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Cardiff Metropolitan University

Cardiff Metropolitan University (Welsh: Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd) traces its history back to 1865, when the Cardiff School of Art first opened, later becoming the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) as part of the University of Wales, before becoming independent in 2011. The university offers degree courses in a variety of disciplines to over 12,000 students and is TEF silver-rated.

Research and enterprise centres include:

  • the Food Industry Centre
  • the Welsh Centre for Tourism Research
  • the National Centre for Product Design and Development Research.

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Young women in Kano, northern Nigeria. Access to cancer screening in the region is particularly problematic. Reuters/Goran Tomasevic

What’s stopping Nigerian women from being screened for cancer?

Women in northern Nigeria are not going for cancer screenings early enough. There are myriad social, cultural and economic reasons for this. But early detection would save their lives.
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Born again: Britain’s canals

For decades, canals were an unloved relic of industrial Britain – but people power has brought them back to life.
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Are your beach feet ready?

If you’re thinking about getting your thongs out – no, not your bikini – then here’s the best way to make sure your feet are at their best.
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All secondary schools could do with a head of well-being

Children’s character and well-being looks set to be a central education issue going into the 2015 general election. Getting out of the starting blocks in mid-December, Nicky Morgan, the secretary of state…

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