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Message from the Vice-Chancellor – Coronavirus

Message from the Vice-Chancellor – Coronavirus

Posted on 12 March 2020 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleagues and students, I am writing to update you on the University’s response to the developing Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As some of you will be aware, a University-wide contingency […]

Message from the Vice-Chancellor to staff

Message from the Vice-Chancellor to staff

Posted on 6 March 2020 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague, You may have seen the news of the first case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Cardiff area that has been confirmed by Public Health Wales (PHW). Whilst this […]

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – February 2020

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – February 2020

Posted on 2 March 2020 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague By the time this email has been translated and circulated, anything I say about Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) may have been overtaken by events, so fast-changing is the position. […]

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year

Posted on 10 February 2020 by Rudolf Allemann

Last week I attended a reception at the Senedd to mark Chinese New Year. Despite the difficulties facing China at the moment it was an upbeat event, celebrating Chinese and […]

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – January 2020

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – January 2020

Posted on 31 January 2020 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague It is common knowledge that the rhythms of university life are influenced to this day by long-standing conventions relating to the needs of a predominantly rural economy and […]

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – December 2019

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – December 2019

Posted on 6 January 2020 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague It has been an eventful year both for the University and the country. In terms of the University we have brought medical training to North Wales for the […]

Improvement but much work to do

Improvement but much work to do

Posted on 17 December 2019 by Robert Williams

Today the University published its financial statements for the year ended 31st July, 2019. I wanted to take this opportunity to explain the results which, for many reasons, are more […]

Commitment wall

Commitment wall

Posted on 3 December 2019 by Helen Murphy

At our senior staff conference in October we dedicated an afternoon to exploring issues of race equality.  We were joined by the Students’ Union Sabbatical and Campaign Officers as well […]

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – November 2019

Vice-Chancellor’s all-staff email – November 2019

Posted on 2 December 2019 by Colin Riordan

Dear colleague I’d like to start this email with one or two updates. This time last year I began my November email to you by briefly outlining the disadvantageous financial […]

Green energy – powering the future

Green energy – powering the future

Posted on 18 November 2019 by Colin Riordan

At our annual University Executive Board away day in September we had a PESTLE session to explore the Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental risks, challenges and opportunities facing […]