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. 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the unique ties which bind Cardiff and China. In 1989, the Welsh capital was the first city in the
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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.
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The eye test that maps your brain

Posted on 27 November 2018 by Alumni team

Future Leaders in Neuroscience and Mental Health Research is an initiative providing seed-corn funding to early career researchers at Cardiff University. Donations to this cause are enabling Cardiff researchers like Dr Kathryn Peall to measure eye movements that will lead her to the part of the brain involved in a disorder called dystonia.
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Seven things we learned from TEDxCardiffUniversity

Posted on 26 November 2018 by Jonathan Barnes

The inaugural TEDxCardiffUniversity on The Power of Ideas brought home an all-alumni line-up sharing their thoughts and experiences on a variety of subjects: from nanoscience to the impact of physical environments on our mental health. Here, we look at seven things we learned from TEDxCardiffUniversity
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Supporting students, developing research skills

Posted on 26 November 2018 by Alumni team

The Cardiff Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (CUROP) allows Cardiff students to ‘trial’ research before committing to pursue a Masters, PhD or a career in academia.
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Why I run: John Chester

Posted on 6 October 2018 by Jonathan Barnes

Professor John Chester is Cancer Research Theme Lead at Cardiff University. He tells us more about why he is lacing up his running shoes to take on the Cardiff Half Marathon for #TeamCardiff
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Why I run: Adrian Harwood

Posted on 6 October 2018 by Jonathan Barnes

Adrian Harwood is a co-director of the Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute and #TeamCardiff runner. We spoke to him about why he runs, and why you should support neuroscience and mental health research with a donation to #TeamCardiff.
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The life and times of Owain Glyn Dŵr

Posted on 28 September 2018 by Alumni team

Did you know that Owain Glyn Dŵr was the last Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales?
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How offering an internship brought new perspective and enthusiasm

Posted on 28 September 2018 by Jonathan Barnes

As current student Tanya Harrington’s (Media, Journalism and Culture 2016-) internship with Cymorth Cymru came to an end, we caught up with the organisation’s Policy & External Affairs Manager Oliver Townsend (BSc 2011) about his experiences of offering workplace opportunity to the next generation of Cardiff alum.
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If I knew then what I know now – alumni advice for our 2018 freshers

Posted on 28 September 2018 by Alex Norton

This week, 8,000 people became Cardiff students. That’s 8,000 seismic moments in life – and for those far from home and entering the strange hinterland of studenthood (with all its revelations and responsibilities) these first few days can be daunting.
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