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Making history: double student success

24 September 2024

Alumnae win prestigious award and Harriet Tubman Prize aimed at supporting a new generation of BAME students to flourish in the discipline

Honouring Indian Independence

12 September 2024

Historian contributes to national event remembering key moment in world history

When The Mummy Returns

5 September 2024

After decades of careful conservation at Cardiff University, an ancient Egyptian coffin that has crisscrossed Wales is to go on public display.

Heritage Crafts Annual Awards 2024

2 September 2024

Double shortlisting in prestigious awards

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New British Academy Fellows

22 July 2024

Four University academics elected as Fellows of the British Academy.

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New Future Leaders Fellow

22 July 2024

Medieval archaeologist Dr Karen Dempsey is among 68 of the most promising research leaders who will benefit from £104 million to tackle major global issues and to commercialise their innovations in the UK.

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“It was the best thing I ever did” says Pathway student

17 July 2024

55-year-old Sian Hart graduates with a degree in History after studying part-time

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Volunteer archaeologists dig deeper at city park

21 June 2024

Excavation exploring origins of Cardiff resumes

Young entrepreneurs triumph at the 14th annual Student Start-up and Freelance Awards

29 May 2024

Twelve young entrepreneurs each win a share of the £18,000 prize pot that was up for grabs.

First in-depth study of nation’s second largest political party launched at Senedd

23 May 2024

Alumnus’ second book considers fortunes of The Conservative Party in Wales post Second World War

Artist’s impression of a horse in a grave

Pagan-Christian trade networks supplied horses from overseas for the last horse sacrifices in Europe

17 May 2024

Evidence demonstrates burst of human and animal mobility

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Changing futures

7 May 2024

New community partnerships set to flourish at Caer Heritage Centre

Expertise recognised

1 May 2024

Staff named as Learned Society of Wales Fellows

Double research grant success

29 April 2024

Advancing understanding of Chinese history

Egypt Revealed

2 April 2024

Behind-the-scenes glimpse at archaeology and conservation for UK society

Collecting, communicating and preserving our historical legacies

21 March 2024

History and Archive in Practice comes to Wales

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A new curriculum for a new nation

1 February 2024

History at Cardiff University is working with university departments across South Sudan to re-design history programmes after the new nation’s civil wars.

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Hidden Hillfort project clinches top award

18 January 2024

Archaeology bringing people together

Royal Historical Society MA History scholarships

Royal Historical Society scholarships success

8 January 2024

Two of six Masters’ Scholarships awarded to Cardiff applicants