University of Wales, Bangor

The University of Wales, Bangor (UWB) is a constituent institution of the University of Wales based in the small city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales, United Kingdom. The university occupies a substantial proportion of the city and is geographically very dispersed, with university departments in locations from Wrexham to Menai Bridge. Whilst Bangor itself is not reknowned for its beauty, one of the university's key selling-points is its location between Snowdonia and the island of Anglesey.

History

The university was founded as the University College of North Wales on October 18, 1884 as the result of a campaign for better HE provision in Wales, and was incorporated by charter a year later, in 1885.

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University - October 18 - 1884 - HE - Wales - 1885

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The university was originally based in an old coaching inn called the Penrhyn Arms (which housed its 58 students and 10 teaching staff), but in 1911 it moved to a much larger new building which is now the old part of the Main Arts Building (M) (see image below).

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Its students received degrees from the University of London until 1893 when UWB became a founding constituent institution of the federal University of Wales.

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University of London - University of Wales

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In 1898, the red-bricked Rathbone Accommodation Halls were built. They are named after Lady Rathbone, one of the early patrons of the University.

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In 1967, UWB was the venue for the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's lectures in Transcendental Meditation, at which The Beatles learnt of the death of their manager, Brian Epstein.

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1967 - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Transcendental Meditation - The Beatles - Brian Epstein

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In 1996, Coleg Normal was merged with the university, which now has over 8000 students, as well as a franchise cöoperation with Mediterranean College located in Athens, Greece.

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1996 - Coleg Normal - Mediterranean College - Athens - Greece

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