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International shortlisting double for Creative Writing

1 December 2020

Talents of the distinguished Creative Writing team feature in 2020 Society of Authors’ Translations Prizes shortlist

Value of Humanities celebrated at Reading Week Festival

10 November 2020

Students can explore career and skills, expand cultural horizons and try something new on campus and online

International prize for postgraduate

22 October 2020

Postgraduate student awarded inaugural prize honouring global icon in African studies

Cardiff BookTalk goes global for 10th birthday

15 October 2020

Popular book club gets a virtual twist for its tenth season

To thine own self be true: Professor of English Literature bows out just short of his half century

1 October 2020

School bids fond farewell to Professor whose infectious passion for literature inspired four decades of students

Your Still Beating Heart

10 September 2020

High stakes thriller launch for award-winning author

People with hidden medical conditions create drawings to document the impact of lockdown

27 August 2020

Artwork captures “sense of isolation and longing for human contact”

What our phraseology tells us about language change

20 April 2020

New study reveals how social and cultural change are the key drivers in how our language is changing

Flying not falling: Helping students nestle into new environments

3 April 2020

English Language alumna wins award for start-up business Fledge helping students integrate into new environments

Improving the lives of people with dementia

31 March 2020

Linguist’s research influencing the approach of carers

Firefighting like a girl

6 March 2020

Alumna challenges firefighting gender stereotypes in new children’s book

Instagram: Home of the Selfie

5 February 2020

Is the social media platform changing the face of contemporary art and portraiture?

Visual storytelling that punches above its weight

23 October 2019

Storytelling through medium of comics explored in new initiative

Master’s Excellence Scholarships success

9 October 2019

Highest ever number of School postgraduates benefits from merit-based University scheme

Professor honoured for contribution to society

24 September 2019

English Literature expert recognised as Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Language project approaches target

31 July 2019

Major resource for Welsh speakers and learners demonstrated at National Eisteddfod

The Meaning of Life

12 June 2019

Cardiff University’s annual philosophy festival fuses jazz with deep reflection

Alumna takes top prize for novella

4 June 2019

Cardiff graduate wins New Welsh Writing Award

Wales Book of the Year recognition

14 May 2019

Poetry collection Insistence shortlisted for Roland Mathias Poetry Award

The Blue Tent

7 May 2019

Head of Creative Writing’s latest book launches in Wales