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Mother and child sat on a step, facing away to a garden. Mother is looking over at her child.

A mother’s facial expression impacts children’s mental health

15 October 2026

Children’s mental health is influenced not only by what a mother says say, but how she expresses her emotions.

artist's impression of flu virus

Cardiff researcher to lead study on how human behaviour influences the spread of infectious diseases

12 October 2026

Joint UK government and UKRI £54m investment will tackle biosecurity threats, funding researchers across the UK to help prepare for future epidemics

Dr Esther Wright and Dr Lucy Riglin

New Future Leaders Fellows announced

8 October 2026

Dr Esther Wright and Dr Lucy Riglin have been awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships

The consortium team for the INCLUDE-ID project at the project launch meeting in Bosisio Parini, Italy.

Transforming cultural institutions into inclusive spaces for people with learning disabilities

22 September 2026

The INCLUDE-ID project will help cultural institutions to foster autonomy, participation and social inclusion

Student helping a study participant prepare for a brain scan

Advanced MRI scan reveals Huntington’s disease damage in the living brain

11 August 2026

SANDI MRI technique reveals microstructural abnormalities in the brain in Huntington’s disease

Senior couple cycling in a city street while talking

Social influence can help tackle climate change

4 August 2026

Celebrities, religious leaders, hairdressers and family members can all help tackle climate change

A participant lies in an MRI scanner while a male and female researcher operate the scanner

Tracking adolescent brain development in unprecedented detail

22 July 2026

A new study will uncover how the adolescent brain changes and develops at a cellular level.

A student plays a brain game with their hand in a box

Year 12 students show how psychology can help tackle climate change

22 July 2026

Students compete in The Big Psychology Challenge 2026 at Cardiff University

people using driving simulation

School of Psychology celebrates collaborative research in defence technology and human senses

19 July 2026

Cardiff University School of Psychology is collaborating with K Sharp Ltd, a leading Human Science Research and Factors consultancy on a Phase 1 defence technology study aiming to develop a deep understanding of the human senses and their interrelationships in different environments.

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“Cardiff is a vibrant city with something for everyone”

16 July 2026

Jodie King is graduating in July 2026 with a MSc in Children’s Psychological Conditions