School of History, Archaeology and Religion news

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Community heritage project goes from strength-to-strength

17 October 2023

Future of CAER Hillfort Project secured for community

Inspirational alumni shine at awards

6 October 2023

2023 30Ish Alumni Award winners announced

Working towards a sustainable past

27 September 2023

Professor of Conservation gives keynote at global conference

Looking East

26 September 2023

Passion for Central and Eastern Europe offers new experiences for students

Leverhulme double

12 September 2023

Two medievalists win prestigious research fellowships

Digging archaeology

6 September 2023

Summertime and the digging is easy: archaeology and conservation students head out on degree highlight placements

Collaboration and neutrality beyond Europe

15 August 2023

Twilight zone between war and peace: Macau revealed

Award-winning article

14 August 2023

The ground-breaking research of a team of archaeologists takes prized award

Heritage Crafts Annual Awards

14 July 2023

Conservation professional shortlisted in prestigious awards

Early medieval Wales revisited

27 June 2023

Historian’s latest book wins prize for best work in Welsh history

Digging archaeology

27 June 2023

Summertime and the digging is easy: archaeology and conservation students head out on degree highlight placements

Excavation of Bronze Age enclosure hidden under city park

21 June 2023

Volunteers from Caerau and Ely investigate well-preserved flooring and other unique features of ancient structure

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Three of the USA’s brightest students choose Cardiff University for prestigious scholarships

8 March 2023

Marshall and Fulbright programmes give successful applicants the opportunity to study in the UK

A man interviews a woman on a stage. Each are speaking into microphones. A Radio 4 table cloth is draped over a small table between the two people. An audience looks on.

Inspiring young people to live a life scientific

6 March 2023

University experiments, workshops and demonstrations delivered as part of city’s science festival

Conservation and the Climate Crisis

24 January 2023

Cardiff conservators design training for practical implementation in museums

1. Stacked mummy pots, each containing a mummified ibis. South Ibis Catacomb, North Saqqara

Dating the Dead

16 January 2023

Revolutionising the chronology and context at Saqqara’s Sacred Animal Necropolis

Archaeology degrees receive CIfA accreditation

9 January 2023

Undergraduate archaeology degrees at Cardiff are the latest to be formally accredited as providing skills relevant to a career in the historic environment.

Mapping the Buddha's life: Reconstructing the Xuanzang Trail

15 December 2022

Experts in archaeology and religious studies are following the footsteps of a famous early influential Chinese Buddhist traveler

Cardiff Archaeology celebrates early medieval archaeology research

12 December 2022

Host of archaeologists and alumni gather to honour contributions of admired archaeology staff

Schools join forces to develop next generation of historians and artists

10 November 2022

Young people get creative to unearth their city’s past