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)
Consultant breast surgeon and Great British Sewing Bee 2023 winner.

Kate Muir (PgDip 1986, Hon 2024)
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)
Academic and Alzheimer's researcher.

Matthew Barbet (BA 1994, PGDip 1999)
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.

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.

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

Miguel Alcubierre (PhD 1994)
Theoretical physicist known for warp-drive proposal.

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

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

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

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

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.