Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – April 2017

Posted on 28 April 2017 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague I was delighted to receive the news this month that we have been awarded a £13m grant to create a Dementia Research Centre, one of six in the UK. The Centre, which has the capacity to generate a further £17m in research funding for Cardiff over the next five years, will be part
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UEB, 24 April 2017

Posted on 24 April 2017 by Mairwen Harris

UEB received a presentation from Ms Alice Streatfeild, Research Director from ORC International on the recent staff survey results. It was noted that that the staff survey had received a 69% response rate, slightly higher than the sector average of 66%.  It was agreed that the recommended priorities from the staff survey for UEB should
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Welsh Brexit Blog

Posted on 5 April 2017 by Claire Sanders

Brexit is likely to be the defining political and economic issue of the next few years. There will be a need for critical thinking, honest debate and broad opinion to help shape the future of Wales and the UK as we prepare to leave the European Union. On the day Article 50 was triggered, we
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UEB, 3 April 2017

Posted on 3 April 2017 by Mairwen Harris

Professor Ruedi Allemann, the new PVC for Physical Sciences and Engineering, was welcomed to his first UEB. It was noted that Professor Damien Murphy had been appointed as acting Head of Chemistry. It was noted that Dr Tom Hall had been appointed as the new Head of the School of Social Sciences. It was noted
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