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

Posted on 30 June 2017 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague The main outcome of the General Election has been the opposite of the one intended, which is to say it has caused a much greater degree of uncertainty. That uncertainty has positive as well as negative aspects to it for universities. On the positive side, it is to be hoped that the even
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Celebrating our excellence in architecture

Posted on 29 June 2017 by Rudolf Allemann

As Pro Vice-Chancellor it is important to me to have regular contact with colleagues and students across the College of Physical Sciences and Engineering, and visits to each of our seven Schools are planned over the next few months. Over recent weeks I’ve made a number of visits to the Welsh School of Architecture. I
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Helping governments and public services tackle our major policy challenges

Posted on 27 June 2017 by

This week, we have had the welcome news that Cardiff University will host a new £6 million research centre that will help to ensure that governments and public services have access to the best available evidence to help them tackle the major policy challenges of our day. The Wales Centre for Public Policy has been
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UEB, 26 June 2017

Posted on 26 June 2017 by Mairwen Harris

It was noted the congratulations of UEB to Professor Pamela Taylor CBE, Professor Malcolm Mason OBE, Dr Alison Parken OBE and Wendy Sadler MBE who were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. It was noted that the next China Scholarship Council delegation had arrived and it was hoped that participants would have the opportunity to
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UEB, 12 June 2017

Posted on 12 June 2017 by Mairwen Harris

It was noted that following the outcome of the general election, the Cabinet Office had confirmed that purdah restrictions on public announcements would continue until a new Government had been formed and so the Teaching Excellence Framework results announcement had been postponed. UEB received a paper on fee levels 2018/19 and agreed that fee levels
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UEB, 5 June 2017

Posted on 5 June 2017 by Mairwen Harris

UEB received the latest draft of The Way Forward 2018-2023 and the comments from the recent consultation. Discussion took place on the KPIs and the leading indicators.  It was agreed to reopen the consultation until 30 June to give staff further opportunity to respond.  This decision will delay Council’s consideration of the final The Way
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