, image_name = University of Glamorgan arms.png , image_size = 220px , caption = University of Glamorgan coat of arms , motto = Success Through Endeavour , established = , closed = , administrative_staff = , chancellor = John Morris , vice_chancellor = Julie Lydon , city =

Trefforest Treforest ( cy, Trefforest) is a village in the south-east of Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is situated in the Treforest electoral ward, along with the village of Glyntaff (or Glyn-Taf). It is part of the Pon ...

, country =

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

, UK , campus = , students = 21,496 , undergrad = 18,240 , postgrad = 3,256 , other = , type =

Public In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...

, website = http://www.glam.ac.uk/ , logo = University of Glamorgan Logo

, former_names = Glamorgan Technical College (1949–1958), Glamorgan College of Technology (1958–1970), Glamorgan Polytechnic (1970–1975), Glamorgan College of Education, Polytechnic of Wales (1975–1992) The University of Glamorgan ( cy, Prifysgol Morgannwg) was a university based in

South Wales South Wales ( cy, De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards ...

prior to the merger with

University of Wales, Newport The University of Wales, Newport ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd), was a university based in Newport, South Wales, before the merger that formed the University of South Wales in April 2013. The university had two campuses in Newport, Caerleon ...

, that formed the University of South Wales in April 2013. The

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

was based in Pontypridd, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, with campuses in

, Glyntaff,

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ...

Tyn y Wern Tyn may refer to: Places * Tyń, Poland * Týn nad Bečvou, Moravia, Czech Republic * Týn nad Vltavou, Czech Bohemia * Tyn-y-Gongl, Anglesey, Wales * Horšovský Týn, Czech Republic Other uses * Church of Our Lady before Týn, a church in P ...

(The Glamorgan Sport Park) and

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

. The university had four faculties, and was the only university in Wales which had no link with the University of Wales. In July 2012 the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, Newport, announced that they had begun talks aimed at integrating the two institutions.Glamorgan and Newport agree to form new University for South Wales (news release)
, University of South Wales News Centre, 3 July 2012.

History

The University of Glamorgan was founded in 1913 as the

South Wales and Monmouthshire School of Mines The University of South Wales ( cy, Prifysgol De Cymru) is a public university in Wales, with campuses in Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd. It was formed on 11 April 2013 from the merger of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wal ...

, a School of Mines based in

, Pontypridd, serving the large coal mining industry in the South Wales Valleys.''The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales''. John Davies,

Nigel Jenkins Nigel Jenkins (20 July 1949 – 28 January 2014) was an Anglo-Welsh poet. He was an editor, journalist, psychogeographer, broadcaster and writer of creative non-fiction, as well as being a lecturer at Swansea University and director of the crea ...

, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg896 The school was owned and funded by the major Welsh coal owners, through a levy of one tenth of a penny on each ton of coal produced by the companies involved. At the outset, the school had 17 mining diploma students, including three from China. The school was taken over by

Glamorgan County Council Glamorgan County Council was established in 1889 together with the administrative county of Glamorganshire under the Local Government Act 1888. The first elections to the council were held in January 1889. The council was abolished under the Local ...

during the Depression, and became Glamorgan Technical College in 1949, reflecting its expanding portfolio, and the Glamorgan College of Technology in 1958. By this time, the institution had expanded to offer a range of full-time, sandwich and part-time courses in science, technology and commerce, to which it added the first "

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

for Adults" course in 1967. In 1970, the college became a polytechnic. In 1914

created Glamorgan Training College to train women to teach. It originally only took women who lived locally but in 1947, when

Ellen Evans Ellen Evans CBE (10 March 1891 – 26 September 1953) was a writer, teacher and principal of Glamorgan Training College in Barry. She was a leading advocate for teaching Welsh in schools. Life Evans was born in Gelli in Wales in 1891. Her parent ...

