the people make the place annual review 2008

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18. The University sponsored the Honorary Officers Full information and contact details of our academic schools Vice-Chancellor’s preface 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Eisteddfod 2008 Crown, commissioning a design inspired by the can be found at the University website www.cardiff.ac.uk The year in brief 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 President Lord Kinnock of Bedwellty University’s most notable architecture. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 19. Margaret McCarter Jervis, the Vice-Presidents Ms Menna Richards Welsh School of Architecture University’s first People’s Fellow. Mr WH John MBE Cardiff School of Biosciences The people 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20. Professor Ron Eccles, Director of the Lady Jones Parry Cardiff Business School Professor Teresa Rees 6 Common Cold Centre, which celebrated Chair of Council Professor Sir Keith Peters Cardiff School of Chemistry Professor Andy Sewell 9 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 its 20th anniversary in 2008, made headlines worldwide with research into Vice Chair of Council Mr Dick Roberts OBE Cardiff School of City & Regional Planning Dr James Hegarty 9 1. The University joined with alleviating the symptoms of colds and flu. Treasurer Mr Hywel Jones CBE Cardiff School of Computer Science Professor Jonathan Osmond 0 Techniquest to provide interactive 21. University Vice-President Mr Bill Visitor Rt Hon Sir Anthony Evans QC School of Dentistry Carwyn Shires 11 exhibits and displays at the National John with Captain Ian Wright, 211 Eisteddfod. Honorary International Cardiff School of Earth & Ocean Sciences Dr Haley Gomez 13 Battery, 104th Regiment Royal Artillery 2. Dr Haley Gomez a former Cardiff (Volunteers) at the Founders’ Day Vice-President Professor Zhong Binglin Cardiff School of Engineering Professor Ken Woodhouse 14 student and now member of staff at the ceremony. Cardiff School of English, Communication & Philosophy Dr Peter Brabham 16 School of Physics and Astronomy. 22. Cardiff International Academy Cardiff School of European Studies TerraDat (UK) Ltd 16 3. Students celebrating Chinese of Voice student Bulelani Madikizela performing at Llandaff Cathedral. Vice-Chancellor School of Healthcare Studies TJ Wheeler 17 New Year at the University’s Confucius Institute. 23. Professor Terry Threadgold, Cardiff School of History & Archaeology Rachel Payne 17 4. Martyn Harrow, Director of Pro Vice-Chancellor, Staff and Diversity. Vice-Chancellor Dr David Grant CBE Cardiff School of Journalism, Media & Cultural Studies Louise Casella 18 Information Services, and Professor 24. Third-year history student Rachel Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Blood Cardiff Law School Sandra Elliott 20 Martyn Guest, Director of Advanced Payne is Chair of Student Volunteering Research Computing @ Cardiff, with the Cardiff, one of the largest student Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning Dr Paul Murphy 20 University’s supercomputer – one of the volunteering organisations in the UK. most powerful computers in UK higher Manufacturing Engineering Centre Panagiota Manti 21 25. Panagiota Manti from the School education institutions. Pro Vice-Chancellors and Dean Cardiff School of Mathematics Professor Terry Threadgold 22 of History and Archaeology and one of School of Medicine Dr Isabelle Durance 22 5. Pre-school children from the many international PhD students drawn University’s Day Care Centre coloured in to the University. Health and Estates Professor Malcolm Jones Cardiff School of Music Professor Sir Martin Evans 24 their own Eisteddfod crowns. 26. Professor Teresa Rees, Pro Vice- Education and Students Professor Jonathan Osmond School of Nursing & Midwifery Studies Luis Juste 24 6. Third-year Business Studies student Chancellor, Research, chairing a ‘European Research Professor Teresa Rees CBE Cardiff School of Optometry & Vision Sciences Alexis Paterson 25 TJ Wheeler is the founder of a business Question Time’ panel with First Minister helping charities organise skydiving events. Staff and Diversity Professor Terry Threadgold Welsh School of Pharmacy Appointments and Distinctions 26 Rhodri Morgan. 7. Award-winning poet Gwyneth Lewis 27. Professor Andy Sewell led a team of Engagement Professor Ken Woodhouse Cardiff School of Physics & Astronomy wrote a poem in celebration of the scientists which engineered immune cells Dean of Strategic Futures School of Postgraduate Medical & Dental Education University’s 125th Anniversary. that see through HIV’s many disguises. and Interdisciplinary Studies Professor Peter Halligan Cardiff School of Psychology The place 8. Professor Archie Cochrane, a pioneer 28. Nicki Phillips, director of Postgraduate Cardiff School of Religious & Theological Studies Financial Performance 28 of modern medicine who worked in the Healthcare Studies and Chief forerunner to the School of Medicine Physiotherapist to Team GB for the 2008 Cardiff School of Social Sciences University profile 29 9. Cardiff graduate Jo Davies who Olympic Games. Directors Cardiff School of Welsh Grants, gifts and donations 30 rowed across the Atlantic as part of an 29. First Minister Rhodri Morgan all-female crew. launches the Beacon for Wales with Bruce Strategic Development Louise Casella 10. Cardiff is the first Welsh University to Etherington, Beacon for Wales Manager join the Santander Universities scheme. and director of Science Made Simple, Wendy Sadler. Human Resources, Safety, A wide range of information about Cardiff University Cardiff University Main Switchboard 11. Professor Judith Hall was named Health and Environment Jayne Dowden can also be found on our website at www.cardiff.ac.uk 029 2087 4000 Welsh Woman of the Year for her work as 30. Professor Jonathan Osmond, Pro Vice- Physical and Financial Resources Mike Davies founder of Mothers of Africa. Chancellor, Education and Students. Information Services Martyn Harrow Comments and suggestions regarding this Cardiff University Innovation 12. Louise Casella, Director of Strategic 31. Dr Isabelle Durance, School of Development. Biosciences, combines climate change Registry, Governance review are welcome and should be sent to: Network 0800 801750 research with raising four children. 13. Professor B.S. Sathyaprakash, a and Students Dr Chris Turner [email protected] member of the Gravitational Research 32. Sandra Elliott, Director of International Emma Darling www.innovation-network.org.uk Group at the School of Physics and Development Division. Head of Public Relations Astronomy. 33. Student Ning Li is studying for a Masters in International Journalism. Public Relations Development and Alumni Relations 14. Dr Peter Brabham, exploration geophysicist and lecturer in the School of 34. Dr James Hegarty, lecturer in Indian Cardiff University Division 029 2087 6473 Earth and Ocean Sciences. religions at the School of Religious and Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 0011 [email protected] 15. Alexis Paterson, a contemporary Theological Studies. Email: [email protected] www.cardiff.ac.uk/alumni music and culture research student at the 35. Professor Mike Owen deputy director School of Music. of the Cardiff Neurosciences Centre, 16. Professor Sir Martin Evans, winner of pictured at the Centre’s launch. Research & Commercial Division the 2007 Nobel Prize for Medicine. 029 2087 5834 / 029 2087 9626 17. Professor Chris McGuigan, Welsh Written and produced by the Public Relations Team. [email protected] School of Pharmacy, the lead academic in a collaboration which won the Designed by Black Sheep, Cardiff. www.cardiff.ac.uk/racdv Innovation Prize at the University’s 2008 Innovation Awards.

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Vice-Chancellor’s preface

The University has made excellent progress throughout the year and although there are challenging economic times ahead for the sector, there are inspiring and innovative developments at Cardiff University that will help us make an even greater contribution to all stakeholders.

Recently, the University was commended Research Computing @ Cardiff High is vital to our reputation and our funding Our activities and contribution to the There have been many indicators of decade. Many existing facilities will be by a parliamentary committee on its Performance Computer. Science and but the distinction and relevance of our local community are substantial, and the strength of our achievements. upgraded while new building projects partnership with Xiamen University humanities researchers alike will benefit research is demonstrated in many other we believe it is important that the role Our learning and teaching activities will include a Medical Education Centre. in China. The MPs concluded: “Both from this, one of the most powerful ways. The confidence external funders and contribution of higher education received the highest possible rating in Another highlight will be an entirely institutions, working together, are research supercomputers in UK higher have in us was recently underlined by institutions is more widely understood an independent review from the Quality new development on land near the new maximising the opportunities presented education institutions – and also one of an award from the Arthritis Research and further developed. With that in Assurance Agency for Higher Education. School of Optometry and Vision Sciences. by globalisation and providing a the greenest. Campaign. Over the next decade a total mind, Cardiff has led the first year of There was particular praise for the way This major new site, effectively a third successful model for others to follow.” of £10M investment will be made to the Beacon for Wales project to widen the learning experience is continuously campus for the University, will provide This was pleasing for a number of With Cardiff playing a prominent role, an interdisciplinary project involving public engagement with the academic developed and enhanced in collaboration research and other space for work which reasons, as the relationship with Xiamen research collaborations among Welsh several of our academic schools working world. The first wave of projects will with our close partner – the Cardiff is key to our future. exemplifies many of our key strengths. universities are informing national policy- together to tackle this widespread cause involve young people in everything from University Students’ Union. Together we It demonstrates the productivity of our making. The Wales Institute for Social and of disability and pain. archaeological field work to the study of encourage further skills development None of these successes, in our 125th partnerships, the global spread of our Economic Research, Data and Methods space debris. that enhances the employability of our Anniversary year, would have been engagement activities and the impact will tackle the social issues facing post- The main purpose of our activity is students beyond graduation in a variety possible without the hard work and we have on the Welsh and UK economy. industrial 21st Century Wales. Meanwhile, the furthering of knowledge and its of professions. commitment of our staff, the enthusiasm Our research and teaching strengths have a unique alliance with Bristol University translation into direct benefits for society. of our students or the goodwill and helped our colleagues in Xiamen develop – the Severnside Alliance for Translational Our work also brings a significant benefit Another endorsement came from the support of our many stakeholders. their own expertise and courses in City Research – aims to speed up the process to the national economy – a contribution first-ever staff survey as part of our I would like to take this opportunity and Regional Planning. of taking medical research from the all the more telling in the current climate. Positive Working Environment initiative. to extend my thanks to all. laboratory bench to the patient’s bedside. We support more than 1,750 research Our strengths and This revealed high levels of overall It is pleasing to note that overseas student grants and contracts with a total value of satisfaction and motivation in the numbers increased three per cent this These partnerships are only possible almost £400M – and 80 per cent of this is international outreach workplace and produced an action plan year to 2,734. because of our leading status in many funded from sources outside Wales. We to further improve some aspects of the fields of research, also underlined by the provide the equivalent of more than 5,000 have combined over workplace experience. Our strengths and international outreach results of the 2008 Research Assessment full-time jobs, while our students bring have combined over the past year to Exercise. The results showed across- an estimated £150-200M annually to the the past year to deliver Perhaps most exciting of all the year’s deliver some remarkable successes. the-board strength with independent local economy. In total, the economic developments was the embarkation Our partnership with one of the world’s assessment that we conduct world- value add of Cardiff University is greater some remarkable on our Campus Horizons project – a leading IT companies, Bull, resulted leading research in 33 out of the 34 than one billion pounds per annum. multi-million pound scheme which will Dr David Grant CBE in the creation of the new Advanced academic areas submitted. The Exercise successes. transform the campus over the next Vice-Chancellor

  The year in brief Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 The year in brief

The latest Research Assessment Exercise (2008) showed that world-leading research is being undertaken throughout Cardiff University. Here, Dr Tom Freeman, School of Psychology is investigating the fundamental processes involved in interpreting image This was the motion during activity. year that…

Professor Robert Huber, Nobel Professor Roger Falconer The new Cardiff University The National Eisteddfod 2008 A year of events and A Reflection Day was held A new £1.6M research unit Dr Nicole Dewandre, a leading Prize winner for Chemistry (l), showed Jane Davidson, Simulation Centre opened. The Crown was sponsored by the celebrations to mark the in honour of Professor opened at the School of thinker on the sustainability oversaw the creation of a new Minister for Environment, Centre includes an interactive University. 125th Anniversary of the Archie Cochrane, a pioneer Dentistry to help tackle dental agenda, was welcomed to crystallography laboratory led Sustainability and Housing, human patient simulator. University culminated in a of modern medicine who disease. give a public lecture and to by Dr Matthias Bochtler (r). Wales’ first physical model glittering concert at the worked in the forerunner to discuss how the University can of the Severn Estuary in the Wales Millennium Centre. Cardiff’s School of Medicine. work more closely with the School of Engineering. European Commission in areas of sustainability research.

The Beacon for Wales was The University staged its officially launched by the World-famous soprano Dame Jane Hutt, Minister for biggest and best ever First Minister Rhodri Morgan Kiri Te Kanawa, President of Children, Education, Lifelong presence at the National and the first projects were Mary Robinson, former Vice-Chancellor Dr David Cardiff International Academy Learning and Skills, praised the The University launched one Eisteddfod with partners announced. President of Ireland, Grant addressed a major of Voice, visited to share University’s Frank Buttle Trust of the largest supercomputer Techniquest. delivered the first Hadyn Ellis science and technology her operatic expertise with Quality Mark for supporting clusters in the UK dedicated Distinguished Lecture, conference on a visit to the students. looked after children and to research. a tribute to former Deputy US which also included the those leaving care. Vice-Chancellor Professor signing of an agreement with Hadyn Ellis. the Ivy League’s University of Pennsylvania.

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Excellent and relevant research

Professor Teresa Rees CBE Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research

“Every seven years or so, the independent and genomics to understanding the Research Assessment Exercise gives causes of disorders of the mind and to Research Assessment Exercise everyone the chance to see the state of developing new approaches to these research in all the UK’s universities. major causes of disability and suffering. Research Power is a measure of We have also just received a substantial research quality and volume – on “Cardiff’s results in the 2008 Exercise award for arthritis research, involving this important indicator Cardiff is were excellent, showing strength across several University disciplines. ranked 15th in the UK. the board and many areas where we are world leaders. These included Psychology “The humanities, too, have won major Almost 60 per cent of all research and Psychiatry. Professional disciplines, success. There have been substantial is assessed as world-leading or including Business, and City and Regional awards on early Indian faiths and internationally excellent (4* and Planning did extremely well, as did the Neolithic culture in Europe. 3* the top two categories of Social Sciences. assessment) “The Government has made it very clear “This strength was also demonstrated that universities must follow through 33 out of 34 research areas with some particularly stunning grants in terms of understanding the impact submitted by the University are won throughout the year from external of research on society. Cardiff is already shown to be undertaking research funding bodies and in the face of some very good at this. We develop brilliant that includes work that is “world- very tough competition. The Centre postgraduates who have links with leading in terms of originality, for Economic and Social Aspects of the public sector, industry and the significance and rigour.” Genomics has a second major award professions. Much of our research has a from the Economic and Social Research high impact down the line in medical More than forty schemes of study Council for its work on the human developments, professional practice and benefit from accreditation and implications of genetic science. Our so on. We are particularly strong on public input from professional bodies. world-leading status in Psychiatry and policy and producing evidence-based Neuroscience has been underlined research for use by the Welsh Assembly Read more at with the award of a Medical Research Government and other international www.cardiff.ac.uk/rae Council Centre in Neuropsychiatric government and policy bodies. We look Genetics and Genomics. This will build forward to doing more to showcase the on our expertise in applying genetics effects of our research.”

Cardiff’s results showed strength across the board and many areas where we are world leaders.

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Seeing through Addressing the HIV’s disguises “so what” factor

Professor Andy Sewell is a member Dr James Hegarty’s lifetime “This year’s success was hard won of the I3-IRG, an interdisciplinary aspiration is to make some progress and reflects an extraordinary research group at the School of Medicine in answering the question ‘Why do environment in the humanities at Cardiff which carries out internationally human beings tell and re-tell stories? from which I have benefited over the recognised research in the areas last few years. I have been encouraged of infection, immunity and “2008 brought some marvellous to address the ‘so what?’ factor in my inflammation. Professor Sewell developments for me. In July I was research but, crucially, never to seek specialises in T-cell research and informed of my success in applying for to apply for monies opportunistically. received widespread interest and an Arts and Humanities Research Council Beyond this, I have benefited time global media coverage following a early career award which looks at the and again from the sense of focus my recent paper in Nature Medicine. formation of understandings of the past colleagues generate and their ‘artisan in early South Asia as they are reflected mentality’. The offering of classical “We recently generated engineered killer on the textual and inscriptional record. languages to undergraduates for example T-cells that can recognise and destroy The research focuses on the emergence has meant that I am able to work on a all known forms of the HIV virus. Our of the family history (chiefly of priests daily basis, even during term time, on laboratory experiments are showing and kings) as a means of thinking about texts that are significant to my research. that we can engineer anti-pathogen and and communicating religious and It also allows students to be brought anti-cancer T-cell receptors that improve political ideologies. This is the first such directly into my research activities. on natural immune responses. It will be study of these wide ranging and difficult really exciting if this research translates materials and promises to enrich our “I feel very much as if I have been into patients. sense of early South Asian approaches to ‘nurtured’ in this environment. This the past considerably. nurture was based on a powerful “In addition to HIV we are looking combination of a sense of vocation to improve immune responses to combined with a concern to make pandemic infections like hepatitis C humanities research accessible to all.” and tuberculosis. Furthermore, we are examining autoimmunity, a situation where T-cells attack our own bodies. There is no cure for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis and they account for a substantial fraction of the total NHS budget. In a nutshell, T-cells and their surface T-cell receptor sit at the heart of most human diseases.

“We are lucky to have some field-leaders in the area of immunology in Cardiff. This creates a very strong research This year’s success reflects environment where postgraduates and young researchers can develop into the an extraordinary research field-leaders of tomorrow. I am thrilled that Cardiff University has identified the environment in the area of Infection and Immunity as one of its main research focuses.” humanities at Cardiff.

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Imaginative and inspiring education

Professor Jonathan Osmond Education for all Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students

“Cardiff University can be confident in its “The Postgraduate Certificate of Carwyn Shires is a second year “I had fantastic experiences on the Step-up commitment to imaginative and inspiring University Teaching and Learning medical student who completed scheme and gained so much out of it. I got education. There are excellent examples is now well established among the Cardiff’s ‘Step-Up to University’ lots of really good advice and I also had a across our academic schools of innovative University’s new teaching staff. They initiative. student mentor which is a great idea as I teaching, learning infrastructure, and participate in a rigorous programme could ask questions about the University, fieldwork and external placements. Last and also conduct projects on various “I grew up in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales applications and other areas. It was year also saw the pleasing outcome aspects of educational practice, which and got involved in Cardiff University’s excellent preparation for university life. of the Quality Assurance Agency’s are described in presentations to a wider ‘Step-Up’ scheme after a member of institutional review of the University. academic audience. the widening access office came to “The summer school really gave me the A step-up for young people There were a few useful suggestions my school, Cyfartha High, and gave a chance to taste medical life at Cardiff, and about areas where we could develop, “A feature of Cardiff’s teaching provision, presentation about it. The big attraction the taste I had was very good. I really liked The University’s Step-Up scheme but otherwise the result was extremely particularly in the final years of degree was that the project meant that I could the course structure, especially dissection. includes GCSE revision classes, positive in its assessment of our policies courses, is its relation to research. find out more about medicine – the We had a chance to experience this on subject taster days and residential and practices. We can be grateful to The Cardiff Undergraduate Research subject I’d always wanted to study.” the summer school and this was one of summer schools. everyone involved in the preparation of Opportunities Programme awards my big reasons for choosing Cardiff to our submission, including colleagues in funding on a competitive basis for The ‘Step-Up to University’ scheme study medicine. More than a thousand pupils the Registry, and the Students’ Union. projects involving undergraduates. Our motivates, informs, raises attainment, from 35 secondary schools taught postgraduates and postgraduate supports and stimulates university “My two years at Cardiff so far have been are engaged in the three-year “The past year has seen the opening researchers are, naturally, very much applications from people in groups that incredible. I’ve loved making new friends schemes. of the new lecture theatre building part of the research culture, and the four are traditionally under-represented in and coped with the challenge of looking on the Heath Park Campus, offering a graduate schools, along with the new higher education. A particular focus after myself. The early clinical exposure as Support is provided by more than modern, large-capacity theatre as well Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor Terry is students in year 11 of school with part of my course has been brilliant.” 50 University student mentors as smaller, flexible teaching spaces. This Marsden, have done much to develop this. whom the team builds relationships and and 100 student ambassadors. was the venue in January 2009 for a provides support over a three year period. highly successful celebration of student “We remain a major education provider It uniquely offers students membership A total of 424 pupils completed achievement in the fields of academic for the professions – in several cases of a community with shared interests and the scheme in 2008. projects, volunteer work, and sporting the only one in Wales. Our medical shared goals – those of succeeding at and cultural activities. Plans are well in students, for example, are on placements school and progressing to university. Of these more than 15% achieved hand for the building of a new Centre for throughout Wales and so are already grades to secure a place at Cardiff Medical Education on a site close by. contributing to the health service as they and a further 30% entered other train. The University wants to continue universities. educating professionals throughout their careers and over the next year will be Last year almost 21,000 contact Cardiff University can be looking to develop the existing work in hours were dedicated to the confident in its commitment our professional schools in this regard. pupils engaged in the scheme. “Another priority is the development to imaginative and inspiring of e-learning. We have conducted a Higher Education Funding Council education. Wales-funded study on our existing provision. We now want to broaden the range of available methods and materials through the University’s Modern Working Environment programme and to create a more flexible environment for virtual links between staff and students. Much more effective use will also be made possible of our excellent library and IT facilities.”

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Listening to students and helping them learn

Dr Haley Gomez has been at Cardiff feel that they are able to investigate the University for 11 years as a student science as it happens. and member of the academic staff – “it gives me a unique point of view “The School of Physics and Astronomy has (and sometimes a lot of sympathy) capitalised on the science pioneered by when it comes to teaching.” Her academics, including our Instrumentation research is based on understanding Group which is currently waiting with the formation and evolution of baited breath for the launch of their cosmic dust. innovative camera on the Herschel Space Observatory. The results from this “The difficulty is to ensure that the camera will no doubt feed into the taught research we carry out affects the student- astronomy and our research projects learning experience; not only in that where students get a chance to build research ‘leads’ the module content but instruments and test new technologies as that it is also used as a tool for learning. well as analyse precious space data.

“In Astronomy, this is rather simple since “I hope that I’m the same as the the field advances so much. I tell the academics who helped me get this far; students that even by the end of the the ones who listen to students and term, astronomers may have revealed want to be involved with helping them a new understanding or result, which learn and develop while they’re here. will turn the whole thing upside down. My proudest moment was getting a Consequently, I find students are medal for “Most Differentiable Lecturer” scouring science websites to look for the at our student society ball. I’m not sure I new dark energy candidate or the results understand what that means but it was from the latest space telescope and nice all the same.”

It gives me a unique point of view when it comes to teaching.

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Putting knowledge to use

Professor Ken Woodhouse Pro Vice-Chancellor, Engagement

“Until quite recently, everyone used to strategic priority and more supportive “Our School of Social Sciences has been describe innovation and engagement of the local economy, particularly in the advising the Welsh Assembly and other as the University’s ‘Third Mission’. We’ve current financial climate. national and international bodies on a moved away from that because it implies number of aspects of policy. Meanwhile, engagement is an add-on to our core “Our relationship with Fusion IP is a very the School of Journalism, Media & activities. In fact, engagement is absolutely good example of working with academics Cultural Studies has been working with central to the function of the University. to develop their ideas and make them the BBC on their regional services. We commercially viable. We have also set are extremely active in the cultural life of “This covers a very wide area. It ranges up the Business Service Unit which will Wales, exemplified by our very effective from our business-focused activities like provide a one-stop-shop for business and Welsh language service, teaching spin-out companies, inventions, patents commerce wanting to work with us. everyone from beginners to second and consultancies to corporate social language speakers. responsibility, including our relations “We are doing a lot more work on the with the City Council and community in public understanding of science. The “These are real successes and we intend Cathays. It stretches from the next door Community Engagement Team has been to build on them. In relation to the neighbour to China and the US. helping schools interact with scientists current economic climate, we will be and their work. We have been hugely undertaking a big work programme on “There has been a lot of activity over the successful with the first year of the the employability and entrepreneurship last couple of years. Our interaction with Beacons for Wales project, which is finding of our students. We want to encourage business is at all levels, from some of the imaginative ways to link local communities and develop our commercial and world’s biggest companies, like IBM, to with our research. This is one of only six industrial collaborations. smaller local enterprises through the throughout the UK and demonstrates how Cardiff University Innovation Network. embedded engagement now is in the “Above all, we want to find ways of We are making these relationships a University culture. showing clearly to the public and politicians the excellence, impact and value of what we do. Universities are hugely important academic, economic and cultural drivers. That’s not always understood and we need to demonstrate that on everything from inventions and patents to cultural enrichment.”

Impacting the Economy More than 40 professional bodies 1,100 Welsh companies received Universities are hugely work with the University to advice and assistance through The University is one of the largest equip graduates for entry to the Cardiff-led European Regional important academic, employers in the Cardiff City-Region professions. Development Fund projects in with around 6,000 staff. 2006-8. economic and cultural drivers. The University’s Student Enterprise Centre helped more than 600 More information on Cardiff students last year with start-up University services for business guidance and business skills is at www.cardiff.ac.uk/business. sessions.

Image opposite: First Minister Rhodri Morgan launching the Beacon for Wales with Bruce Etherington, Beacon for Wales manager and director of Science Made Simple, Wendy Sadler.

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Open for business

Cardiff University graduates Entrepreneurs Nick Russill and Rob McDonald founded TerraDat in 1992. A year flying high later Nick was the finalist for Wales in the Worldcom New Business Achievement Awards and in 1998 Third-year Business Studies student, became “Young Welsh Entrepreneur TJ Wheeler is the founder of of the Year”. He’s never looked JumpMAD – a business helping back and the company is now a charities organise skydiving events. European leader in state-of-the-art The business was established with geophysical site investigations. advice, support and office space provided by the University’s student “If you ever encounter a polar bear TerraDat now employs a large number “The benefits of working so closely with enterprise service. Student volunteers making a difference use warning flares and a fast snow- of Cardiff geosciences’ postgraduates Cardiff University are firstly it enables us scooter.” and graduates and also sponsors a PhD to implement our commercial ideas and “I know from my own experience of study and MSc industrial projects at the our academic ideas in a very convenient organising charity skydiving events of Rachel Payne, a history student much needed support throughout the An unlikely scenario for most of University. package. We have no time constraints the mountains of paperwork involved. in the School of History and year; they are the foundations of the us, but helpful advice when given which we have in commercial projects. Armed with the skills, knowledge and Archaeology, is the current Chair entire organisation. to Dr Peter Brabham, exploration “South Wales is prone to landsliding, in drive I’d gained from my studies I set-up of Student Volunteering Cardiff geophysicist and lecturer in the fact we have one of the highest densities “Our partnership has so far succeeded in JumpMAD, Jump to Make A Difference. (SVC). The student-run charity co- “SVC makes a huge contribution in School of Earth and Ocean Sciences. of landslides in the whole of the UK. delivering a system which is cost effective The aim of JumpMAD is simple – for ordinates more than 1,000 student Cardiff and the surrounding areas in both Traditionally, when a landslide occurs, and has a rapid response capability over a fee, we deal with all the paperwork volunteers working on more than economic and social terms. Our projects “It’s something I was taught whilst engineers drill bore holes to get an traditional, costly aeroplane mounted and practical arrangements for charities 40 different projects. This makes are aimed at helping disadvantaged and mapping the permafrost on Svalbard in understanding of what’s happening, but photography and invasive drilling. This and fundraisers wanting to organise for a very busy and challenging vulnerable people in local communities the Arctic Circle. On Svalbard you’re not that’s logistically difficult, expensive and involves novel techniques, such as small skydiving events. university experience but Rachel but it is definitely a two-way process. We allowed out in the field until you have time consuming. We’re working with hand-controlled helium balloons with would not have it any other way. give a lot to the people of Cardiff but we passed the polar bear survival course TerraDat to use time-lapse geophysics digital cameras and GPS controlled high “With help, advice and support from get so much back ourselves in return”. which includes as a last resort high- and high resolution 3D airborne surveys resolution geophysical surveying. With Cardiff University’s student enterprise “I have been involved in volunteer work velocity rifle target practice”. so we can gain a rapid understanding the threat of climate change bringing on service we learned to develop our idea since I was fourteen, it is something of the amount / depth of movement more severe rainfall, active landslides are and, more importantly, translate the idea that has always appealed to me. Since Peter undertakes research into the and in particular the amount of water likely to become more common in the UK. in to a real business. Cardiff University joining SVC, I have taken part in a range application of applied geophysical in a landslide. This information in turn provided office space in the form of of projects, including tutoring primary Student Volunteering Cardiff techniques to civil engineering, will help engineers quickly assess the “The second advantage of working with Centerprise, run out of the student school pupils and teaching dance in an environmental analysis, mineral resources likely risk and design an effective ground the University is in our recruitment and enterprise centre. Without offices and after school club. Contributes an estimated and archaeology, as well as teaching and engineering solution. staff. A lot of our staff actually studied meeting rooms we’d be running our £990,000 to the local economy. supervising MSc and PhD researchers. and did postgraduate study degrees at business from a phone box. “What I like about volunteering is that “Our partnership with TerraDat since the University. it allows students to really get involved SVC is one of the UK’s “Good research supervision is important. its formation in 1992 has been great “All those employed in the business are with the local community. We become largest student volunteering In my research area you develop a strong and continues today with joint “As we’ve grown we have to concentrate students and we hope to employ as many part of the city instead of just living here organisations. bond with your research student as you developments of new equipment and on commercial focus and that’s where students as possible. Equally it’s great for a few years before moving on. My spend a great deal of time together new surveying strategies – we have a the value of academic collaboration really experience as it’s dealing with the harsh housemate and I regularly visit Rhys, Students spend 80,960 hours gathering field data, which is hard truly symbiotic relationship.” does become a big benefit to us.” reality of the world, something you simply an eleven year old boy with learning volunteering annually physical work. My first PhD student don’t gain just from a degree course. difficulties, as part of a befriending Rob McDonald after completing his When not teaching, researching or project. His family have become like a 837 people are helped each week doctorate along with fellow Cardiff B.Sc. liaising with business, Peter is also a “What makes JumpMAD unique are the family away from home and I hope that, Exploration Geology graduate Nick Russill keen photographer, an interest he put to values by which the business operates. after we’ve graduated, we will still come 40 projects support: formed the award winning Cardiff–based good use during the University’s 125th The business aims to put people before back to visit him. • Education Geophysical surveying company Anniversary photo competition in which profit and give something back to • Children and Young People TerraDat. It’s been fantastic watching the he picked up the first prize in the “My charities and local communities. Over the “My degree course is very rewarding and I • Older People company grow over the past 16 years. Work” category (see above). next two years we hope to raise £250,000 have learned to keep a balance between • Mental Health, Homeless for charities through our work.” my university work and my volunteer work. The permanent staff at SVC provide

16 17 Developing international partnerships Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Louise Casella

Developing international partnerships

“Our vision is to be one the world’s the School of City and Regional Planning. leading universities. Our international This has flowered with the creation of activity allows us to benchmark just the Cardiff Confucius Institute, which has how well we are we doing against that enjoyed a successful first year making target. It gives us a perspective that courses on Chinese culture and language extends beyond Cardiff, Wales and the available to staff, students and local UK, allowing us to test rigorously whether business. what we do is truly at the forefront of Louise Casella academic work. “Each year we refresh our staff and Director of Strategic students with new recruits from around Development “That international perspective also offers the world. The benefits of this flow in an insight into what are the most crucial two directions. The arrival of the fresh issues facing the world. And with our influx of international students every year international research partners we will provides impetus not only academically, be playing a part in tackling some of the but socially and economically in the city, biggest global issues going forward. through their contributions to culture and the community. While after graduation “Our international partnerships cover our talented Cardiff alumni – both both teaching and research. Just this year international and from the UK – put their the School of Engineering has signed a expertise to work right across the globe. Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Kuala Lumpur, while the “While we have a wide perspective on Business School’s family of international the world, it needs to become wider. We partners has extended to enfold the have achieved a lot of success in building University of Business and Economics in relations to the East – in China, India and China and Beijing Normal University. Malaysia. Looking to the West however, while numerous individual staff and “There is, of course, also our strong and research groups have built successful long-standing relationship with Xiamen partnerships in the Americas, at University University in China, particularly through level we need to do much more to build on this. The Vice-Chancellor led a visit last year with Sir Martin Evans FRS to promote the University in New York, Philadelphia and Washington. We’re building on this further this year with return visits, university level partnerships, research links, and even a tour by the Rugby Club! Our target is to establish Cardiff University’s excellence in research and teaching firmly We look forward to building in the minds of a US audience. our world-leading research in “Cardiff University is already an international institution. We look forward collaboration with our partners. to building our world-leading research in collaboration with our partners and continue delivering teaching programmes to attract a global audience. We are now on the world stage, and we have got to deliver on it.”

18 19 Developing international partnerships Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Developing international partnerships

Developing international Optometry’s global partnerships eyecare role

“International development means As part of the School of Optometry “During our regular visits we provide much more than the recruitment of and Vision Sciences’ commitment lectures and practical training international students to the University. to international engagement, sessions in the basics of eye refraction While that is thriving with more than 2,700 Director of Teaching Dr Paul and spectacles. As a result, the students from all continents studying at Murphy continues to pay regular ophthalmologists have acquired new Cardiff, there has been significant progress training visits to Ethiopia to help the skills and the importance of training in in other areas in the international arena. estimated 380M people worldwide ocular refraction has been emphasised. improve their sight. Sandra Elliott has had the “Collaboration with international partners “The work in Ethiopia is only a small opportunity to travel to some far- is critical to the success of Cardiff. That “Having spectacles is something that we part of Cardiff’s role as an international flung parts of the globe since joining collaboration can take many forms, be it all can take for granted in the UK, but University. The work has encouraged the University in 2005 as Director research with overseas partners, academic for many people in the world it’s just the School to take a greater role in the of the International Development exchanges programmes, student not possible to get them. Not having development of optometric education Division. Her role involves exchange or teaching collaboration. spectacles is a serious cause of blindness both in Europe and across the world. responsibility for the recruitment of Cardiff has made progress on all of these worldwide. international students, helping to areas in the last year. “Beginning this year, the School is forge links with overseas institutions “Cardiff University’s School of Optometry assisting the University of Novi Sad in and enhancing the reputation of the “As the University seeks to develop and Vision Sciences has teamed-up with establishing the first optometry course University overseas. international opportunities for all students the charity Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) to in Serbia. We are also providing support a number of new exchange programmes provide eyecare training for practitioners to postgraduate optometric education in have been agreed including one with the in the developing world. Along with my Germany with the University of Applied University of Pennsylvania, and Cardiff colleague Professor Rachel North and Sciences in Jena. In Malaysia, we are students have travelled for study at the two VAO optometrists, we have helped collaborating with the Management and State University of New York for the first with the training of ophthalmologists Science University in the development time. These arrangements build on a at the King Menelik II Hospital in Addis of their new optometry course by Delving into history very strong exchange programme within Ababa, Ethiopia. providing places for their best students Europe under the Erasmus scheme which on our own BSc Optometry course.” now also incorporates work placements in Originally from Thessaloniki in Appleton Laboratory run by the Science businesses across many countries. Greece, Panagiota Manti came and Technology Facilities Council. This was to Cardiff in 2000 to study a fantastic opportunity for me to utilise “In teaching collaboration a new an undergraduate degree in neutron based techniques for the non- agreement with Taylor’s University Archaeological Conservation at the destructive analysis of museum objects. College in Malaysia will lead to the School of History and Archaeology. collaborative provision of pharmacy She returned in 2005 to begin PhD “As an undergraduate, I realised that degree programmes based on the research on Greek copper alloy teaching here aims to promote the Cardiff curriculum.” helmets. So what makes a Greek balanced development of technical and researcher come to Cardiff to study theoretical skills helping researchers to Greek artefacts? build up a professional curriculum. The School’s postgraduate funds proved “I wanted to examine the technology to be of great financial assistance to associated with the appearance of ancient support that. Collaboration The work in Ethiopia Greek helmets and Cardiff really stood out as the best place for me to do that. “The School’s research profile was suitable with international is only a small part for my project which is interdisciplinary “The School’s in-house facilities for in nature. As well as my supervisor’s partners is critical of Cardiff’s role as archaeological and conservation science, expertise in conservation science, I have including a scanning electron microscope the chance to interact with a wide variety to the success of an international and x-ray diffraction facilities, are second- of experts. Archaeologists, historians, to-none. Through my work here, I gained conservation scientists – Cardiff unifies all Cardiff. University. access to equipment at Rutherford these specialties under the same roof.”

20 21 A positive working environment Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 A positive working environment

A positive working A good work environment life balance

equality duties like age, gender, race and Dr Isabelle Durance undertakes sexual orientation. There are pilot studies research on the ecological impact under way in nursing, social science, of climate change within the medicine and philosophy which are School of Biosciences. She is looking at these issues. also the mother of four children, the youngest of whom is four “The University is also applying for the years old. A fellowship from the Cardiff University is Athena Swan Bronze Award in May Daphne Jackson Trust, a charitable Professor Terry Threadgold this year. The award is for support for organisation whose Fellowship committed, in a very Pro Vice-Chancellor, women in the Science, Engineering scheme supports women returning Staff and Diversity and Technology (SET) disciplines but to careers in science or engineering, practical way, to equal the University as a whole must achieve combined with support from the the Bronze Award before any of the SET University enables her to find a opportunities and “The University’s Positive Working disciplines can apply for the Silver or Gold positive work-life balance. Environment initiative is all about working Awards. For the Bronze Award we have the positive working to produce a workplace where staff are to demonstrate that we value gender “Having previously worked in France as managed well, and confident and happy equality across the University. a lecturer, I returned to work last year, environment. in what they are doing. following the latest in a series of career “We also want to make greater use of the breaks to raise my children. It is easy to “There are three main strands – research conducted in the University into feel like a stranger when you are away communication, developing management these issues. Staff within the University from academia for any length of time, so capacity, and equality and diversity. have researched how women in the SET the support I’ve had from my colleagues disciplines are portrayed in the media, the here has been really important. The “Unless you have the fundamentals of way maternity leave impacts on academic administrative staff in particular have equality and diversity in place, you never careers, and women in science. There is been so helpful. reach the positive working environment a huge resource of interesting research the University is working towards. It’s about which we have never applied to how we “My fellowship has allowed me to come a way of doing things which involves actually manage the University and its staff, back to work part-time. This is great courtesy and respect and making sure and we should bring those things together. because it means a gradual return to we don’t consciously or unconsciously my research work whilst also having the discriminate in our everyday working lives. “We have two other major targets for flexibility to be around for my youngest the coming year or so. A number of child. “We’ve made a lot of progress, particularly Schools and Divisions have already in the last 12 months. For the first time, achieved Investors In People status. We “The fact that Cardiff University supports we have policies and action plans for will be conducting a mock assessment, the work of the Daphne Jackson Trust is a all the major equality strands, and we interviewing some 500 staff, with a view sign to me that it is committed, in a very will soon be working on putting all the to preparing an application for University- practical way, to equal opportunities and existing schemes together into a single wide IIP status. This links to the work we the positive working environment. equality and human rights policy. This are already doing in building management will allow us to move forward with a capacity and around communication. “I adore my children and am also more complex and multi-faceted view of very passionate about my work. I am people’s identities, rather than thinking of “The second will be the response to extremely grateful to be able to devote them in terms of one single characteristic last year’s staff survey. This took a lot of time to both, this is an opportunity such as race or gender. preparation, with questions trying to that few women have and it allows assess how much people understand me to feel fulfilled both personally and “There are a number of initiatives in about the University’s goals and where professionally.” the Equality and Diversity area. The they think we are. We have just started University’s Registry is working on an work with the University Lean team inclusive curriculum initiative. We have on an action plan which we hope will already worked on disability and the make a real difference, and which can be curriculum. Now we need to look at delivered in time for the next staff survey the curriculum in relation to the other in two years’ time.”

22 23 Changing Lives Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Changing Lives

Changing lives

Nobel Laureate was Partnerships providing scholarship student mutual benefits

Luis Juste, Santander Universities develop overseas research opportunities, Director in the UK. exchange scholarships, student enterprise schemes and student volunteering “Abbey, part of the Santander Group, first initiatives, all of which will change the introduced the Santander Universities lives of young, aspiring people. scheme in to the UK in 2007, which has since gone from strength to strength. “Both the University and Santander share Not only have we signed collaboration a common goal to support education, agreements with more than 30 international links and knowledge transfer “In order for Cardiff University to continue universities, 2008 saw us welcome our that delivers global benefits, to the to develop ground-breaking research and first Welsh partner. University and society as a whole.” to provide an internationally-renowned education, it is essential that we offer “Agreements such as these enable an environment which attracts the very Santander to forge much closer best students and staff. Philanthropy can relationships with higher education. For Last year supporters of the provide the vital additional funding which Cardiff, we believe, it has meant that we University donated more than we need to help us attract, and support, have been able to directly help graduates £600,000 in philanthropic gifts. the next generations of bright minds. of the future by setting up support for students, researchers and entrepreneurs. Activities across the world for “During my time as a student, I was For us, it means promoting the transfer alumni are growing each year. extremely fortunate to receive a number of knowledge and international mobility More than 1,200 alumni came of scholarships, which helped me of students, researchers, and academic together for special 125th enormously. Such awards help to relieve teaching staff and fostering the University’s Anniversary events in Cardiff, some of the financial burdens and the links with the international institutions that London, Australia, Hong Kong, additional pressures that university life can are already part of the network. Japan and USA. place upon a student and their families. Later on in my career, as an academic “Since 1996 Santander Universities More than £100,000 was raised researcher, my work has benefited has been the cornerstone of Banco towards new scholarships, considerably from grants and donations. Santander’s Corporate Social bursaries and prizes, as part of Responsibility and Banco Santander the 125th Anniversary Campaign. “Cardiff University wants to be able to has signed more than 700 agreements Cardiff will now be able to help future and current students and staff with universities in Spain, Morocco, Latin provide even more opportunities “The advert for a Richard Whipp pursue a career in academia after the to benefit from a world-leading university America, Portugal, Russia, China, the for students and researchers to Achieving musical Studentship could not have come at a completion of my thesis. experience – but to be able to do so, it United States and the United Kingdom. In realise their potential at Cardiff. better time for me. needs your support.” 2008 alone Santander Universities helped ambitions “Cardiff is a great environment to create more than 2500 collaborative Cardiff will be investing millions “After graduating with my MA at Exeter, study. I have found so many good Professor Sir Martin Evans FRS, School of projects, 14,500 scholarships and awards of pounds in an ambitious I was certain I wanted to continue opportunities to develop research skills Biosciences was awarded the Nobel Prize and 35 business incubator projects programme of capital investment research to PhD level, but the cost was through the graduate centre, and with for Medicine in 2007. allowing the start up of 300 new to create interdisciplinary research Contemporary music and culture prohibitive. Not only did the Richard a healthy research community within university businesses. space and laboratories, state- research student, Alexis Paterson Whipp Studentship allow me to achieve the department and the University as a For further information about the of-the-art lecture theatres and is a recipient of a Richard Whipp this ambition but to do this in a high- whole, there is solid support which acts various ways in which you can support “We have already seen the benefits innovative learning environments Studentship. Co-funded by private calibre institution where I feel I am being as a stimulus for my research. the University, please visit www.cardiff. working in partnership to develop for our students and staff. donations, the one-off three-year constantly challenged. I am sure that ac.uk/giving academic projects can bring, and we are award provides financial aid to help completing a PhD will open up career “This has been an amazing opportunity, looking forward to working with Cardiff to Alexis undertake interdisciplinary pathways that would not otherwise and I can’t offer sufficient thanks to those PhD studies in postmodernism, have been available, and recent teaching who have made this possible.” minimalism and new musicology. opportunities have encouraged me to

24 25 Appointments and Distinctions Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Appointments and Distinctions

Appointments and Distinctions

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2008 Honorary Fellows Mrs Margaret McCarter Jervis, the first Other Appointments and Professor John Gwynfor Jones, School of Professor Stephen Palmer, School of Cardiff University People’s Fellow, an award Distinctions History and Archaeology, was admitted Medicine, was awarded the Alwyn Smith Professor Brian Duerden, School of Honorary Fellowships were bestowed bestowed as part of our 125th anniversary to the Gorsedd of the Bards at the 2008 Prize from the Faculty of Public Health, Medicine, appointed a Commander, on the following in recognition of their celebrations on an outstanding member Professor Peter Ade, School of National Eisteddfod. the standard-setting body for consultants Order of the British Empire (CBE) for international distinction in their field. of the South Wales community. She is Physics and Astronomy, received the in public health. services to medicine and charity. the founder and operational director Jackson-Gwilt Medal from the Royal Professor John Loughlin, School of Professor John Andrews CBE, an of Valleys Kids, a charitable community Astronomical Society for his work on European Studies, has been elected a Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Honorary Fellow Professor Alan Burnett, School of academic lawyer who has made development organisation. new instrumentation designs and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and of the University, was admitted to the Medicine, appointed an Member of the significant contributions to higher manufacturing techniques. also an Academician of the Academy of Gorsedd of the Bards at the 2008 National Order of the British Empire (MBE) for education and the legal profession. Professor Júlio Domingos Pedrosa da Social Sciences. Eisteddfod. services to medicine. Luz de Jesus, Professor of Chemistry at Dr Chris Chambers, School of Lord Aberdare, Alastair Bruce, the 5th the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He Psychology, was awarded the Spearman Professor Tony Manstead, School of Nicki Phillips, director of Postgraduate Baron Aberdare of Duffryn. He is one of gained his PhD at Cardiff University in Medal by the British Psychological Society Psychology, received the European Healthcare Studies, was appointed as New Year’s Honours 2009 two executive Directors of Probus BNW 1978 and has maintained and developed for outstanding published work in Association of Experimental Social Chief Physiotherapist to Team GB for the Limited, a former Trustee of the National collaborative novel lines of research with Psychology. Psychology’s Henri Tajfel Award in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Professor Wendy Hall, Honorary Fellow Botanic Garden of Wales, and a Fellow of the Cardiff School of Chemistry. recognition of his lifetime’s achievement. of the University, appointed a Dame the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Professor Sir Martin Evans, School of Professor Bernard F Schutz, School of Commander of the Order of the British Geographical Society. Professor M W (Wyn) Roberts, an Biosciences, was awarded the Gold Physics and Astronomy, was elected Empire (DBE) for services to science and Honorary Research Professor with Cardiff Medal of the Royal Society of Medicine in an Honorary Fellow of the Royal technology. Mr Gerald Davies CBE has enjoyed a School of Chemistry. He was Head of recognition of his valuable contribution Astronomical Society for his distinguished distinguished career in rugby union the School from 1987-97 and Vice- to medicine. leadership in stellar astronomy and football, representing Wales, the British and Principal of the University from 1990-92. gravitational wave research. Irish Lions, and Cardiff and London Welsh. He is recognised internationally for his Professor the Baroness Ilora Finlay of outstanding contribution to surface Llandaff, an honorary professor at the Dr Robert Sewell, Welsh School of Mr Russell T Davies OBE, an acclaimed chemistry and catalysis. School of Medicine, was named Peer of Pharmacy, was presented with the Welsh television producer and writer best the Year. Professor Terry Marsden, School of City Anokhin Centennial Medal, Diploma and known for spearheading the revival of the Ms Carol Vorderman MBE, a television and Regional Planning, has been made Citation for achievements in neuroscience popular science-fiction television series personality best known as the long- Professor Siyi Fu, Academic Director of an Academician of the Academy of Social and physiology. Doctor Who, and for creating its spin-off standing co-presenter of the Channel the Cardiff Confucius Institute, received Sciences. Owain Arwel Hughes OBE, Honorary series Torchwood. 4 game show Countdown. She is also an ‘Individual Performance Excellence Dr Petroc Sumner, School of Psychology, Fellow of the University, appointed a the patron of the Cleft Lip and Palate Award’ for outstanding personal Professor Neil McKeown, School of was awarded the first David Marr Medal Commander of the Order of the British Association. achievement at the International Chemistry, won the 2008 RSC/Society from the Applied Vision Association. Empire (CBE) for his contribution to music Confucius Institute Conference in Beijing. of Chemical Industry Beilby Medal and and charity. Mr Gerard Walsh, Director of Elision Prize for outstanding achievements in Dr Stijn Smismans, Cardiff Law School, Group Ltd, and Chair and Founder of the Professor Judith Hall, School of Medicine, materials chemistry. has been appointed Jean Monnet Chair in Mr Derek Jones, Director of Business ARKAGA Trust, London. was named Welsh Woman of the Year 2008. EU Law and Governance by the European and Strategic Partnerships, appointed a Daniel Meadows, School of Journalism, Commission (2008-2013). The Chair is a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). Justice John Griffith Williams, a Justice Media and Cultural Studies, was awarded recognition of excellence in teaching and of the High Court assigned to the Queen’s an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal research in the field of European Studies. Mrs Edna Adan Ismail, founder of Bench Division. He has held a number Photographic Society. the Edna Adan Hospital in Hargeysa, of senior roles in the judicial system, Professor John Tyrell, School of Music, Somaliland. She has a national and including Senior Circuit Judge and Nigel Morgan, Information Services, was has been appointed a Fellow of the Royal international leadership role in improving Honorary Recorder of Cardiff. named Information Library Practitioner College of Music. health care in Africa and the Eastern of the Year by CILIP, the UK professional Mediterranean Region and was the first Professor Sir Roger Williams has held a librarians’ body. Steve Young, School of Healthcare qualified nurse/midwife in Somalia. number of senior appointments in the Professor Kenneth Harris, School of Studies, received the Peter Hansell Medal Higher Education sector, most notably Chemistry, has been elected a Fellow of Dr Valerie O’Donnell, School of Medicine, from the Institute of Medical Illustrators. Professor Peter Wells, Scientific Director as Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. won a Marie Curie Excellence Award in of the Institute of Medical Engineering Reading from 1993 to 2002. recognition of outstanding achievement and Medical Physics at the School of Dr E. Wyn James, School of Welsh, was in her field. Engineering, appointed a Commander of Professor Zhu Chongshi, President of admitted to the Gorsedd of the Bards at the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for Xiamen University, China, is a Professor the 2008 National Eisteddfod. services to healthcare science. of Law and Economics and a renowned Chinese banking legal scholar.

26 27 Finance Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 The place

Financial Performance University Profile

Research Grants and Contracts

80 78 3.3 76 6.9 74 72 9.3 8.0 70 7.5 68 66 5.6 64 6.6 62 60 10.5 10.2 58 4.5 56 8.4 Key 54 5.5 Other 52 7.6 23.7 50 EU and Overseas 48 6.6 46 19.5 Industry and Commerce 44 6.1 17.5 42 2.6 Public Corporations, Local 40 38 3.3 12.8 Authorities, UK Government 36 5.8 11.7 Research Councils and 34 4.7 32 0.9 3.1 Charities 30 3.0 28 0.9 3.8 9.1 26 2.9 6.1 24 10.2 22 1.0 2.2 5.8 20 2.4 2.7 8.1 * Figures from this point on are for 18 Cardiff University and the former 16 4.4 4.7 7.9 14 University of Wales College of 12 Medicine combined – demonstrate by this investment their buildings and tree-lined avenues that 10 5.6 4.8 Cardiff University is a dynamic 8 and successful centre for higher confidence in the University’s ability form the city’s elegant civic centre, and 6 Note: Actual income not value of 4 7.7 8.4 10.6 14.8 16.7 23.2 31.3 30.2 35 36.1 39.1 awards announced in year, which education and has an international to undertake research of the highest also shares the nearby Heath Park campus 2 0 amounted to £92.6 million in 2006-07. reputation for the quality of its standards which delivers a wide range of with the University Hospital of Wales. 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 * research and teaching. It is a benefits to the individual, society and to member of the Russell Group of the the economy. Promoting health and welfare with UK’s leading research universities. special reference to the needs of Wales Total income: £393.5 million Total expenditure: £379.9 million Cardiff University also provides a is an important role of the University The University’s breadth of expertise stimulating and innovative environment and one which is fulfilled via a strongly encompasses: the humanities; the natural, for teaching and learning. Hundreds inter-disciplinary and multi-partnership Other operating income Residences and Catering Other services rendered Academic Services £6.3 million £16.8 million £32.8 million £7.6 million physical, health, life and social sciences; of degree schemes are offered and a approach. Central among our partners engineering and technology; preparation wide range of continuing professional in this all-Wales role is the National Fees and support grants Services rendered Other expenses Academic Schools for a wide range of professions; and a development programmes include those Health Service in Wales, with which £94.5 million £64.0 million £12.9 million £25.9 million longstanding commitment to lifelong for doctors, dentists, pharmacists, lawyers, the University is linked at all levels. The Research grants Endowments and Administration and Staff costs learning. Cardiff University has 29 engineers and others. University’s academic expertise and and contracts interest receiveable Central Services £224.3 million academic schools, numerous research research facilities are also applied to good £79.7 million £6.2 million £4.7 million centres and an annual income of £393.5M. The quality of the student experience at advantage by industry and commercial Premises Cardiff University is reflected in the strong partners, government bodies and other £19.3 million Research is central to the work of the demand for study places from applicants organisations. The University also helps University and at any time there are from throughout the UK and worldwide. to generate new business ideas and spin- more than 1,000 research contracts in The University has around 26,000 out companies all of which have a direct operation. Among the academic staff are students, including more than 2,700 benefit to the economy. Research grants many who are recognised internationally students from more than 100 countries and contracts £26.6 million as being among the leaders in their fields, outside the UK, helping to create a Having gained national and international including two Nobel Laureates. Research vibrant international community. standing, Cardiff University’s Vision is Residences, Catering at Cardiff pushes back the frontiers of to be a world-leading university and to and Conferences £5.8 million knowledge and understanding and is Cardiff University was founded by Royal achieve the associated benefits for its applied to produce real benefits, locally Charter in 1883 and today combines students, staff and all other stakeholders. Interest payable and worldwide. Organisations responsible impressive modern facilities with a £2.7 million for research investment – including the dynamic approach to research and For news and information on all aspects Funding Councils grants Depreciation UK Research Councils, industry, charities, teaching. It benefits from an outstanding of work at Cardiff University, visit the £126.0 million £17.3 million Government and the European Union location amidst the parks, Portland-stone University website at: www.cardiff.ac.uk

28 29 Thank you Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Cardiff University Annual Review 2008 Thank you

Culture Ireland Greiner Bio-One Ltd National Assembly for Wales (Tourist) SABIC Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Peter Beck Deafness Research UK Grunenthal Limited National Cancer Research Institute Sasakawa Foundation of Great Britain Technicians Neil Bidder Deaking University Halcrow Group Ltd National e-Science Centre SASOL Technology (PTY) Ltd Unison Carole Biggam Grants, gifts and donations Defence Evaluation and Research High Q Foundation Inc National Grid Company Plc Schering Plough Ltd Universiti Putra Malaysia Christopher Bingham Agency Historic Scotland National Institute for Health and Clinical Schuco International Ltd Universities’ China Committee in James Borkoles Defence Science and Technology Home Office Excellence Science and Technology Facilities London Andrew Borkowski Cardiff University gratefully acknowledges the following Laboratory Howell’s School, Llandaff National Institute of Mental Health Council University of Bristol Ivor Brecker grants, gifts and donations received during the year under DeMasq Ltd Humanities in the European Research National Institutes of Health SEARCH University of Kent Mary Browning review. These were received and recorded centrally by the Department for Business Enterprise and Area National Public Health Service for Wales SeaWorld & Busch Gardens University of Pennsylvania Neil Buffin University from the organisations and individuals listed. The Regulatory Reform IBM UK Ltd Natural Environment Research Council Conservation Fund University of Rhode Island Carole Burnett University also wishes to acknowledge the many additional Department for Environment, Food and IDEAS NC3Rs Secretary of State for Children, Schools University of the West of England Robert Burns gifts and donations it receives anonymously and for those Rural Affairs Inhibitex Ltd Neurofibromatosis Association UK and Families University of Wales Swansea Elizabeth Butler donated generously directly to its academic schools. Department for Innovation, Universities International Glaucoma Association Nitric Bio Therapeutics Inc Securistyle Limited University of Wisconsin-Madison John Cadogan & Skills International Tansport Federation Norgine Ltd Selden Research Ltd University of KwaZulu-Natal Karen Cain Department of Communities and Local Seafarers Trust North Atlantic Treaty Organization Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems Ltd Valeant Pharmaceuticals Ltd Paul Care Organisations Breast Cancer Campaign Government Invista North West Development Agency Sheffield Hallam University Vantia Ltd Amadu Carew 3M Health Care Ltd British Academy Department of Health JISC TechDis Novartis Pharmaeuticals Ltd UK Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Velindre NHS Trust Andrew Carr A McLay and Co Ltd British Council Department of Health & Human John Ryder Memorial Trust Novo Nordisk Shell International Exploration and Veridex Paul Carson Abbey National Plc British Heart Foundation Services Johnson Matthey Plc Nuffield Foundation Production B.V. 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