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Celebrating Welsh culture

Celebrating Welsh culture

Posted on 29 October 2015 by Leigh Amor

From Cardiff’s Tafwyl festival to the much-loved Eisteddfod, Joanna Davies outlines why more and more people are flocking to these annual celebrations.

Examined life: Ceri Powell (PhD 1990, Hon 2015)

Examined life: Ceri Powell (PhD 1990, Hon 2015)

Posted on 29 October 2015 by Leigh Amor

Executive Vice President at Royal Dutch Shell, has featured twice on Fortune Magazine’s list of the ‘Most Powerful Women in Business’, most recently in 2015, where she featured at number 21.

Examined life: Stephen Bird (MBA 1995)

Examined life: Stephen Bird (MBA 1995)

Posted on 29 October 2015 by Leigh Amor

Recently appointed CEO of Global Consumer Banking at Citigroup, Stephen Bird (MBA 1995) oversaw a period of growth that resulted in Citi being named ‘Best bank’ in Asia by Euromoney.

Professor Chris Williams on John Viriamu Jones

Professor Chris Williams on John Viriamu Jones

Posted on 29 October 2015 by Leigh Amor

Professor Chris Williams examines the life of John Viriamu Jones, a man whose vision for higher education in Wales saw the establishment of institution now known as Cardiff University.

Congratulations to Luke Davies, winner of our 2015 Graduation giveaway

Congratulations to Luke Davies, winner of our 2015 Graduation giveaway

Posted on 11 September 2015 by Jennifer Burns

Luke (BSc 2015), one of 3,000 new alumni who filled in our recent graduation survey, is the lucky recipient of an iPad Mini.

University alumna to restore Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit

University alumna to restore Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit

Posted on 3 August 2015 by Jennifer Burns

Cardiff University alumna Lisa Young (BSc 1996) is at the centre of restoration work to preserve Neil Armstrong's spacesuit for The Smithsonian.

Hollywood bound: Rachel Mason (BMus 2003)

Hollywood bound: Rachel Mason (BMus 2003)

Posted on 15 January 2015 by Jennifer Burns

Today’s television schedules show you just how many people dream of a life in the bright lights, but for some talented individuals this happens almost by chance. Rachel Mason is one such person.

Changing the world, one bag at a time: Claire Morsman (BA 1998)

Changing the world, one bag at a time: Claire Morsman (BA 1998)

Posted on 28 December 2014 by Jennifer Burns

Claire took inspiration from seeing rubbish floating past her houseboat to start a create a worldwide environmental organisation that has grown through word of mouth.

Dream catcher: Bukola Ogunsina (MA 2009)

Dream catcher: Bukola Ogunsina (MA 2009)

Posted on 16 December 2014 by Jennifer Burns

Bukola looks back at her time studying in Cardiff and talks about her current work as a successful journalist at the Leadership Newspapers Group in Nigeria.

A life less ordinary: Jason Walsh (MBBCh 2013)

A life less ordinary: Jason Walsh (MBBCh 2013)

Posted on 2 November 2014 by Jennifer Burns

In an attempt to challenge themselves during their final year of medical school, Jason and his friend Rich decided to cycle the entire length of India and raise money along the way.