was the principal, it became co-educational and in 1962 it also accepted male students. Three years later it changed its name to Glamorgan College of Education. The Glamorgan College of Education in Barry merged with Glamorgan Polytechnic merged and it was re-named the Polytechnic of Wales in 1975, before being awarded university status as the University of Glamorgan in 1992. Between 2003 and the merger, the university had been engaged in an active "growth strategy", merging with Merthyr Tydfil College in 2004/5 and forming a "strategic alliance" with the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2006, so that the Royal College became part of the 'Glamorgan Group' of institutions. In 2007, " ATRiuM", a new facility for teaching and research in media, design and the arts was opened in

Cardiff city centre Cardiff city centre ( cy, Canol Dinas Caerdydd) is the city centre and central business district of Cardiff, Wales. The area is tightly bound by the River Taff to the west, the Civic Centre to the north and railway lines and two railway sta ...

. A new Students' Union building at the Treforest Campus was opened in September 2010.

Merger

In July 2012 the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, Newport, announced that they had begun talks aimed at integrating the two institutions. On 17 December 2012 it was announced that the name for the new university is the University of South Wales. The university at the time of the merger served around 21,500 students, with 10,227 registered as full-time

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...

s. The university offered around 200 courses and in 2009 claimed to have one of the highest graduate employment rates in Wales, reporting that 94.3% of 2007-08 graduates found employment within six months of graduation.

Campuses

The university had several campuses: * Trefforest - the main campus played host to the bulk of academic departments and facilities, including the indoor sports centre and students union. It is accessed via

Treforest railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Trefforest - TfW 150252 trên i Barri.JPG , borough = Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name ...

from either

Merthyr Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ...

or the Rhondda; regular bus services or the A470. * Glyntaff - housed the Faculty of Health, Sport and Science. All Science and Sport subjects were based here, including Police Sciences and Nursing. * Partner colleges - The university had specialised "partner colleges" throughout

; for example,

Barry College Barry College was a Further Education college in Barry, Wales which merged with Coleg Glan Hafren in September 2011 to form the new Cardiff and Vale College. The college admits approximately 10,000 students per year. It is partnered with the Univ ...

for

aeronautical engineering Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: Aeronautics, aeronautical engineering and Astronautics, astronautical engineering. A ...

. * Merthyr Tydfil - Merthyr Tydfil College had become part of the University of Glamorgan Group (but not part of the university), although its focus remains on delivering Further Education rather than Higher Education. *Tyn y Wern - Was home to the new Glamorgan Sport Park. * ATRiuM - The Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries was based at a Cardiff campus located close to Cardiff Queen Street railway station.

Facilities

The halls of residence were based at the Treforest campus: * ''Glamorgan Court'' - Built in 1996, with all the rooms in the hall buildings arranged into clusters of six en-suite bedrooms with a shared kitchen. Mountain Halls Accommodation blocks opened in September 2011. The Students Union was also on the Treforest campus. The Student Union was the home to a number of sports teams, sports clubs and societies as well as TAG, the student newspaper. The building opened in September 2010. The Students’ Union was one of only 7 buildings in Wales to be awarded with an internationally recognized RIBA award in 2011. The Union has also welfare, education and equality support and there was a democratic structure change to Student Council. Additional educational facilities included a 24-hour PC lab, wireless internet access in specified areas, world class equipment for nursing courses (including life sized dummies that simulate human beings, from breathing to giving birth), a TV studio, an Aerospace Centre (with its own plane), an on-campus radio studio, and two theatres. * ''Oriel Y Bont'' galleries, an art gallery that hosted a collection of Ernest Zobole paintings. In 2002 the gallery achieved Museum Status. * ''Learning Resource Centre'': The library of the university had books and all other media facilities as well as daily newspapers from around the country and journal articles. Online research journals such as Mintel and Keynotes are available for students to use for free.

Faculties and departments

* Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, the Atrium ** Animation ** Communication Design ** Drama ** Fashion and Retail Design ** Film, Photography and New Media ** Media, Culture and Journalism ** Music and Sound * Faculty of Health, Sport & Science ** Astronomy ** Geography and the Environment ** Health Sciences including Nursing and Chiropractic ** Life Sciences ** Physical Sciences (including Chemistry, Geology and Forensic Science) ** Police Sciences ** Social Work ** Sport Glamorgan Business School

* Faculty of Business and Society ** Accounting ** Art Practice ** Business Management ** English and Creative Writing ** Event Management ** History ** Humanities and Social Sciences ** Law and Criminology ** Psychology * Faculty of Advanced Technology ** Aerospace ** Built Environment ** Computing and Mathematics ** Engineering ** Lighting and Live Event Technology

Academic profile

Rankings and reputation

The last rankings showed that the University of Glamorgan was rated the top "new" university in Wales, and one of the top five Welsh universities, by the Sunday Times. The bulk of full-time students entered through the

UCAS The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS ) is a UK-based organisation whose main role is to operate the application process for British universities. It operates as an independent charity, funded by fees charged to applicants an ...

system with

A-levels The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...

or equivalent qualifications and many of the university's degree courses are selective in that they require specific

or above average grades for entry. *A Next Generation Networks, IMS Experience Lab *One of only 20 UK business schools to get "excellent ratings" from the government. *Centre of Excellence in Mobile Applications and Services (CEMAS). *Research in biohydrogen production and wastewater treatment. *The first university in Wales to be awarded the Environmental ISO 14001. *The University of Glamorgan, with

Cardiff University , latin_name = , image_name = Shield of the University of Cardiff.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms of Cardiff University , motto = cy, Gwirionedd, Undod a Chytgord , mottoeng = Truth, Unity and Concord , established = 1 ...

and South Wales Police, forms the Universities Police Science Institute (UPSI) - a unique organisation in the UK dedicated to research and training in police related matters. Specialists in police and forensic related matters are organised within the Glamorgan Centre for Police Sciences. The university has its own Crime Scenes Investigation House. *A £35 million (

€ The euro sign () is the currency sign used for the euro, the official currency of the eurozone and unilaterally adopted by Kosovo and Montenegro. The design was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996. It consists o ...

46.7 million or $68.6 million) investment in the

city of Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...

, completed in 2007, houses the Atrium. *The university, along with Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities is part of the St David's Day Group, which is dedicated to acting together drive forward the knowledge economy in Wales. *Glamorgan, in partnership with the University of Wales Newport, is leading the development of the University of the Heads of the Valleys Initiative (UHOVI)

Awards

* In November 2012, the University of Glamorgan was awarded the Times Higher Education award for "Outstanding Support for Students". * Glamorgan was the first university in Wales, and only the 8th in the UK (in 2007), to have been awarded the nationally recognised

Investor in People Investors in People is a standard for people management, offering accreditation to organisations that adhere to the Investors in People Standard. From 1991 to January 2017, Investors in People was owned by the UK government. As of 1 February 20 ...

status, for staff training and development. *The Business School received

Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), formerly the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply, is a global professional body working for the procurement and supply profession in many regions of the world. It promotes best prac ...

Centre of Excellence accreditation, being one of only 13 accredited centres in the UK.University Awards
glam.ac.uk * Glamorgan has received the first prize in the national competition for best course designs and teaching ability three times. *Electronic Product Engineering within the School of Electronics, and Environmental Technology and Management, have been designated "Centres of Expertise" for Wales.

Notable alumni

* Jayde Adams, comedian * Mark Andrews, wrestler *

Sue Bale Sue Bale, , RGN, NDN, RHV is a British nurse with a special interest in wound healing. Education and career She received her PhD degree from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales) in 2003. She currently works Director ...

* Max Boyce * Kevin Brennan, politician *

Carole Bromley Carole Bromley is a British poet, and creative writing tutor for the University of York. Life Carole has degrees from University of Reading and University of York, as well as an M Phil. in Writing from the University of Glamorgan (now the Univer ...

Richard James Burgess Richard James Burgess (born 29 June 1949) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor. Burgess's music career spans more than 50 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s a ...

