Beth wnaeth eich ysbrydoli i ymuno â Gwobr Caerdydd? Roeddwn i wedi clywed llawer am Wobr Caerdydd, ac, yn ôl pob golwg, eisoes yn gwneud llawer o bethau a allai gyfrannu ati, fel bod yn Fentor Myfyrwyr. Meddyliais i byddai’n werth mynd yr ail filltir a gweithio tuag ati, achos byddai’n fy ngalluogi i ddysgu Read more
What motivated you to join the Cardiff Award? I had heard a lot about the Cardiff Award, and I seemed to already be doing many things that could contribute towards it, such as being a Student Mentor. I thought that it was worth going the extra mile and working towards it, as I thought that Read more
Beth wnaeth eich ysbrydoli i ymuno â Gwobr Caerdydd? Y syniad o gael cydnabyddiaeth ar gyfer pob un o’m gweithgareddau allgyrsiol wnaeth fy annog i ymuno â Gwobr Caerdydd. Roeddwn i eisiau gwella fy sgiliau cyflogadwyedd, ynghyd â chael profiadau ymarferol. Llwyddais i gyflawni llawer mwy na fy nodau cychwynnol. Fy ngweithgaredd cyntaf ar gyfer Read more
What motivated you to join the Cardiff Award? The idea of being recognized for all my extra-curricular activities encouraged me to join the Cardiff Award. I set out to enhance my employability skills, along with gaining hands-on experiences. I was able to achieve much more than my initial goals. My first activity for this award Read more
University students face a constant pressure to be more than their degree. Achieving good grades is important, but students must also take steps towards increasing their employability. This prepares us for life after graduation, when we will compete with our peers in crowded job markets – many of them will have the same qualifications that Read more
Mae pwysau cyson ar fyfyrwyr prifysgol i fod yn fwy na’u gradd. Mae ennill graddau da yn bwysig, ond mae’n rhaid i fyfyrwyr hefyd gymryd camau tuag at wella eu cyflogadwyedd. Mae hyn yn ein paratoi ni at fywyd ar ôl graddio, pan fyddwn yn cystadlu â’n cymheiriaid mewn marchnadoedd swyddi gorlawn – bydd gan Read more
I mi, roedd ymgymryd ag Interniaeth Ar Gampws mewn ymchwil (a elwir yn gynharach yn CUROP) yn gyfle cyffrous a ganiataodd imi gymryd rhan mewn ymchwil bwysig, ddiddorol a pherthnasol a oedd yn ategu fy astudiaethau. Cefais gyfle i weithio ar y rhywogaeth grwban Madagascar sydd mewn perygl difrifol o farw allan, y Ploughshare o Read more
For me, undertaking an On-Campus Internship in research (formerly known as CUROP) was an exciting opportunity that allowed me to become involved in important, interesting and relevant research that complemented my studies. I had the chance to work on the critically endangered Madagascan tortoise species, the Madagascan Ploughshare. I succeeded in producing genetic data that Read more
Gall gorffen yn y Brifysgol deimlo’n eithaf brawychus. P’un a ydych yn lasfyfyriwr neu yn eich blwyddyn olaf, mae’r syniad o gychwyn ar yrfa yn sicr yn un brawychus, ac mae’n gwbl normal i deimlo nad ydych wedi’ch paratoi’n ddigonol ac yn betrus wrth fynd i’r afael â’r gwaith dychrynllyd o chwilio am swydd am Read more
Finishing University can feel pretty daunting. Whether you’re a fresher or in your final year,the prospect of embarking upon a career is definitely a scary one, and it is totally normal to feel slightly under prepared and hesitant when it comes to tackling the dreaded job-hunt for the first time. Having spent four years in Read more
Mae Ryan Coates yn dweud wrthym ni am ei Interniaeth ar y Campws mewn ymchwil, yn gweithio gydag academyddion yn y Brifysgol. “Roedd ymgymryd â phrosiect Interniaeth ar y Campws (CUROP) yn rhan allweddol o fy mhenderfyniad i ddilyn gyrfa sy’n canolbwyntio ar ymchwil. Yn ystod fy ngradd israddedig, roeddwn i’n gwybod fy mod i’n Read more
Ryan Coates tells us about his On-Campus Internship in research, working with academics at the University. “Undertaking an On-Campus Internship (CUROP) was a key part of my decision to pursue a research-focused career. During my undergraduate degree, I knew that I enjoyed practical sessions, but these were rarely reflective of what research is actually like. Read more
Dafydd yn dweud wrthym am ei leoliad gwaith fel Cynorthwy-ydd Ymchwil yn Digital Farming a sut mae wedi ei helpu i fod yn fwy cyflogadwy Beth yn enw eich lleoliad a beth mae’n cynnwys? Cynorthwy-ydd Ymchwil yn Digital Farming. Roedd y rôl yn cynnwys mesur ac addasu pH ac EC y tanciau dŵr ar gyfer Read more
Dafydd tells us about his placement as a Research Assistant at Digital Farming and how it helped him become more employable. What is the name of your placement and what did it involve? Research Assistant at Digital Farming. The role involved measuring and adjusting the pH and EC of the water tanks for the strawberries Read more
