UNIVERSITY OF WALES INSTITUTE, CARDIFF ATHROFA PRIFYSGOL CYMRU, CAERDYDD

09-10

“To be a premier provider of higher educationthat promotes student employability; applied research and knowledge transfer”UWIC Vision

Annual Review

It’s a fact...UWIC is ranked as the top

“new” university in Walesin all the major newspaper

tables e.g. The Times GoodUniversity Guide, The Sunday

Times University Guide, TheGuardian University Guide

and The Independent’sComplete University Guide

UWIC has workedwith more than 5000

companies andbrought over 500new products to

the marketplace overthe past ten years

300 UWIC studentsand alumni haverepresented theircountry across 30 differentsports

UWIC has studentsfrom 143countriesstudying for its degreeprogrammes

In 2009 - 10 2220 studentscompleted shortcourses through UWIC’sCentre for Personal and ProfessionalDevelopment

UWIC has partnership arrangementswith 137 Secondary Schools(including 14 Welsh-Medium Schools) and310 Primary Schools (including 50 Welsh-Medium Schools) in South Wales

UWIC is the top university in theUK across seven key areasincluding ‘overall student

satisfaction’ in the InternationalStudent Barometer 2010

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I am very proud to be thePresident of UWIC in my office asLord Mayor of Cardiff. Over thepast months I have seen for myselfthe achievements and commitmentof staff and students to theongoing success of the ‘Top New University in Wales.’

The Annual Review is a time for reflectionand some recognition of what has beenachieved over the last twelve months, andthe publication of this Review is anendorsement of what can be achievedthrough commitment, vision and partnership-working in one of the best ‘new universities’in the UK today.

This Annual Review sets outUWIC’s development andachievements during the academicyear 2009 - 10.

The university’s achievements during the lastyear include consistently strong performancein league tables and student satisfactionsurveys (including first position in the UK inthe International Student Satisfaction [i-grad]Survey) and major developments in theestate and in the provision of bilingualeducation. These achievements aretestament to the skills and dedication of thewhole UWIC community.

UWIC’s achievements reflect a long-termengagement with the themes of the WelshAssembly Government’s document For ourFuture: the 21st Century Higher EducationStrategy and Plan for Wales. This Reviewfocuses on those themes. It demonstrateshow UWIC is engaged in promoting socialjustice in education and accessible learningopportunities, developing programmesgeared towards the provision ofemployment-related skills and maintainingresearch and knowledge transfer activitydesigned to make a significant contributionto the economic, social and cultural well-being of Wales. Specifically, the Annual

Review examines and celebrates UWIC’sdelivery of an excellent student experience,placing the maintenance and enhancementof student satisfaction at the heart of all ouractivities. We are committed to the deliveryof social justice and working with partners toproviding accessible and inspirationallearning opportunities. The universitycontinues to encourage and enable studentsto develop the skills and aptitudes expectedby employees to support the development ofa buoyant economy.

A defining feature of research at UWIC is theachievement of excellence and internationalrecognition in applied research; UWIC iscommitted to applied and applicableresearch that is effective and at the interfaceof new knowledge creation and its practicalapplication. We continue to work withcommerce, industry and business to provideinnovative solutions to the challenges facingthe economy and to improve the social andcultural well-being of Wales. This work isexemplified by UWIC’s reputation as aleading provider of graduate start-ups andKnowledge Transfer Partnerships.

Throughout 2009 - 10 the Board ofGovernors and the Executive have strived toprepare UWIC to meet the challenges andopportunities of a future which will be both

Welcome

Antony J ChapmanVice-Chancellor

John Wyn Owen CBChair,

Board of Governors

I was privileged to preside over this year’ssummer graduation ceremonies in the WalesMillennium Centre, and in the course of thatweek the variety of qualifications awardedwas matched by the international diversity ofthe student cohort. UWIC’s long-standingdrive for social justice and social inclusionwas demonstrated in the number ofgraduates coming from some of the mostdeprived areas of Wales. Talking to thosegraduates I was heartened to learn how thevocational focus of their studies was helpingtheir opportunities in the employmentmarket.

On behalf of UWIC, I have received the keyto the new Cardiff School of Managementbuilding at the Llandaff Campus, where onceI was a student myself. This building is aperfect exemplar of the university’scommitment towards providing enrichedlearning experiences. It shouts-out thecommitment to the partnership that existsbetween UWIC and so many major Welshand international companies and gives voiceto the university’s work towards a buoyantWelsh economy.

The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Councillor Keith HydePresident of UWIC

President’s Message

Chair and Vice-Chancellor’s Messageuncertain and financially challenging. To strengthen its ability to respond to adifficult economic environment and tostrengthen higher education in Wales andbeyond UWIC has affirmed its intention toplay a full role in the Welsh AssemblyGovernment’s Regional Planning initiativeand to secure its future in collaboration withnational and international partners.

The Board of Governors and Executive isgreatly appreciative of the contributionsmade by staff and students to UWIC’scontinued success particularly in a difficultenvironment. Drawing on these successesthe Board of Governors is resolved to buildon UWIC’s strengths and achievements as aresilient and autonomous institution.

The independent UK league tables continueto provide external recognition of UWIC’sstrengthening position as a top ‘newuniversity’, and in 2009 - 10 I was delightedto see the additional recognition of UWIC bythe International Student Barometer placingUWIC as the top university in the UK on“overall student satisfaction”.

There is so much in this Review thatdemonstrates the value of UWIC to Cardiffand beyond. This ranges from the appliedresearch that is at the interface of newknowledge creation and its practicalapplication, through the leading edgepartnership structures that are now in place,to the student and community-based focus inall that it does.

I hope you enjoy reading the Review and,like me, I am sure you cannot help but beimpressed that here in Wales we have auniversity with student learning placedcentrally and with such a strong internationalreputation.

I congratulate UWIC on a very successful2009 - 10 and wish everyone continuedsuccess during the next academic year.

Lord Digby Jones addressing the firstbusiness dinner in the new building forUWIC’s Cardiff School of Management

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UWIC is proud of its reputation for offering ahigh quality, supportive and enrichingstudent experience built upon its long-established, student-centred approach tolearning.

Maintaining and enhancing studentsatisfaction is at the heart of the ‘UWICExperience’. The university continues towork closely with its students to ensure that itremains responsive to their needs, andcontinually seeks to improve their learning journies.

