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From left to right: Professor Peter Hutchinson, Dr Ian Pope, Professor Tom Wainwright, Dr Tori Ford, Dr Michela Tinelli, Professor Lucy Chappell, Professor Emma Davidson, Professor Saul Faust, Professor Neil Guha and Professor Simon Moore

Violence Research Group celebrated for outstanding contributions to health and social care research

5 October 2026

The National Institute for Health and Care Research announced its winners for the 2026 NIHR20 Impact Prizes

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Neurodiversity linked to violence-related emergency department visits

4 August 2026

Researchers find some neurodevelopmental diagnoses are associated with a higher likelihood of violence-related A&E attendance

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Two-thirds of spiking victims do not speak out about their experience

23 October 2025

A new report by Cardiff University and Stamp Out Spiking uncovers the latest information about spiking in the UK.

Increase in violence-related injury across England and Wales

23 April 2025

25th annual National Violence Surveillance Network report shows rise in the number of violence-related emergency department visits in 2024, but also reveals substantial reductions in violence since 2000.

Cardiff Model academic honoured with award for public health innovation

21 November 2024

Professor Jonathan Shepherd receives award for public health in recognition of his work on the Cardiff Model for Violence Prevention based on hospital data

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14% reduction in serious violence in England and Wales

22 April 2024

New data show a 14% decrease in violence related injury between 2022 and 2023

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Incidents of serious violence have risen in England and Wales

18 April 2023

New data show a 12% increase in violence between 2021 and 2022

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Serious violence peaked after COVID-19 restrictions eased – report

26 April 2022

New data shows 23% rise between 2020 and 2021 – the biggest jump since records began in 2001

Serious violence falls by a third

12 May 2021

A&E data show 2020 was ‘safest year on record’

Price of food may influence decision to buy alcohol, new UK research suggests

19 April 2021

Cardiff University study is first to look at link between food prices and alcohol consumption