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<\/a><\/h2>\n“My name is Elaine, I first started working in student media fourteen years ago! When I joined in 2003 my role was assistant to the Gair Rhydd<\/em> editor, but now I am the media coordinator for all sections of student media.<\/p>\n “Alongside my job at Cardiff, I have a life-long singing career. I\u2019ve recorded music albums in the same studio as the Rolling Stones. I was even part of Eurovision back in 1996, when the Celtic band that I sang in were asked to represent France! I love working in student media and seeing the wonderful things the students I work with go on to do, the experience they get at Cardiff is what helps them break into the industry. If I had one pearl of wisdom to offer graduating students it would be to do what you love, it sounds clich\u00e9d but it really is true. I\u2019ve been lucky enough to have always worked in jobs that I love; both at Cardiff and with my singing, it\u2019s the recipe for a happy life.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Hi, I\u2019m Carol. I\u2019m a supervisor at the coffee shop in the Glamorgan building. I\u2019ve been working at Cardiff University for 24 years now. I got the job through some friends- before I moved here I worked down at Talybont making hot drinks for the workmen.<\/p>\n “The Glamorgan Building is a beautiful place to work. Everyone here is lovely, both staff and students. You get to know a lot of people while they\u2019re out for their daily caffeine hit. I think the Cardiff favourite in terms of coffee is a cappuccino- it\u2019s definitely our most popular hot beverage.<\/p>\n “I\u2019d like to wish the best of luck to the class of \u201917 graduating this year! Also, we\u2019re getting a new coffee machine over summer. So feel free to pop back in and see how the new cappuccinos are!”<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “<\/strong>Hi, I\u2019m Mary. My job as a receptionist at Cardiff University all started with a temp job. I was offered a couple of weeks work on the reception desk at Cardiff’s Law School. As it turned out, I ended up staying here quite a bit longer than a few weeks \u2013 17 years longer in fact!<\/p>\n “I\u2019m retiring soon but I can honestly say I\u2019ve loved my job here. My favourite thing has been interacting with the students every day; they are polite, fun and really interesting. I\u2019ve taken in some weird deliveries over the years, from tents and tyres to worms and fish (yes, real live fish) – there\u2019s certainly never been a dull day!<\/p>\n “For all the students who will be graduating this year I wish you all the best in the future, and if you\u2019re from the Law School we\u2019ll probably catch up on Facebook!”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Hi, I\u2019m Dave. I\u2019m a Professor of Medical Education and Director of Admissions at Cardiff- I first began working here ten years ago. Being from Bristol, I had visited Cardiff many times in the past and I wanted to work in a beautiful city, at a Russell Group University, in part of the UK that actually had a summer (I previously spent 22 years in Belfast- the weather was rubbish!)<\/p>\n “The best part of my job is teaching students- I honestly think it is a privilege. University students are brilliant; they always have, and always will be, my main interest and concern.<\/p>\n In terms of amusing stories, there was a photo of me in my decorated office (for my 60th<\/sup> birthday) put on the student Facebook page recently. It had hundreds of likes and my fianc\u00e9 asked her daughter,\u00a0also a student,\u00a0if that was good. Her reply? ‘For a professor, that\u2019s viral!’<\/p>\n<\/a>Carol- Glamorgan Building coffee shop supervisor<\/h2>\nM
<\/a>ary- Law Building receptionist <\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/a><\/strong>Professor Dave Wilson- Professor of Medical Education<\/h2>\n