Helping governments and public services tackle our major policy challenges

Posted on 27 June 2017 by George Boyne

This week, we have had the welcome news that Cardiff University will host a new £6 million research centre that will help to ensure that governments and public services have access to the best available evidence to help them tackle the major policy challenges of our day. The Wales Centre for Public Policy has been
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International staff network

Posted on 2 November 2016 by George Boyne

I was delighted to be invited to deliver a few opening words at the launch of the University’s International Staff Network last month. As Professor Nora de Leeuw addressed in her most recent blog post, we are – and are proud to be – an international institution, with over 7,500 international students and staff from
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Confirmation and clearing week at the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Posted on 13 September 2016 by George Boyne

The confirmation and clearing period feels like a combination of ‘planning and juggling’, not only for applicants but also for the academic and Professional Services teams in the School and College. During clearing in particular, events occur quickly and unpredictably, and the data can swing from one pattern to another every 15 minutes or so. 
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Celebrating the success of our students

Posted on 11 August 2016 by George Boyne

Graduation is one of my favourite times of year; it’s a wonderful celebration of both the University and our students. I always feel a small element of tension in the air on graduation week – not just for the students about to cross the stage, but also amongst the presenters on the platform. Academic presenters
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Four nations gathering of leading civil servants

Posted on 23 May 2016 by George Boyne

The need for innovation and high-quality, responsive evidence to inform the development and adoption of new approaches to delivering public services has never been more acute. This is why I was pleased to have welcomed recently a delegation of some of the UK’s most senior civil servants to the University, as part of a Welsh
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The Way Forward: Making it Happen

Posted on 1 May 2015 by George Boyne

Last week I facilitated my second The Way Forward: Making it Happen session. Once again, it was a well attended session with enthusiastic and engaged staff from across the University.  I met staff who I wouldn’t normally meet, learned some things about the University I didn’t know (mostly good!) and heard some great ideas. One
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A new Joint College for Chinese Studies

Posted on 13 November 2014 by George Boyne

Today I attended the signing of a new agreement with Beijing Normal University. The agreement, signed by our VC and the President of BNU, lays the foundations for the development of a new Joint College, the Beijing Normal-Cardiff Chinese College. This College will be home to a flagship programme, a dual degree in Chinese Studies,
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The promise of a bright future for business school teaching

Posted on 29 September 2014 by George Boyne

At the end of September I was very pleased to be invited to the opening of the new Cardiff Business School Postgraduate Teaching Centre. It reflects a £14.5 million investment by the University in the School’s facilities and aesthetically there is a lot to appreciate, such as the the external curved facade which houses the
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