Plans to close Cardiff University nursing school paused as job cuts scaled back The university’s vice-chancellor said ‘alternative proposals’ have been put forward. Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2025
UK Universities in Crisis: Over 10,000 Jobs at Risk as International Student Numbers Plummet UK universities are facing around 5,000 job cuts due to decreased budgets. Reduced facilities and staff, in addition to complex visas and a high cost of living is driving away foreign students. International Business Times UK · Mar 17, 2025
Cardiff University denies it is ‘offshoring jobs’ despite Tory MP’s claims A spokesperson said jobs will not be moved to its proposed Kazakhstan campus amid a consultation on 400 positions being cut. Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025
Flood and drought exposure ‘ramping up for world’s most populated cities’ London is among the cities which could face more frequent and long-lasting droughts in future, research has found. The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025
Early poems about Merlin portray him as environmentalist, say scholars Re-examination of Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show Myrddin as prophet concerned by human interactions with nature The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025
The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts Letters: Arts and humanities are being hit hardest by cuts in higher education, write Prof Thea Pitman and Prof Emma Cayley, and Dr Ronan McLaverty-Head and another letter writer comment on cuts at Cardiff and another Russell Group university The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025
Why personal climate action matters – according to experts Do you feel powerless? The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025
Quarter of leading UK universities cutting staff due to budget shortfalls Up to 10,000 redundancies or job losses feared as institutes undergo restructuring The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025
Welsh Government accused of ‘waving white flag’ over Cardiff University job cuts The Welsh university set out proposals to cut 400 jobs – 7% of the total workforce – on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025
Cardiff University job losses deeply concerning, says Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens The university has blamed a funding shortfall for its proposals to cut 400 full-time roles and close a number of degree programmes. Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025
Cardiff University to cut 400 staff and drop subjects including nursing and music Union describe reductions as ‘cruel’ as university says it will run out of money without changes The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025
Cardiff University sets out plans to cut 400 jobs and close degrees It comes as university leaders have warned of significant financial issues in recent years. Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025
Lady Randerson obituary Liberal Democrat politician who was a forthright advocate for Wales in regional and national government posts The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025
Past climate change ‘shifts ocean currents and winds in Southern Ocean’ Analysis of global climate patterns from past 1.5 million years reveal links between ocean circulation and climate changes. The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024 Harry Calvert obituary Other lives: Lecturer in law who advised at the 1973 Sunningdale talks on Northern Ireland
France 24 · Oct 2, 2024 What does the EU embezzlement trial mean for Le Pen and the French far right? Marine Le Pen and other senior figures within France’s far-right National Rally party are standing trial on charges of having embezzled millions in European Parliament funds to finance the party’s own political activities. Marta Lorimer, lecturer in politics at Cardiff University, discusses what the trial could mean for the party’s…
Space · Aug 24, 2024 What happens when your warp drive fails? Scientists have the answer Scientists have "boldly gone" where no one has gone before, discovering what would happen if a faster-than-light warp drive like the one used in Star Trek were to fail.
Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2024 Victoria Starmer: Britain's 'reluctant' new first lady Sir Keir Starmer’s wife of 17 years has been largely absent from the campaign trial and isn’t at all keen on moving into No10. From her political roots to their unlikely meeting, Katie Strick charts the life of the PM’s fiercely private other half
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024 ‘Prehistory under our football pitches’: bronze age finds excavated from Cardiff sports field Artefacts including a roundhouse and a clay furnace – only the second ever found – have been discovered at Trelai Park
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024 MH370: Could underwater sound signals solve the mystery of missing Malaysian Airlines plane? Cardiff University researchers hope that hydrophone data can locate the lost Malaysian Airlines jet
The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2024 'Over-use' of right-wing guests on Question Time revealed in new research AN academic analysis of guests chosen by the BBC to appear on Question Time has exposed the broadcaster as disproportionately platforming…
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024 How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity Freshwater ecosystems are the lifeblood of the natural world, yet they are facing a silent crisis. A 2022 report by the World Wildlife Fund revealed a staggering 83% decline in global freshwater vertebrate populations since 1970, a rate far exceeding that of any other habitat.
LiveScience · May 17, 2024 1,000 years ago, Baltic pagans imported horses from Scandinavia to behead them or bury them alive Baltic pagans imported horses to be sacrificed from their Christian neighbors around 1,000 years ago.
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024 Chris Williams obituary Other lives: Historian who specialised in research on Welsh radical traditions and edited Richard Burton’s diaries
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024 Jacob Rees-Mogg says university protests against him were ‘legitimate, if noisy’ Cross-party MPs criticise protesters who waved Palestinian flags and shouted at former Tory minister who was flanked by security