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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 […]

The Bards of Wales

The Bards of Wales

Posted on 20 November 2014 by

Today I had the honour of entertaining the Hungarian Ambassador, Peter Szabadhegy, for lunch.  It was his first visit to Wales and I’m sure he enjoyed our Welsh hospitality. We also […]

New sports facilities for students

New sports facilities for students

Posted on 19 November 2014 by Ross (MSc Urban and Regional Development, PGT Scholar)

Today I attended the official opening of the fantastic new “3rd generation” pitch at the Cardiff University Sport Fields in Llanrumney. The pitch was co-funded by the University and the […]

Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) biennial conference

Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) biennial conference

Posted on 18 November 2014 by Colin Riordan

I'm writing this on my way back from the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) biennial conference, which this year took place in Liverpool (my home town as it happens). I've been […]

UEB 17 November 2014

UEB 17 November 2014

Posted on 17 November 2014 by Mairwen Harris

A short meeting of UEB was held. UEB briefly discussed the progress on the Estates Masterplan and agreed that further discussion would need to take place at the following meeting. […]

Learning and teaching innovation in Singapore and Australia

Learning and teaching innovation in Singapore and Australia

Posted on 17 November 2014 by Ross (MSc Urban and Regional Development, PGT Scholar)

I have just returned from a two-week tour of universities in Singapore and Australia, which was both exhilarating and exhausting in equal measure. The aim of the trip was to […]

A new Joint College for Chinese Studies

A new Joint College for Chinese Studies

Posted on 13 November 2014 by

Today I attended the signing of a new agreement with Beijing Normal University. The agreement, signed by our VC and the President of BNU, lays the foundations for the development […]

Cardiff Woman lecture: Over by here from over by there

Cardiff Woman lecture: Over by here from over by there

Posted on 13 November 2014 by Helen Murphy

Everyone who has met our Head of Healthcare Sciences knows that in Professor Sheila Hunt we have a leading academic who can truly inspire women to achieve their full potential. […]

Hadyn Ellis distinguished lecture

Hadyn Ellis distinguished lecture

Posted on 13 November 2014 by Colin Riordan

Shami Chakrabarti, the Director of the human rights and civil liberties organisation Liberty, came to the University on 13 November to deliver the annual Hadyn Ellis lecture. Shami has just […]

The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD)

The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD)

Posted on 13 November 2014 by

I am the President for BASCD for 2014. I spent today, 13 November, hosting its autumn conference in London.  The theme of the conference for this year was ‘Alcohol, Tobacco […]