University College Wales, Aberystwyth
| Prifysgol Aberystwyth | |
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Former names
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University of Wales, Aberystwyth |
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| Motto | Welsh: Nid Byd, Byd Heb Wybodaeth |
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Motto in English
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A world without knowledge is no world at all |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1872 (as The University College of Wales) |
| Endowment | £48.4m (as of 31 July 2016) |
| Chancellor | Emyr Jones Parry |
| Vice-Chancellor | Elizabeth Treasure |
| Students | 8,755 (2015/16) |
| Undergraduates | 7,690 (2015/16) |
| Postgraduates | 1,070 (2015/16) |
| Location | Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom |
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| Website | www |
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QS (2018, national) |
50 | |
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QS (2018, world) |
481–490 | |
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THE (2018, national) |
39 | |
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THE (2018, world) |
301–350 | |
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Complete (2018, national) |
68 | |
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The Guardian (2018, national) |
81 | |
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Times/Sunday Times (2018, national) |
47 | |
Aberystwyth University (Welsh: Prifysgol Aberystwyth) is a public research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The university has almost 8,000 students studying across its six academic institutes.
Founded in 1872 as University College Wales, Aberystwyth, it became a founder member of the University of Wales in 1894 and changed its name to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. In the mid-1990s, the university again changed its name to the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. On 1 September 2007, the University of Wales ceased to be a federal university and Aberystwyth became independent again.
In the middle of the 19th century, eminent Welsh people were advocating the establishment of a university in the Principality. One such was Thomas Nicholas, whose 1863 book Middle and High Class Schools, and University Education for Wales is said to have "exerted great influence on educated Welshmen".
Funded through public and private subscriptions, and with five regional committees (London, Manchester, Liverpool, North and South Wales) guaranteeing funds for the first three years' running costs, the University opened in October 1872 with 26 students. Thomas Charles Edwards was the Principal. In October 1875, chapels in Wales raised the next tranche of funds from over 70,000 contributors. Until 1893, when the college joined the University of Wales as a founder member, students applying to Aberystwyth sat the University of London's entrance exams. Women were admitted in 1884.
In 1885, after a fire in what is now known as Old College, the Gogerddan Estate was donated to the University and would become the location of Penglais Campus, the University's principal campus. Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1893, the University installed the Prince of Wales as Chancellor in 1896, the same year it awarded an honorary degree to British Prime Minister William Gladstone.
The university's Coat of Arms dates from the 1880s. The shield features two red dragons to symbolise Wales, and an open book to symbolise learning. The crest, an eagle or phoenix above a flaming tower, may signify the College's rebirth after the 1885 fire. The motto is Nid Byd, Byd Heb Wybodaeth (a world without knowledge is no world at all).
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