Prifysgol Caerdydd - Cardiff University

Ahead of the snap election on June 8th, Prof. Roger Scully of the Wales Governance Centre delves deep into the polling and electoral data to give an overview of the political landscape in Wales as well as seat projections and potential target seats. View the slides: twitter.com/i/moments/864820198964170752 More from Roger: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwale…neral-election/ Follow Wales Governance...

In this show, Prof. Roger Scully ( of @ScullyArYTeledu fame: twitter.com/ScullyArYTeledu ) shares the latest findings of the ITV Wales/YouGov/Cardiff University Welsh Political Barometer poll. These results follow the seismic results in the previous poll that showed the potential for a first Conservative majority in Wales in the modern era. This time around, the results show that it's it's not jus...

Shortly after Theresa May called a snap UK General Election, the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University conducted its first Welsh Political Barometer Poll of the campaign. The results are extraordinary. In this episode of Golau, Professors Roger Scully and Laura McAllister share their thoughts on data that suggests that Labour Party dominance in Wales could be coming to an end. Read more ab...

Mick Fealty of Slugger O'Toole delivers his analysis of the recent Northern Ireland elections and the now infamous RHI scheme that played a major role in the premature end of the previous Northern Ireland Executive. To read more from Mick, you can visit Slugger O'Toole (sluggerotoole.com) or follow him on Twitter (twitter.com/mickfealty). This event was hosted by the Wales Governance Centre (sites...

Ahead of delivering his keynote in Cardiff 'An Election To Nowhere' Mick Fealty of Slugger O'Toole briefly discussed Northern Irish politics and Brexit with Cardiff University's Prof. Roger Scully, writer of Elections in Wales. Read more Slugger: sluggerotoole.com More about Prof Scully: www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/330770-scully-roger Elections in Wales: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/ The...

On the day that the UK triggered Article 50, notifying its European partners of its intention to withdraw from the EU, the Welsh Labour Party convened a number of senior Labour figures from across the UK to discuss the future of the UK constitution. After the event, Lord Prescott spoke to Professor Roger Scully of the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University about the Labour Party's vision fo...

On the day the UK formally began the process of Brexit by triggering Article 50, the Welsh Labour Party convened a meeting of senior party figures at Cardiff University to announce their plans for a constitutional convention to explore the federal options for the UK. Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales, along with leading figures from across the UK (Gordon Brown, John Prescott, Kezia Dugdale and...

In light of the announcement of a new independence referendum in Scotland, this episode of Golau features a fascinating lecture from Prof. Sir Tom Devine of Edinburgh University. Recorded at the Pierhead in Cardiff Bay in late 2016, he considers the reasons for SNP’s success and the collapse of Labour in Scotland from a historian’s point of view. He concludes with some thoughts on the Scottish que...

This special episode of Golau is a broadcast of Prof Rick Rawlings Lecture ‘The Strange Reconstitution of Wales’, delivered at Cardiff University’s Glamorgan Building on the 9th March 2017. In the lecture, Rick reflects on the process and durability of the Wales Act 2017. Prof Rick Rawlings: www.laws.ucl.ac.uk/people/richard-rawlings/ The Wales Governance Centre: sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/ Don't for...

In this special episode of Golau, Prof Rick Rawlings of UCL and Richard Wyn Jones of Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre discuss the Wales Act 2017, the LCM vote in the Senedd and the implications of the Wales Act 2017 will have on the working relationship between the UK & Welsh Governments during the Brexit process.

This week, we're joined by Dr Rachel Minto of Cardiff's Wales Governance Centre, Dr Huw Pritchard and (nearly Dr) Manon George of Cardiff University's School of Law and Politics. This week we discuss: David Davis - speech about EU workers in the UK twitter.com/davidschneider/stat…/834320122038853632 UK faces a hefty Brexit bill - Juncker www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39042876 Finance Ministers qu...

Golau - A Very Merry Brexmas by Prifysgol Caerdydd - Cardiff University

As part of the Festival of Social Science 2023, a brilliant panel of experts from across Cardiff, Bangor and Swansea University came together to explore the Power of Social Science. The panel answers a diverse range of questions from the audience and use their various backgrounds to discuss the various ways forward in this subject.