This focus on continual improvement to ourteaching, learning and support structure isendorsed by an impressive run of strongappearances in university guides and studentsurveys, including the National StudentSurvey 2010 which showed that 82% ofUWIC students are satisfied with the qualityof their university experience; and theInternational Student Barometer 2010, amajor survey of international students, whichplaced UWIC as the top university in the UKacross seven key areas including ‘overallstudent satisfaction.’

UWIC’s dedication to excellence is reflectedin its estate and facilities, currently in themidst of a £50million investment in itscampuses. This investment ensures that theuniversity continues to provide state-of-the-art learning and teaching environmentsalongside world-class research-and-enterprise facilities.

These major estate developments ensure thatUWIC continues to meet the challenges of allits stakeholders in delivering an environmentfit for early 21st century higher education.Projects that were delivered in 2009 - 10include:

a new building for the Cardiff School ofManagement.

a leading Food Industry Centre for theCardiff School of Health Sciences.

a multi-purpose Campus Centre on theCyncoed Campus incorporating newStudent Union facilities.

extensive refurbishment of teachingrooms and sports facilities for the CardiffSchool of Education and Cardiff Schoolof Sport.

refurbished catering facilities and sociallearning spaces at all three teachingcampuses (Cyncoed, Howard Gardensand Llandaff).

a new information zone (‘i-Zone’) forstudents at the Llandaff Campus,providing an integrated hub for allstudent services.

Each of UWIC’s Academic Schools isengaged in the process of enhancingexperiences for Welsh speakers. At ourCardiff School of Sport, it is now possible toundertake up to two-thirds of severalundergraduate programmes through themedium of Welsh.

UWIC has revised its Welsh LanguageScheme and set stretch targets for Welshprovision, including a target to double thenumber of students studying through themedium of Welsh by 2013 - 14. This will beachieved through working collaborativelywith Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol - UWICwill continue to develop targeted provision insubject areas where there is a demand fromemployers for graduates with Welshlanguage skills.

Delivering an Excellent Student Experience

Lord Digby Jones was the guestspeaker at the first business dinnerin the new Cardiff School ofManagement building.

The former CBI Director and UK Minister ofState for Trade and Investment provided hisviews on business and the wider world to anaudience of Welsh business leaders,politicians and other VIPs.

Lord Jones said: “I am delighted to be here tocelebrate a wonderful institution’s advanceand improvement, and this building is likeputting up a big sign for how wonderfuleducation is. This School is all about gettingpeople to believe in themselves and Iapplaud the university for ensuring that it isready for tomorrow’s world.”

Also present at the dinner wererepresentatives from companies andorganisations which are sponsoring teachingrooms and lecture theatres in the newbuilding. The sponsors, including theAdmiral Group, BT, Cardiff Airport, JohnLewis and Deloitte, will also provide guestspeakers for lectures and events and qualitywork placement opportunities for students.

Speaking at the event, David Pritchard, Dean of the Cardiff School of Management,said: “I would like to extend a huge thanks toLord Digby Jones for joining us as wecelebrate the first business dinner at thisspectacular new building. I’m sure that all ourguests will agree that the building gives usthe opportunity to innovate and to developan exemplar of what a modern managementschool is all about - strong in learning andteaching, research and enterprise, andaccessible to the local community.”

The new building reinforces UWIC’scredentials for being a leading centre in theUK for teaching and research in subjects thatinclude Business, Finance, Hospitality andTourism. It provides a state-of-the-artteaching infrastructure for more than 150staff and 2,000 students over four floors andclose to 8,000 square metres.

The Higher Education Academy’s

Postgraduate ResearchStudents Survey ranked

UWIC among the top10 UK universities inall of its five key areas

of measurement

UWIC is the topuniversity in the UKacross seven keyareas including‘overall studentsatisfaction’ in theInternational StudentBarometer 2010

Working with minoritycommunities

Mohammed Abdeltam, ‘Preparing for EnglishLanguage Testing System’ student

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UWIC works with its partners to promotesocial justice in education, through providingaccessible learning opportunities that raiseaspirations and help all students fulfil theirpotential. The university engages withlearners of all ages, gender and ethnicity andimproves participation rates in some ofWales’ most economically-disadvantagedcommunities.

The university achieves this through devisingand actively supporting a range of innovativeWidening Access initiatives. One is ‘FirstCampus,’ a partnership between UWIC, theUniversity of Glamorgan, Cardiff University,University of Wales, Newport and furthereducation colleges and schools across SouthEast Wales. In the past year, First Campusorganised over seventy separate activities for1400 school pupils from Communities Firstareas - the most disadvantaged communitiesacross Wales.

In 2009 - 10 the UWIC projects included aFirst Campus residential event where year-nine pupils from schools across South Walesspent three days at UWIC to experiencestudent life, and a ‘Stock Market Challenge’where more than 100 Year-10 pupils from 16local schools in Communities First areas werechallenged to manage a portfolio of sharesand to make investment decisions byinterpreting and analysing information fromthe financial markets.

UWIC continues to develop successfulinitiatives with a range of partnerorganisations in Communities First areas thatare designed to engage with non-traditionallearners. One example in 2009 - 10 was the‘Women Creation’ project which providedfemale asylum seekers and refugees in

Cardiff with skills to produce contemporaryartwork based on their own experiences. The project was based in Cardiff’s Bute Townand engaged with adult learners from Iran,Iraq, Pakistan, South America and elsewhere.It was a collaboration between UWIC’sCentre for Personal and ProfessionalDevelopment, Minority Ethnic Women'sNetwork Wales and the Black VoluntarySector Network Wales.

CPPD continues to make an importantcontribution to meeting the skills needs ofbusiness and the wider community. It nowoffers more than 100 short courses, allproviding learners with skills and/orprogression routes to enter HigherEducation. Its Summer School, which makesHigher Education much more accessible to awider range of adults, attracted more than700 learners in 2009 - 10. Held at communitycentres across Cardiff, the extensive range ofcourses on offer included Ceramics,Communication Skills, Introduction toAnatomy, IT, Life Drawing and the Science of Chocolate.

In 2009 - 10, UWIC provided 1500scholarships and bursaries to its studentsincluding support for Care Leavers, Child Care arrangements and for learnersfrom low-income families. The universityencourages equality and diversity in all that itdoes, and this is evidenced in the support itoffers to its students. UWIC’s reputation forproviding support to students withdisabilities is reinforced by statistics whichshow that applications from disabledstudents increased by 12% for 2010 entry.

