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Stories of student life

We work with our students to make their university education the best it can be – not only for their personal good, but for the good of our communities and the world we live in.

Discover what our student experience is like through the words of people who’ve lived it.

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Powering Cardiff Racing’s electric future

Bringing engineering expertise to the electric grid: Cardiff Racing enters a bold new era as it prepares to debut its first EV at Silverstone.

Building a greener future through environmental impact assessment

From Environmental Geography to major projects, shaping a career with real impact in environmental consulting.

How live event marketing helped build confidence and career skills

Arianwen gained hands-on experience in live event marketing with Depot Cardiff.

Building a sustainable future through action and innovation

"My time as a Student Futures Assistant truly nurtured my passion for sustainability and environmental advocacy."

Building a business with the Enterprise Team

After joining the Enterprise pathway and working closely with the Enterprise Team, Lucy's budding business idea flourishes.

Creating a more sustainable world through work

Eve works at Waterhaul, a Cornish company turning end-of-life fishing gear into recycled, traceable marine plastic products.

Shaping the future, one career at a time

After completing a master’s in Sustainability, Charlotte is now working at the heart of the UK’s energy transition.

Exploring ecocriticism through Japanese disaster narratives

PhD student Emily Bush is exploring ecocritical perspectives in media about historical Japanese disasters.

Driving change for people and the planet

From graduate to Sustainability Consultant – meet Lily and see how she’s building a career with impact.

Building a greener tomorrow, one graduate at a time

After completing her MSc in 2021, Deborah now leads work that’s helping one of the UK’s largest utilities move towards a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.

Treating cancer with Salmonella

Alex is developing bacteria to reveal cancerous tumours and activate the immune system in order to treat and remove cancer.

Silencing the messenger in Huntington’s disease

Fundraisers and donors support neuroscience and mental health researchers as they seek to improve diagnoses and treatments for a wide range of neurological conditions.

Giving a new focus to MND research

Fundraisers and donors to neuroscience and mental health are enabling Cardiff University researchers to study otherwise overlooked facets of disease.

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Changing lives with archaeology

Community in Cardiff learns about its past while building a better future.

Joining forces: combining expertise to stop cancer growth

Loren and Saul are two early-career researchers bringing their skills and experience together to develop a new treatment for Glioblastoma.

Building strength, breaking barriers, and inspiring women in Pakistan

Roha Nadeem (MA 2022) is a sports presenter and broadcaster from Pakistan. She has built a high-profile career in an industry historically dominated by men.

Navigating fencing and business

Costanza has been fencing more years than she hasn't. With the support at Cardiff University she has managed to achieve everything she wanted to do at the highest possible level.

Balancing pistol shooting and mechanical engineering

Coral aims to be the best in the world. Cardiff University has helped her excel in pistol shooting by providing the flexibility to study and train.

Combining cycling and medicine

Lewis wants to excel on the world stage and be the best doctor he can be. It shows with the right work life balance and support you can actually excel in both.

Blending surfing and physiotherapy

Ayesha is at home on the waves. The High Performance Programme at Cardiff University has helped her to excel at what she loves.

Untangling the mysteries of pretend play in parent-child interactions

PhD student Catherine Sheehan is researching the role of pretend play in children’s emotional development.

Studying stem cells to better understand Dystonia

Laura Abram (Medicine 2023-) is looking into Dystonia, a neurological condition which causes uncontrollable muscle spasms and is estimated to affect 100,000 people in the UK.

Helping postgraduate students to prosper

Mushtaq Karimjee (BSc 1971) founded the Fanaka Scholarship which supports students from his home country of Tanzania to complete a postgraduate degree at Cardiff University.

Curbing the spread of tuberculosis

Dr Tamas Barry (MBBCh 2020, PhD Medicine 2022-) is helping to improve tuberculosis diagnosis and care for future generations.

Turning pain into purpose: a vision of accessible eyecare for all

Lucky Aziken (MSc 2023) is delivering affordable and sustainable eyecare services in Nigeria and Malawi.

Improving our understanding of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Elle Mawson (Medicine 2021-) is a researcher in the Neuroscience and Mental Health Innovation Institute. Inspired by a family member’s struggle, her work is improving our understanding of what’s happening in the brains of patients with psychoses.