* Roger Clark, American actor, the voice and motion capture of Arthur Morgan in ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' *

Maciej Dakowicz Maciej Dakowicz (born 20 November 1976) is a Polish street photographer, photojournalist and gallerist. He is from Białystok in North East Poland. Dakowicz is best known for his series of photographs of Cardiff night-life titled ''Cardiff after ...

* Emma Darwin, novelist *

Lorna Dunkley Lorna Dunkley (born 23 February 1972 in Cirencester) is an English newsreader, television presenter and journalist. Until July 2016, she was a news anchor for ''Sky News'', Sky's 24-hour television news network and hosted the weekend afternoon s ...

* Gareth Evans, director *

Jill Evans Jill Evans (born 8 May 1959) is a Plaid Cymru politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wales from 1999 to 2020. She was the first person to use the Welsh language in debate at the European Parliament. In June 199 ...

* Ben Green, comedian * Eddie Hughes, politician * Matthew Jarvis, rugby * Caroline Jones, UKIP member of the

National Assembly for Wales The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English language, English and () in Welsh language, Welsh, is the Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes ...

Sion Russell Jones Siôn Russell Jones is a Welsh singer and songwriter. Jones was born in Cardiff, Wales, he started playing the guitar at the age of 7 and studied music at the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales). Music career In October 2 ...

* Mark Labbett *

Benny Lim Benny Lim (born 1980, in Singapore) was the artistic director of the now defunct the Fun Stage, a non-profit theatre group in Singapore. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy from the Division of Drama, University of Glamorgan (now known as the Unive ...

Nicola Miles-Wildin Nicola Miles-Wildin (born 1978 in Gloucester) is a British disabled theatre and radio director. She has worked as an actor. Nicola has juvenile chronic arthritis and uses a wheelchair. She portrayed Alice in Richard Cameron's play ''Flower Girls ...

Darren Morris Darren Morris (born 24 September 1974) is a former Wales international rugby union player who also represented the British & Irish Lions. He moved to Texas in 2015 as Director of Rugby for Griffins Rugby in Dallas, Texas, USA. Club career Mo ...

* Gareth L. Powell *

Dan Rhodes Dan Rhodes (born 1972) is an English writer, possibly best known for the novel '' Timoleon Vieta Come Home'' (2003), a subversion of the popular ''Lassie Come Home'' movie. He is also the author of ''Anthropology'' (2000), a collection of 101 st ...

Catherine Thomas Catherine Thomas (born in 1963) is a Welsh politician and former Labour Welsh Assembly Member for the constituency of Llanelli. She narrowly beat Helen Mary Jones of Plaid Cymru at the 2003 Assembly election with a majority of 21. Helen Mary Jo ...

Rachel Trezise Rachel Trezise (born 1978) is a Welsh author, born in Cwmparc, Wales. Her debut collection of short stories, ''Fresh Apples'', won the inaugural Dylan Thomas Prize in 2006. Early life Rachel Trezise was born in Cwmparc, Rhondda in 1978. Her fam ...

* Nigel Walker, athlete *

Camilla Way Camilla Way (born 1973 in Greenwich, London) is an England, English author who was previously, from 2005, an editor at the men's style magazine ''Arena (magazine), Arena''. Her first book, ''The Dead of Summer'', was published in 2007. Background ...

Randii Wessen Randii Ray Wessen (born May 13, 1958) is an American astronautics systems engineer specifically involved in planetary exploration, experimental economist, and writer. Dr. Wessen has been an employee of the California Institute of Technology ...

Tine Wittler Christine "Tine" Wittler (born 2 April 1973 in Rahden) is a German writer, TV presenter and actress. After studying in Lüneburg and Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales), Wittler worked as a freelance writer for NDR and presented the ...

* Leanne Wood

References

External links

University of Glamorgan official website

University of Glamorgan Student Union official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glamorgan, University Of Education in Cardiff Educational institutions established in 1913 Universities in Wales 1913 establishments in Wales Educational institutions disestablished in 2013 2013 disestablishments in Wales Defunct universities and colleges in Wales Universities established in the 1990s