Please help us reach this important goal. Eligible students will have received an email which includes an online link to the survey. Look for your email from Student Surveys and respond now!

Thank you.

PRES is a unique service provided by the Higher Education Academy to all higher education providers. The survey collects feedback from current postgraduate research students in a systematic and user-friendly way. Results are anonymous, allowing comparison against the sector and within benchmarking clubs, while ensuring that they are used for internal enhancement.

A Cardiff postgraduate student has been awarded first prize for the best scientific presentation at a national MRI conference.

Jess Steventon, a PhD student in the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) fought off stiff competition at the annual postgraduate conference of the British Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine to claim the prize.

At the event, Jess presented findings from her research which is looking at the impact of environment enrichment on the macrostructure and microstructure of the brain in a model of Huntington’s disease, along with the results of data she’d collected at the University’s Experimental MRI Centre.

Professor Derek Jones, MRI Director of CUBRIC which is based in the School of Psychology and Jess’ PhD supervisor said: “This is a fantastic accomplishment for Jess, and she should be duly proud to have achieved this award so early in her PhD. The translational MRI pipeline is becoming increasingly important in neuroscience, and so it is very fitting that Jess has been recognised for her efforts in championing this work at Cardiff.”

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 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 source of PhD anxieties and explore the guilt, the myth, and the power of procrastination.
Jorge has travelled to over 150 universities and research centres around the world, lecturing and hearing graduate students from all walks of life share their stories of academic anxiety and de-motivation. Described as ‘humourous, thought-provoking and helpful’, this talk will be the perfect escape for a busy PhD or Supervisor.

After the talk, Jorge will be doing a Q&A session, and then there will be a chance to socialise with a cheese and wine reception. Soft drinks will also be available.

Click here to register for the event.

Posters for the event can be found below.

Awards of up to £500 are available to either develop or run a new engagement project or to bring a public engagement element to an existing project. The scheme is open to academic staff and PhD researchers in all academic schools.

The deadline for applications is 5 April and application forms can be downloaded from the Community Engagement Team Small Grants webpage.

If you have questions or would like to discuss your application with the team, please contact community@cardiff.ac.uk.

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 source of PhD anxieties and explore the guilt, the myth, and the power of procrastination.

Jorge has travelled to over 150 universities and research centres around the world, lecturing and hearing graduate students from all walks of life share their stories of academic anxiety and de-motivation. Described as ‘humourous, thought-provoking and helpful’, this talk will be the perfect escape for a busy PhD or Supervisor.

After the talk, Jorge will be doing a Q&A session, and then there will be a chance to socialise with a cheese and wine reception. Soft drinks will also be available.

Click here to register for the event.

Posters for the event can be found below.

If you are having problems booking via Eventbrite, please email us at wringej@cardiff.ac.uk and we’ll send you an invite.

Please click here for the English and here for the Welsh interactive Z-Mags, or click the links below to view in PDF format.
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We hope you enjoy this new issue.  If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, please contact our Communications Officer, Jadine Wringe.

PRES is a unique service provided by the Higher Education Academy to all higher education providers. The survey collects feedback from current postgraduate research students in a systematic and user-friendly way. Results are anonymous, allowing comparison against the sector and within benchmarking clubs, while ensuring that they are used for internal enhancement.

Eligible students will receive an initial email this week, which will include an online link to the survey.

For more details, click the poster below.

Please note that we are unable to provide a direct link to the surveys, as they are personalised for each student. If you have any queries or problems, please contact studentsurveys@cardiff.ac.uk

Niall McCann, a researcher within the School of Biosciences, will seek out fantastic animals in far corners of the earth in his new programme, Biggest and Baddest, airing 9pm on Monday, 18 February.

The series, which has already aired in Canada and the US, will see the Alberta-born biologist-come-adventurer use every mode of transport available – by land, sea, on planes, in a Jeep, by canoe, and on elephant back – to seek out the world’s largest animals.

Read the full story here.

Imitation Game (IMGAME/Masquerade)
·        Jan-Philip Meyer, PhD Pharmacy
·        Samuel Woodford, MPhil Architecture
·        Charlotte Seymour, MA Journalism
·        Yongru Wang, MSc Business
·        Satyam Gupta, MSc Computer Science
·        Mengran Zhang, MSc Business
·        Fang-Ming (Zhu) Zhu, MEng Engineering

The winning team worked well together to quickly get to grips with the technology and to identify the business opportunity. They developed a strong business plan identifying relevant applications and target markets. They had some constraints on primary research, but contacted as many organisations as possible to validate their ideas.  The judges felt that the team produced a very professional report and a strong presentation with some well considered recommendations to aid the project in its future development.

All the iSolve participants have worked extremely hard, and dedicated a considerable amount of their time to the programme. They have developed their team working and interpersonal skills as well as their commercial and business skills and we hope they’ve had some fun along the way! In recognition of their efforts, all participating students receive a certificate for their involvement in the programme and the work they have carried out for the Principal Investigator.

Find out more about iSolve here.

Please click here for the English and here for the Welsh interactive Z-Mags, or click the links below to view in PDF format.
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We hope you enjoy this new issue.  If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, please contact our Communications Officer, Jadine Wringe.