Monday May 12, 2008

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Diagnosis: Change

This Friday sees the launch of a new Heath Park campus survey to discover the consensus of student views towards the current provisions on campus.

The results of the survey will be used by the Students’ Union Executive to mandate the University and the Students’ Union on how to re-model the current Heath provisions.

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Other news this week

Grad centre gets makeover

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The Graduate Centre CafĂ© Bar within Cardiff Students’ Union will be undergoing a refurbishment in Summer 2008.

The venture aims to improve both social and study facilities for postgraduate students.

Cardiff creates green ICT

Cardiff University is set to pioneer a method to reduce its carbon footprint.

The School of Computer Sciences is joining a European initiative to introduce green IT.

Psychologists take top prize

Two researchers from Cardiff University’s School of Psychology have been awarded medals for their “outstanding contribution” to the field.

100% Fairtrade

One-hundred percent of t-shirts that Cardiff University Students’ Union purchases for campaigns will now be fairtrade, a Student Council vote has decided.

Spotlight on crime

A petition has been started which calls for the installation of street lighting in the Cambrian Point area, following a recent spate of crime there.

No money for the midwives

Final year midwifery students in Wales are struggling to find jobs, a recent survey has revealed.

The study, by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), showed that less than 10% of those hoping to graduate this year had secured a midwifery post.