Lily tells us about her on-campus internship with the Centre for Education Support and Innovation and how it’s helped boost her employability. What does your placement involve? My placement involves assisting with the evaluation of National Student Survey (NSS) data and evaluating Student Champions teams, including helping structure their work for the next academic year, Read more
Mae Lily yn dweud wrthym am ei hinterniaeth ar y campws gyda’r ganolfan cynnal addysg a’r arloesedd a sut mae’n helpu i roi hwb i’w chyflogadwyedd. Beth oeddech chi’n ei wneud ar leoliad? Mae fy lleoliad yn cynnwys helpu i werthuso data’r Arolwg Cenedlaethol o fyfyrwyr a gwerthuso timau Hyrwyddwyr myfyrwyr, gan gynnwys helpu i Read more
Bu Zoe, myfyriwr Hanes a’i bryd ar fod yn athro, yn gwneud profiad gwaith yn Ysgol Gynradd Adamsdown yng Nghaerdydd yn cefnogi athrawon a phlant yn y dosbarth. Roeddwn i eisiau cael mwy o brofiad yn gweithio gyda phlant tra yn y brifysgol, felly gwnes i gais am le ar y Prosiect Profiad yn y Read more
Zoe, a History student and aspiring teacher, took part in work experience at Adamsdown Primary School in Cardiff where she supported teachers and children in class. I wanted to gain more experience working with children whilst at university, so I applied to the Classroom Experience Project. I found out about the project through my Careers Read more
Jack Winkles, myfyriwr MA Peirianneg Sifil ac yn rownd derfynol Gwobr ‘Peirianneg ac Adeiladu’ yn dweud wrthym am ei brofiad yn y Wobrwyo Myfyriwr Israddedig y Flwyddyn. Roedd Seremoni Wobrwyo Myfyriwr Israddedig y Flwyddyn Target Jobs yn brofiad gwych. Roedd 14 gwobr, pob un wedi’u noddi gan gwmni gwahanol. Noddwr y wobr Peirianneg ac Adeiladu Read more
Shwmae, Alice ydw i a dwi’n dod o Rydychen. Ar hyn o bryd, rwy’n fyfyriwr Gwyddorau Dynol a Chymdeithasol yn fy nhrydedd flwyddyn. Yn gynharach eleni roeddwn yn rownd derfynol Gwobr ‘Gweithredu Cymdeithasol Effeithiol’ yn y Wobrwyo Myfyriwr Israddedig y Flwyddyn Target Jobs. Dwi wrth fy modd bod fy ngradd yn addysgu pethau ymarferol am Read more
Jack Winkles, MA Civil Engineering student and ‘Engineering and Construction’ Award finalist tells us about his experience at this year’s Target Jobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards. The Target Jobs Undergraduate of the Year awards was a great experience. There were 14 awards, each sponsored by a different company. The sponsor for the Engineering and Read more
Hello, I’m Alice and I’m from Oxford. I am currently a third year student studying Human and Social Sciences and earlier this year I was an ‘Impactful Social Action’ Award finalist at the Target Jobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards. I love the fact that my degree teaches me practical things about the world around Read more
Georgia Marks, a final year law student tells us how she secured a job after her work experience insight at Diverse Cymru. What was the name of your insight and what did it involve? My insight was a policy and research insight at Diverse Cymru. It involved gaining understanding into the workings of policy and Read more
Mae Georgia Marks, myfyriwr blwyddyn olaf ym myd y gyfraith, yn dweud wrthym sut y llwyddodd i sicrhau swydd ar ôl ei phrofiad o brofiad gwaith yn Diverse Cymru. Beth oedd enw eich interniaeth a beth oedd yn ei gynnwys? Roedd fy interniaeth yn golygu ennill dealltwriaeth o sut mae polisi ac ymchwil yn y Read more
It’s tough being an international student. Moving to Cardiff from Jakarta, my hometown, was no doubt the scariest thing I’ve ever done, as I had to adjust to an unfamiliar place where I knew absolutely no one and had no idea about the culture. Navigating university life as an international student is difficult enough, but Read more
Mae bod yn fyfyriwr rhyngwladol yn anodd. Heb os, symud i Gaerdydd o Jakarta – y man lle cefais fy magu – oedd y profiad a gododd y mwyaf o fraw arnaf erioed, gan y bu’n rhaid i mi addasu i rywle anghyfarwydd lle nad oeddwn yn adnabod unrhyw un nac yn gwybod unrhyw beth Read more
Cwblhaodd Elena Hajilambini – sy’n astudio am radd BA Cerddoriaeth – brofiad gwaith y flwyddyn academaidd ddiwethaf fel rhan o Brosiect Profiad yn y Dosbarth. Aeth hi i adran gerdd Ysgol Gyfun Radur. Mae hi’n rhoi gwybod i ni am ei phrofiad yma: Fy mhrofiad Ers blynyddoedd, rydw i wedi gwybod mai athrawes rydw i Read more
