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Advancing tsunami awareness and early warning

Advancing tsunami awareness and early warning

Posted on 5 November 2026 by Phil Lambert

How can faster real time assessment help coastal communities understand and respond to tsunami risk? Published to mark World Tsunami Awareness Day, this blog highlights how EPSRC Impact Funding through […]

From catnip to community enterprise: IAA funding supports mosquito repellent development in Uganda

From catnip to community enterprise: IAA funding supports mosquito repellent development in Uganda

Posted on 29 October 2026 by Phil Lambert

A Cardiff University project developing a plant based mosquito repellent from locally grown catnip in Uganda has been supported through three Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Impact Acceleration […]

From Invisible Work to Practical Impact: Strengthening Care Coordination in Healthcare

From Invisible Work to Practical Impact: Strengthening Care Coordination in Healthcare

Posted on 29 October 2026 by Phil Lambert

Professor Davina Allen from the School of Healthcare Sciences has used a series of Cardiff University-managed Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) awards to translate research […]

Eight Voices in Darkness recognised for sharing lived experiences of sight loss and mental health

Eight Voices in Darkness recognised for sharing lived experiences of sight loss and mental health

Posted on 12 October 2026 by Phil Lambert

Cardiff University researcher Dr Claire Nollett has received national recognition for IAA-funded work exploring sight loss, depression and mental wellbeing. She was awarded Best Talk of the Conference at the […]

How can medical imaging software developed in Cardiff reach more researchers, clinicians and healthcare innovators?

How can medical imaging software developed in Cardiff reach more researchers, clinicians and healthcare innovators?

Posted on 1 October 2026 by Phil Lambert

SPAARC, short for Spaarc Pipeline for Automated Analysis and Radiomics Computing, is Cardiff University software that supports radiomics: the extraction and analysis of quantitative data from medical images. These tools […]

What does it take to make secondhand economies more sustainable, accessible and socially connected?

What does it take to make secondhand economies more sustainable, accessible and socially connected?

Posted on 28 September 2026 by Phil Lambert

  As ‘Second Hand September’ encourages people to think differently about what they buy, reuse and pass on, research at Cardiff University is exploring the wider networks and practices that […]

Making neighbourhood parks inclusive for teenage girls and young women in Cardiff

Making neighbourhood parks inclusive for teenage girls and young women in Cardiff

Posted on 11 August 2026 by Phil Lambert

As the summer months encourage more of us outdoors, parks and public spaces become increasingly important places to meet, exercise and spend time with friends and family. But who are […]

COLIF: Achieving Impact through Cross-Institution Collaboration

COLIF: Achieving Impact through Cross-Institution Collaboration

Posted on 3 August 2026 by Phil Lambert

How can universities contribute in a meaningful way to their communities? How can researchers stay close to what people need? And how can civic partners make the most of the […]

Community Engagement in Local Development Plans

Community Engagement in Local Development Plans

Posted on 18 January 2026 by Phil Lambert

Local Development Plans help shape the future of our neighbourhoods, influencing decisions regarding housing, transport, green spaces, and community facilities. Although communities are encouraged to get involved, making planning processes […]