Time to Act have recently launched their new campaign:
“Don’t Be a Shitty Committee” Continue reading Don’t Be a Shitty Committee: Cardiff Students Take a Stand against Sexual Violence on Campus
By Ellie Evans (Spotlight Editor) In association with Cardiff Students’ Union, Film Production Society introduced Cardiff University’s second annual film festival on Thursday, 23rd October at Y Plas. With six short films, each presenting a unique and thought-provoking storyline, these screenings celebrated the dedication and passion behind cinematic projects. Each director took to the stage to deliver a speech before their film was played. Sharing … Continue reading Ones to Watch: Cardiff’s University’s Second Film Festival
It was announced at the end of October that tuition fees will rise again across UK universities starting from 2026. According to the BBC, tuition fees will continue to increase every year from 2026 in line with inflation. The exact amount tuition fees will rise by is unknown, but if it follows current rates, fees could be as high as £9,900 for those enrolling in 2026/2027. So what does this mean for everyone already enrolled at university? Continue reading Rise In Tuition Fees-Not Another One!
Career fairs have acted as just one of the avenues to answer ever-growing worries and concerns of students. From law to logistics, management to medicine, from small startups to colossal corporations employers from every sector are expected to be present at any careers fair promising to serve the masses. However, as we live in a world forever increasing in political uncertainty, like every facet of society, the careers sold by educational institutions face the same discussion and judgements. Continue reading Careers Fair: Who’s Welcome?
Sexual violence and misconduct are an issue here at Cardiff University and have been for a while. In December 2023 the BBC spoke to a co-founder for Time to Act, Bethia
Tucker, who said that “sexual violence had become an accepted part of life” here at the University, particularly during Students’ Union club nights. Now, almost two years, later Time to Act has become even more influential in their demands for the university to tackle this issue. Continue reading SU Respond to Time to Act: “We Are Sorry”
By Kani Abdullah (News Editor) Cardiff University has taken an important step forward in the current educational and political landscape, strengthening academic collaboration with Palestinian institutions. Is this signalling a commitment to global engagement and educational solidarity? Cardiff University, along with the Arab American University of Palestine (AAUP), has offered educational aid to medical students in Palestine by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The aim of this is to … Continue reading Cardiff University Makes Ties with Universities in War Zones
By Oliver Dermody It has been 57 years since Enoch Powell, described by some as the “best prime minister his country would never have” and by others as a racialist provocateur, made his eventful Cardiff University visit and speech. So, what can the events of November 1968 tell us, and are we currently seeing a reincarnated Powell sneaking his way to electoral victory in the … Continue reading When Powell Came to Cardiff, Revisiting Enoch Powell’s Controversial 1968 Union Visit
By Oliver Hanlon In late November, the Senedd decided that tuition fees would rise from £9,535 to £9,790 for courses beginning on or after August 1, 2026. This will see students at Welsh universities facing increasingly higher student debt, with the third increase in tuition fees since 2024, which will see tuition fees in Wales go from £9,000 in 2023 to £9,790 in September 2026. … Continue reading NUS President Slams Tuition Rise For Students in Wales
Gan Hanna Morgans Bowen Eleni yw’r flwyddyn waethaf ar gyfer recriwtio graddedigion. Yn 2025, gostyngodd recriwtio 8% i gymharu â llynedd, gan ei wneud y flwyddyn wannaf ers y gostyngiad o 12% yn ystod y pandemig yn 2020. Graddiodd Elin Owen eleni o Brifysgol Caerdydd. Dywedodd ei bod hi wedi bod yn chwilio am swyddi ers mis Ionawr, hyd yn oed rhai tu allan i’w … Continue reading “Dim Ffordd o Ennill”: Graddedigion Eleni yn Cael hi’n Anodd Gafael ar Swydd
By Alicia Tariq Over 1000 staff at Cardiff University have received notice that their roles are at risk. On Thursday November 6th, a formal S188 notice of risk of redundancies were issued to the three campus trade unions. The UCU stated that “Cardiff University has now put at least 41% of their overall staff at risk of losing their current jobs in a single year”. … Continue reading UCU Fears Redundancies As 1000 Staff Told Jobs Are At Risk
Photos by Mael Le Paih By Oliver Hanlon In what was supposed to be a routine vote, members present at Cardiff University’s Student Union’s annual general meeting delivered a shock result, choosing not to renew the union’s affiliation with the NUS. Sabbatical officer Joshua Tandy’s argument that “we need to be in the union to change it” was ineffective to dissuade the AGM from beginning … Continue reading Cardiff University Students Vote “No” to NUS Affiliation