Delivering social justice A collaborative project betweenUWIC’s Widening Access Team andits English Language TrainingCentre has provided first-class andaccessible learning opportunitiesfor minority communities in Cardiff.

The ‘Preparing for International EnglishLanguage Testing System’ programme,delivers bespoke English Language classesfor refugees and asylum seekers atcommunity venues and has helped to raisethe aspirations of non-traditional learners,removing many of the barriers to educationthat they face.

Mohammed Abdeltam, who left Sudan in2006, provided his reasons for attending theclasses, he said: “I really want to improve myEnglish language skills so that I can continuemy education. I already have qualifications inDental Technology but I have to pass thiscertificate so that I can enter university.”

“At first I found the course quite difficult butthe tutor has been very helpful and I reallyenjoy it now. It has improved mycommunication skills and I’ve also met lots ofnew people from different backgrounds.”

As well as developing the confidence andself-belief of the participants, several learnerswho have completed the programme, whichis funded by UWIC’s Centre for Personal andProfessional Development, have successfullyaccessed university courses in South Wales.

The project, which is supported by RefugeeVoice Wales and the Welsh Refugee Council,has recently been short-listed for ‘WideningParticipation Initiative of the Year’ at theTimes Higher Education magazine’s 2010annual awards.

UWIC’s Multi-faithcommunity consists

of 92 differentreligions

38.4% of UWIC’s youngfull-time first degreestudents are from the lower socio-demographic groups*,compared to 32.2% ofWales, and 32.3% of UK HEIs* National Statistics Socio-economic

Classification categories 4,5,6 & 7

Elinor Bright, BSc Environmental Health student, Cardiff School of Health Sciences

Work-placement leads to improved public health

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Research conducted by a UWICstudent during her work placementwith the Chartered Institute ofEnvironmental Health (CIEH) hasled to improvements in publichealth practices being adoptedacross the UK.

Elinor Bright, an Environmental Healthstudent, surveyed a range of organisations toestablish the type of precautions that are inplace to protect those who are exposed toLyme Disease both occupationally andrecreationally.

She then developed instructions andawareness raising publicity materials whichare now used by health professionals, NHSTrusts, Local Authorities, the CharteredInstitute of Environmental Health (CIEH), the National Pest Advisory Panel (NPAP) andnational pest control companies.

Commenting on her work experience withthe CIEH, Elinor said: “I’ve found myplacement really interesting as it has givenme a much better insight into what a job inEnvironmental Health is really about.”

“I am looking forward to the opportunity toput into practice the things I have learnt atUWIC and whilst I have been on placement,”she added. Julie Barratt, CIEH WalesDirector, said: “This has been a highlyeffective campaign. We identified a problem,designed a low-cost solution and didsomething about it and the take-up has beenfantastic.”

Proving her credentials, Elinor was also aspeaker at this year’s ‘Pest Tech Conference’the major event in the UK Pest Controlcalendar and the largest event of its kind inEurope.

As a university with a long career-focusedhistory and strong portfolio of vocationalprogrammes, UWIC ensures that its studentsare exposed to every opportunity to enhanceskills which are most in demand byemployers. Opportunities are provided forstudents to engage with the world of work,through a carefully structured and managedwork-placement programme. In 2009 - 10UWIC delivered an increase on the numberof full-time programmes with embeddedwork experience, and an increase in the totalstudent full-time population taking part inprogramme-related, work-based learningmodules.

UWIC continues to ensure that our studentshave the skills and knowledge relevant to theworld of work today. All our students aregiven the opportunity to develop theirpersonal effectiveness through a range ofonline and workshop-based programmes andUWIC’s curricula are geared towards theprovision of employment/relevant skills. Inaddition, many of UWIC’s academicprogrammes are professionally accredited.

The university has strengthened its portfolio-review process to ensure that programmesremain closely aligned to the needs of thestudent and respond to market demands.Students now have the opportunity to studya range of modules and key skills that are

relevant to topical concerns such asentrepreneurship, sustainability, risk insociety and modern foreign languages.Learning innovations linked to productdesign, sports science and coaching, foodscience and technology and executiveeducation have been developed frompartnership activity with businesses, sportsgoverning bodies, sector skills councils, andlocal authorities.

Linked to student employability, UWIC isparticipating in the UK-wide pilot-project forthe Higher Education Achievement Report(HEAR). This will help students who areseeking further study or employment byenabling them to provide a formal record ofall their accredited achievements.

With a membership of over 500 students andalumni, the UWIC BEE Club (BecomingEnterprising and Employable) has beensuccessful in raising awareness ofentrepreneurship. The Club has played animportant role in raising awareness andunderstanding of entrepreneurship and infacilitating future business start-ups in Wales.In 2009 - 10 it arranged a series of eventsthroughout the year, including: accessingfinance, improving business skills andoffering networking opportunities to helpstudents to develop an understanding ofentrepreneurship and how to use such skillsin their lives.

Supporting a buoyant economy

Nine out of tenstudents on UWICdegrees enteredemployment or

further study withinsix months of

graduating

2750 teachershave qualifiedthrough UWICsince 2006

Winning performance forsports research

UWIC BSc Sports and Exercise Science student,Zara George monitored by Ian Bezodis, UWIC Biomechanics Lecturer and Gregor Kuntze, UWIC Research Officer from the Cardiff School ofSport using SESAME Sensor Visualizer

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UWIC has a strong track-record of appliedresearch that is at the interface of newknowledge creation and its practicalapplication. It is research that provides directsupport to industry, commerce and thecommunity and which makes an importantcontribution to the economic, social andcultural well-being of Wales and the widerworld.

Achieving excellence and internationalrecognition through working closely withpartners is a defining feature of research atUWIC. In 2009 - 10 the university’sreputation for being at the fore-front ofdeveloping partnerships that strengthenresearch capacity in Wales was evident, forinstance, by the continued success of theWales Institute for Research in Art andDesign (WIRAD).

WIRAD, which began as a collaborationbetween UWIC’s Cardiff School of Art andDesign, its National Centre for ProductDesign and Development Research (PDR)and the University of Wales Newport, is nowamong the major drivers of Art and Designresearch in Wales.

In 2009 - 10, WIRAD made progress towardsformally expanding its membership. It stageda Research Marketplace at the NationalLibrary of Wales in Aberystwyth, and itpublished the WIRAD Research Directory.

UWIC’s commitment to using appliedresearch in supporting the growth of Welshbusiness has been recognised through theaward of three Prince of Wales InnovationScholarships (POWIS) with the University ofWales. The POWIS Scheme is directedtowards injecting new ideas and energy intothe Welsh economy through encouragingthe private sector in Wales to work withuniversities and young graduates.

The projects are in:

The Cardiff School of Management andLlechwedd Slate Mines Ltd

The Cardiff School of Art & Design andPeepo Ltd.

UWIC’s National Centre for ProductDesign and Development ResearchDesign (PDR) and Cyntec Ltd.

The university continues to play an essentialrole in promoting higher-level skillsdevelopment and increasing the researchcapacity of Small to Medium Enterprises(SMEs) in Wales. A good example is itsinvolvement in the £33m KnowledgeEconomy Skills Scholarships (KESS) initiative.This research programme, funded byEuropean Convergence monies, supportscollaborative research projects across Wales.Closely aligned to meeting the higher-levelskills needs of the Welsh AssemblyGovernment’s priority economic sectors, theprogramme focuses on projects in the digitaland low carbon economy, health andbioscience and advanced engineering andmanufacturing. Current UWIC postgraduatesare working with a range of partnerorganisations including Orangebox Ltd. inMid Glamorgan, Micropharm Ltd. inCarmarthenshire and Coastal HousingGroup, Swansea.

UWIC’s Eco-Design Centre is involved in aproject that is set to have a direct impact on arange of SMEs across Europe. Led by theFraunhofer Institute, Germany, the initiativedevelops innovative sectoral methods andtools for “Green Industries” such as bio-based plastics, industrial machinery,electronics, renewable energy, sensors andsmart textiles. The project significantlyimproves the environmental performance ofSMEs and contributes towards majorEuropean Union sustainability and consumerconsumption initiatives.

Research activity that thrivesand is effective

UWIC’s PDR Centre hasrecently won a

prestigious Red DotDesign Award - theCentre’s eleventh

international award

95% of WIRAD’sresearch submittedwas rated as being of‘InternationalStanding’ in theResearch AssessmentExercise 2008

A research project which is set toprovide elite athletes and coacheswith the competitive edge has won a European AthleticsInnovation Award.

The SESAME (SEnsing for Sport andManaged Exercise) project, is being led bysports scientists from UWIC in collaborationwith engineers and scientists from UniversityCollege London, the University of Cambridgeand the Royal Veterinary College.

The project is focused on the development ofnovel miniaturised sensors which can beworn by athletes during competition andtraining sessions. The technology capturesimportant data on athletes’ performance toprovide coaches with instant ‘track-side’information.

Commenting on SESAME, Professor DavidKerwin from UWIC’s Cardiff School of Sport said: “These data can be processed in ‘real-time’and the information can be sent straight to acoach’s small hand-held device, such as asmart-phone, and used for immediatecorrective feedback to athletes.”

The experts have also developed a uniquelight sensor-based system to provide coacheswith vital split times for one or more trackathletes running at the same time. Thissystem formed the core of their 2010European Athletic Innovation Award-winning entry.

“In sprint events the difference betweenwinning gold and finishing without a medalcan be as little as hundredths of a second.These devices aim to ensure elite athleteshave every chance of performing in majorchampionships to the upmost of their ability,”said Professor David Kerwin.

“It uses affordable technology in novel ways.These include, light sensors, low cost videocameras and wafer-thin pressure sensorsworn in the athlete’s running shoes.

University of Wales Fellowships Success

Ruth Matheson, Learning & Teaching Development Unit

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Three UWIC academics have beenawarded University of WalesTeaching Fellowships.

The Fellowships, developed by theUniversity of Wales Alliance AcademicQuality Group, raise the profile of learningand teaching and encourage good practicethrough recognising and celebratingindividuals who make outstandingcontributions to the student learningexperience.

In presenting the Fellows with their awards,Dr Dennis Gunning, the Welsh AssemblyGovernment’s former Director of the Skills,Higher Education and Lifelong LearningGroup, spoke of his pleasure at being part ofan event arranged with the express purposeof recognising and celebrating teaching at itsbest, and of the importance of raising theprofile of the excellent contribution to thestudent learning experience made byteachers and lecturers.

Ruth Matheson, based in UWIC’s Learning &Teaching Development Unit, is to use heraward to create an on-line, problem-basedlearning network for Wales, promotingcollaboration between institutions andproviding opportunities to showcase the bestof Wales to the world. Commenting on heraward, Ruth said: “This Teaching Fellowshipwill provide me with the opportunity todevelop an on-line community of practice foreducational providers across Wales and toshare a domain of interest in problem-basedlearning. Providing opportunities fordiscussion, sharing educational resourcesand showcasing good practice will assist inboth the promotion and enhancement ofHigher Education in Wales.”

Other winners, Cardiff School of Art &Design’s Ruth Dineen and Annie Grove-White, plan to use their joint award tounderpin the establishment of a sustainableWelsh Centre for Creative Pedagogy during2010.

In keeping with UWIC’s mission, theuniversity continues to develop newcollaborative provision opportunities throughpartnerships with organisations at local,national and international level.

A partnership between UWIC and theUniversity of Wales, Newport is shaping thefuture of teacher training in the region.Launched in 2009, the South East WalesCentre for Teacher Education and Training(SEWCTET) provides a strategic approach toteacher training across South East Walesleading to a reconfiguration of programmesoffered by each institution. Testament to thesuccess of the partnership, SEWCTET hasalready successfully delivered a range ofshared approaches to key front-line teacher-training issues which are benefiting students,teachers and schools.

The university continues to work closely withits partners in Further Education to createenhanced learning and progressionopportunities for students from across SouthEast Wales. The cornerstone of thisimportant activity is the pioneering FE2HE-UWIC Consortium, which, with UWIC,comprises Barry College, Bridgend College,Ystrad Mynach College, Coleg Glan Hafrenand St David’s Catholic College, Cardiff. The Consortium is focused on developingprojects that widen access, increase

participation and meet regional skills andemployer demands. It is exploring fundingopportunities for the development anddelivery of a range of new FoundationDegrees.

The University of Wales Alliance (UWAlliance), which comprises UWIC, theUniversity of Wales, Glyndŵr University,Swansea Metropolitan University, Universityof Wales, Newport and University of WalesTrinity Saint David is continuing to workwithin a common framework to benefit thewhole of Wales, its businesses, language andculture. The UW Alliance, which aims toenrich and enhance Higher Education inWales, is also investigating and developingcollaborative opportunities across a range ofacademic and support areas includingresearch, innovation and enterprise.

