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EU grant landmark passed

EU grant landmark passed

Posted on 14 March 2017 by Nora de Leeuw

I am delighted to note that we have passed a significant landmark in our drive to establish collaborative research activities with partners around Europe and the world. The Vice-Chancellor opened […]

Supporting those hidden figures

Supporting those hidden figures

Posted on 8 February 2017 by Helen Murphy

It’s been an important and encouraging couple of weeks for the promotion and support of women in STEM. Last week I was delighted to hear that the Welsh Government has […]

Embracing speak week

Embracing speak week

Posted on 7 February 2017 by Claire Sanders

We are an innovative and ambitious university currently going through a major process of change. It is important to communicate this change and to listen to different views from across […]

Images of Research

Images of Research

Posted on 3 February 2017 by Nora de Leeuw

Cardiff University Doctoral Academy has been operational since the start of the current academic year and I recently had the pleasure of attending their ‘Images of Research’ event. This is […]

National University of Ireland visit

National University of Ireland visit

Posted on 2 February 2017 by Helen Murphy

The College of Physical Sciences & Engineering recently hosted a benchmarking visit on 16 and 17 January from counterparts at the National University of Ireland, NUI, Galway, as they prepare […]

The future of UK research and scholarship: a panel debate

The future of UK research and scholarship: a panel debate

Posted on 6 December 2016 by Nora de Leeuw

Academia Europaea Cardiff Knowledge Hub organised a panel session on 11 November at CUBRIC to explore ideas about how best to pursue European and other international collaborations in a post-Brexit […]

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 […]

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 […]