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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 ...

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, 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

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prior to the merger with

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, that formed the

University of South Wales 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 Wa ...

in April 2013. The

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was based in

Pontypridd () (colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Geography comprises the electoral wards of , Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan ( Rhydfelen), Trallwng (Trallwn) and Treforest (). The ...

, in

Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vill ...

, with campuses in

Glyntaff Glyntaff is a small village to the south-east of Pontypridd, in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales situated in the Treforest ward along with the village of Trefforest. Education Glyntaff is the location of the University of South Wa ...

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 (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

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. 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

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, a

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based in

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

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, 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

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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 "

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

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. 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 paren ...

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 Merthyr Tydfil College (Welsh: Y Coleg Merthyr Tudful) is a further education college located in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. From May 2006 to April 2013, it was a constituent college of the University of Glamorgan and thereafter, a college of the Unive ...

in 2004/5 and forming a "strategic alliance" with the

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in 2006, so that the Royal College became part of the 'Glamorgan Group' of institutions. In 2007, "

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", a new facility for teaching and research in media, design and the arts was opened in

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. 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

. 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

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from either

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or the

Rhondda Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley ( cy, Cwm Rhondda ), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley ('' ...

; regular bus services or the

A470 The A470 (also named the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road) is a trunk road in Wales. It is the country's longest road at and links the capital Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. While previously one had to navigat ...

. * 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 for

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. * Merthyr Tydfil -

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. *

- The Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries was based at a Cardiff campus located close to

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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

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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

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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

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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

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system with

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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

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production and

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treatment. *The first university in Wales to be awarded the Environmental ISO 14001. *The University of Glamorgan, with

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and

South Wales Police South Wales Police ( cy, Heddlu De Cymru) is one of the four territorial police forces in Wales. It is headquartered in Bridgend. The force was formed as South Wales Constabulary on 1 June 1969, by the amalgamation of the former Glamorgan Cons ...

, 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 (

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46.7 million or $68.6 million) investment in the

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, completed in 2007, houses the

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. *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

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

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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

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, comedian * Mark Andrews, wrestler * Sue Bale *

Max Boyce Maxwell Boyce, (born 27 September 1943) is a Welsh comedian, singer and entertainer. He rose to fame in the mid-1970s with an act that combined musical comedy with his passion for rugby union and his origins in a South Wales mining community ...

* Kevin Brennan, politician * Carole Bromley *

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Roger Clark Roger Albert Clark, MBE (5 August 1939 – 12 January 1998) was a British rally driver during the 1960s and '70s, and the first competitor from his country to win a World Rally Championship (WRC) event when he triumphed at the 1976 RAC Rally. ...

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

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, novelist *

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* Gareth Evans, director *

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* Ben Green, comedian * Eddie Hughes, politician * Matthew Jarvis, rugby *

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, UKIP member of the

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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 ...

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* Benny Lim * Nicola Miles-Wildin *

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 *

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* Catherine Thomas *

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 * Randii Wessen *

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 t ...

Leanne Wood Leanne Wood (born 13 December 1971) is a Welsh politician who served as the leader of Plaid Cymru from March 2012 to September 2018, and served as a Member of the Senedd (MS) from 2003 to 2021. Born in the Rhondda, she was elected as to the ...

References

External links

University of Glamorgan official website

University of Glamorgan Student Union official website
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