Appreciative of the benefits of collaborationin procurement, UWIC continues to workwith Sport Wales and the University ofWales, Newport to provide a sustainable andefficient procurement framework. Thesharing of knowledge and expertise in thisarea has enabled all to achieve significantstrategic and operational benefits for theenvironment, economy and communities.

Working with others toStrengthen Higher Education

The FE2HE-UWICConsortium has

more than 220 students enrolled on itsundergraduate

programmes

UWIC has partnershiparrangements with137 SecondarySchools (including 14Welsh-Medium Schools)and 310 PrimarySchools (including 50Welsh-Medium Schools)in South Wales

From Left to Right: Ieuan Wyn Jones AM, DeputyFirst Minister, Phill Hall-Davis, chief pilot ofVeritair and Professor Brian Morgan, UWIC’s Director of Creative Leadership andEnterprise, Cardiff School of Management

Leading world business in Wales

In the years just ahead thebusiness environment will beparticularly challenging and theCreative Leadership and EnterpriseCentre (CLEC) at UWIC’s CardiffSchool of Management is leading a£3.9m project to drive forwardgrowth and productivity in morethan 200 enterprises across SouthEast Wales.

The ‘20 Twenty’ programme, supported bythe European Social Fund (ESF) through theWelsh Assembly Government, encouragesbusiness leaders to adapt flexibly to changeand to provide them with the skills tocompete in difficult trading environments.

At the launch of the ‘20 Twenty’ programmein February 2010 Ieuan Wyn Jones, theWelsh Assembly Government’s Deputy FirstMinister and Minister for the Economy andTransport, said:

"The ‘20 Twenty’ Leadership programme willhelp generate a step change in theperformance of companies, and contribute toimproving prosperity across the region. This demonstrates how our effective use ofEuropean Structural funds is being investedto boost the Welsh economy.”

Phill Hall-Davis, chief pilot of Veritair,Cardiff's only commercial helicopteroperator, is one of first participants to berecruited to the programme. Anaccomplished aviator, Phill assists ManagingDirector Julian Verity in running the business.Mr Verity commented:

"As a small to medium sized enterprise weare not in a position to invest in our ownmanagement programme, yet we require topquality leadership skills to run the businesssuccessfully. The ‘20 Twenty’ Leadershipprogramme will enable Phill to acquire theskills needed to boost our businesspartnership and, in turn, lead to offeringmore and better services for our customers."

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UWIC continues to work with commerce,industry and businesses to provideinnovative solutions to the challenges facingthe economy and to improve the social andcultural well-being of Wales.

The university has a longstanding reputationfor being a leading provider of graduate start-ups and Knowledge Transfer Partnershipsand continues to embrace new opportunitiesto create and share knowledge and expertisewith a range of partner organisations.

In 2009 - 10 UWIC secured funding of £1.3mthrough the Academic Expertise for Business(A4B) initiative for a six-year programme ofsupport from the Welsh AssemblyGovernment aimed at unlocking thecommercial potential of Wales' Higher andFurther Education Institutions. The fundingwill enable the establishment of three newKnowledge Transfer Centres (KTCs) and aknowledge exchange network. Key projectsinclude the development by UWIC’s NationalCentre for Product Design and DevelopmentResearch (PDR) of a User-Centric DesignService centred on the creation of a user-observation laboratory and establishing aPatient Specific Medical ProductDevelopment Centre to assist medicalmanufacturing companies to developcontemporary bespoke products.

The university continues to be at the fore-front of developing collaborativerelationships with Welsh and internationalbusinesses. This is exemplified by its leadingrole in the £3.9m Knowledge InnovationTechnology Exchange (KITE) programmewhich comprises three food industry centresacross Wales - ‘Zero2Five’ at UWIC, FoodCentre Wales at Horeb and the FoodTechnology Centre at Coleg Menai. Thecollaboration is a pan-Wales advisory andimplementation service in food technology-related issues that helps Welsh SMEs achieveclear financial, environmental and skill-basedbenefits and maximise businessperformance.

UWIC is working closely with the Universityof Glamorgan and the University of Wales,Newport to deliver a collaborative project aspart of the Strategic Insights Programme(SIP), a collaborative project funded by theHigher Education Funding Council for Wales(HEFCW). Recognising the value ofuniversities engaging with the widercommunity, the SIP was been created to helpuniversity staff develop and buildrelationships with external partnerorganisations. Over the past two years UWIChas successfully completed 55 SIP projects,working with such diverse organisations asBraces Bakery, Mothercare and Partnershipsin Care.

In 2009 - 10 a new partnership betweenUWIC and seven Welsh universities wasestablished to provide advanced sustainablemanufacturing technology to SMEs in Wales.The Advanced Sustainable ManufacturingTechnologies project (Astute) aims tostrengthen the engineering, car andaerospace industries in Wales and focuses onresearch and knowledge transfer in keysectors including aerospace, automotive andhigh-value manufacturing. The university ispart of the project team that aims to help 350manufacturing enterprises in Wales and toprovide 40 collaborative research anddevelopment programmes.

Strengthening the exploitationof Knowledge

UWIC has thelargest number

of graduatebusiness start-

ups of anyuniversity

in Wales(HEFCW ‘Information toolkit’, November 2009)

UWIC has workedwith more than5000 companiesand brought over500 newproducts to themarketplace overthe past ten years

Links with Brunei celebrated

His Excellency Mr Rob Fenn, the British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam

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The development and impact of a globalknowledge economy in Wales requires thatWelsh universities appeal internationally andhave an international focus in the way theyoperate. In recent times systematic emphasishas been given to internationalising UWIC’scurricula for home students and to engagingacademic staff in international teaching andresearch. The university has been developingits international partnerships to equipstudents with the tools to succeed in theglobal marketplace.

UWIC continues to strengthen relationshipswith high-calibre international partnersacross the world including in Bangladesh,Brunei, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hong Kong,Malaysia, Morocco, Singapore and SouthKorea.

One such partnership is the £3m ‘Flow byFlow EU-Egypt Bridge Building’ project.Launched in 2009-10 and funded by theEuropean Union’s Erasmus Mundus Scheme,it is a partnership between UWIC, as leadinstitution, and twenty Higher EducationInstitutions in Austria, Egypt, France,Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden.The project facilitates the exchange ofstudents and staff from EU countries and theMiddle-East.

