I applied to the Royal Society pairing scheme to see how we as scientists can influence the legislation and policy that might be used to promote the public understanding of science and, in the case of genetics, use that understanding to make informed decisions regarding their health. Current advances in genetics will revolutionise medical care in the […]
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The quality and impact of Cardiff’s research has led to a meteoric rise in league tables, pushing it into the UK’s top 5 universities. Cardiff University has broken into the “Golden Triangle” of Oxford, Cambridge and London, and confirmed its place as a world-leading university. The University has climbed 17 places in the 2014 Research […]
We have extended a warm welcome to a group of students from Capital Medical University, Beijing China. The students represent the first exchange between the two universities since the launch of the Joint Research Centre in 2013 and the signing of a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ in October 2014. The MoU is the first step towards education […]
MEDIC Student Artwork Competition The School of Medicine recently invited its students to submit a work of art to be on long-term display outside the School of Medicine Deanery in University Hospital of Wales. The School of Medicine wanted to showcase the artistic talent of their medical students, depict elements of the medical programme through […]
The School of Medicine has begun a project, known as MEDIC Forward, which aims to ensure that we have a School of Medicine that is fit for the future. All staff in the School were informed about the project on 12 and 13 November by Professor John Bligh, Dean of Medicine. The MEDIC Forward project is […]
The new Student Passport to Wellbeing Learning Central module will provide our students with much needed support as they embark on their adventure abroad. The University Counselling, Health and Wellbeing Service were conscious that it is normal for students going abroad to feel a mix of emotions, and experience difficulties as well as having an […]
In October 2012, more than 40 organisations (including Cardiff University) involved with life science in the UK signed a Declaration on Openness for work on Animal Research. They agreed to develop a Concordat that sets out how they will be more open about the ways in which animals are used in scientific, medical or veterinary […]
The College of Biomedical and Life Sciences has formulated and agreed five broad research Themes. Cancer Immunology, Infection and Inflammation Mind, Brain and Neuroscience Public Health and Primary Care Biosystems These are intended to enable the College to realise fully the objectives of The Way Forward 2012-2017. The Themes will be the College’s primary research […]
With the launch of the new School of Healthcare Sciences conveniently coinciding with the University’s development of a new system to manage its online content, it was perhaps inevitable that we would be one of the first five Schools to develop a new website within the new system. Our website is our key communication tool; […]
Cardiff University and Velindre NHS Trust – Memorandum of Understanding The Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University, Professor Colin Riordan and the Chair of Velindre NHS Trust, Rosemary Kennedy have signed an agreement that sets out the basis for closer collaboration between the two organisations. The Agreement will bring together some of Wales’s leading experts in a renewed […]