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Transforming eyecare services in Wales

Transforming eyecare services in Wales

Posted on 2 March 2021 by Innovation + Impact blog

An innovative partnership to bring critical eyecare appointments closer to patient’s homes has helped to transform services in Wales. In December 2019, nearly 115,000 patients at risk of irreversible sight loss were waiting for a hospital eye appointment […]

Modest Trends making global impact

Modest Trends making global impact

Posted on 22 February 2021 by Innovation + Impact blog

Rifhat Qureshi’s (BSc 1999, Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship 2020-) business Modest trends is bringing diverse, sustainable clothing to women who dress to suit their spirituality as well as their style. […]

Investing in post-pandemic recovery

Investing in post-pandemic recovery

Posted on 19 February 2021 by Innovation + Impact blog

Cardiff’s Innovation Campus will be a magnet for post-pandemic recovery. Social science researchers, entrepreneurs, business leaders, professional advisers, academics and students will eventually create, test and incubate new initiatives and […]

Supporting you to grow and scale up your SME

Supporting you to grow and scale up your SME

Posted on 15 February 2021 by Innovation + Impact blog

Covid-19 and Brexit will have a long-lasting impact on the economy. SMEs must find new ways to survive. However, where there is change and uncertainty, there is opportunity: a chance […]

Illuminating breakthroughs   

Illuminating breakthroughs   

Posted on 11 February 2021 by Innovation + Impact blog

The trials of 2020 spurred scientists worldwide to overcome challenges. Despite restricted operating restrictions, experts at Cardiff University’s Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) ended the year by successfully demonstrating their ability to process multiple 6” compound semiconductor wafers on specification, and on time, to a customer. Here, ICS Director, Professor Peter Smowton, outlines the achievement.  “It’s a year that will […]

Dam burst highlights need for climate change awareness    

Dam burst highlights need for climate change awareness    

Posted on 8 February 2021 by Innovation + Impact blog

Last weekend’s dam burst in northern India has led to loss of life, property and damaged infrastructure. A surge of water from a Himalayan glacier swept away a dam in its path in the state of Uttarakhand. The tragedy highlights the danger […]

Looking for love through music?

Looking for love through music?

Posted on 1 February 2021 by Innovation + Impact blog

Cardiff University student start-up POM bids to forge meaningful connections through a shared love of music.  Here, founder and CEO, Vihan Patel (BScEcon 2020) outlines his eureka moment, the turning […]

Catalysing Innovation

Catalysing Innovation

Posted on 25 January 2021 by Innovation + Impact blog

Switching online for its eighth annual conference, Cardiff Catalysis Institute’s showpiece symposium continued to attract top speakers from academia and industry. Institute Director, Professor Duncan Wass, outlines the success of the recent event.  “It’s long been the highlight of the […]

Banking on innovation

Banking on innovation

Posted on 18 January 2021 by Innovation + Impact blog

The Development Bank of Wales works with Cardiff University to turn research into products and processes that drive prosperity. Together, we share knowhow to nurture home-grown businesses. Here, Dr Nick […]

Positive response to new CPD modules

Positive response to new CPD modules

Posted on 14 January 2021 by Innovation + Impact blog

Public sector workers have praised the benefits of the CPD modules from the new MSc in Data Analytics for Government (MDataGov). The MSc is provided through the strategic partnership between the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Cardiff University.  […]