Carers Trust Wales in partnership with all universities and Reaching Wider partnerships in Wales have released Going Higher: A carer’s guide to universities in Wales, a valuable, useful publication for carers of all ages considering higher education. A study undertaken by Carers Trust and the University of Nottingham in 2013 found that carers were 4 times more likely to drop out of university than students without caring responsibilities. More recently, this summer, a Carers Trust Wales survey on young and…

A final-year medical student studying at Cardiff University, Aisling Sweeney, has won a national competition designed to help medical students prepare for their future careers as doctors. For the competition, jointly organised by the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Medical Schools Council (MSC), Aisling created a teaching workshop for students on the issue of speaking up, which is an important part of the lives of medical students and working doctors. The workshop covers empowering activities to help medical students…

AIRBOURNE: 14 HEADLINE UK TOUR DATES ADDED TO AUTUMN EUROPEAN TOUR FOLLOWING SUMMER FESTIVAL DATES TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN TO GUEST ON ALL SHOWS.   Fresh from a riotous main-stage appearance at Ramblin’ Man Fair in the UK, Airbourne have confirmed their return to these shores with a seismic bang – 14 headline dates nationwide in November of this year! Kicking off in Norwich on November 13th and concluding in Oxford on the 30th, this extensive run will see the…

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British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) confirmed as new partner for the Iris Prize   BUFF will nominate a short film for the Best British Award at Iris and present a programme of Iris Prize shorts in London “This partnership is a reminder that diversity starts at home.” Organisers of the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival have confirmed the British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) based in London as a new partner festival. The announcement was made during the press launch for…

A Review by Melissa Compton. Cardiff University was home tonight to The Alarm’s Midsummer Gathering. The atmosphere was friendly, casual and electric as fans gathered from all over the country, as The Alarm treated Cardiff to the awe-inspiring experience that is a gathering. The Alarm who initially formed in 1977 as punk-rock band ‘The Toilets’ have been entertaining us with their unique brand of rock since shooting to fame in the 1980’s.  The Band who are from Rhyl host annual…

Limited number of early-bird passes go on sale at discounted rate.   “What will you see in Cardiff?” returns in bold 2019 marketing strategy as Cardiff is put centre stage for 6-day LGBT+ film festival. Ana Jaks’ popular illustrations evolve in a series of colorful and confident designs for Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival’s 2019 marketing campaign. With just over three months to go Cardiff’s LGBT+ film festival has released a limited number of full and weekend festival passes. The…

  Bouygues UK, the construction company building Cardiff University’s cutting-edge Innovation Campus, has welcomed its first higher education Ambassadors on site.   Five student volunteers from diverse backgrounds and areas of academic study at Cardiff University have been recruited to write, blog and share social media posts about their exclusive insights into the build on the city centre site.   Bouygues UK has worked with student Ambassadors in partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) on projects at schools…

Our beds will be blossoming at RHS Cardiff Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Cardiff & Vale Health Charity are delighted to announce that they are participating in the RHS Cardiff’s Blossoming Beds competition on 12-14 April 2019. The Blossoming Beds Competition is brand new to the RHS Flower Show Cardiff in 2019 and aims to encourage those with a passion for plants and an eye for beautiful blossoms. The objective of the competition is to create a pocket…

 Major international film festival launches at Cineworld Cardiff in October 35 Short films compete for the 2018 Iris Prize 20 countries represented bringing together films featuring contemporary dance, brutal violence and challenging stories about gender Seven feature films to receive UK Premiere in Cardiff Brit Award and Mercury Prize winning singer Heather Small will return to the Iris Prize Festival to be on the judging panel The 12th Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival will begin at Cineworld Cardiff on Tuesday…