About the University

Founded by Royal Charter in 1893, the University of Wales is the degree-awarding body for the vast majority of higher education students in Wales, as well as for many at other higher education institutions in the United Kingdom and overseas.  It is the degree-awarding body for the following institutions in Wales:

Aberystwyth University     
Bangor University
Glyndŵr University (previously known as North East Wales Institute of Higher Education)
Swansea University
University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff        
University of Wales, Newport
Swansea Metropolitan University (previously known as Swansea Institute of Higher Education)
Trinity College, Carmarthen

Cardiff University is also closely linked with the University of Wales, as an Affiliated Institution, and the University continues to be the awarding body for the prestigious degrees in medicine, dentistry and allied subjects. 

The University is the degree-awarding authority not only for these institutions, but also for over 100 other higher education institutions both within the United Kingdom and overseas, with which it also enjoys close links. Annually, it awards around 15,000 initial degrees and more than 4,000 higher degrees, making it the second largest degree-awarding body in the United Kingdom. The number of students, from all over the world,  pursuing University of Wales degrees is more than 80,000, and their studies cover almost the full range of subjects.

In addition, the University provides services to the higher education sector in Wales, such as the Gregynog study and conference centre and the University of Wales Press, and runs a highly-respected research centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies.

The University is a major national institution in Wales.  While it is, of course, committed to helping to fulfil the educational and economic needs of Wales and to supporting its linguistic, cultural, and national heritage, the University is also committed to its international role and to enhancing its standing across the UK and overseas.

University of Wales validated programmes are delivered by RDI UK.