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Discover fascinating stories from our alumni community. Read about their impact and achievements, helping to shape the world and the lives of people around them.

Examined Life – Dino Willox (BA 1996, MA 1999, PhD 2003)

Examined Life – Dino Willox (BA 1996, MA 1999, PhD 2003)

17 August 2020

Dino was a Cardiff University student three times over and has always championed diversity and inclusion in Higher Education. Here, they reflect on their career, reminisce about Cardiff, and offer some valuable insight.

Love food, hate waste – eating ethically and the impact of lockdown

Love food, hate waste – eating ethically and the impact of lockdown

31 July 2020

Lia Moutselou (Geography and Planning 2002-2005) works as a senior policy manager for a water consumer watchdog and is one of the four directors of Lia’s Kitchen, a community interest company. Lia’s worn many hats and has been a lecturer as well as a student at Cardiff University. Here she discusses food waste, the food industry, new recipes and the world, post-pandemic.

Dealing with controversial monuments in Estonia and beyond

Dealing with controversial monuments in Estonia and beyond

23 July 2020

Federico Bellentani (PhD 2018) is a digital research manager for a Google Cloud partner based in Italy. His PhD research into controversial monuments has become increasingly relevant due to international protests and calls to remove statues. He discusses his findings from Estonia and his thoughts on dealing with controversial monuments across the globe.

Mercy Ships, the NHS, and healthcare systems across the globe – For Alumni, By Alumni

Mercy Ships, the NHS, and healthcare systems across the globe – For Alumni, By Alumni

16 July 2020

Leo Cheng (LLM 2006) is an oral, maxillofacial, head and neck surgeon who has spent most of his life travelling the globe and helping those from the poorest areas by performing free surgery and providing much needed medical care. He has now turned his attention and efforts to COVID-19 and reflects on his experience so far with the NHS and his concerns for those without a national health system.

Creative industries must move away from tokenism, superficiality and insincerity

Creative industries must move away from tokenism, superficiality and insincerity

26 June 2020

Joycelyn Longdon (BSc 2019) is a freelance marketeer and founder of BLACKONBLACK, a creative agency which champions diversity in the creative industries and supports creatives of colour. We talked to her about her work, the impact of COVID-19 and #BlackLivesMatter, and what the future holds.

Keeping people connected through art – For Alumni, By Alumni

Keeping people connected through art – For Alumni, By Alumni

22 June 2020

Artist and architect, Katherine Jones (BSc 2011, MArch 2013, PGDip 2015), explains how the power of nostalgia and connectivity can be encapsulated in both buildings and the art depicting them.

The family full of Cardiff alumni

The family full of Cardiff alumni

19 June 2020

Dr Abdul C.M. Rasheed is a first-generation immigrant from a small rural village in Sri Lanka. He worked as a Research Officer for the School of Chemistry between 1975-78. He is now a retired Senior Development Engineer, but still remembers his time at Cardiff fondly. So fondly, in fact, that he encouraged all four of his children to attend Cardiff University.

Examined Life: James Smart (MA 2016)

Examined Life: James Smart (MA 2016)

29 May 2020

James Smart (MA 2016) is a successful broadcast journalist based in Nairobi. Some of his career highlights include being an anchor for Kenya’s leading television networks, working on the BBC’s ‘Focus on Africa’ broadcast, creating two hugely successful television shows and, more recently, covering the impact of coronavirus on the most vulnerable in society.

A Statue for Lady Rhondda – For Alumni, By Alumni

A Statue for Lady Rhondda – For Alumni, By Alumni

13 May 2020

Julie Nicholas (MSc 2005) explains why she is fundraising for a new statue of former Cardiff University President, Lady Rhondda, in her home city of Newport.

Cardiff alumni: stepping up in the face of crisis

Cardiff alumni: stepping up in the face of crisis

1 May 2020

Members of the Cardiff family are taking on new responsibilities in the global effort to combat COVID-19. Whether they have a background in engineering, medicine, communications, computer science, business or sports, these Cardiff University alumni are contributing their time, energy and skills to fighting the coronavirus pandemic.