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What the Urdd means to me

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.

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

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.

Emma Garnett (BA 2015)

Emma Garnett (BA 2015)

Posted on 10 October 2018 by Helen Martin

Emma Garnett (BA 2015) is a Key Account Assistant for a railway technology business which has an annual turnover of £0.5 billion. Emma, who studied English Language and French, says […]

David John Roche (BMus 2012)

David John Roche (BMus 2012)

Posted on 15 August 2018 by Helen Martin

David John Roche (BMus 2012) studied at the School of Music and is now a full time composer. He credits the school with setting him up for the future and […]

Matthew Whitley (BA 2018)

Matthew Whitley (BA 2018)

Posted on 14 August 2018 by Helen Martin

Matthew Whitley (BA 2018) studied French at the School of Modern Languages and has recently secured a role at international auditors KPMG. He believes that “languages are a fundamental need […]

Sean Melody (BSc 2012)

Sean Melody (BSc 2012)

Posted on 2 August 2018 by Helen Martin

Sean Melody (BSc 2012) studied Business Management at Cardiff Business School. After graduating Sean has worked in a variety of roles in IT and digital systems. He now works at […]

Huw Thomas (LLB 2017)

Huw Thomas (LLB 2017)

Posted on 1 August 2018 by Helen Martin

Huw Thomas (LLB 2017) has recently secured a training contract with international law firm, Allen & Overy LLP. He has studied both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at the School of […]

Gareth Churchill (PhD 2008)

Gareth Churchill (PhD 2008)

Posted on 25 July 2018 by Helen Martin

Freelance composer Gareth Churchill (PhD 2008) returned to Wales for postgraduate study and attributes his working methodologies to Cardiff University’s School of Music. As a Welshman there was a natural […]

Giacomo Corsini (MSc 2014)

Giacomo Corsini (MSc 2014)

Posted on 25 July 2018 by Helen Martin

When asked to describe Cardiff University in five words Giacomo Corsini (MSc 2014) said, “A great place to learn”. Giacomo graduated from Cardiff Business School in 2014 after completing the […]

Eirian James (BA 2012, MA 2013)

Eirian James (BA 2012, MA 2013)

Posted on 20 July 2018 by Helen Martin

Eirian James (BA 2012, MA 2013) chose the School of Modern Languages to study both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. He now works as a teacher in Terrassa, just outside Barcelona […]