News / UCU Fears Redundancies As 1000 Staff Told Jobs Are At Risk
Cardiff University staff and unions respond to another round of jobs being placed at risk.
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Opinion / Is Heath Park An Afterthought?
The removal of the Heath Park sabbatical officer role prompts concern about representation across Cardiff University.
Opinion / Don’t Let Student Politics Bite
Students should take part in campus democracy, argues this writer, even when Union politics seems remote.
Politics / When Powell Came to Cardiff Revisiting Enoch Powell’s Controversial 1968 Union Visit
The student protests surrounding Enoch Powell’s 1968 Cardiff visit are revisited through contemporary records.
News / Cardiff University Students Vote “No” to NUS Affiliation
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.
News / Making Cardiff a Safe Space for Trans Students, at AGM 2025
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 very much still alive, said many attending students.
News / Cardiff Students’ Union Passes Motion To Campaign For And Support Pro-Choice, Despite Concerns Over Neutrality
The third motion on the AGM agenda, that re-ignites calls for the Students’ Union to campaign for and support pro-choice was passed.
News / My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code, Passed at AGM 2025
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 access to appropriate clothing that respects all student’s religious obligations and personal beliefs.
News / Students’ Union Finances, All is Well
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.
News / SU Respond to Time to Act: “We Are Sorry”
After a student campaign challenged its record on sexual violence, Cardiff Students’ Union apologised and outlined commitments.
Culture / The YOLO Queue – Mayhem or Moral Panic?
The growing queue for YOLO prompts students to question ticketing, safety and the culture around the event.
Culture / Sense and censorship- Victoria Starmer and her time as President of the Student’s Union
An archival look at Victoria Starmer’s Cardiff student years and a dispute over Students’ Union censorship.
