08/03/2012
The Cardiff Award
Are you interested in developing your skills and seeking opportunities that will enhance your CV and make you stand out from the crowd?
There is a new employability Award that has been developed by the Careers and Employability Service, the Student Union and industry called the Cardiff Award This Award recognises and rewards the efforts of students who undertake extra-curricular activities and work experience; not only that it develops, skills, self-confidence and professionalism. Those involved will REALLY stand out from other students and will have the ability to sell themselves to future recruiters. The Award is a unique scheme and places are limited to just 150 for the academic term 2012 – 2013.
To find out more watch this short video:
The Award is currently in its pilot phase and has a number of students from across the University School involved, here’s what some of them say:
“The Award has highlighted the key skills employers desire and need you to have as a graduate. It really prepares you for the world of work, giving you chance to practice skills, such as teamwork and problem solving, in active workshops, and gives huge support along the way. The Award has been a brilliant opportunity to develop the skills I already had. If you want to further your career, network with top employers, and enhance your CV, then get involved”
Helen Cameron, 2nd year English Language & Communication
“The Cardiff Award provides me with great opportunity to really make the most of and emphasise my extra-curricular activities to employers. It’s the best thing Cardiff University has ever done!”
Natalie Crawford, 2nd Year, Business Information Systems
Applications are open now! The team are recruiting for the next academic year.
The deadline for applications is Friday March 30th.
You get the opportunity to meet the Award team at the Work Experience Help Zone on Thursday 23rd February, 11am – 1pm in the Humanities Cafe, if you can’t make this then please e-mail your questions to cardiffaward@cardiff.ac.uk
You can follow us on Twitter too: @cardiffaward
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity!
20/02/2012
Ignite 2012 – Be part of it!
Places for current Cardiff University students still available – applications must be received by midnight of Thursday 23rd February.
For further details and to apply visit www.ignite2012.co.uk now!
25/11/2010
The Judges are preparing to judge
24 student teams are currently competing in the Student Enterprise Innovation Challenge 2010. They have all demonstrated a new value to an otherwise ordinary object. Click & play the videos – you’ll be amazed at some of their fantastic ideas.
Team members please note: If you are member of a team the judges are really keen to receive your feedback prior to the Awards Ceremony (Wallace Lecture Theatre; 17.30; 01/12/10). We therefore are asking all participants to feedback using the link provided. Click here – it’ll only take a couple of minutes. Thank you.
Broadway Dance Society – Innovation Challenge 2010
Balloonacy…The new student drinking game!
Bored of ring of fire, fed up with spin bottle? You need a new drinking game, and that game is balloonacy. It’s cheap, simple and guaranteed fun! Two teams battle it out to win this mischievous game where you must complete the balloon related challenge or suffer the consequences…a shot! Challenges include the blowing race, suck and blow, balloon darts, the waddle race, the chin pass and balloon sex positions. Trials show superb levels of satisfaction, with one user quoting “it’s the best fun I’ve ever had with a balloon. I laughed so hard that I did a little wee!” We guarantee that you are our next satisfied customer, and at just £4 for all the ballooning equipment you need it’s the cheapest night of fun and frolics around. It’s crazy, it’s Balloonacy!
24/11/2010
Medsin- Innovation Challenge 2010
Warm-up… Thinking caps on, brains fuelled by curry and cider, unsurprisingly uninspiring… A chapatti-floating beer mat. Mark two: Epic Fail. Team bonding – 1 / Innovation idea – Nil.
Spirits sinking as low as the chapattis… Then one night in a student’s troubled bed… A horrible, horrible nightmare….
A stealthy politician snatched the dreams from thousands of young seventeen year olds tucked up innocently in their beds… He thought of a plan to save money!
We have decided to add political value to our balloons running a campaign highlighting the inequalities that will become a part of British society should the proposed Government cuts be implemented.
Being students we want the Welsh Assembly Government to offer assurance that the standards of education are maintained and no one intellectually eligible will be deferred from applying for a University place as a result of financial concerns.
Our innovation challenge campaign targets 200 students; each writing a message in a balloon voicing how the cuts would affect them. These balloons will be left on the doorstep of WAG. The power of words will cause of the value of balloons to skyrocket if they can help us decrease even slightly the planned £2.9 billion cuts.