A partnership with UWIC’s AssociateCollege, the privately-owned London Schoolof Commerce (LSC), continues to play animportant role in the university’scollaborative agenda. Further strengtheningLSC’s portfolio of programmes, a new MScdegree in Hospitality and TourismManagement was launched in 2009 - 10.The LSC now delivers research degrees inpartnership with UWIC at its BusinessResearch Institute in London. Through theLSC partnership in excess of 2400 full-timeUWIC students from more than 140countries are enrolled on degreeprogrammes in London, Kuala Lumpur and Dhaka.

In February 2010, in the home of the NationalAssembly for Wales, the Senedd, UWICsigned a Memorandum of Understandingwith Fayoum University confirming itscommitment to establishing a new universitycampus in Egypt, south of Cairo. The newcampus will enable the two institutions towork in partnership and to share expertiseand knowledge.

During 2009 - 10 the ‘UWIC Asia’ Campus inSingapore, established with the East AsiaInstitute of Management (EASB), recruitedsome 200 students to undergraduate andpostgraduate programmes in Accounting,Business, Banking, Finance and InformationTechnology.UWIC’s link with EASB has beenfurther strengthened following the validationof a new BSc Psychological Studiesprogramme. Its launch is in direct responseto a growing demand for qualifiedpsychology professionals in the country.

Also in Singapore, UWIC’s Cardiff School ofEducation has played a key role in thecontinuing professional development oflecturers, teachers and educationprofessionals through the delivery of aPostgraduate Certificate in Learning,Teaching and Assessing for the Associationof Private Schools & Colleges (APSC).The programme of work, funded by theSingaporean Government, maximisesstudent achievement through improving thelearning, teaching and assessment process.UWIC’s School also continues to build on itslinks with King Saud University (SaudiArabia) through delivery of Quality andAccreditation programmes in 2009 and 2010.

Also in South-East Asia, UWIC’s CardiffSchool of Health Sciences in collaborationwith the University of Hong Kong, hasdeveloped an MSc in Food SafetyManagement. Highly commended by theUK’s Chartered Institute of EnvironmentalHealth (CIEH), the programme has had asignificant impact on food safety practice inHong Kong and more than 40 governmentsponsored Public Health Officers haveenrolled.

Developing International Partnerships

In July 2010 His Excellency Mr Rob Fenn, the British HighCommissioner to BruneiDarussalam, publicly recognisedUWIC’s contribution to highereducation in the nation during anevent in Brunei to celebrate theachievements of Bruneian studentswho have studied in Cardiff. MrFenn was joined by more than 400guests at the University of BruneiDarussalam for the UWIC award ceremony.

In opening the event His Excellency said:

“It is wonderful to be here celebrating thesuccess of so many Bruneian students. UWIC is a class act and is exceptional in theway that it looks after the welfare of thesestudents. I’m very proud to be here and veryproud of what UWIC does for Britain in itsrelationship with Brunei.”

Nur Azimah Zaili, a graduating student in thefield of Health and Social Care, who thankedeveryone involved in the success of all thestudents, said: “UWIC is a very welcominguniversity and I have found all the staff to bevery supportive. Cardiff is an ideal city forBruneians - I was very happy there. I am verypleased to be receiving my academic awardfrom UWIC’s Vice-Chancellor; it is awonderful day for my family to share my success.”

UWIC currently has 70 Bruneian studentsenrolled on a range of degree programmesand is the only university in Brunei to have aformal alumni association.

UWIC has thehighest

proportion ofinternational

students studyingof any university

in Wales

UWIC has thelargestnumber offull-time MBAstudents inthe UK

Extra News... UWIC celebrated national sporting successafter scooping six gold medals at the 2010British Universities and Colleges Sport(BUCS) Championships in Sheffield

Sarah Gibbons BSc Sports Biomedicine andNutrition graduate, BUCS gold medalwinner (trampoling)

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UWIC Foundation

The UWIC Foundation, established to raisemoney for the university and chaired by Mr John Jones of Elinia Ltd, has continued toencourage strong positive relationships withits 40,000 alumni across the world.

The aim from its inception has been toincrease support for UWIC, financial andotherwise, from key constituents includingstaff, alumni, friends of UWIC, the local andnational community and philanthropic trusts.

The UWIC Foundation has been the recipientof several gifts from other charitable sourcesfor key projects within the university. Tim Andradi, Chief Executive of the LSC,donated a substantial sum that is beingdirected towards research projects andscholarships. The Wales Sports Centre forthe Disabled at UWIC’s Cyncoed Campusbenefited from donations from fourCharitable Trusts - Simon Gibson, Tesco, Sir Jules Thorne and the Bruce WakesCharitable Trust. The Fairwood Trust hasprovided funding to support 25 youngpeople from the South Wales region, and inparticular those from Communities Firstareas, to study at UWIC’s Cardiff School ofManagement.

University cricket team celebrate success

Players and coaching staff from the CardiffMCC University Centre of Excellence(MCCU), which comprises UWIC, CardiffUniversity and the University of Glamorgan,attended a reception hosted by the LordMayor of Cardiff at the Mansion House torecognise the team’s outstandingachievements in the 2010 season.

Having won seven major trophies in the pastfour years, including the MCCChampionship, two MCC Challenge one-dayfinals, and three consecutive BritishUniversities Premier one-day titles, the teamis now considered to be the leadinguniversity cricket academy in the UK.

Nine UWIC students, past and present, havegone on to play professionally for leadingcounty cricket clubs having representedCardiff MCCU. Among them is Rory Burns, aBSc Sports Science student, who was

awarded the MCC Walter Lawrence Trophyfor making the highest individual scoreduring the MCCU Centre of Excellenceseason before being signed-up by Surrey CC.

University title confirmed; change of name next?

In 2009 - 10, in accordance with QualityAssurance Agency for Higher Education(QAA) guidance, UWIC commenced a two-stage process for university title in principleand change of name to Cardiff MetropolitanUniversity/Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd.The first stage of the process, the applicationfor university title in principle, was made tothe Welsh Assembly Government’sDepartment of Children Education andLifelong Learning (DCELL) in early November2009. In July 2010 UWIC’s Chair received aletter from DCELL encouraging UWIC tomove to the second stage of the process onthe basis that as the institution’s current titleincluded the word ‘university’ the applicationfor university title in principle had beentreated as one for change of name. Thus inlate July 2010 formal application was made tothe Privy Council for change of name.

Research priorities in ageing identified

Professor Jorge Erusalimsky, Head of theCellular Senescence and Vascular BiologyGroup in UWIC’s Cardiff School of HealthSciences, is working together with expertsfrom across Europe on a major project whichaims to establish a road map for Europeanresearch on the molecular aspects of healthyhuman ageing.

