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UCU Fears Redundancies As 1000 Staff Told Jobs Are At Risk

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

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Israel’s Unknown Consul in Cardiff

By James Roberts Despite the war in Gaza having become an enduring concern for many people in Cardiff over the last two years, it is probable that not one in a thousand Cardiffians know that Israel has an active diplomatic presence in the city. For over a decade, Mr Phillip Stephen Kaye, a Roath businessman and “honorary consul of Israel” has been lobbying Welsh politicians … Continue reading Israel’s Unknown Consul in Cardiff

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Making Cardiff a Safe Space for Trans Students, at AGM 2025

By Kani Abdullah Maria Pollard welcomed all attendees at the 2025 AGM of Cardiff Students’ Union. This year marks 50 years since the doors of the current building opened, Daniel Palmer CEO of the Union, stated. Many students expressed that Cardiff University is a community-like university for diverse groups of people. However, issues such as sexual violence, equality, pro-choice, freedom of speech and transphobia are … Continue reading Making Cardiff a Safe Space for Trans Students, at AGM 2025

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My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code, Passed at AGM 2025

By Alicia Tariq The Annual General Meeting reviewed four agendas on Thursday evening. The second agenda ‘My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code’, focused on students in healthcare that are required to wear scrubs but follow religious and cultural beliefs and require certain parts of their body to be covered e.g. arms. Lots of students at Heath campus raised concerns over not having … Continue reading My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code, Passed at AGM 2025

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Students’ Union Finances, All is Well

By Oliver Hanlon In a speech to the AGM, Cardiff Student’s Union CEO Daniel Palmer delivered news that the Union’s finances were in improved shape, citing increased income and less debt as the contributing towards this. Income showed decent improvement from 2024 figures, having risen from £12,908,971 to £14,039,688. This has allowed for more savings and enabled spending to increase to £13,108,936 from £12,835,212 in … Continue reading Students’ Union Finances, All is Well

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Lindsay Whittle on his Recent By-Election Win, Reform UK, and Wales’ Oldest Cat

Image credits: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament By Ruaidhrí Gillen Lynch and Oliver Hanlon Q: You’ve been in the local politics of Caerphilly for some time. Why did you start, and why have you continued? Was there a time in your life when you became invested in politics, or is it just in your nature? A: I became interested in politics following the election of … Continue reading Lindsay Whittle on his Recent By-Election Win, Reform UK, and Wales’ Oldest Cat

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