Elena Hajilambi, who studies BA Music, completed work experience last year as part of the Classroom Experience Project. She went to Radyr Comprehensive’s Music department. Here she tells us about her experience. My experience I’ve known for years that I wanted to become a teacher in the future but wasn’t aware that in order to Read more
Roedd y brifysgol o hyd yn golygu ehangu fy ngorwelion, sy’n brofiad tebyg i gymaint ohonom. Yn aml, dyma ein cam cyntaf ar lwybr annibyniaeth, ac mae ein hamser yma wedi’i lunio gan bobl a phrofiadau yn llawn cymaint â darlithoedd a llyfrgelloedd. I mi, un o’r ffyrdd mwyaf cadarnhaol o archwilio’r ochr gymdeithasol a Read more
University, alike for so many of us, was always about expanding myself. Often our first gateway to independence, our time here is shaped just as much by people and experiences, as it is by lectures and libraries. For me, one of the most positive ways to explore that sociable and creative side outside of the Read more
Challenging my mind set I, like many others, thought that the Civil Service Fast Stream wasn’t meant for people like me. I wasn’t male, I didn’t go to Oxbridge and I hadn’t studied PPE. The Bridge Report, published in 2016, found that the Fast Stream intake was still less socially diverse than Oxford and mentally, Read more
Herio fy meddylfryd Roeddwn i, fel llawer o bobl eraill, yn credu nad oedd Llwybr Carlam y Gwasanaeth Sifil ar gyfer pobl fel fi. Dydw i ddim yn ddyn, es i ddim i Rydychen neu Gaergrawnt, a doeddwn i heb astudio PPE. Canfu Adroddiad Bridge, a gyhoeddwyd yn 2016, fod y rhai sy’n cael lle Read more
Are you looking to develop your business idea or looking to freelance? Find out how you could get a free desk space in a Cardiff co-working hub together with seed-funding to bring your idea to life. The YMLAEN (Welsh for ‘onwards’) scheme offers a free desk space for current students and graduates in a local Read more
Ydych chi’n bwriadu datblygu eich syniad busnes neu ystyried gweithio’n llawrhydd? Darganfyddwch sut y gallech gael lle desg am ddim mewn canolfan gydweithio Caerdydd ynghyd â chyllid sbarduno i ddod â’ch syniad yn fyw. Mae’r cynllun YMLAEN yn cynnig gofod desg am ddim i fyfyrwyr a graddedigion mewn canolfan gydweithio leol. Bydd ymgeiswyr llwyddiannus hefyd Read more
Mae SYNIAD yma i rymuso myfyrwyr i ddod yn arloeswyr drwy dyfu eu syniadau a’u hyder. Cystadleuaeth SYNIAD Ffocws SYNIAD 2019 yw ein cystadleuaeth syniadau. Yn fwy nag erioed, mae angen syniadau gwych ar y byd i darfu ar y cyffredin. Rydym wedi gweithio gyda Chanolfan Newid Hinsawdd a Thrawsnewid Cymdeithasol Prifysgol Caerdydd (https://cast.ac.uk/) i Read more
SYNIAD is here to help students become innovators by growing their ideas and confidence. (SYNIAD is Welsh for ‘IDEA’ – it is pronounced SUN-YAD) SYNIAD Competition The focus of SYNIAD 2019 is our ideas competition. More than ever, the world needs great ideas to disrupt the ordinary. We have worked with Cardiff University’s Centre for Read more
This year’s Cardiff Award ‘Above and Beyond Award’ winner Emilia Jansson shares how completing the Cardiff Award has made her feel more employable. Read more
This year’s Cardiff Award ‘Above and Beyond Award’ winner Emilia Jansson shares how completing the Cardiff Award has made her feel more employable. Read more
Green Man is the largest open-air music, science and arts festival in Wales. It is known for supporting emerging artists and many successful acts first performed at Green Man. It is one of the few remaining large independent UK festivals and refuses corporate sponsorship and uses that freedom to support a variety of projects including Read more
Gŵyl y Dyn Gwyrdd yw’r ŵyl gerddoriaeth, gwyddoniaeth a chelfyddydau awyr agored fwyaf yng Nghymru. Mae’n adnabyddus am gefnogi artistiaid newydd, gyda llawer o fandiau llwyddiannus wedi perfformio yno am y tro cyntaf. Mae’n un o’r nifer fach o wyliau annibynnol mawr sy’n dal i fodoli yn y DU. Mae’n gwrthod nawdd corfforaethol ac yn Read more
When the worlds of technology, supply chain, design and editorial collide, you get a really diverse mix of people and a wide range of talents working under one roof. That’s exactly what makes Escentual so brilliant. Our multi-skilled team is hardworking, collaborative and innovative – and it just so happens to be behind one of Read more
Pan mae meysydd technoleg, cadwyni cyflenwi, dylunio a golygu yn gwrthdaro, cewch gymysgedd amrywiol iawn o bobl ac amrywiaeth eang o dalentau’n gweithio dan un to. Dynna’n union beth sy’n gwneud Escentual mor wych. Mae ein tîm aml-dalentog yn weithgar, yn gydweithredol ac yn arloesol – ac mae’n digwydd bod yn gyfrifol am un o Read more
