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Vice-Chancellor’s September 2014 all-staff email

Vice-Chancellor’s September 2014 all-staff email

Posted on 30 September 2014 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague I'm writing this on my journey back from leading a Cardiff University delegation to Leuven in Belgium, during the course of which I signed an agreement with my […]

Opening of the new Business School building

Opening of the new Business School building

Posted on 29 September 2014 by Colin Riordan

It was a real pleasure for me to formally open the new Cardiff Business School Postgraduate Teaching Centre. This £14.5m building will provide a learning and teaching hub with state-of-the-art […]

UCAS Board Meeting

UCAS Board Meeting

Posted on 26 September 2014 by Colin Riordan

As an UCAS Board member I attend regular Board Meetings. This meeting was in London and followed our annual Strategy Day. For more information on the Board members please see http://www.ucas.com/about-us/inside-ucas/ucas-board-executive/meet-ucas-board#

The Way Forward: Making it Happen

The Way Forward: Making it Happen

Posted on 26 September 2014 by Colin Riordan

This edition of Blas brings you up-to-date with a recent refresh of The Way Forward. It explains the growing significance of innovation and gives you details of our forthcoming Innovation Fast Forward Festival. […]

KU Leuven partnership

KU Leuven partnership

Posted on 22 September 2014 by Colin Riordan

The signing of a co-operation agreement with the University of Leuven on 22 September was a landmark for Cardiff University. The partnership will boost research income, create new research collaborations […]

University Induction

University Induction

Posted on 16 September 2014 by Colin Riordan

After being inducted myself as a Fulbright Commission Board member yesterday it was good to lead the Induction session for new staff at Cardiff University today. Whenever I can I […]

Fulbright Commission Induction

Fulbright Commission Induction

Posted on 15 September 2014 by Colin Riordan

The Fulbright Commission was established in 1948 and aims to foster cultural understanding through educational exchange between the UK and the US. I was asked to be on the Board […]

Universities UK Members’ Annual Conference, 9 – 11 September 2014

Universities UK Members’ Annual Conference, 9 – 11 September 2014

Posted on 11 September 2014 by Colin Riordan

In mid-September I attended the UUK annual conference in Leeds.  This year’s theme was ‘strength in diversity’. The key message was that universities are in a unique position - leaders […]

NATO after the Wales Summit conference

NATO after the Wales Summit conference

Posted on 2 September 2014 by Colin Riordan

Two days before the NATO Summit on the 4-5 September, Cardiff University hosted a major academic conference entitled NATO after the Wales Summit. I was delighted to welcome 150 leading […]