“I couldn’t think of doing anything else at university other than just having the opportunity to spend more time making and learning about music.”

Ceri Jones (BMus 2003)

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“The reason I chose to come to Cardiff was because, I’m kind of from the outskirts of London, so I love the idea that Cardiff was a capital city. Both my parents were Welsh, so I loved the idea of living in Wales for the first time, where everyone can pronounce my name properly, which is wonderful.”

Ceri believes that strong communities are built when we work together – and she started to build her community while studying Music at Cardiff University.

After pivoting from a successful 10 year career in orchestral management to become a food educator, food writer and chef, Ceri has racked up a series of accolades, including a published cookery book with Pavilion/Harper Collins, and teaching hundreds of cooking classes, inspiring people of all ages to cook from scratch.

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Her classes at the Garden Museum in London, where she currently works part-time as a food educator, have a focus on plant-based cuisine for kids, families, and the local community. Her classes have included several socially prescribed projects where cooking together has had a positive impact on the participants’ mental health.

Ceri teaches that food is a great way of bringing people together, and she learned to cook at Cardiff while sharing a house with four other girls who are still close friends of hers to this day.

“If I was to give advice to my younger self, I’d say, to have more confidence and belief in yourself.”

“My time at Cardiff shaped me in very many ways. I think not living at home for the first time allowed me to be myself. It’s where I actually learnt how to cook!”

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