University of Wales, Aberystwyth
| Motto |
Nid Byd, Byd Heb Wybodaeth
The globe forswearing cognition is no globe at all |
| Established |
1872 |
| Chancellor (UW) |
HRH the Prince of Wales |
| Pro-Chancellor (UW) |
Dafydd Wigley |
| Vice-Chancellor |
Prof Noel Lloyd |
| Location |
Aberystwyth, Wales, UK |
| Students |
10,000 |
| Member of |
University of Wales, AMBA, ACU, Universities UK |
| Homepage |
[http://www.aber.ac.uk/ www.aber.ac.uk] |
A University of Wales, Aberystwyth, a Member Institution of the federal University of Wales, was the foremost university institution to exist as established around Wales. When of 2005, the university has around 7,000 students spread through 18 faculty member departments. These are typically known only when "Aber" to its students. A university's business school is accredited by AMBA.
History
A university was founded within 1872 as University College Wales. A foremost principal was Thomas Charles Edwards and initially there were good Xxvi students. Around 1894 the college joined the University of Wales as a founder member. (Before this students experienced been submitted for examinations of the University of London).
Preceding prof include R. Geraint Gruffydd and Bobi Jones.
Around 1989 a College of Librarianship Wales around Llanbadarn became a University's Department of Facts & Library Studies. Within 1996, a Welsh Agricultural College too merged sustaining a University to produce a Institute of Rural Studies.
Geography
A independent campus of a university is placed in Penglais Hill, overlooking the town of Aberystwyth and Cardigan Bay. Upright in the image below is the National Library of Wales. A original university building, next to the sea, is however utilized & is referred to as "Old College". The farther campus is placed to the east of Aberystwyth in the little village of Llanbadarn Fawr this campus hosts courses in Information and Library Studies, Agriculture and other land-depending studies.
Departments
Art
Biological Sciences
Computer Science
English
European Languages
Geographics & Earth Sciences
History & Welsh History
References Studies
International Politics
Law
School of Education & Lifelong Learning
School of Management & Business
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Rural Sciences
Sport & Exercise Science
Theatre, Film & Television Studies
Welsh
Alumni
Alan Cox, programmer, major contributor to the Linux kernel (1980s)
Carwyn James, legendary Welsh and British and Irish Lions rugby coach (1949?-1951)
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (1969)
Jan Pinkava, Oscar winning animator, Pixar, (1981-85)
Neil Hamilton, MP (1960s)
Alhaji Kabbah, president of Sierra Leone (1956?-1959)
Waldo Williams, poet
D. J. Williams, writer
Frederick Soddy, Nobel Prize Winner (1890s?)
Mark Williams, Member of Parliament for Ceredigion (1980s)
Gwynfor Evans, first Member of Pariament for Plaid Cymru
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