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Study exposes failures in prison healthcare

7 May 2026

Delivering safe, equitable healthcare in secure environments is vital to reducing harm in prisons, new research says

Biggest black holes built up in busy star clusters after series of violent merging events, research finds

7 May 2026

Team identifies two distinct black hole populations in version 4.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

How blind people build a sense of space from sound

6 May 2026

Researchers reveal how the brain extracts spatial information from sound during echolocation – mouth clicks used by blind people to navigate and represent their surroundings in real time.

Scottish Neolithic tombs were used to trace kinship descent

30 April 2026

Ancient DNA analysis of individuals buried in chambered tombs finds close relatives were grouped together

Learned Society of Wales welcomes new Fellows tackling key world challenges

28 April 2026

15 academics from Cardiff University have achieved the prestigious honour of joining the Learned Society of Wales.

COVID antiviral speeds recovery but doesn't reduce hospitalisation in vaccinated patients

23 April 2026

Major UK and Canadian studies provide crucial evidence for who should receive Paxlovid in today's highly vaccinated populations

Tracing magma’s hidden journey: researchers show fault systems guide and halt volcanic unrest

23 April 2026

Cardiff researcher part of international team that investigated 2022 volcanic system crisis in Azores

Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK supports Cardiff researchers to explore the development of a universal bowel cancer vaccine

7 April 2026

As the Bowelbabe fund reaches more than £20m, two new major research investments – including one at Cardiff University - are announced.

Land value capture in the planning system is a distraction from the redistributive measures needed to tackle England’s housing crisis

7 April 2026

Academics say more decisive action is required to deal with housing inequalities

TIME recognition for academic excellence

27 March 2026

Cardiff University is 121st in TIME magazine’s inaugural World’s Top Universities 2026