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Released: 19-Nov-2015 4:05 AM EST
Tropical Fossil Forests Unearthed in Arctic Norway
Cardiff University

UK researchers have unearthed ancient fossil forests, thought to be partly responsible for one of the most dramatic shifts in the Earth’s climate in the past 400 million years.

16-Nov-2015 6:05 AM EST
Landmark Study Provides Strongest Evidence Yet of a Meaningful Link Between Breakfast Quality and Educational Attainment
Cardiff University

A direct and positive link between pupils’ breakfast quality and consumption, and their educational attainment, has for the first time been demonstrated in a ground-breaking new study carried out by public health experts at Cardiff University.

Released: 3-Nov-2015 4:05 AM EST
Past Earthquakes Play a Role in Future Landslides, Research Suggests
Cardiff University

The likelihood of an area experiencing a potentially devastating landslide could be influenced by its previous exposure to earthquakes many decades earlier.

Released: 28-Oct-2015 5:20 AM EDT
UK’s First Major Trial of Self-Healing Concrete Gets Underway in Wales
Cardiff University

The first major trial of self-healing concrete in the UK, led by a team of researchers from Cardiff University, is being undertaken at a site in the South Wales Valleys.

13-Oct-2015 12:00 AM EDT
US-Inspired Government Scheme to Improve the Lives of First-Time Teenage Mothers and Their Babies in England Called Into Question
Cardiff University

The UK Department of Health’s Family Nurse Partnership (FNP), set up in 2007 to help first-time teenage mothers in England to support their parenting and to give more vulnerable children a better start in life, shows little benefit over usual care and is not cost-effective, according to new research published in The Lancet.

10-Sep-2015 9:30 AM EDT
Biodiesel Made Easier and Cleaner with Waste-Recycling Catalyst
Cardiff University

Researchers at Cardiff University have devised a way of increasing the yield of biodiesel by using the waste left over from its production process.

Released: 27-Aug-2015 3:05 AM EDT
Astronomers Unravel the History of Galaxies for the First Time
Cardiff University

A team of international scientists, led by astronomers from Cardiff University’s School of Physics and Astronomy, has shown for the first time that galaxies can change their structure over the course of their lifetime.

4-Aug-2015 10:30 AM EDT
Psychologists Develop First Adult Self-Assessment for Repetitive Behaviours in Autism
Cardiff University

Psychologists from Cardiff University have developed the first self-assessment test designed to help clinicians diagnose autism in adults.

4-Aug-2015 5:00 AM EDT
Scientists Identify That Memories Can Be Lost and Found
Cardiff University

A team of scientists believe they have shown that memories are more robust than we thought and have identified the process in the brain, which could help rescue lost memories or bury bad memories, and pave the way for new drugs and treatment for people with memory problems.

Released: 23-Jul-2015 2:00 PM EDT
Scientists Identify Schizophrenia’s “Rosetta Stone” Gene
Cardiff University

-Breakthrough reveals gene’s influence in a vulnerable period of the brain’s development -Researchers hope it could offer a therapeutic target for reversing the disease -“Strong evidence” that subtle changes early on in life can lead to “much bigger” effects in adulthood

17-Jun-2015 6:05 AM EDT
Edward Snowden’s Lawyer Among Prestigious Line-Up of Privacy Campaigners, Scholars, Journalists and Tech Experts in Cardiff for Major Surveillance Event
Cardiff University

A major conference will get underway today (18 June 2015) bringing together journalists, international researchers, privacy advocates and technology developers to discuss the relationship between the state, its citizens and the media in the aftermath of the Snowden leaks.

Released: 17-Jun-2015 5:05 AM EDT
Cardiff University Researchers Develop Pioneering New Method to Map Enzyme Activity
Cardiff University

New discovery could have wide-reaching implications for the creation of manufactured goods, biofuels and therapeutic drugs.

Released: 3-Jun-2015 12:00 PM EDT
Scientists Produce Strongest Evidence Yet of Schizophrenia’s Causes
Cardiff University

An international team of scientists led by Cardiff University researchers has provided the strongest evidence yet of what causes schizophrenia - a condition that affects around 1% of the global population.

22-May-2015 11:50 AM EDT
Leading US Compound Semiconductor Expert Heads to Cardiff University
Cardiff University

One of the world’ s leading experts in compound semiconductors (CS), Professor Diana Huffaker, has been appointed to lead a new research laboratory at Cardiff University.

Released: 19-May-2015 7:05 AM EDT
Cardiff Researchers Join the Hunt For "Elusive" Gravitational Waves
Cardiff University

University supercomputer to search for signals from upgraded gravitational wave detectors

Released: 11-May-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Advanced MRI Scans Could Help Predict People at Risk of Schizophrenia
Cardiff University

New scanning methods which map the wiring of the brain could provide a valuable new tool to predict people at risk of schizophrenia, according to a new study.

6-May-2015 12:05 PM EDT
New Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Compound in Development
Cardiff University

Cardiff University scientists have developed a novel anti-cancer stem cell agent capable of targeting aggressive tumour forming cells common to breast, pancreas, colon and prostate cancers.

Released: 28-Apr-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Rescue Efforts in Nepal Aided by Real-Time Assessment of Landslide Risk
Cardiff University

Cardiff University experts are aiding the immediate rescue efforts in Nepal by providing a real-time assessment of further landslide risks following Saturday’s devastating earthquake.

Released: 26-Apr-2015 7:00 PM EDT
Could Smell Hold the Key to Ending Pesticide Use?
Cardiff University

Scientists may have uncovered a natural way of avoiding the use of pesticides and help save plants from attack by recreating a natural insect repellent.

21-Apr-2015 11:00 AM EDT
Scientists Discover Asthma’s Potential Root Cause and a Novel Treatment
Cardiff University

Cardiff University scientists have for the first time identified the potential root cause of asthma and an existing drug that offers a new treatment.



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