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Young civil engineers tour Innovation Campus

Young civil engineers tour Innovation Campus

Posted on 16 May 2019 by Heath Jeffries

Students see Bouygues UK site in action Four first year Civil Engineering students have toured Cardiff’s new Innovation Campus. Accompanied by Dr Jay Millington, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering, and […]

Understanding the Creative Economy

Understanding the Creative Economy

Posted on 8 May 2019 by Heath Jeffries

Where does creativity come from and why is it important to the economy, culture and identity of cities? How might we better understand this to shape the future of the […]

The Cambridge Cluster – lessons of obliquity, serendipity and proximity on the road to innovation

The Cambridge Cluster – lessons of obliquity, serendipity and proximity on the road to innovation

Posted on 2 May 2019 by Heath Jeffries

Professor Rick Delbridge spent last Michaelmas Term as Visiting Fellow at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge. As Cardiff University Dean of Research, Innovation and Enterprise, Professor Delbridge had the […]

Cardiff Innovation Campus – Construction Update

Cardiff Innovation Campus – Construction Update

Posted on 7 March 2019 by Laura Kendrick

Piling is complete on the Cardiff Innovation Campus site on Maindy Road and a tower crane is now on site, signalling the start of construction of the concrete frame. During […]

How a KTP changed my life

How a KTP changed my life

Posted on 27 February 2019 by Laura Kendrick

Dr Maria Rubiano-Saavedra has been working on a successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership project between Cardiff University’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and market leader GAMA Healthcare. GAMA Healthcare specialises […]

Cardiff and Hokkaido – a special friendship

Cardiff and Hokkaido – a special friendship

Posted on 20 February 2019 by Duncan Wass

Catalysis speeds up chemical reactions. Without it, the modern world would be very different – everything from fuels to materials to pharmaceutical products rely on catalysis in their manufacture. Like […]

Innovative research into lean, green energy to reduce fuel poverty and improve air quality

Innovative research into lean, green energy to reduce fuel poverty and improve air quality

Posted on 13 February 2019 by Sali Button

FLEXIS (Flexible Integrated Energy Systems) aims to de-risk decarbonisation by enabling low carbon transport, integrating renewables into the grid and developing reliable means of carbon capture and storage. Its unique […]

New EPSRC Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Centre for Doctoral Training

New EPSRC Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Centre for Doctoral Training

Posted on 5 February 2019 by Heath Jeffries

They’re tiny devices with enormous impact. Behind almost every modern electronic gadget, from smart phones to tablets, lie Compound Semiconductors (CS). Here, Professor Peter Smowton, Managing Director of the Institute of Compound […]

Cardiff Catalysis Institute: 10 Years of Science and Innovation

Cardiff Catalysis Institute: 10 Years of Science and Innovation

Posted on 25 January 2019 by Richard Catlow

As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cardiff Catalysis Institute, it is fitting to reflect both on the achievements of the Institute and of its founding Director; and on the […]

Cardiff entrepreneur’s VR success

Cardiff entrepreneur’s VR success

Posted on 17 January 2019 by Laura Kendrick

George Bellwood is a third year Business Management (Marketing) student at Cardiff University and is the Founder/Director of Virtus Tech. For me the idea of becoming an entrepreneur came from […]