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Muslims in Wales: Exploring the origins of Islam across the nation

The ties between Wales and Islam can be found stretching back hundreds of years, a new study from Cardiff University finds.
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Welsh cohort first to test “life changing” product that could help end global period poverty

Self-cleaning SunPad, which harnesses the power of the sun, could enhance menstrual health and hygiene around the world ...
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Flea-treatments and sheep-dips at damaging levels in Welsh rivers

Pesticides used in pet flea-treatments occur widely in Welsh rivers and were detected in over three quarters of river water samples, finds new research by Cardiff University and Natural Resources ...
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Improving opportunities for children from disadvantaged communities to engage with nature

A UKRI Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Cardiff University and WWT, the wetland charity, will improve opportunities for ...
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Support for staff and students affected by current events in the Middle East

Find out what support is available for staff and students during this period of uncertainty in the Middle East.
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Most roadless areas in Great Britain are smaller than 1km2

Britain's landscape is highly fragmented by roads, with researchers from Cardiff University finding that more than 70% of the UK's roadless areas are smaller than 1 km 2. The researchers say that more ...
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Cardiff University facilities: your innovation partner

New short films showcase nine university innovation facilities now available for industry hire and collaboration.
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Sir Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, research suggests

Subtle changes in Sir Terry Pratchett’s use of language in his books anticipated his dementia diagnosis by almost ten years, research has shown. The study, from academics at Cardiff University, ...
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Developing cleaner, smarter ways to make important molecules

Former postdoctoral research Dr Ayan Dasgupta (L) and Professor Rebecca Melen (R) setting up catalytic reactions in the labs at Cardiff University’s School of Chemistry. Cleaner routes to ...
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First patient recruited in clinical trial using cancer-targeting virus

The first patient has been treated in a clinical trial that is testing a pioneering virus technology – which originated at Cardiff University – that infects cancer cells, producing an anti-tumour drug ...
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Shingles vaccine may help prevent and slow dementia, study finds

A new international study has found that the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine may not only help prevent dementia but could also slow its progression. Researchers from Stanford University, Heidelberg ...