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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. […]

The Cardiff Woman

The Cardiff Woman

Posted on 25 September 2014 by Helen Murphy

Professor Karen Holford - The Cardiff Woman At the end of September I hosted the inaugural “Cardiff Woman” event.  This was the first in a series of events that aims […]

UCAS Strategy Day

UCAS Strategy Day

Posted on 25 September 2014 by

I attended the UCAS Strategy Day with the Vice-Chancellor today. At the meeting, held at the University of London, we reflected on the strategy for 2010-2015 and reminded ourselves exactly […]

Clinical Board Summit

Clinical Board Summit

Posted on 24 September 2014 by

Today I attended the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Clinical Board Summit. This event was held at City Hall. The Summit was followed by the Annual General Meeting in […]

Cardiff Stuttgart Twinning Anniversary Round Table

Cardiff Stuttgart Twinning Anniversary Round Table

Posted on 24 September 2014 by Paul Jewell

Next year sees the 60th anniversary of the twinning of the Cities of Cardiff and Stuttgart, one of the world's oldest twinning links dating back to 1955. Over the past […]

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 […]

Cardiff and Widening Access

Posted on 21 September 2014 by Mairwen Harris

The University’s strategic direction, as set out in The Way Forward 2012-17, and the Education and Students supporting strategy states that Cardiff will recruit the brightest students from all strata of society with a particular focus on underrepresented groups.

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 […]