Notable alumni

Martin Lewis OBE (PgDip 1998, Hon 2017) - Journalism Studies
Founder of Money Saving Expert, TV presenter and campaigner.

Strive Masiywa (BEng 1985, Hon 2019) - Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Businessman, philanthropist and founder of Econet Global.

Dame Mary Perkins DBE (BSc 1965, Hon 2005) and Doug Perkins (BSc 1965, Hon 2005) - Ophthalmic Optics
Founders of Specsavers opticians.

Nick Broomfield (Government, 1968 – 1969)
Award winning film maker.

Elis James (BScEcon 2002, MA 2005, Hon 2023) - Politics and Modern History and History & The History Of Wales
Broadcaster and stand-up comedian.

Sir Karl Jenkins (BMus 1966, Hon 2005) - Music
Composer and musician.

Professor Bernard Henry Knight CBE (MBBCh 1954, PhD 1964) - Medicine 
Author of the "Crowner John" series.

Joanna Natesagara (BA 2003) - Religious & Theological Studies
Academy Award winning film director.

Dame Siân Phillips CBE (BA 1952, MPhil 1953, Hon 1984) - English and Philosophy  
BAFTA Award winning actress.

Steffan Powell (LLB 2008, PgDip 2009) - Law & Politics and Journalism Studies
TV presenter and journalist.

James Righton (BscEcon 2004) - Politics & Modern History
Co-vocalist and keyboard player for the band Klaxons.

Bernice Rubens (BA 1947, Hon 1982) - English
Writer and the first woman to win the Booker prize.

Asmaa Al-Allak (MBBCh 2000, LLM 2021, Hon 2024) - Medicine & Surgery and Legal Aspects of Medical Practice
Consultant breast surgeon and Great British Sewing Bee 2023 winner.

Kate Muir (PgDip 1986, Hon 2024) - Journalism Studies
Women’s health expert, investigative journalist and documentary maker.

Professor Alice Roberts (BSc 1994, MBBCh 1997, Hon 2019) - Anatomy and Medicine & Surgery
Academic, TV presenter and author.

Professor Julie Williams, CBE (PhD 1987) - Occupational Psychology and Psychology
Academic and Alzheimer's researcher.

Matthew Barbet (BA 1994, PGDip 1999) - Language & Communication and Journalism Studies
Television presenter and journalist.

Emma Barnett (PgDip 2007, Hon 2024) - Journalism Studies
Broadcaster and journalist.

Manish Bhasin (PgDip 1998) - Journalism Studies
Sports presenter and journalist.

Max Foster (BSc 1994) - Business Administration
CNN anchor and correspondent.

Rahul Kanwal (Chevening Scholar 2002) - Philosophy
India Today anchor and journalist.

Jason Mohammad (PgDip 1997, Hon 2014) - Journalism Studies
Sports TV and radio presenter, and journalist.

Susanna Reid (PgDip 1993, Hon 2015) - Journalism Studies
TV presenter and journalist.

Laura Trevelyan (PgDip 1991, Hon 2022) - Journalism Studies
Journalist and campaigner.

Vaughan Gething (PgDip 2001) - Legal Practice  
Politician and former First Minister of Wales.

Dafydd Iwan (BArch 1968, Hon 2022) - Architecture
Folk singer and former President and founding member of Plaid Cymru.

Pushpa Kapila Hingorani (BA 1951, Hon 1988) - English, Economics & History
Pioneering Indian lawyer and the first South Asian woman to graduate from Cardiff.

Glenys Kinnock (BA 1965, Hon 2013) - Education and History
Former MP, MEP, member of the House of Lords.

Neil Kinnock (BA 1966, Hon 1981) - Industrial Relations & History
Former MP and leader of the Labour Party, member of the House of Lords.

Maimunah Mohd Sharif (BSc 1986) - Town Planning Studies
Mayor of Kuala Lumpur and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds OBE (BScEcon 1985, Hon 2017) - Psychology
Businesswoman, artist and disability rights campaigner.

Dr Miguel Alcubierre (PhD 1994) - Physics & Astronomy
Theoretical physicist known for warp-drive proposal.

Richard Browning (BSc 2001) - Exploration Geology
Inventor of the Daedalus "jet suit", founder and chief test pilot Gravity Industries.

Alice Embleton (BSc 1899) - Biology & Zoology
One of the first women to study sciences at Cardiff University, an eminent biologist, zoologist, and suffragette.

Dr Robert Hartill (BSc 1990, PhD 1994) - Computer Science and Computing
Computer programmer and web designer who founded the Internet Movie Database (IMDB).

Professor Binglin Zhong (PhD 1994, Hon 2008) - Engineering
Former President of Beijing Normal University.

Tom Barras (BSc 2015) - Physiotherapy
Team GB silver medallist Olympic rower.

Josh Bugajski (MPharm 2013) - Pharmacy
Team GB bronze medallist Olympic rower.

Nathan Cleverly (BSc 2010) - Mathematics
Two-time light-heavyweight world champion boxer.

Nicole Cooke MBE (MBA 2015) – Business
World and Olympic cycling champion.

Dimitri Coutya (CertHE 2019) - Sociology
Team GB gold medallist Paralympic fencer.

Sarah Hoefflin (BSc 2013) - Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience
Swiss gold medallist skier.

Heather Knight OBE (BSc 2012, Hon 2018) - Biomedical Sciences - Physiology
England Cricket captain.

Dr Jack Matthews OBE (MBBCh 1943, Hon 1982) - Medicine
Legendary former Wales and British and Irish Lions rugby international.

Professor Laura McAllister CBE (PhD 1995, Hon 2013) - Politics
Academic, former international footballer and UEFA vice-president.

Richard Parks (Dental Surgery, 1997 - 2000, Hon 2013) -
Former Wales rugby international, endurance athlete and TV presenter.

Dr Jamie Roberts (MBBCh 2013) - Medicine
Former Wales and British and Irish Lions rugby international and pundit.

Sam Warburton (Biomedical Sciences, 2007 – 2008, Hon 2015) -
Former Wales and British and Irish Lions rugby international and pundit.