University of Glamorgan explained

University of Glamorgan
Native Name:Welsh: Prifysgol Morgannwg
Motto:Success Through Endeavour[1]
Chancellor:Vacant
Vice Chancellor:Julie Lydon[2]
City:Trefforest
Country:Wales, UK
Students:21,496
Undergrad:18,240
Postgrad:3,256
Type:Public
Website:http://www.glam.ac.uk/
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 (Welsh: Prifysgol Morgannwg) was a university based in South Wales prior to the merger with University of Wales, Newport, that formed the University of South Wales in April 2013. The university was based in Pontypridd, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, with campuses in Trefforest, Glyntaff, Merthyr Tydfil, Tyn y Wern (The Glamorgan Sport Park) and Cardiff. 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.[3]

History

The University of Glamorgan was founded in 1913 as the South Wales and Monmouthshire School of Mines, a School of Mines based in Trefforest, Pontypridd, serving the large coal mining industry in the South Wales Valleys.[4] 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.[4] At the outset, the school had 17 mining diploma students, including three from China.[5] The school was taken over by Glamorgan County Council during the Depression,[4] and became Glamorgan Technical College in 1949, reflecting its expanding portfolio, and the Glamorgan College of Technology in 1958.[5] 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 for Adults" course in 1967.[4] In 1970, the college became a polytechnic.[5]

In 1914 Glamorgan County Council created Glamorgan Training College to train women to teach. It originally only took women who lived locally but in 1947, when Ellen Evans 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.[6]

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.[7] In 2007, "ATRiuM", a new facility for teaching and research in media, design and the arts was opened in Cardiff city centre.[8] 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.[3] 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,[9] with 10,227 registered as full-time undergraduates.[9] 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.[10]

Campuses

The university had several campuses:

Facilities

The halls of residence were based at the Treforest campus:

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.

Faculties and departments

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 system with A-levels or equivalent qualifications and many of the university's degree courses are selective in that they require specific A-levels or above average grades for entry.

Awards

Notable alumni

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glamorgan Crest - University of Glamorgan. 2008-02-09. University of Glamorgan. https://web.archive.org/web/20071029154822/http://www.glam.ac.uk/profile/74/crest. 29 October 2007. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Directorate and Governors - University of Glamorgan. 2008-04-28. University of Glamorgan. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071029013504/http://www.glam.ac.uk/profile/59/directorate. 29 October 2007. dmy-all.
  3. http://news.glam.ac.uk/news/en/2012/jul/03/NewU/ Glamorgan and Newport agree to form new University for South Wales (news release)
  4. The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg896
  5. Web site: The History of the University of Glamorgan. 1 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100328074805/http://profile.glam.ac.uk/about/history/. 28 March 2010. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Glamorgan Training College/Glamorgan College of Education Records. 2022-09-05 . calmview.cardiff.gov.uk.
  7. Web site: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the University of Glamorgan Strategic Alliance welcomed. 4 January 2007. Welsh Assembly Government. 28 February 2010.
  8. Web site: Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries - ATRiuM facilities. University of Glamorgan. 28 February 2010.
  9. Web site: University of Glamorgan - Facts and Figures. 2009-11-06. University of Glamorgan. https://web.archive.org/web/20100125121105/http://profile.glam.ac.uk/facts/. 25 January 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  10. News: The Western Mail. Devine. Darren. 17 July 2009. Welsh students struggling to find jobs after graduation. 1 December 2009.
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 3 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021707/http://www.comp.glam.ac.uk/ims-lab/ . 16 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  12. http://www.accountingmasters.co.uk/about_the_university.htm University of Glamorgan
  13. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/cardiff-news/2005/11/02/university-expansion-plan-91466-16323108/ University expansion plan
  14. http://www.uhovi.ac.uk/ UHOVI
  15. http://www.glam.ac.uk/jobs/547
  16. http://www.glam.ac.uk/profile/63/awards University Awards
  17. Web site: Kevin Brennan MP | Cardiff West . 31 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526200258/http://www.kevinbrennan.co.uk/biography . 26 May 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  18. Web site: Richard James Burgess.
  19. ‘JONES, Caroline Yvonne’, Who's Who; 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  20. Web site: Grubb . Sophie . 2020-10-26 . Reverend speaks out about religion, racism and leaving a career in law . 2023-07-12 . BristolLive . en.
  21. Web site: About | Gareth L. Powell. 9 September 2008.
  22. Web site: Leannewood.org.

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