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Join us at the Eisteddfod

Join us at the Eisteddfod

Posted on 19 July 2016 by Paul Jewell

Colleagues across the University have spent months preparing for one of the highlights of the Welsh cultural calendar, the 2016 National Eisteddfod. This year’s festival, which takes place in Abergavenny […]

A day with Sir Mark Walport

A day with Sir Mark Walport

Posted on 1 July 2016 by Paul Jewell

27 June saw the launch of the Cardiff Knowledge Hub of the Academia Europaea on the occasion of its 28th annual meeting and conference, which was held in the Hadyn […]

Shining summer sunshine on our ideas and partnerships

Shining summer sunshine on our ideas and partnerships

Posted on 20 June 2016 by Paul Jewell

Miraculously, the sun has been visible across Wales in recent weeks. And we’ve been taking advantage of this rare phenomenon to shine light on our innovative partnerships. Over the next […]

Cardiff academics at the Hay Festival

Cardiff academics at the Hay Festival

Posted on 13 June 2016 by Paul Jewell

One of the most prestigious festivals involving Cardiff University academics is the Hay Festival at Hay on Wye. Last week, six presentations were made – known as the Cardiff Series […]

Medicentre – Nurturing Ideas, Creating Growth

Medicentre – Nurturing Ideas, Creating Growth

Posted on 12 April 2016 by Paul Jewell

Clinical innovations are rarely an overnight success. New products and ideas that seemingly spring to life as ‘medical breakthroughs’ in the eyes of media writers are often built on years […]

Science and Innovation Audit Success for GW4

Science and Innovation Audit Success for GW4

Posted on 22 March 2016 by Paul Jewell

There was good news in last week’s budget for the University, when Chancellor George Osbourne announced that a GW4-led consortium of businesses and organisations from across South East Wales and […]

21st Century Technologies: a Catapult for Compound Semiconductors

21st Century Technologies: a Catapult for Compound Semiconductors

Posted on 21 January 2016 by Paul Jewell

Despite recent talk of the year’s gloomiest ‘Blue Monday,’ January brought some potentially outstanding news for Cardiff, Wales and the wider UK economy. Following a visit to the University, Chancellor […]

Transforming Our Communities

Transforming Our Communities

Posted on 8 December 2015 by Paul Jewell

I recently chaired the fourth meeting of the Oversight Board for the University’s Flagship Engagement Projects, also known as the Transforming Communities programme. The Board meets three times a year and […]

Maintaining research excellence

Maintaining research excellence

Posted on 26 November 2015 by Paul Jewell

Earlier this year I was tasked by the Vice-Chancellor to lead Research Forward, a project aimed at increasing research income and volume, building on the excellent REF2014 results, and establishing […]

Making a mark on the Maes

Making a mark on the Maes

Posted on 3 August 2015 by Paul Jewell

A group of academic and professional services staff are currently taking part in a broad range of talks, discussions and activities at the National Eisteddfod, following months of preparation led […]