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Top university for Celtic Studies

7 October 2022

Cardiff University has been awarded first place in the UK for Celtic Studies

Impact of research and teaching showcased at National Eisteddfod

28 July 2022

Events will examine topics including children’s rights, politics, science and history

Cardiff University pays tribute to Bobi Jones as it returns to Urdd National Eisteddfod

27 May 2022

Thousands expected to attend youth festival, where the University has a busy programme of events and will sponsor the Learner’s Medal

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Honorary Professor awarded Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship

19 May 2022

Prestigious award enables Professor Williams to carry on his research on The Transformation of Official Language Regimes at the University of Cambridge

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New resource to monitor children's reading progress

16 May 2022

A team of Cardiff University researchers, led by the School of Welsh, have designed a new standardised reading test for Welsh-medium schools

9th in the UK for research impact

12 May 2022

Language and linguistics researchers celebrating strong results in REF2021

Reinterpreting the Welsh diaspora in Patagonia

17 December 2021

Reflecting on a successful symposium held in the autumn term

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Social and psychological influences on speech patterns and acquisition in bilingual speakers

30 November 2021

An examination of the social and psychological influences on the speech patterns of bilingual speakers, from children to adults and across several languages, is the focus of a new volume

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Revealing the original Merlin

24 November 2021

New project will deliver accessible, digital edition and translation of Welsh Merlin poems for scholars, Arthurian enthusiasts and the wider heritage, education and creative sectors

Cardiff University students part of BBC reporting team for COP26

15 November 2021

Stories have been covered across online, TV and radio