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Inside a prison

Number of Welsh female prisoners on the rise

12 November 2025

Latest prison data analysis underlines need for “radically different approach”, Cardiff University academic says

20 years of opportunities! Happy Birthday Pro Bono, Skills & Employability!

10 November 2025

Back in 2005 Professor Julie Price was given the go ahead to create a portfolio of opportunities for law students in Cardiff.

UN Flag on flagpole

UN politics won’t deliver an ambitious plastics treaty, Cardiff University academic argues

23 October 2025

Time is running out to take positive action on plastic pollution

Inside a prison

Release of Wales-only prison data will “enhance transparency and scrutiny of the Welsh criminal justice system”

29 September 2025

Dr Robert Jones welcomes move by Ministry of Justice after years of campaigning

Graeme Garrard

Academy of Social Sciences welcomes Cardiff Professor of Political Theory

16 September 2025

A School of Law and Politics Professor of Political Theory has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences this September.

Arbrofi: Devolved jurisdictions as spaces for aspirational legislation

11 September 2025

In the 27 years since the Acts of Devolution, what legal and policy cultures have emerged that might be unique to the devolved administrations?

This year's nominees: Huw Pritchard, Owain Sion and Rebecca Rumsey

Staff and students honoured in Enriching Student Life shortlist

30 April 2025

Three members of the School of Law and Politics community have been recognised in this year’s Enriching Student Life awards shortlist.

Aerial of a road through a forest

Academic reflects on year of major challenges for environmental negotiations

29 April 2025

Backdrop of accelerating climate change, expanding conflicts and political unrest

Washington DC from the air

Americans overwhelmingly support punishing political violence but partisan bias apparent on both sides of the divide

16 April 2025

Research investigated whether citizens apply equal democratic standards of fairness and accountability

Money laundering risks in higher education – new grant awarded to Law academic

15 April 2025

Law Professor Nicholas Ryder has been awarded an 18K research grant from The Joffe Charitable Trust to continue his investigative work on money laundering and the risks posed to educational institutions and students in the UK.

Portraits on a wall

Peace heroines of Northern Ireland honoured in special exhibition

1 April 2025

Portraits highlight the contribution of women from all walks of life to the peace process

NHS healthcare scheme welcomes record number of students

7 February 2025

A record number of law students have begun work experience with one of Cardiff’s most high-profile law firms this week.

Group standing in front of a building

Welsh-speaking students bond on trip exploring Māori culture

19 November 2024

Launch of Māori-Cymraeg student exchange

Professor Victoria Basham

Stockholm professorship awarded to International Relations scholar

8 November 2024

A School of Law and Politics Professor has been announced as the recipient of a professorship at a prestigious institution in Sweden.

Stock image of a table with documentation on it

Free law advice clinic open for business

7 November 2024

Members of the public who need help with legal matters will now have access to free advice via a new pro bono scheme offered by the School of Law and Politics.

Centre for Law and Religion cohort attend Colloquium Jubilee in Rome

30 October 2024

The Anglican team at the Centre for Law and Religion travelled to Rome this September to attend the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers.

The Department of Politics and International Relations.

125 years young! Politics and International Relations celebrate milestone birthday

17 October 2024

The Department of Politics and International Relations will be kicking off the new term in style with celebrations to mark our 125th birthday!

Inside a prison

“Drastic deterioration” in Welsh prison safety

16 October 2024

Report reveals sharp rise in assaults and self-harm

Owain Siôn

Student performs political monologues to win prize at national festival

15 October 2024

A School of Law and Politics student has won a medal at Wales’s largest celebration of culture, where he performed two politically charged monologues from the past and the present day.

The delegation of Kenyan senior judges and magistrates in Cardiff with Professor Ambreena Manji (right) with Hon. Lady Justice Philomena Mbete Mwilu (left).

Funding awarded for Kenyan Judicial Science master’s programme

30 September 2024

A Cardiff law professor will be instrumental in developing a pioneering Judicial Science curriculum in Africa following funding from the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF).