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Since its foundation in 1893, the School of Medicine has been committed to the pursuit of improved human health, through education, research and engagement with the wider world.

The School is now one of the largest in the United Kingdom, home to over 3000 students and staff.

We are a major international centre for teaching and research, and a vibrant community of medical endeavour. 

As well as our world-class contribution to medicine, we play an important part in the life of Wales. The School is based at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, and at other sites within Wales. We make a positive difference to the way medicine is practised across the country.

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Top news from the School

  • Type 1 diabetes discovery by Cardiff University and King's College
    16th January 2012
    Scientists say they have uncovered new evidence which it is hoped could eventually help diagnose and prevent type 1 diabetes.
  • Improving IVF success rate
    16th January 2012
    Fertility techniques used in mice could be used to improve IVF success rates in women, researchers claim. Scientists at Cardiff University, led by Professor Karl Swann, analysed the internal workings of the human egg. Advanced imaging techniques were used to watch movements inside an egg that occur during fertilisation. It is hoped the findings, published in the Fertility and Sterility journal, could reduce multiple births.
  • ‘Killer cells’ and diabetes
    16th January 2012
    Killer T-cells in the human body which help protect us from disease can inadvertently destroy cells that produce insulin, new University research has uncovered.

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