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Gair Rhydd
Gair Rhydd (Welsh: [ˈɡair ˈr̥iːð], meaning "free word"; stylised in lowercase) is the official student newspaper of Cardiff University. During Cardiff University semesters, it publishes a free paper once a fortnight. The paper was established in 1972. Its sections cover local news, politics, student opinions, entertainment media, campus and Cardiff city life, and sport. It also features a Welsh-language section "Taf-od".
The paper is written and designed by student volunteers and can be accessed online, or picked up on Cardiff University's campus when print editions are released.
Gair Rhydd has won several student media awards, including Newspaper of the Year at the Guardian Student Media Awards 2005, Best Student Publication in Wales 2023, and second place at Student Publication Awards for its design in 2025.
Former editor Tom Wellingham and two other student journalists were suspended when, on 4 February 2006, they reproduced a controversial cartoon depicting Mohammed. The issue was withdrawn from publication (98% of copies retrieved) within a day of being released, and the Cardiff University Students' Union issued an apology. Cartoons were reinstated as a regular feature in issue #1081 in 2016.
Gair Rhydd
Gair Rhydd (Welsh: [ˈɡair ˈr̥iːð], meaning "free word"; stylised in lowercase) is the official student newspaper of Cardiff University. During Cardiff University semesters, it publishes a free paper once a fortnight. The paper was established in 1972. Its sections cover local news, politics, student opinions, entertainment media, campus and Cardiff city life, and sport. It also features a Welsh-language section "Taf-od".
The paper is written and designed by student volunteers and can be accessed online, or picked up on Cardiff University's campus when print editions are released.
Gair Rhydd has won several student media awards, including Newspaper of the Year at the Guardian Student Media Awards 2005, Best Student Publication in Wales 2023, and second place at Student Publication Awards for its design in 2025.
Former editor Tom Wellingham and two other student journalists were suspended when, on 4 February 2006, they reproduced a controversial cartoon depicting Mohammed. The issue was withdrawn from publication (98% of copies retrieved) within a day of being released, and the Cardiff University Students' Union issued an apology. Cartoons were reinstated as a regular feature in issue #1081 in 2016.