June 2026

Bee colonies may detect parasitic gut infections from changes in how worker bees smell

A crowd of people are gathered in a hall. They are looking at a stage where the Welsh flag is displayed.

Celebrating “creativity and Cymraeg” at first Eisteddfod Grangetown

25 June 2026

Event delivered following calls for more Welsh language and culture activities in vibrant city neighbourhood