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A faith response to crisis

Posted on 27 March 2020 by Alumni team

Reverend Delyth Liddell (BTh 2003, MTh 2014) is a Methodist minister, and is the Coordinating Chaplain for Cardiff University’s Chaplaincy. The Chaplaincy provides a place of friendship, hospitality, reflection, prayer, support and dialogue, where students and staff can engage socially and explore faith and spirituality. Each of the chaplains comes from a different faith and religious background.

Talking to a global audience

Posted on 31 January 2020 by Alumni team

We spoke to Shuting Cai (known as Lily), a post-graduate student in Accounting and Finance, who took part in the ‘Languages for Business’ scheme.

Cardiff’s Pioneering Physiology Professor

Posted on 19 December 2019 by Alumni team

Professor Subodh Chandra Mahalanobis (circa 1900) Subodh Chandra Mahalanobis may not be a name known to many, but the former Cardiff academic was a pioneer of his time. At the […]

The ‘ins and outs’ of a General Election

Posted on 29 November 2019 by Alumni team

We talked to Rhydian Thomas (BA 2000) about his vital role in our democracy and how his time at Cardiff University set him on his career path.

Seals From Space

Posted on 28 November 2019 by Alumni team

Prem Gill (BSc 2017) leads the Seals from Space project, working to map Antarctic animal populations. We asked him what it's like to be a polar explorer.

Neuropsychiatric Genetics: past, present and future

Posted on 31 October 2019 by Alex Norton

To celebrate ten years of pioneering research at the MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, we hosted the Rethinking Mental Illness showcase.

5 acts that made a splash at Sŵn 2019

Posted on 29 October 2019 by Alumni team

After another successful edition of Cardiff’s annual music festival Sŵn, we take a look at some of the Cardiff alumni who took part.

Turning back time

Posted on 30 September 2019 by Alumni team

Did you know that when the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire was founded in 1884, it only had 102 full time students? It’s been an incredible journey since – and with the University’s archives now being digitised, we’ve picked out some highlights.

Inside St Fagans

Posted on 25 September 2019 by Alumni team

Following St Fagans Museum’s recent success in the 2019 Museum of the Year competition, we asked one of the principal curators about the reason for the success and the Museum’s links with Cardiff University.

Volunteering at the National Eisteddfod

Posted on 29 August 2019 by Alumni team

Rhys Fletcher (BA 2015) volunteered to support Cardiff University at the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst. We asked Rhys what his experience was like, and why he chose to get involved.

Cardiff University at the 2019 National Eisteddfod

Posted on 31 July 2019 by Alumni team

Cardiff University will be hosting a range of exciting events during the National Eisteddfod in Conwy County.

What the Urdd means to me

Posted on 31 May 2019 by Alumni team

This week, the Urdd Eisteddfod visits Cardiff Bay. Cardiff student, volunteer and competitor Nia Eyre (Welsh 2017-) told us what the Urdd means to her.

Examined Life – Sir Craig Oliver (PGDip 1992)

Posted on 25 April 2019 by Alumni team

Sir Craig Oliver is former controller of BBC Global and Director of Communications at 10 Downing St, and is now a principal at consulting firm Teneo.

London calling: Dr Sara Jones runs for #TeamCardiff

Posted on 25 April 2019 by Alumni team

Since 2016, almost 1,000 people have signed up to raise money for world-leading cancer, neuroscience and mental health research as part of #TeamCardiff. Dr Sara Jones (PhD 2000) is one of them.

Why I run: Gareth Davies

Posted on 5 April 2019 by Alumni team

#TeamCardiff runner Gareth Davies tops the table for funds raised in 2019 so far. We caught up with him to learn more about how he met his fundraising target, and how he’s preparing for the big day.

What next for Wales in the world? Six things we learned

Posted on 29 March 2019 by Alex Norton

1,008 days after Britain voted to leave the European Union and mere hours before it was scheduled to do so, the only certainty is that it won’t. Yet.

Daniel Swygart (BScEcon 2017)

Posted on 14 February 2019 by Helen Martin

Entrepreneurial spirit is a quality that Cardiff Business School encourages all of its students to cultivate. Daniel Swygart (BScEcon 2017) who studied BScEcon Economics at the School embodies this ethos […]

Cardiff celebrates Chinese New Year

Posted on 4 February 2019 by Alumni team

As the world prepares to join China in celebrating Spring Festival, nowhere will the dawning of the Year of the Pig (5 February) be more enthusiastically greeted than in Cardiff. […]

Cardiff community receives royal recognition

Posted on 24 January 2019 by Alex Norton

Eleven Cardiff graduates representing a diverse range of fields have been listed in the 2019 Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.

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.