University of Wales

The University of Wales, or Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh, is a federal university founded in 1893. It has member institutions in all parts of Wales, ranging from old Red Brick universities such as Aberystywth to post-1992 universities such as UWIC and Newport. The Chancellor of the University of Wales is HRH the Prince of Wales and the Pro-Chancellor is the ex-politician Dafydd Wigley. The senior Vice-Chancellor is Professor Antony Chapman, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.

Organisation

The University's members are organised into the following categories:

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Member Institutions

Constituent Institutions

• University of Wales, Aberystwyth
• University of Wales, Bangor
• University of Wales, Newport
• University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)
• University of Wales, Lampeter
• University of Wales, Swansea

These are the full members of the University.

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Constituent Institutions-Elect

• North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI)
• Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
• Swansea Institute of Higher Education
• Trinity College, Carmarthen

These institutions were admitted to the University in July 2004. They are in a transitional status and it is intended that all of the Constituent Institutions-Elect will eventually reach full Constituent Institution status.

Related Topics:
July - 2004

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Affliated/Linked Institutions

• Cardiff University

Cardiff was once a full member of the University but has now left (though it retains some ties). When Cardiff left, it merged the University of Wales College of Medicine (which was also a former member). Currently Cardiff still awards University of Wales degrees, but will award its own degrees to students admitted from 2005 except in Medicine and related subjects where University of Wales degrees will continue to be awarded.

Related Topics:
University of Wales College of Medicine - 2005

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Validated Insititutions

• Coleg Sir Gâr
• Herefordshire College of Art and Design

Neither of the two institutions are members of the University, but do have some of their degrees validated by them.

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