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March 2024

A new chapter for Cardiff University Rugby: share your legacy

A new chapter for Cardiff University Rugby: share your legacy

Posted on 25 March 2024 by Alumni team

Newly appointed Head of Rugby Chris Davies, wants to connect today’s players with the stories and experiences of our rugby-playing alumni. If you played for any of the rugby teams at Cardiff University (or UCC, UWIST, UWCM), we’d love to hear from you.

Developing vital early treatments for pancreatic cancer

Developing vital early treatments for pancreatic cancer

Posted on 4 March 2024 by Alumni team

Pancreatic cancer currently has a 10-year survival rate of just 5%. As the disease can be difficult to detect until its late stages, intervention often comes too late for many patients. Josh D'Ambrogio (Biosciences 2021-) has been studying pancreatic cancer in its early development to open up further avenues for early detection and more effective treatment strategies. 

“I was convinced I’d never be able to run again”: taking on the Cardiff Half for cancer research

“I was convinced I’d never be able to run again”: taking on the Cardiff Half for cancer research

Posted on 1 March 2024 by Alumni team

Alumnus and university staff member Abyd Quinn-Aziz (MPhil 2012) has been a keen runner since his youth. Following some health problems, he’s recently returned to running and has set himself the challenge of this October’s Cardiff Half Marathon.