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Midwifery Professor receives prestigious Fellowship

26 June 2019

The Royal College Midwives (RCM) has awarded Cardiff University midwife and Professor Julia Sanders with an RCM fellowship.

Physiotherapy students support the Touch Rugby World Cup in Malaysia

13 June 2019

Cardiff University staff and students recently travelled to Malaysia to support five Welsh touch rugby teams at the Touch World Cup in Malaysia.

Operating Department Practitioners teach the public life saving skills

29 May 2019

On Tuesday 14 May 2019 Cardiff University teamed up with National Museum Cardiff to help celebrate Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) day by holding our first pop-up CPR challenge.

Girl with globe

Taking midwifery overseas

24 May 2019

We asked our midwifery student, Natalie Dibsdale how she got funding to travel to Namibia during this summer to undertake a placement abroad in Namibia.

Think globally, act locally

23 May 2019

The Wales Centre for Evidence Based Care (WCEBC) recently held over the space of a week, a series of events to highlight real world challenges that can occur when implementing synthesised evidence locally.

Winning the award for SCPHN

The winners of the Student Nursing Times Awards 2019 have been crowned

7 May 2019

The Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) programme, School of Healthcare Sciences from Cardiff University was announced as the deserving winner of the Nurse Education Provider (Post-registration) at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2019.

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Ranking success

1 May 2019

Cardiff University claims top spot in Wales in The Complete University Guide 2020

Activity for the homeless

17 April 2019

A group of Cardiff University physiotherapy students are encouraging healthy activity for those who are homeless and vulnerably housed in and around Cardiff.

Pharmacist holding medicine box and capsule pack

Preventing misuse of antibiotics

12 February 2019

Best practice guide to improve antibiotic use is adopted by Government

Professor on Queen's New Year's Honours list

10 January 2019

Professor Nicola Phillips, School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University joins other Welsh recipients in this year’s Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.

Nicola Phillips

Royal recognition

3 January 2019

University experts recognised in the 2019 Queen’s New Year’s Honours list

Michelle Moseley award

Celebrating our staff at the Royal College of Nursing annual awards

23 November 2018

Staff from the School of Healthcare Sciences have been recognised at the 7th Annual Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Wales Nurse of the Year Awards 2018.

Radiography simulation suite

Putting Wales at the forefront of radiography

12 November 2018

Cardiff University opens radiography simulation suite

Girl on MOTEK treadmill

Using digital technology in rehabilitation and home settings

19 October 2018

Using digital technology can help with rehabilitation techniques

Physiotherapy students support half marathon

18 October 2018

A total of 85 Physiotherapy students, supervised by 6 members of staff, helped support the Cardiff half marathon.

Midwifery Award

Success for Midwifery team

4 October 2018

Cardiff University, School of Healthcare Sciences’ midwifery team have won the award for best team at the most recent maternity and midwifery festival.

Front of Main Building, Cardiff University

New Student Exchange Programme

2 October 2018

St. George’s University, Grenada (SGU), and Cardiff University will provide opportunities for Healthcare Students to participate in exchange programmes to strengthen their training and further develop internationally.

European Simulation Project

European simulation project resources for nursing

28 September 2018

3 year European Erasmus strategic Partnership for Higher Education funded project to develop simulation education resources for adult nursing students.

Award winners at the celebratory event

Recognising and celebrating excellence in practice

14 September 2018

For the third year running, Cardiff University, School of Healthcare Sciences held an event to celebrate their partnerships with clinical practice.

Girl on MOTEK treadmill

Making an Impact

13 August 2018

A Cardiff University Reader in Arthritis Research and Director of Innovation & Impact has been announced as the New Director for Arthritis Research UK Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre.