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Annual Review 2011 Cardiff University Annual Review 2011 3 7 2011Annual Review New thinking also adds to our reputation of flagship medical education centre, The Cochrane Good progress was made on our new research turning our ideas into businesses. Building, as well as improved dental teaching facility – The Hadyn Ellis Building – part of our facilities, a lightning laboratory to tackle the new multi-million pound Maindy Park campus In one of the biggest commercial deals in the emerging trend in composites within aircrafts, and development. Part of the function of new building Preface University’s history, the American pharmaceutical new social facilities such as the Students’ Union’s will be to support our community engagement from the Vice-Chancellor giant Bristol-Myers Squibb agreed the purchase new interactive Lounge, geared for our diverse activities – activity designed to take our research of US biotech company Inhibitex. The $2.5Bn international student community. and knowledge to the public. (£1.6Bn) deal includes the promising new anti- “Our new Cardiff Award is hepatitis C drug INX-189, first designed and We also created new academic posts to boost Our presence at the National Eisteddfod prepared by Professor Chris McGuigan at the the number of students who study through the attracted some 10,000 visitors. Our Big Ideas starting to help equip our Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical medium of Welsh while our School of Welsh events in support of National Science and students with skills ready Sciences. maintained its position as the best in Britain Engineering Week and Brain Awareness Week and for Celtic Studies, according to The Complete Creative Minds, offering the latest ideas in music, for their future careers and The creation of more spin-out companies will be University Guide. literature, culture and media, were attended by further boosted with an injection of new funding some 11,300 members of the public. will maintain our students’ through Fusion IP, the University’s investment Our students continued the tradition of excellent reputation amongst partner who raised £5M through a share placing, working in local communities through Student This is my final report as Vice-Chancellor. I allowing the company to continue investing in Volunteering Cardiff (SVC). They also supported am delighted that the University has secured, employers – reflected in the Cardiff’s early stage technology companies. the University’s widening-access programme Professor Colin Riordan, a major figure in UK fact that 94 per cent are Innovation permeates throughout our work: by working in local schools on projects which higher education, as my successor. Together with among the many examples I could highlight are encourage and support the next generation our new Chair of Council, John Jeans and the employed or undertaking scientists from our Neuroscience and Mental of engineers, mathematicians, linguists and University’s new Chief Operating Officer, Hugh Health Research Institute uncovering five healthcare professionals from some of Wales’ Jones, the University can be confident of tackling further study six months new Alzheimer’s genes, which was hailed as a most deprived communities. the future under strong leadership. after graduation.” ‘step towards defeating dementia’. Meanwhile Professor Ian Hargreaves, from our School of Investment in the best postgraduate students I am glad to say that Professor Riordan will be Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies and Cardiff continued with the second in-take of our welcomed to a University that is in a position Business School, carried out a landmark report President’s Research Scholars; as did new of strength and will find a committed and into Intellectual Property (IP) which will support scholarships coming on stream from such major talented staff who, I believe, will continue to UK innovation and economic growth in the new international employers as Ford and Santander build on the substantial success that they have 2011 was another successful year for Cardiff Our research reputation is one of the principal We are delighted our staff are recognised digital age. to support our students financially and help them already achieved. University, set against a backdrop of immense factors in staff and student recruitment. As the so publicly with the highest accolades their gain vital skills important for their future careers. change for UK higher education. global market in higher education becomes even professions can endow. Hitting the international news headlines, our The success I have seen day-to-day is created more competitive, this reputation will be an scientists also identified disease-causing Our new Cardiff Award is starting to help equip by the most talented people I have ever had The challenging economic environment, the increasingly important consideration. Attracting new and creative new minds helps bacteria carrying the new genetic resistance to our students with skills ready for their future the privilege to work with. As Vice-Chancellor, introduction of new fee arrangements for In attracting, developing and retaining build our international reputation. We were antibiotics in New Delhi’s drinking water. Another careers and will maintain our students’ excellent I’ve witnessed excellence in our teaching and undergraduates and changes in the size and staff capable of working at a level which is recognised in 2011 by a Times Higher Education team revealed, for the first time, an elaborate reputation amongst employers – reflected in the research, and in the huge contribution staff and structure of higher education in Wales make our internationally competitive, and in growing our award in their International Collaboration labyrinth of sacred tunnels, containing the fact that 94 per cent are employed or undertaking students make to society and the economy. continuing drive to innovate and invest all the postgraduate research student community, we category for our work with Capital Medical mummified remains of millions of dogs under further study six months after graduation. more vital. are securing sustainable foundations for world- University in China, helping to develop new the Egyptian desert. I thank them all, along with members of Council, leading research. approaches to detecting and treating cancer. Attracting the next generation of students from Court and others, for all the support which I have Skilled, enthusiastic and high quality staff are Closer to home, we underlined our reputation for Wales, the UK and beyond is crucial. To renew been shown throughout my period as Vice- our strongest asset and key to our long-term This year saw recognition for our established Professor Mike Bruford, of the School of research and knowledge in Welsh law and politics excitement and interest in the educational Chancellor and I wish the University every success success. That’s why we’ve invested £10M in the academic excellence. Two of our senior Biosciences, was awarded a prestigious Royal through our Wales Governance Centre and excellence and long-term value of a Cardiff for the future. Serious Brain Power campaign to recruit new academics, Professor Alun Davies and Society/Wolfson Research Merit Award. launched a new and innovative pairing scheme to degree, we unveiled our latest undergraduate high profile academic staff as well as gifted early Professor John Parkes were elected as Fellows Professor Bruford’s work has taken him across couple our academics with politicians to improve recruitment campaign, Thrive. career researchers. of the Royal Society. A further four colleagues the globe. In China he helped sequence the and inform policy. Professors Amanda Coffey, Andrew Pithouse, genome of the giant panda, gaining insights Using intrigue, innovation and an emphasis on George Boyne and Hugh Willmott appointed which may help conserve the endangered Our students excelled too thanks to our teaching social media, the campaign is designed to engage as Academicians of the Academy of Social species. excellence and supported by investment in with the highest calibre students in a way that Dr David Grant CBE, FREng, FLSW, CEng, FIET Sciences. teaching and research. We unveiled our new goes beyond traditional recruitment techniques. Vice-Chancellor 2 Cardiff University Annual Review 2011 Cardiff University Annual Review 2011 3 7. International partnership 9. Santander link-up 11. Lounge of the future awarded renewed Space-cabin style booths where students can Skype in comfort and a kitchen table-sized touch Our year in pictures The fifth largest bank in the UK renewed its Cardiff’s ground-breaking cancer research screen are just some of the features of the new funding agreement with the University. The new partnership work with China won the state-of-the-art student lounge. Created in agreement with Santander funds scholarships 1. Royal Society recognition 3. New Vice-Chancellor 5. Social Sciences honoured International Collaboration category at the response to international student feedback, the and awards for students and staff to study in named annual Times Higher Education awards. The Lounge has transformed a former games room Professor Alun Davies, Cardiff School of the UK and abroad. It also provides support to Professors Amanda Coffey and Andrew University was singled-out for its collaboration into the very latest in social space that reflects Biosciences and Professor John Parkes, Head the Student Hardship Fund, a research grant for Professor Colin Riordan was named next Pithouse, School of Social Sciences, and with Capital Medical University
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