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How playing with Barbie dolls can improve children’s social skills

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The Independent UK

Playing with dolls can help children develop imagination and social skills – UK study

Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London compared children given dolls with those given video games

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of mental health patients could receive better treatment thanks to major study

The research, which is being supported by 10 NHS trusts, could “transform” the understanding of severe mental illness, officials said

The Independent UK

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Wood burners may treble children’s exposure to pollution in homes, study finds

Research in Wales found that home, not outdoor travel, was largest contributor to children’s daily exposure

The Guardian - UK

Can’t tech a joke: AI does not understand puns, study finds

Researchers say results underline large language models’ poor grasp of humour, empathy and cultural nuance

The Guardian - UK

Bias claims and Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC

Letters: Judgmental assertions of bias should not supplant careful analyses of evidence, writes Prof Peter Ayton. Plus letters from Peter Williams, Richard Evans, David Bell, Sam White and Ste Thomas

The Guardian - UK

What Does New Study Say About GB News Fans' Mistaken Views on UK Migration?

Explore Cardiff University's study revealing that 84% of GB News viewers wrongly believe UK net migration is rising. Compare findings across broadcasters, examine the impact on impartiality, and uncover how media shapes public understanding of migration.

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GB News viewers more likely to wrongly believe net migration to UK rising, study finds

Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes

The Guardian - UK

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

The Guardian - UK

BBC under fresh pressure over extent of Reform UK coverage

Nigel Farage’s party featured in considerably more News at Ten bulletins than Lib Dems over six months, study finds

The Guardian - UK

People gathered for great meat feasts at end of British bronze age, study shows

Evidence of millions of animal bones at sites in West Country and Surrey points to ‘age of feasting’

The Guardian - UK

How an ancient cow’s tooth could help solve the mystery of Stonehenge

New evidence confirms link between Stonehenge and two quarries in Wales believed to be sources of Wiltshire landmark’s legendary standing bluestones

The Independent UK

Triplets’ tribute to grandfather as they graduated from same university

Rose, Maudie and Grace Orgill graduated from Cardiff University, having intended to go their separate ways.

Evening Standard

British law firm coached universities on how to obtain sweeping protest bans

Revealed: Shakespeare Martineau LLP, which helped Cardiff get year-long ban on unauthorised action, promoted court orders at webinar

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The Independent UK

Schoolgirls in Wales report problematic social media use double that of boys

Data came from the 2023 The School Health Research Network student health and wellbeing secondary school survey.

Euronews

Mysterious medieval cemetery near Cardiff Airport reveals secrets of women, wealth, and odd burials

A medieval cemetery discovered in Wales is continuing to baffle archaeologists, revealing a community of women buried with signs of wealth, including a mysterious outcast thrown into a ditch.

Evening Standard

Plans to close Cardiff University nursing school paused as job cuts scaled back

The university’s vice-chancellor said ‘alternative proposals’ have been put forward.

International Business Times UK

UK Universities in Crisis: Over 10,000 Jobs at Risk as International Student Numbers Plummet

UK universities are facing around 5,000 job cuts due to decreased budgets. Reduced facilities and staff, in addition to complex visas and a high cost of living is driving away foreign students.

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Evening Standard

Cardiff University denies it is ‘offshoring jobs’ despite Tory MP’s claims

A spokesperson said jobs will not be moved to its proposed Kazakhstan campus amid a consultation on 400 positions being cut.

The Independent UK

Flood and drought exposure ‘ramping up for world’s most populated cities’

London is among the cities which could face more frequent and long-lasting droughts in future, research has found.

The Guardian - UK

Early poems about Merlin portray him as environmentalist, say scholars

Re-examination of Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show Myrddin as prophet concerned by human interactions with nature

The Guardian - UK

The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts

Letters: Arts and humanities are being hit hardest by cuts in higher education, write Prof Thea Pitman and Prof Emma Cayley, and Dr Ronan McLaverty-Head and another letter writer comment on cuts at Cardiff and another Russell Group university

The Conversation

Why personal climate action matters – according to experts

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The Guardian - UK

Quarter of leading UK universities cutting staff due to budget shortfalls

Up to 10,000 redundancies or job losses feared as institutes undergo restructuring

Evening Standard

Welsh Government accused of ‘waving white flag’ over Cardiff University job cuts

The Welsh university set out proposals to cut 400 jobs – 7% of the total workforce – on Tuesday.

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