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November 2016

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – November 2016

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – November 2016

Posted on 30 November 2016 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague This month we received the sad news that my predecessor Sir Aubrey Trotman-Dickenson has passed away at the age of 90. Sir Aubrey was a pivotal figure in […]

National Software Academy first year anniversary

National Software Academy first year anniversary

Posted on 24 November 2016 by Helen Murphy

This month saw the first anniversary and launch of Cardiff University’s National Software Academy in Newport, welcomed by Julie James, Minister for Skills and Science. The NSA offers an innovative […]

Laura Tenison’s Home of Innovation lecture

Laura Tenison’s Home of Innovation lecture

Posted on 22 November 2016 by Paul Jewell

I am delighted to say we launched our ‘Home of Innovation’ lecture series in great style with an excellent talk from Laura Tenison MBE, Managing Director of JoJo Maman Bébé. […]

Celebrating our excellent people

Celebrating our excellent people

Posted on 22 November 2016 by Jayne Sadgrove

Last night I had the honour to host our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards.  The awards are a celebration of exceptional people who work tirelessly to improve the student experience, encourage […]

UEB, 21 November 2016

UEB, 21 November 2016

Posted on 21 November 2016 by Mairwen Harris

The successful events held to celebrate the launch of the Cardiff-Xiamen Strategic Partnership were noted. The Cardiff-Xiamen joint PhD programme for 2017/18 was also highlighted and that the scheme is […]

Building partnerships with India

Building partnerships with India

Posted on 16 November 2016 by Nora de Leeuw

Professor Nora de Leeuw, Pro Vice-Chancellor, International and Europe with Vice-Chancellor of BITS Pilani, Professor Souvik Bhattacharyya - 05 November 2016The Indian higher education system is set to face an […]

UEB, 14 November 2016

UEB, 14 November 2016

Posted on 14 November 2016 by Mairwen Harris

UEB received a report written by Professor John Goddard, University of Newcastle, on Cardiff University’s innovation and engagement activity which had been commissioned by the Vice-Chancellor to help inform the […]

Celebrating place-based innovation

Celebrating place-based innovation

Posted on 14 November 2016 by

Science and Innovation Audits (SIAs) winners pose with Rt Hon Greg Clark MP and Innovate UK's Dr Ruth McKernan. (L-R) Neil Bradshaw, University of Bristol, Sam Turner, University of Sheffield, […]

12 internships with Cardiff and Vale College

12 internships with Cardiff and Vale College

Posted on 11 November 2016 by

I’d like to tell you about an important project that the University is involved in. We’ve just taken on 12 young interns with conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and/or […]

Developing skills and capacity for engagement

Developing skills and capacity for engagement

Posted on 10 November 2016 by Paul Jewell

Colleagues across the University have been increasing skills and confidence to deliver effective, robustly-evidenced, high-quality engagement through a capacity-building programme. During 2015/16 the programme included the development and delivery of […]