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December 2018

A step-change in how Cardiff supports students

A step-change in how Cardiff supports students

Posted on 21 December 2018 by Alumni team

Student wellbeing matters.  Cardiff’s Director of Student Support and Wellbeing, a Cardiff alum and donor, and a current support recipient discuss how a revolutionary approach is making a real difference.

Game Changers: Helen Molyneux (LLB 1987) – Monumental Welsh Women

Game Changers: Helen Molyneux (LLB 1987) – Monumental Welsh Women

Posted on 20 December 2018 by Alumni team

Helen Molyneux (LLB 1987) is the person behind Monumental Welsh Women – a group looking to erect Cardiff’s first statue honouring a Welsh woman.

Game Changers: Nia Jones (Environmental Geography 2016-) and Douglas Lewns (Environmental Geography 2017-) – The No Straw Stand

Game Changers: Nia Jones (Environmental Geography 2016-) and Douglas Lewns (Environmental Geography 2017-) – The No Straw Stand

Posted on 20 December 2018 by Alumni team

Nia Jones (Environmental Geography 2016-) and Douglas Lewns (Environmental Geography 2017-are students at Cardiff’s School of Earth and Ocean Sciences and founders of The No Straw Stand – a campaign to get companies to stop using plastic straws. This year, Nia will serve as Ethical & Environmental Officer at Cardiff University Students’ Union.

Game Changers: Philip Evans QC (LLB 1993) – Cardiff’s Innocence Project

Game Changers: Philip Evans QC (LLB 1993) – Cardiff’s Innocence Project

Posted on 20 December 2018 by Alumni team

Philip Evans QC (LLB 1993) is a leading London-based barrister who also works on a pro bono basis with Cardiff University to challenge miscarriages of justice.

Game Changers: Simon Blake OBE (BA 1995) – Campaigning for equality

Game Changers: Simon Blake OBE (BA 1995) – Campaigning for equality

Posted on 20 December 2018 by Alumni team

Simon Blake OBE (BA 1995) is Chief Executive of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England and deputy chair of Stonewall UK. He is a former Chief Executive of the National Union of Students (NUS).

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Posted on 18 December 2018 by Alumni team

Remembering the Cardiff University alumni, staff and friends we lost in 2017-18.

Examined Life – Guto Harri (PgDip 1988)

Examined Life – Guto Harri (PgDip 1988)

Posted on 17 December 2018 by Alumni team

Guto Harri is a writer, broadcaster and strategic communications consultant.

Universities are for saving, changing and enriching lives

Universities are for saving, changing and enriching lives

Posted on 17 December 2018 by Alumni team

Professor Alison Wray is a linguistics researcher focusing on ways of communicating with those with dementia

Universities are for everyone

Universities are for everyone

Posted on 17 December 2018 by Alumni team

Naomi Owen (BA 2018, Digital Media and Society 2018-) has just finished her final year as a Journalism student at Cardiff University and is about to begin a Master’s degree in Digital Media and Society.

Universities are for shaping our communities and government

Universities are for shaping our communities and government

Posted on 17 December 2018 by Alumni team

Julie Morgan (alumna) is Welsh Assembly Member (AM) and former Member of Parliament for Cardiff North. She sits on various committees including the committee for Children, Young People and Education