The ‘WhyWeAge’ project is funded by theEuropean Commission Seventh FrameworkProgramme and is tasked with identifyingresearch priorities in Biogerontology - thestudy of biological processes of ageing - forthe next 15 years.

During the last year ‘WhyWeAge’ supporteda coordinated series of thematic workshopson the most relevant topics to human ageingresearch. Professor Erusalimsky, who hasbeen investigating the cellular and molecularmechanisms that underlie the relationship

between ageing and cardiovascular diseasesfor over 12 years, recently organised aworkshop on the ageing of blood vessels thatattracted leading scientists from acrossEurope and Israel.

Together with the other project partners, he attended a final summit conference inBrussels, where the group drafted theirrecommendations for a policy documentwhich will serve as a reference tool for theEuropean Commission when devisingpolicies on ageing.

UWIC shortlisted for two national awards

In June 2010 UWIC was shortlisted in twocategories at the Times Higher Educationmagazine (THE) Leadership andManagement Awards. The University wasnominated for both ‘Outstanding StudentAdmissions Team’ and the ‘OutstandingInternational Strategy’ categories at theawards which celebrated excellence inleadership, management, financial andbusiness skills in UK universities.

The Admissions Team’s nomination focusedon its use of digital technologies to ensureapplicants were kept fully informedthroughout the admissions cycle and for itscommitment to social inclusion, and fair andtransparent processes. The team wererecognised for the efforts in embracing newinitiatives and technologies to ensure thatUWIC delivered a first-class admissionsprocess for its students.

UWIC’s International Office was shortlistedfor its work in developing a strategy whichfocused on welcoming, supporting andencouraging international studentsthroughout their time in Cardiff. In acompetitive category the entry highlightedUWIC’s philosophy in providing acomprehensive and caring support servicefor International students providing themwith a rewarding student experience.

Stop Press: UWIC short-listed for the WideningParticipation Award at the November 2010THE Awards.

New Honorary Fellows

Gillian Clarke Gerald Davies Phil Davies David Emanuel

Henry Engelhardt Pehin Abdul Rahman Taib David Richards Paul Williams

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Gillian Clarke

An internationally renowned author, GillianClarke has been National Poet for Walessince 2008. Her poetry is studied by GCSEand A Level students throughout Britain andher work, which includes pieces written forstage, TV and radio, has been translated intoten languages. Attracting an audience well-beyond Wales she has given poetry readings and lectures throughout Europe and the USA.

Gerald Davies CBE DL

The former Wales and British and Irish Lionsrugby player Gerald Davies is widelyregarded as one of the sport’s greats. Hewon 46 caps for Wales in the 1970s and wenton two Lions tours in 1968 and 1971. Arespected sports journalist with the BBC andThe Times, he was also the Chairman of theWales Youth Agency. He was awarded a CBEfor his services to young people and to rugbyin Wales in 2002.

Phil Davies

One of Wales’ leading entrepreneurs, PhilDavies is the Chief Executive and founder ofHospital Innovations Ltd. Based in St MellonsCardiff, the company has an internationalreputation for providing specialist surgicalproducts and services. Phil, who has 27 yearsexperience of working in Orthopaedics, isalso the President of the UWIC Rugby Football Club.

David Emanuel

An esteemed fashion designer, DavidEmanuel has designed dresses for some ofthe world’s most famous women includingMadonna, Catherine Zeta Jones, ElizabethTaylor and Shirley Bassey. Together with hiswife and business partner Elizabeth, he alsodesigned the wedding dress worn by DianaPrincess of Wales. He has presentednumerous TV programmes and has designedsets and costumes for high-profile film, musicand theatre productions. David is an alumnusof UWIC’s Cardiff School of Art & Design.

Henry Engelhardt CBE

A Founder Director and Chief Executive ofthe Admiral Group, Henry Engelhardt wasrecruited by the Brockbank Group in 1991 tolaunch the Admiral business. At theforefront of Admiral’s continued growth andinnovation, he won the Welsh BusinessAchiever of the Year Award in 2002. Henryhas extensive experience of working in thedirect insurance industry in the UK, USA and France.

Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela DatoSeri Setia Haji Abdul Rahman binDato Setia Haji Mohamed Taib

With vast experience of public service, PehinDato Hi Abdul Rahman began his career withthe Government of Brueni Darussalam in1966. He has held various seniorGovernment posts including, Minister ofEducation, Director of Establishment, SeniorAdministrative Officer at the Office of theGeneral Adviser to the Sultan and StateSecretary of Brunei Darussalam.

David Richards CBE

Formerly a successful professional rally co-driver, David Richards established ‘Prodrive’in 1984. The company has grown into aworld-leading independent motorsport andautomotive technology business, with annualsales of £100 million and employing 500people at operations in the UK, India, Chinaand Australia. Since its formation, Prodrivehas won more than 100 international ralliesand six World Rally Championships with Subaru.

Paul Williams OBE

Paul Williams was appointed by the WelshAssembly Government as Director Generalfor Health and Social Services and ChiefExecutive of NHS Wales in 2008. Previouslyhe was Chief Executive at Abertawe BroMorgannwg University NHS Trust which wasthe largest Trust in Wales. With over 40 yearsexperience of working in the NHS he wasappointed as an Officer of the Order of StJohn in 2009.

2010 Degree Ceremonies at the Wales Millennium Centre

“The most valuablepossession is knowledge”UWIC Motto

UWIC’s Cardiff School of Management building,Llandaff campus

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UWIC Teaching Fellows 2009 - 2010

Anita Norcott - Student Services - Career Development Services

Dr Giles Oatley - Cardiff School of Management

Dr Ian Mitchell - Cardiff School of Sport

Dr Lucy Wheatley - Cardiff School of Sport

Dr. Molly Scott Cato - Cardiff School of Management

Nigel Jones - Cardiff School of Management

Paul C. Belcher - Cardiff School of Health Sciences

Dr. Rich Neil - Cardiff School of Sport

Professor Russell Deacon - Cardiff School of Education

Independent Governors

Mr J W Owen CB (Chairman) Mr D C W Preece (Vice Chairman) Mr R J Anning Mr R D Blair CBE Mr T E Boswell MP Mrs Z V Harcombe Mr S Mathur Ms M Maxwell Ms E Piffaretti Mr A N Piper Dr G N J Port Mr N B Roberts Mr D I Rosser

