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Scientists call for help to save endangered Welsh bees

9 September 2024

Scientists ask for the public to help save endangered Welsh bees by reporting bee sightings.

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Sharing experiences and empowering each other

5 September 2024

Summer school for refugees helps them access higher education

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Focus on phosphate not a “silver-bullet” for River Wye’s water quality problems, report finds

5 September 2024

Study calls for holistic approach to stop river’s decline

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Changing diet choices may help cut greenhouse gases

27 August 2024

Study assesses emission savings from switch to plant-forward planetary health diet

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More than 10,000 students take on cybersecurity hackathon

20 August 2024

Online security challenge boosts cybersecurity capacity internationally

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Perimenopause linked with increased risk of bipolar and major depression

15 August 2024

Cardiff University study finds that women are over twice as likely to develop bipolar for the first time during the perimenopause, compared to before the menopause.

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A quarter of people in Wales have experienced poverty stigma ‘always’, ‘often’, or ‘sometimes’ in the past year

15 August 2024

Poverty stigma can affect people’s ability or willingness to access support

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Cardiff University researchers part of £106 million investment in new Quantum hubs

14 August 2024

Cardiff University experts are supporting two new research hubs which aim to harness quantum technology to improve healthcare and computing.

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Misinformation campaigns under the spotlight for UK and US research collaboration

9 August 2024

Professor Martin Innes to investigate the impact of foreign influence operations

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“A deep commitment to inclusion and creativity”

8 August 2024

Dr Daniel Bickerton recognised for his transformative learning, teaching and assessment practices with highest national teaching award in the sector

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Record-breaking recovery of rocks that originated in Earth’s mantle could reveal secrets of planet’s history

8 August 2024

International team begin to unravel mantle’s role in life on Earth, volcanism and global cycles

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Using small black holes to find big black holes

6 August 2024

International team exposes loophole in gravitational waves signal to reveal presence of supermassive black hole binaries 

Researcher looking into understudied eating disorder awarded prestigious funding

2 August 2024

Dr Chawner's research will look into avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, also known as ARFID.

New report by GW4 calls on government to fix the gap in childcare support for postgraduate students

1 August 2024

New report by GW4 calls on government to fix the gap in childcare support for postgraduate students

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What can children teach us about the neuroscience of curiosity?

31 July 2024

Neuroscientists work with primary schools to understand how curiosity impacts learning and memory

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Experts share their insights on a wide range of topics for the National Eisteddfod

31 July 2024

Subjects include politics, medicine, history and journalism

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Sci-fi spaceships could create gravitational wave bursts within range of future detectors, scientists say

30 July 2024

International team simulate gravitational waves generated from “warp drive” collapse

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Psoriasis drug shows promise for treating childhood diabetes

30 July 2024

A drug commonly used to treat psoriasis, Ustekinumab, has been found to be effective in helping to treat children and adolescents with type-1 diabetes.

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Just a Minute: Avoiding “brain fry” key to success on popular Radio 4 gameshow

29 July 2024

Paul Merton and Cardiff University linguist explore how game’s most seasoned panellist navigates its challenges

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Complex life on Earth began around 1.5 billion years earlier than previously thought, new study claims

29 July 2024

Scientists say unique episode of underwater volcanic activity produced nutrient-rich ‘lab’ for experiments in biological evolution

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Junior graduates celebrate their achievements

25 July 2024

Primary schools across the city have taken part in a range of educational activities at Cardiff University

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Practical guidance to help schools maximise the impact of educational initiatives

23 July 2024

Review of current research provides insights for teachers

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Trial to prevent reoffending for partner abuse among men with substance use problems

22 July 2024

Female survivors from Wales to offer research insights for project

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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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Groundwater is key to protecting global ecosystems

22 July 2024

New study maps groundwater dependent ecosystems around world for first time