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Cardiff University commissioned to provide comprehensive genomics education for NHS Wales workforce

30 January 2023

Cardiff University has won the contract to deliver six inclusive and accessible educational modules on the topic.

A Medicentre staff member works on a machine

Cardiff Medicentre celebrates 30 years

19 December 2022

Milestone anniversary for biotech and medtech hub

A fourteen year old Caucasian girl tests her blood sugar levels on her reader at her dining room table.

Children with type 1 diabetes miss more school, study suggests

1 December 2022

Cardiff University-led study assessed links between diabetes and educational attainment

Dr Fiona Brennan, Joshua Oguntade, Emmanuel Onyango, Adanna Anomneze-Collins, Barbara Coles, Dr Avi Mehra

Students showcase healthcare ideas

22 November 2022

Learn 2 Innovate seeds success

Medical students in lecture theatre with lecturer teaching in welsh

All Cardiff University medical students to get Welsh skills

17 November 2022

Medical students at Cardiff University will be given the skills to treat patients in Welsh in a first-of-its-kind pilot programme.

Rows of vials containing covid 19 vaccine

Clinical trial investigates protection from Covid-19 within hours

15 November 2022

Researchers test combination of antibody treatment with vaccine in patients with impaired immune system.

£5 million gift to create the Hodge Centre for Translational Neuroscience

27 October 2022

The Centre will focus on the development of new treatments for mental health conditions through 18 fully funded PhD scholarships.

Cardiff University Bioinformatics programme shortlisted in the Wales STEM Awards 2022

4 October 2022

The Bioinformatics MSc programme based within the School of Medicine is amongst the prestigious businesses and individuals shortlisted in the 2022 Wales STEM Awards.

Dr Martin Scurr, Prof Andrew Godkin, Dr James Hindley, Cardiff University / ImmunoServ Ltd.

Finger-prick blood test identifies immunity to COVID-19

22 September 2022

Measuring T cells shows risk of reinfection

Project Sepsis to hold Sepsis in the Digital Age webinar to mark World Sepsis Day 2022

30 August 2022

University researchers to hold virtual event to raise awareness of sepsis and the digital technology that could help to diagnose and treat the condition.

Cardiff University medical student selected for prestigious scholarship

16 August 2022

Fourth-year student Chantal Corbin will join Healthcare Leadership Academy programme

Study pinpoints SARS-CoV-2 Spike mutation that ‘escapes’ killer T-cells generated by infection and vaccination

5 August 2022

Cardiff University scientists urge monitoring of ‘viral escape’ – and warn vaccines may need altering

Impact of research and teaching showcased at National Eisteddfod

28 July 2022

Events will examine topics including children’s rights, politics, science and history

Medicine graduate who taught herself A-level science urges other students to pursue dreams

20 July 2022

Cardiff University student Sophie Hulse studied Medicine via graduate entry scheme

SARS-CoV-2-infected cells (cell nucleus in blue, cell surface in green and viral proteins in red)

Scientists shed new light on how SARS-CoV-2 evades the immune response in early infection

19 July 2022

New study could have implications for vaccine design

Cardiff University researchers to join £20m global study to tackle cancer in children

16 June 2022

Professor Andrew Sewell and team win funding from Cancer Grand Challenge

UK researchers pioneer new virtual treatment for PTSD

15 June 2022

Online treatment ‘as effective as face-to-face therapy’, large-scale clinical trial finds

Cardiff University pays tribute to Bobi Jones as it returns to Urdd National Eisteddfod

27 May 2022

Thousands expected to attend youth festival, where the University has a busy programme of events and will sponsor the Learner’s Medal

School of Medicine achieves outstanding results in REF 2021

12 May 2022

The latest independent assessment of research quality across UK higher education institutions also showed that the research environment score for the School has achieved a significant rise since REF 2014

Cardiff University scientist Professor Jamie Rossjohn FRS elected to The Royal Society

Cardiff University scientist elected to The Royal Society

12 May 2022

Professor Jamie Rossjohn elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in recognition of his transformative contributions to science.