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Foreign state disinformation campaigns too complex to be understood by current UK monitoring systems

15 June 2026

Academics say multiple methods needed to track the public impact accurately

Cardiff’s spinouts recognised among top UK universities

11 June 2026

Cardiff ranks in top 20 in Royal Academy of Engineering report with spinout Draig Therapeutics highlighted for claiming the largest UK spinout financing in 2025

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Cardiff researchers hail coming-of-age for gravitational wave astronomy as event catalogue nearly doubles

9 June 2026

161 events added to collection bringing the total number of gravitational wave signals detected to date to 390

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Long reads

Improving dementia communication

Professor Alison Wray’s work on how the social and emotional impact of dementia affects communication is helping people with dementia, their families, and professional carers to navigate the communication challenges they face.

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Informing Muslims about organ donation

Dr Mansur Ali is helping fellow Muslims explore their faith’s stance on these life-saving procedures.

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Taking physics to the masses

Our research has helped transform perceptions, teaching practice and public awareness of astronomy.

Understanding postpartum psychosis

Mothers at risk of developing this severe psychiatric disorder are being better supported due to the work of Professor Ian Jones and his team.

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