Continuing our series of 'Talking Anti-Racism' lectures, our School of Biosciences hosted this talk from Professor Parveen Yaqoob (Professor of Nutritional Physiology, Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation), University of Reading; Chair of Athena Swan Governance Committee) In this talk, Professor Yaqoob will: - Share snapshots of her lived experience of racism, as a s...

Our School of Earth and Environmental Sciences welcomed Prof. Christopher Jackson to Cardiff University to discuss his life in academia, industry and broadcasting and the subject of racial diversity in UK geoscience. Croesawodd ein Hysgol Gwyddorau Daear ac Amgylcheddol yr Athro Christopher Jackson i Brifysgol Caerdydd i drafod ei fywyd yn y byd academaidd, diwydiant, a darlledu ac i drafod amrywi...

Why is my curriculum so white? What does it mean in practice to decolonise the curriculum? Many Universities are now developing initiatives to critically review their curricula and diversify the resources which underpin this. Marilyn Clarke Director of Library Services at Goldsmiths University. Abyd Quin Aziz (Cardiff University Programme Director in Social Work), Errol Rivera (Inclusive Curriculu...

Anti-racism expert Nova Reid joins Matthew Williams, Professor of Criminology at Cardiff University and Director of HateLab to discuss her new book 'The Good Ally’ which asks the reader: how do we truly become actively anti-racist? Nova will also discuss with Matthew his work with HateLab and his recently published book ‘The Science of Hate’, which explores how prejudice becomes hate and what we c...

Ydych chi am ddysgu mwy am fywyd ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd? Bydd Annell Dyfri, Swyddog y Gymraeg newydd Prifysgol Caerdydd, yn cadeirio trafodaeth gyda myfyrwyr presennol a chyn-fyfyrwyr ar fywyd Cymry Cymraeg ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd. Bydd Ellis Lloyd Jones, Hannah Beetham a Lloyd Lewis yn siarad am eu profiadau o ddefnyddio’r Gymraeg trwy eu hastudiaethau ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd, eu bywyd yn y ddinas,...

Jonathon, who is Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, is a writer, broadcaster, and commentator on sustainable development. He was awarded a CBE in 2000 for services to environmental protection and is a Cardiff University Honorary Fellow (2004). During this webinar, Jonathon will give his views on climate action that must be taken in the next decade, and will discuss with Dr Stuart Capstick, Deputy...

Y Gymraeg a’r Pandemig: Ail-lunio’r Dyfodol? Prifysgol Caerdydd mewn trafodaeth â… Mabli Jones, Savanna Jones a Yr Athro Laura McAllister (PhD 1995, Hon 2013) The Welsh Language and the Pandemic: Re-shaping the Future? Cardiff University in conversation with… Mabli Jones, Savanna Jones and Professor Laura McAllister CBE (PhD 1995, Hon 2013)

How can we achieve sustainable housing now? Kevin McCloud MBE Broadcaster Kevin McCloud joins Dr Joanne Patterson, Senior Research Fellow at the Welsh School of Architecture on Tuesday 9 February at 12.30 in what promises to be a lively discussion about how we can achieve sustainable housing now. Kevin, who is best known for his BAFTA award-winning series Grand Designs, was awarded an MBE in 2014...

Babita Sharma (BA 1998), BBC News Presenter and Author, joins Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Professor at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, to discuss her experiences of reporting in a pandemic. Babita, who graduated from Cardiff University with an undergraduate degree in Journalism, Film and Broadcasting, now presents across BBC News including BBC Breakfast and BBC World News. During th...

Dr Thomas Woolley, a lecturer at Cardiff University School of Mathematics, talks us through the science and mathematics of why and how animals get their unique patterns

Guest lecturer Russel Hargrave takes a critical look at the long history of the Windrush Scandal and the UK’s difficult past with the politics of immigration. Russell also explores the history of the UK’s ‘Hostile Environment’ policy in this post hosted on the Cardiff University Politics and Governance Blog: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/brexit/2020/05/17/drawbridge-britain Russell Hargrave is a sen...

Dr Laurence Totelin, a Reader in Ancient History at Cardiff University, tells story from the history of botany and pharmacy featuring the famed antidote of the Anatolian King Mithradates, which was supposed to treat almost everything and make him immune to poisons. You can read more about Laurence’s work here: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/73040-totelin-laurence And more about King Mithrid...