Thanks to your donations, the Research Fund has made another two awards this year. The Medical Applications Group (MAG) in our Product Design Research Centre has benefited from an award to purchase a new state of the art 3D printer. The MAG have pioneered the ability to produce improved breast and facial prostheses for trauma patients employing computer-aided technologies to streamline production. The Biomechanics team used their award to purchase of a portable three-dimensional motion tracking system. The system will allow the Research Group to undertake detailed biomechanical analysis of human motion in real world setting previously limited to the lab. You can read more in Issue 4 of Horizons...

The 2011 Telephone Campaign has been another huge success. During October and November, current students spoke to over 1,200 alumni and nearly £20,000 was pledged in support of the Development Fund, which will help support current and future students in their studies…Read more...

Cardiff School of Sport have recently launched their 60th Anniversary Appeal with well known alumni Lynn Davies and Gareth Edwards taking a lead role in promoting the appeal. Read more...

The Development Fund is the new name for what was previously called the Annual Fund. We felt that this change of name better reflected the Fund's aims and priorities. The Development Fund will make a difference to current and future students through providing new scholarships and bursaries, funding world-leading research and supporting new resources and equipment. To find out more click here.

We were so delighted with the success of the alumni telephone campaign in 2010 that we have decided to do it all over again.

During the last campaign, student callers spoke to nearly 1,000 alumni over the course of 4 weeks. It was such a great opportunity for them to speak to graduates who had studied the same course and many received great career advice and tips on how to make the most of the Cardiff Met experience. Our alumni also pledged over £30,000 to support the Cardiff Met Annual Fund, which will help support current and future students in their studies. We would like to say a big thank you to all alumni who participated last year, it was fantastic to get your feedback and hear about what you are doing now.

This year, we intend to run the campaign during October and November and we will write to all alumni that we intend to call. Unfortunately, we lack telephone numbers for many of you so please contact us if you would like to take part!

We are delighted to announce that we can now accept donations of up to £10 by text message thanks to the new JustGiving service. We will receive 100% of your donation as JustGiving will not charge us any commission, meaning every penny will make an impact.

To donate by text all you need to do is:
Text CMET13 followed by the amount you would like to donate (£1, £3, £5 or £10) to 70070.
E.g. CMET13 £10

Your donation will be used to support the Annual Fund.

Fancy a challenge? Why not run the Cardiff Half Marathon and raise money for the Cardiff Met Annual Fund! The money you raise can really make a difference to current and future generations of students through investment in new resources such as library books and student facilities, support of scholarships and improvements to the campus environment. Over the last two years, we have raised over £1,000!

The Cardiff Half Marathon will be taking place on 16 October 2011 so you have plenty of time to get in shape and fundraise. However, REGISTER NOW as entries are filling up fast! Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned runner, we would be proud to have you on board.

Next steps:

1. To register for the run, go to http://www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk/ to secure your place. Registrations close 12pm, Wednesday 14 September 2011, or once the course cap is reached.

2. Then you need to contact us on 029 2020 1590 or developmentoffice@cardiffmet.ac.uk so we can provide you with an official sponsorship pack and an exclusive limited edition Cardiff Met t-shirt!

3. Set up your fundraising page with JustGiving by logging on to http://www.justgiving.com/uwicfoundation/.

Congratulations to everyone who ran the Cardiff Half Marathon in October 2010. All of us at the The Development Office would like to thank staff Aimee Jones and Ashley Morgan in particular. The total raised this year is over £650! Every penny raised will go directly to Libraries, the Wales Sports Centre for the Disabled at Cyncoed Campus and supporting students in need.

Commenting on the race, Ashley said: "I don't usually do sponsored things but thought this was a good opportunity to raise some money for some of the less fortunate students that we all encounter. I ran it in 1 hour, 59 minutes which I was pleased with. I've managed to raise over £250!"