News & Events
Mock PhD Viva (Sciences) – Tuesday 30 April
Tuesday 30 April 2013, 16:00 -18:00 Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, Bute Building This entertaining event aims to de-mystify the PhD viva by providing an example of a ‘good viva’ and a ‘bad viva’. A team of staff from the sciences will take on the roles of Chairman of Examiners, Internal Examiner, External Examiner, PhD Candidate [...]
Impact Lecture! – Tuesday 23 April
‘Transistors, Mini Skirts and Global Warming’ – Research with Impact and Its Commercialisation Tuesday 23rd April, 3.30 pm, venue tbc. The issue of Impact is rising steadily in the consciousness of Researchers, PIs and University Management. The UK has become the World Leader in ‘Impact studies’ (there are over 270 listed on the RCUK web-site), [...]
CAREERS EVENT! – Friday 19 April
Exploring Career Options Beyond Academia: Biological and Health Sciences Friday 19 April, 13:45 – 17:00 (to be followed by a cheese and wine reception) This event for postgraduate research students and research staff provides an opportunity to explore the range of career opportunities available within the biological and health sciences beyond academia. Speakers from a [...]
WANTED: Musicians and Poets for Alternative Modernisms Conference
The Alternative Modernisms Conference taking place in the University from Wednesday 15 May to Saturday 18 May is an international event that will bring over 220 delegates to the city from around the world. The conference is being hosted by the School of English, Communication and Philosophy. The School would like to present an evening [...]
PhD Comics Event – Only one week left for priority booking!
We are pleased to say our PhD Comics event is booking up phenomenally fast, with over 370 bookings already! From Monday 25 March, we will be accepting bookings from other Universities for the final few tickets. To avoid disappointment, be sure to book yours this week! PhD Comics: ‘The Power of Procrastination’ – A Talk [...]
EXCITING NEW EVENT! PhD Comics: A Talk by Jorge Cham
PhD Comics: ‘The Power of Procrastination’ – A Talk by Jorge Cham Wednesday 17 April, 4:30pm Julian Hodge Building Join Jorge Cham, the man behind the hugely popular PhD Comics, for a fun and informal talk about his experiences in bringing humour into the lives of stressed out PhDs! The talk will also examine the [...]
CALL FOR DELEGATES – Voice of Humanities Conference
Voice of Humanities Student-led Conference Thursday 21 March 2013 Graduate Centre, Students’ Union, Cardiff University Keynote address: Dr Andrew Edgar School of English, Communication and Philosophy) ‘Postemotional Society and the Philosophy of Sport’ Registration is now open for delegates for the 8th and largest ever Voice of Humanities Conference. The Voice of Humanities is a [...]
CALL FOR PAPERS: ‘Translations’ Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference
Translations: Exchange of Ideas An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference June 27 – 28 2013 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Dr Eileen Brennan (St Patrick’s College Drumcondra) Dr Elizabeth Wren-Owens (Cardiff University) Considering translation as both a linguistic and ontological phenomenon, this conference centres on the exchange of ideas across the humanities and social sciences. We are looking for doctoral students [...]
Careers Event: Exploring Career Options Beyond Academia (Physical Sciences & Engineering)
Thursday 21 March, 13:45 – 17:00 (to be followed by a cheese and wine reception) This event for postgraduate research students and research staff provides an opportunity to explore the range of career opportunities available within the sciences and engineering beyond academia. Speakers from a range of employers, both public and private sector, will talk [...]
Call for Postgraduate Poster Competition
To coincide with a distinguished lecture to be given by Professor Ted Cantle (CBE), author of the 2001 Cantle report on Community Cohesion, we would like to welcome any postgraduate entries for a poster competition on the theme “From multiculturalism to interculturalism – the new era of diversity, cohesion and globalisation”. Entries are welcome from [...]