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January 2015

Vice-Chancellor’s January all-staff email

Vice-Chancellor’s January all-staff email

Posted on 30 January 2015 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague Let me start this first email of 2015 by congratulating a number of colleagues. I know that many people in the University and beyond will have been delighted […]

Cardiff and China

Cardiff and China

Posted on 30 January 2015 by Charlotte Rogers

The University’s ambition as set out in The Way Forward 2012-17 is to consistently be among the top 100 universities in the world. As importantly, Cardiff University will be recognised as […]

HRH, the Princess Royal, visits to celebrate 50 years of occupational therapy

HRH, the Princess Royal, visits to celebrate 50 years of occupational therapy

Posted on 29 January 2015 by Ross (MSc Urban and Regional Development, PGT Scholar)

I was delighted to be part of events today marking 50 years of Occupational Therapy (OT) at Cardiff University.  The one-day conference explored how OT education has evolved, as well […]

People and Planet

People and Planet

Posted on 28 January 2015 by

It’s all league tables at the moment and although they can be fickle it’s one way the outside world judges us and so it is very encouraging when we do […]

Driving innovation in small to medium enterprises

Driving innovation in small to medium enterprises

Posted on 28 January 2015 by Claire Sanders

Cardiff University Innovation Network hosted a packed event for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). It was organised with the Vision 2020 Network, a collaboration platform for research organisations and companies […]

UEB 26 January 2015

UEB 26 January 2015

Posted on 26 January 2015 by Mairwen Harris

The Vice-Chancellor announced that Ms T J Rawlinson, the new Director of Development, will be joining the University Executive Board when she takes up post on 2 February.   It was […]

Higher Education for the Nation

Higher Education for the Nation

Posted on 22 January 2015 by Jayne Sadgrove

Today I attended the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) Annual Meeting. It was a good opportunity to meet HEFCW Council members as well as counterparts from other Welsh […]

Academia Europaea Knowledge Hub in Cardiff

Academia Europaea Knowledge Hub in Cardiff

Posted on 21 January 2015 by Paul Jewell

We were delighted to host a visit from Professor Sierd Cloetingh, President of Academia Europaea, a prestigious non-governmental research body representing leading scientists and scholars from across Europe.  Professor Cloetingh […]

UEB 19 January 2015

UEB 19 January 2015

Posted on 19 January 2015 by Mairwen Harris

UEB reviewed a paper outlining progress on the development of new University Research Institutes (URIs).  At its meeting on 7 July 2014 UEB gave in-principle approval to the development of […]

Cardiff and Care Leavers

Cardiff and Care Leavers

Posted on 15 January 2015 by Charlotte Rogers

Cardiff and Care Leavers Cardiff University’s commitment to recruiting the brightest and best students from all sections of society with a particular focus on underrepresented groups is outlined in The Way […]