Academic Board Governor

Dr R G Smith

Student Governor

Ms C Rafferty

Co-opted Governors

Ms A Bounouri Professor H R Evans CBE Mr W P Wilkins CBE DL Mr P R Williams CBE

Vice-Chancellor

Professor A J Chapman

External Co-opted Members

Mr J F Clarke (Audit Committee) Ms J Royall (Audit Committee)

New Governors for 2010 - 11

Mr B Davies OBE Dr P Easy Dr D E Jones Mr R Kemp Mr J F Thomas Dr B Wilding CBE QPM

Members of the Stakeholder Forum:

Mr T Andradi Professor K Ashcroft Ms J Barratt Mrs N A Bray Mr B Davies Mr G Talfan Davies Mr R C Fletcher Mr M P Hayle Dr B Kingston Mrs D Kurbalija Dr D Legesse Mrs F Peel Mr M S Shad Dr C Short Mr J Walter-Jones Mrs T M Winkler Mr P J Wood

Mrs M Evans(Independent Chair of

the Membership Selection Panel)

People at UWIC2009 - 10

The world that studies with us... and the range of organisations from acrossthe world that work with us

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AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAntigua andBarbudaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBrunei BulgariaBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaChadChileChinaColombiaCongo(DemocraticRepublic)Cyprus Czech RepublicDenmarkDominicaEcuadorEgyptEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFrance GabonGambia GeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGuineaGuyanaHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIran Israel IraqItaly

Ivory Coast(Côte d¹Ivoire)JamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLiberiaLibya LithuaniaLuxembourgMacedonia MacaoMalawiMalaysiaMaltaMauritiusMexicoMoldova MongoliaMoroccoMyanmar(Burma) NamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNigerNigeriaNorwayOmanPakistanPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugal QatarRepublic ofIrelandRomaniaRussia RwandaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Korea(Republic of)Spain Sri LankaSt LuciaSt Pierre andMiquelonSudan

SwedenSwitzerlandSyria TaiwanTanzania ThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States of AmericaUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnam YemenZambiaZimbabwe

United Kingdom:EnglandGuernseyJerseyNorthern IrelandScotlandWales

Diabetes UK Discovery Channel Douglas Willis East Asia Institute of Management (EASB) Elmwood Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Equality & Human Rights Commission ESIS Estyn Fairwood Trust Farmhouse Freedom Eggs Fayoum University Federation of SmallBusinesses (FSB) Feridax Ffotogallery FIFA Fiji Rugby Union Finance Wales Fiskars (UK) Forestry Commission Wales Frank’s Ice-Cream G4S/HMP Parc Prison Gambit Glyndwr University GTC Ltd GTCW Harman International Hays Hefcw Henry Moore Institute Higher Education Wales Hospital Innovations Hugh James Solicitors Imagination Technologies Group Insolia/HBN Shoe LLC Institute & Main, Boston Institute of Welsh Affairs International College for Business and Technology International Study Programme International University College (Bulgaria) Island Waste Company John Lewis Joseph Rowntree Foundation Kealth Foods Keep Wales Tidy Leadership Foundation for Higher Education Legal & General Leonard Cheshire Homes Llamau Llandaff Society Lloyds-TSB Insurance London Organising Committee of the OlympicGames and ParalympicGames 2012

London School of Commerce Magstim Makers Guild in Wales Michtons Ministry of Defence Ministry of Higher Education (Lebanon) Ministry of Higher Education in Morocco Ministry of Higher Education (Tunisia) Ministry of Higher Education and ScientificResearch (Egypt) MOD St Athan Momentum Mothercare Muslim Council of Wales National Assembly for Wales National Childbirth Trust National Library of Wales National Museum and Galleries of Wales National OffenderManagement Service NESTA New Zealand Paralympic Association New Zeland Rugby Union Open University in Wales Oxfam Cymru People at Work Unit PricewaterhouseCoopers Principality Building Society Principality Medical Public Sector Management Wales Quality Assurance Agency Red Dragon Radio (Radio in Schools) RF Brookes Limited Rhondda Cynon TaffCommunity Arts Royal and Morgan Arcades, Cardiff Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Mail Group Royal Society of Architects in Wales Royal Society of Chemistry Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama RSM Tenon Rugby Canada Samsung Art & Design Institute Santander SAPERE Scope, Victoria Severnside Recycling Shire Pharmaceuticals Sim’s Foods Skills Active

Somerset Sports and Activity Partnership South Africa Rugby Union South East Wales Economic Forum Sport Wales Sports Coach UK St. David's Catholic College Stewart Halley Trust Sunland International Development Superior Institute for Science and Technology Surrey University Swansea Metropolitan University Swansea University Taff Housing Association Telynau Teifi Limited The Dyscovery Centre The Health Protection Agency The Laura Ashley Foundation The Waterloo Foundation Total Teamwear UCAS UHOVI UK Sport Under Armour United Welsh Housing Association Universities UK University Alliance University of Bristol Dental Hospital University of Glamorgan University of Hong Kong University of Wales, Newport University of Wales, Trinity St. David Vale Healthcare Ltd Vento di Venezia Venture Wales Wales in London Wales Millennium Centre Welsh Assembly Government Welsh Books Council Welsh Hockey Union Welsh Joint Education Committee Welsh Refugee Council Welsh Rugby Union Willmott Dixon Wormtech Waste Management WSS Charcuterie Y Coleg, Ystrad Mynach Young Enterprise Wales

Aberystwyth UniversityAcorn Admiral Plc Arab Academy for Science,Technology & MaritimeTransport Arab Network for QA Agencies Ark Therapeutics Arriva Trains Wales Arts and Business Cymru Arts and HumanitiesResearch Council Arts Council of Wales Aspen Medical Association of Arab Universities AT Computers Australia ParalympicAssociation Autism Cymru Bangor University Barclays Bank Barry College Bay TV BBC Braces Bakery Brand Union Bridgend College British Academy British Association of Sport and Exercise Science British Commuter Society British Council British GymnasticsAssociation BT Plc Business In Focus Cardiff & Co Cardiff & Vale Health Board Cardiff Airport Cardiff Business Club Cardiff Council Cardiff Devils Cardiff University CASE CBI Wales Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth Chartered Institute of Marketing Chartered Management Institute City of London Police Coachwise Coastal Housing Group Coleg Glan Hafren Comvita UK Consumer Focus Contour Premium Aircraft Seating CSSIW D&AD Derma Sciences Inc.

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