Should I worry about microplastics? These tiny particles are polluting the planet, including our bodies. How bad for us are they really? The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024
The Houthis are not a group that can be bombed into extinction – here’s why The ‘axis of resistance’ is more than a band of Iranian-backed militias. It’s an ideological alliance, says Amal Saad of Cardiff University The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024
Bats ‘leapfrog’ back to roost to stay safe from predators, study finds Researchers able to model movements of greater horseshoe bats in Devon to help conserve foraging grounds The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
Israel is pushing Hezbollah to its limits. How it responds will define the future of this war With the assassination of Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon, Israel has risked an alarming escalation, says Amal Saad of Cardiff University The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024
Early medieval Welsh cemetery found containing crouching bodies Fragments of butchered animal bones and drinking vessels indicate site near Barry was also used for feasting The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024
Plasma Streams Explain Supermassive Black Holes Influence On Galaxies Supermassive black holes glow in the same way no matter their appetite, and that could be a huge clue to their relationship with their host galaxies. Inverse · Dec 6, 2023
Skeletons unearthed after 'incredibly rare' tomb discovered in Orkney SKELETONS of men, women and children have been unearthed after archaeologists discovered the ruins of a 5000-year-old tomb in Orkney. The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2023
Doll Play Boosts Social Development In Children With Autism, Finds Study Engaging in doll play enhances social processing and empathy skills, benefiting children with autism, according to Cardiff University research. Zenger · Sep 29, 2023
Playing with dolls could help a child’s social development The new findings suggested that broader social engagement with others while engaging in doll play was a unique pathway to social development for these children The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023
UK universities still taking cash payments for fees ‘is money laundering risk’ Study finds one in five institutions are leaving themselves vulnerable by continuing to accept cash The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023
Coventry MP demands inquiry into 1960s radioactive study on south Asian women Women were given chapatis containing radioactive isotopes as part of trial into iron deficiency The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023
Beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding, study finds Researchers spent two years studying a small Shropshire river. The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023
Mattel accused of ‘stealth marketing’ after giving away free Barbie dolls in schools Health experts have claimed Mattel-sponsored school programme ‘reinforces damaging gender stereotypes’ The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023
Mattel accused of ‘stealth marketing’ after giving away free Barbie dolls in schools Health experts have claimed Mattel-sponsored school programme ‘reinforces damaging gender stereotypes’ The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Fortune · Jul 20, 2023 Barbie manufacturer Mattel criticized for giving free dolls to schools in a bid to teach social skills: ‘Why should children be exposed to this type of stealth marketing?’ Critics say the move could do more harm than good.
Bangkok Post · Jul 6, 2023 China leads race to become world's top cashless society, says British expert LONDON: China is on track to becoming the world's top country for cash-free transactions, Kent Matthews, professor of banking and finance at Cardiff University told Xinhua recently in an exclusive interview.
Wales Online · Jul 5, 2023 Cardiff University students invited to graduate despite not knowing grades or even if they've passed Staff at universities across the UK have been on a marking strike for months in a years long dispute over pay and conditions;
Nottingham Post · Jul 3, 2023 Study says smart watches could flag Parkinson's seven years before symptoms The idea could be used as a new screening tool for Parkinson’s
Wales Online · Jul 3, 2023 Smart watches 'could help detect Parkinson's seven years before symptoms appear' The idea could be used as a new screening tool for Parkinson’s
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2023 Smart watches could detect Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms – study Researchers said the findings could allow the condition to be detected at a much earlier stage than current methods allow
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023 Smart watches could detect Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms Around one in 37 people in the UK will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s in their lifetime
Wales Online · Jun 28, 2023 Welsh universities' world rankings revealed Cardiff University is among the top 200 worldwide while other Welsh universities have leaped up the list
Wales Online · Jun 22, 2023 The university students worried about graduating without knowing their grades as boycott continues “It is very difficult because there’s a fair few of us including myself who might graduate without knowing their grades."
Birmingham Post · Jun 22, 2023 The £1bn impact of Welsh Water on the Welsh economy The not-for-profit company's direct and indirect contribution has been revealed
Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2023 'New Parkinson's cell study could help identify early stages of disease' Dr Miriam Stoppard explains how a team of scientists at Cardiff University is using cutting-edge techniques to help understand the early stages of Parkinson's Disease