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February 2017

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – February 2017

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – February 2017

Posted on 28 February 2017 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague This month I spent two days in Switzerland as part of a delegation whose aim was to learn from the experience our Swiss colleagues and counterparts had when […]

UEB, 27 February 2017

UEB, 27 February 2017

Posted on 27 February 2017 by Mairwen Harris

It was noted that Professor Jones and colleagues had attended the Medical Research Council interview for the Dementia Research Institute, the outcome of which should be known shortly. The high […]

UEB, 13 February 2017

UEB, 13 February 2017

Posted on 13 February 2017 by Mairwen Harris

Dr Tim Bradshaw, Acting Director at the Russell Group, joined UEB for the first item. Dr Bradshaw outlined the current key policy issues for the Russell Group which included the […]

Supporting those hidden figures

Supporting those hidden figures

Posted on 8 February 2017 by Helen Murphy

It’s been an important and encouraging couple of weeks for the promotion and support of women in STEM. Last week I was delighted to hear that the Welsh Government has […]

Embracing speak week

Embracing speak week

Posted on 7 February 2017 by Claire Sanders

We are an innovative and ambitious university currently going through a major process of change. It is important to communicate this change and to listen to different views from across […]

UEB, 6 February 2017

UEB, 6 February 2017

Posted on 6 February 2017 by Mairwen Harris

The announcement that Sir Mark Walport had been appointed as the Chief Executive of the UKRI, with the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser role now vacant, was noted. The comment that […]

Images of Research

Images of Research

Posted on 3 February 2017 by Nora de Leeuw

Cardiff University Doctoral Academy has been operational since the start of the current academic year and I recently had the pleasure of attending their ‘Images of Research’ event. This is […]

National University of Ireland visit

National University of Ireland visit

Posted on 2 February 2017 by Helen Murphy

The College of Physical Sciences & Engineering recently hosted a benchmarking visit on 16 and 17 January from counterparts at the National University of Ireland, NUI, Galway, as they prepare […]