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Jayne Sadgrove

Jayne Sadgrove

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Why we’re committed to our technical staff

Why we’re committed to our technical staff

Posted on 2 July 2018 by Jayne Sadgrove

In a large University like Cardiff, there are many different activities needed to support our teaching and our research. Across the University, there are hundreds of technical colleagues working in […]

Walking for wellbeing

Walking for wellbeing

Posted on 29 May 2018 by Jayne Sadgrove

This month I have joined almost 300 members of staff across campus in signing up to take part in an eight-week Step Count Challenge. This workplace challenge, developed by the […]

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 […]

Libraries: yesterday, today and tomorrow

Libraries: yesterday, today and tomorrow

Posted on 31 March 2015 by Jayne Sadgrove

As a Cardiff alumna, I was delighted to attend the celebration to mark the refurbishment of the ground floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library ASSL on Tuesday evening. […]

Higher Education for the Nation

Higher Education for the Nation

Posted on 22 January 2015 by Jayne Sadgrove

Today I attended the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) Annual Meeting. It was a good opportunity to meet HEFCW Council members as well as counterparts from other Welsh […]

Celebrating excellence awards

Celebrating excellence awards

Posted on 20 November 2014 by Jayne Sadgrove

This evening I hosted the Celebrating Excellence awards which recognise colleagues who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and contribution to the University.  The awards highlighted 39 truly exceptional members of […]

Paying the Living Wage

Paying the Living Wage

Posted on 3 November 2014 by Jayne Sadgrove

Earlier this week I met two members of staff, Wayne Jacobs and Sue Rogers. Not unusual for a Chief Operating Officer you might think but Wayne and Sue are two of over 150 staff to have benefited from a major shift in University policy.