Institutional Review The QAA Reviewers visited in April following their first team visit in February. The Reviewers met a number of groups of staff with different responsibilities, including lecturing staff, professional staff and senior staff from across the University. They also met with a range of students (undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research). The College […]
Research Themes In May 2013 College Board formulated and provisionally agreed five broad research Themes intended to enable the College to fully realise the objectives of ‘The Way Forward 2012-2017’. The proposed Themes were subsequently scoped by five Convenor led Task and Finish Groups. The results of this scoping exercise were collated in a subsequent […]
Congratulations to Dr John Gallacher from the School of Medicine who recently secured an additional £7.5 million for stage two of the multi-million pound MRC programme ‘MRC UK Dementias Research Platform (UKDP)’ designed to accelerate progress in dementia research. Launched this month, the MRC UKDP is a public-private partnership that will unite a wealth of […]
A number of College staff were amongst the winners at the recent Enriching Student Life Awards. Dr Sally Anstey from the School of Healthcare Sciences was named Personal Tutor of the Year. Sally’s nominator said: “Sally has shown so much kindness, support and encouragement – I could not have asked for a better personal tutor.” […]
Carolyn Donoghue, College Registrar, provides an update on how the College is working to develop its Professional Services infrastructure. Background Since the establishment of the College in 2012, we have been working to set up an appropriate infrastructure to deliver professional services within the College, which appropriately support the academic activity. Across the University we […]
Congratulations to the following College staff who have been nominated for this year’s Enriching Student Life Awards. Personal Tutor of the Year Sally Anstey – School of Healthcare Sciences Uplifting Member of Staff Christian Cobbold – School of Biosciences Most Effective Teacher Steve Whitcombe – School of Healthcare Sciences The Enriching Student Life Award Angela […]
Oversight of all human tissue activity within the University has now moved to the College of Biomedical and Life Sciences. The Pro Vice-Chancellor CBLS has taken on the role of Corporate Licence Holder Contact on the HTA licences and will oversee compliance with the Human Tissue Act for all human tissue held within the University. […]
Work has commenced on the project intended to bring together under a single management structure, the activities of all staff engaged in the JBIOS and Transgenic Units. The project is overseen by a Project Board, which met for the first time in March. The Project Board will be providing updates on its activities (and the […]
The University is currently in negotiation to purchase a Cardiff Council owned building on the Heath Park Site. This building will be utilised as College Office accommodation, and will provide an opportunity to co-locate the College’s activities in an appropriate space. Work has commenced on the development of a College Estates strategy. Schools have been […]
Work is in progress to review the PGT provision offered by the Schools in the College. The initial aim of the review is to assess the financially viability. Gabrielle Couch has commenced a secondment with the College to undertake this work.