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Human tissue is often used by researchers to improve their understanding of how diseases start and progress. Within Cardiff University there are over 300 research projects that use human tissue donated from patients or healthy volunteers, in addition to eight research tissue banks that help facilitate access to patient tissue. The use of human tissue […]


Last year we saw approximately 400 people attend each of the engagement events and the feedback helped to shape much of the work that has been undertaken by the College of Biomedical and Life Sciences over the past 12 months. The purpose of the events is to provide an opportunity for people to engage with the […]


Cardiff University has been selected to become the United Kingdom representative for the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics. The University joins 48 other nations and 72 universities in this important international network. UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, is a specialised agency of the United Nations system. The organisation was created more than […]




The College of Biomedical & Life Sciences are pleased to confirm that there were a fantastic 37 successful cases for promotion in the year 2014/2015. 11 of these cases were to Personal Chair, 9 to Reader and 17 to Senior Lecturer. The successful candidates have been contacted by their respective areas and congratulated on their achievements. In […]


Cardiff University has been confirmed as title sponsor for BioWales 2016 – the flagship event for the life sciences sector in Wales, and one of the UK’s leading life science conferences. Now in its 14th year, the event takes place at the Wales Millennium Centre on 1-2 March 2016. Professor Dylan Jones, Pro Vice-Chancellor College […]