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November 2014

UEB 17 November 2014

UEB 17 November 2014

Posted on 17 November 2014 by Mairwen Harris

A short meeting of UEB was held. UEB briefly discussed the progress on the Estates Masterplan and agreed that further discussion would need to take place at the following meeting. […]

Learning and teaching innovation in Singapore and Australia

Learning and teaching innovation in Singapore and Australia

Posted on 17 November 2014 by Ross (MSc Urban and Regional Development, PGT Scholar)

I have just returned from a two-week tour of universities in Singapore and Australia, which was both exhilarating and exhausting in equal measure. The aim of the trip was to […]

A new Joint College for Chinese Studies

A new Joint College for Chinese Studies

Posted on 13 November 2014 by

Today I attended the signing of a new agreement with Beijing Normal University. The agreement, signed by our VC and the President of BNU, lays the foundations for the development […]

Cardiff Woman lecture: Over by here from over by there

Cardiff Woman lecture: Over by here from over by there

Posted on 13 November 2014 by Helen Murphy

Everyone who has met our Head of Healthcare Sciences knows that in Professor Sheila Hunt we have a leading academic who can truly inspire women to achieve their full potential. […]

Hadyn Ellis distinguished lecture

Hadyn Ellis distinguished lecture

Posted on 13 November 2014 by Colin Riordan

Shami Chakrabarti, the Director of the human rights and civil liberties organisation Liberty, came to the University on 13 November to deliver the annual Hadyn Ellis lecture. Shami has just […]

The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD)

The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD)

Posted on 13 November 2014 by

I am the President for BASCD for 2014. I spent today, 13 November, hosting its autumn conference in London.  The theme of the conference for this year was ‘Alcohol, Tobacco […]

Making it Happen workshops

Making it Happen workshops

Posted on 12 November 2014 by Mairwen Harris

To date just over 300 members of staff have been on The Way Forward - Making it Happen workshops. Since the feedback for the 2013/14 sessions has been so positive […]

UEB 10 November 2014

UEB 10 November 2014

Posted on 10 November 2014 by Mairwen Harris

UEB received and agreed the institution's draft response to HEFCE's survey inviting views on an internationalised system of research assessment. UEB agreed The Way Forward: Progress against targets, business case forward […]

DECIPHer Management Board Meeting

DECIPHer Management Board Meeting

Posted on 7 November 2014 by

Today I attended and chaired the DECIPHer Management Board. DECIPHer stands for Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement.  It is a strategic partnership between Cardiff, […]

Cardiff Futures

Cardiff Futures

Posted on 5 November 2014 by Claire Sanders

Since joining Cardiff University I have been struck by the amount of time and effort put into staff development. One of the many advantages of these programmes is the opportunity […]