School of Welsh news

Memories stirred by Aberfan poetry collection

1 August 2016

‘We were in a sort of chain gang passing buckets back from the ruins of the junior school’

Sioned James (1974 – 2016)

1 August 2016

Alumna and choral conductor, Sioned James, dies at age 41

Learning Welsh in the capital

1 August 2016

School of Welsh to deliver Welsh for Adults courses for National Centre for Learning Welsh

Sharing research and scholarship at the National Eisteddfod

29 July 2016

Staff and students from the School will hold a number of events and interactive sessions during the National Eisteddfod

Expert examines traditional dialects

21 July 2016

Traditional Welsh dialects in Eisteddfod area ‘extremely rare or have died out’

Image of some of the 2016 Summer Course learners

Summer Course attracts more learners

20 July 2016

More than 180 learners register for the 2016 Welsh Summer Course

Graduate wins prestigious award

19 July 2016

A Welsh medium Law and Welsh graduate has won a prestigious new award from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

Insights and new experiences in Canada

19 July 2016

PhD student returns to Cardiff after spending six weeks at McGill University in Montreal

Celebrating on Graduation Day

18 July 2016

School marks 2016 Graduation with reception and prizes.

New adventures in Patagonia

29 June 2016

Two students secure Santander scholarships for work experience in the Wladfa, Patagonia

Image of Professional Services staff receiving their award from the Vice-Chancellor

Staff celebrate Green Impact Awards success

22 June 2016

School of Welsh celebrates success at the National Union of Students Green Impact Awards

New PhD Scholarship announced

14 June 2016

A new full 3 year Scholarship to commence September 2016 for the ‘Illustrated Children's Literature’ project

Lecturer wins the Môn Eisteddfod Chair

4 June 2016

Director of Teaching and Learning wind his second Chair at the Anglesey Eisteddfod 2016.

Tactical successes and strategic failures – the office of the Irish Language Commissioner

18 May 2016

Cardiff University academic presents research on the Irish Language Commissioner at a talk hosted by Oxford University’s Centre for Linguistics and Philology

‘Curtain up, spotlight on the stage’: students at work on a writing project

11 May 2016

Two students have won the opportunity to work with drama company Frân Wen

How easy is it to live through the medium of Welsh in our capital city?

5 May 2016

Read one student account of living through the medium of Welsh in Cardiff

Creative Minds Scholars receive £18,000

29 April 2016

School of Welsh announces the winners of their special undergraduate scholarships

Image of Dr Angharad Naylor and Dr Jonathan Morris

Staff and students recognised in annual awards shortlist

13 April 2016

At the end of the academic year Cardiff University hosts the Enriching Student Life Awards to recognise and celebrate the hard work of staff and students.

Children’s Literature Festival

12 April 2016

University experts join star storytellers to celebrate the magic of literature

Student wins Chair at Inter-Collegiate Eisteddfod

24 March 2016

Congratulations to Gethin Wynn Davies, third year LLB and Welsh student, who has won the Chair at the 2016 Inter-Collegiate Eisteddfod