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'For Alumni, By Alumni' is our blog series shining a spotlight on the stories you want to tell your peers. Perhaps you’re involved in an amazing community project or your work is innovating and solving problems?

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For Alumni, By Alumni stories

Life lessons from Leonardo da Vinci – For Alumni, By Alumni

Life lessons from Leonardo da Vinci – For Alumni, By Alumni

14 July 2021

Rose Sgueglia (BA 2008, PGDip 2009) is a writer, journalist and marketing consultant based in Cardiff. She founded Miss Squiggles, a digital magazine and content agency and her work has been published in GQ, La Repubblica, Yahoo and WI Life. Here she describes the unexpected life lessons she learned from a man who lived over 500 years ago.

Why being a School Governor is so rewarding – For Alumni, By Alumni

Why being a School Governor is so rewarding – For Alumni, By Alumni

23 June 2021

When Richard Ayling (BA 1968) retired from the business world, he still wanted to put his skills and experience to good use and discover a new way to contribute to society. Here, he describes the challenging and highly rewarding path he found himself on after applying to be a School Governor.

Why I joined a start-up (and why you should too) – For Alumni, By Alumni

Why I joined a start-up (and why you should too) – For Alumni, By Alumni

13 May 2021

Alex Moir (BA 2018) is a marketing executive who, after graduating and working in bars in London to make ends meet, landed his dream job by taking a chance on a start-up company. Here he explains why he thinks start-ups can be a great way to get your career going.

Restoring Kenyan Coastal Forests – For Alumni, By Alumni

Restoring Kenyan Coastal Forests – For Alumni, By Alumni

16 April 2021

A group of Cardiff alumni have started their own charity called the Little Environmental Action Foundation. Freddie Harvey Williams (BSc 2014) writes about his journey towards conservation and working with his friends from Cardiff.

Networking to build a successful business – For Alumni, By Alumni

Networking to build a successful business – For Alumni, By Alumni

24 March 2021

Cheryl Luzet (BA 1999), is founder and CEO of digital marketing agency Wagada, whose team help companies across the globe grow and generate leads. She’s been named one of the UK’s 100 most inspirational female entrepreneurs by Small Business Britain. Here, Cheryl shares her top tips for networking for when in-person events return.

How my parent’s work ethic inspired me to succeed – For Alumni, By Alumni

How my parent’s work ethic inspired me to succeed – For Alumni, By Alumni

18 February 2021

Jackie Yip (BA 2018) has traveled the globe and emersed herself in every opportunity that has come her way. Using the work ethic her parents instilled in her and the support offered at Cardiff University, Jackie filled a few short years with a lifetime’s worth of experiences.

Becoming Finnish and living in the EU during Brexit – For Alumni, By Alumni

Becoming Finnish and living in the EU during Brexit – For Alumni, By Alumni

25 January 2021

Chloe Wells (BA 2007) worked for Cardiff Council after graduation before emigrating to Finland at the end of 2010 where she gained her Master of Social Science and her PhD. Here, Chloe talks about her memories at Cardiff University, becoming a British-Finnish citizen, and living in the EU during Brexit.

Unusual career paths and creative outlets – For Alumni, By Alumni

Unusual career paths and creative outlets – For Alumni, By Alumni

17 November 2020

James Orpwood (BSc 2002, PhD 2006) has gone from fisheries scientist to mountaineer, conquering tremendous heights and tackling a new career path. He’s also about to publish his first book, written during many lockdown hours as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. James describes his personal career journey and how he made the most out of his spare time…

The journey starts here – For Alumni, By Alumni

The journey starts here – For Alumni, By Alumni

12 October 2020

Nadine Lock (BA 2001) has worked in Human Resources for over ten years in the Third Sector and Private Sector. She reflects on the journey facing the Class of 2020, and shares the things she wished she’d known as a new graduate.

Avoiding burnout by finding your ‘thing’ – For Alumni, by Alumni

Avoiding burnout by finding your ‘thing’ – For Alumni, by Alumni

23 September 2020

Gemma Clatworthy (BA 2007) discovered a passion for storytelling during her Ancient History studies at Cardiff University, but it wasn’t until a global pandemic and a country-wide lockdown that she learned about the stress-relieving power of focusing on something you love. Here, she shares her struggles with balancing a career, childcare and the unrealistic desire to be perfect, and how she narrowly avoided burnout by channelling her feelings into a creative pastime.