23/11/2010
PhotoSoc – Innovation Challenge 2010
PhotoSoc decided that an interesting and unusual way to add value to the balloons would be to turn them into ‘Awareness Balls’ for testicular cancer. This is done by filling the balloons with flour and adding dried peas to represent lumps, making a fun and educational tool to discuss self examination! We initially intended to make breasts but found that the bigger balloons were hard to work with and the peas were too small to feel, thereby defeating the point. Testicular cancer awareness ties in with the fundraising project Movember, in which men raise money for testicular cancer charities by growing moustaches throughout November, making it an ideal time to launch our Awareness Balls. We have produced a guide to making these balls yourself at home and thoroughly recommend you have a go, it’s great fun and you can leave them lying around your house to provoke discussion!
Cardiff Asian Society – Innovation Challenge 2010
Balloons? What can you possible do with them? Err… blow them up, perhaps?! Fill them with glitter and pop them? Oh, and don’t forget you can use them as water balloons to chuck at each other! For this challenge we were clueless for a long time! We came up with a huge list filled with some weird and wonderful ideas which included a rubber waterproof sari, puppets, a multi-functional basket and a snazzy globe. However, a trip to IKEA gave us some much needed inspiration. What is the first thing that pops into your head when you think of IKEA? A lamp shade, of course – have you not seen those amazing adverts?! Ok, so the balloons may deflate and fair enough they may burst (to avoid this use an energy saving bulb!) but the lampshade looks special and is a fun thing to do! Made with balloons, wire, cardboard, ribbon, wrapping paper and lots of pizza to fuel some long nights we have managed to make a colourful lampshade suitable for family parties, to brighten up a games room or simply to fill a post drunken COMEPLAY morning! BUBBLESHADE coming to a store near you.
Student Action for Refugees- Innovation Challenge 2010
The balloons will be printed with images of people who are likely to be guests at William and Kate’s wedding i.e. all the royals, Middleton family and famous people. The balloons will be sold exclusively by big issue sellers. People will buy them with the aim of getting a full set of wedding guests. Some of the balloons will be rarer than others and some will have pictures of people who will not be guests at the wedding. People must trade balloons with each other to get a full set of prospective guests. When they believe they have a full set of guests, they must take a picture and send it in to the organisers. Those with the correct guests will go into a draw to win a ticket to William and Kate’s wedding. A second part of the competition will be that people have to take picture of them and their guests in a hilarious situation (comedy value!). The organisers will judge which is the best and reward a prize of £500. This competition will serve financially support the most vulnerable people on our society while publicising the wedding and increasing public involvement.
Kenyan Society – Innovation Challenge 2010
The BALLOON – A – BAND is an innovative and distinctive idea which came about with the use of the elasticity property of balloons! It is made solely from modelling balloons which are pleated together several times in an attractive and colourful pattern. The balloon-a-band is an eye-catching, portable item with various uses:
- An exercising band to tone arms, back and shoulders
- Folding it into a shape of a ball and squeezing it to release stress
- As a strap for different types of bags such as backpacks, sling bags, handbags and briefcases
It can also be used as colourful wrist bands and as a decorative piece.
This item is simple to craft yet effective, and comes in various shapes, sizes and colours customized to an individuals’ needs.
SIFE – Innovation Challenge 2010
THE LASH LID… the latest innovation to hit the drinks market! This useful, cheap and easy device helps prevent your drink from being spiked. The shape and elasticity enable the ‘Lid’ to be easily attached over the neck of any bottle and then placed over the consumer’s wrist, using the elastic bracelet. It is a robust and effective device that ensures a safe and care free night. The Lash Lid is eye catching, bright and colourful; displaying a consideration for drink safety.
It guarantees to be…
- Environmentally friendly
- Re-usable
- Cheap
- Available in a variety of colours
- Easy to carry and attach
Many people, especially women are victims of targeted attacks via drink spiking. It is an issue that needs to be addressed not only within student life, but society. The Lash Lid is a huge chance to increase awareness, safety and knowledge surrounding drink spiking.
It can be sold with a drink, encompass a company’s logo, or generate sponsorship via organisations such as ‘The Roofie Foundation’ that provide information regarding drink spiking.
A ‘worry free night’ with this must have accessory means everyone can get involved in the ultimate Lash Lid experience!