University College of South Wales, Cardiff
| Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd | |
Coat of arms of Cardiff University
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Former names
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| Motto | Welsh: Gwirionedd, Undod A Chytgord |
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Motto in English
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Truth, Unity and Concord |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1883 1997 (granted degree awarding powers) 2005 (independent university) |
| Endowment | £30.3 million (as of 31 July 2016) |
| Chancellor | Martin Evans |
| President | Colin Riordan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Colin Riordan |
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Administrative staff
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5,230 |
| Students | 30,675 (2015/16) |
| Undergraduates | 21,905 (2015/16) |
| Postgraduates | 8,775 (2015/16) |
| Location |
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 51°29′16″N 3°10′44″W / 51.4877°N 3.1790°WCoordinates: 51°29′16″N 3°10′44″W / 51.4877°N 3.1790°W |
| Campus | Urban |
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| Affiliations |
Russell Group EUA Universities UK GW4 |
| Website | cardiff.ac.uk |
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ARWU (2016, national) |
9-15 | |
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ARWU (2016, world) |
101-150 | |
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QS (2016/17, national) |
22 | |
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QS (2016/17, world) |
140 | |
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THE (2016/17, national) |
29 | |
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THE (2016/17, world) |
182 | |
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Complete (2017, national) |
35 | |
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The Guardian (2017, national) |
33 | |
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Times/Sunday Times (2017, national) |
46 | |
Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a public research university located in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Founded in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, it became one of the founding colleges of the University of Wales in 1893, and in 1997 received (but held in abeyance) its own degree-awarding powers. It adapted the public name of Cardiff University in 1999, and in 2005 this became its legal name as it left the University of Wales to become an independent University awarding its own degrees. It is the third oldest university institution in Wales and is the only Welsh member of the Russell Group of leading British research universities.
The university is composed of three colleges: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; and Physical Sciences and Engineering.
The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based university education and was ranked 122nd in the world by the QS World University Rankings 2015–16, as well as achieving the highest student satisfaction rating in the 2013 National Student Survey for universities in Wales. The research quality of Cardiff University was ranked 5th overall in the UK in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, with some areas ranked top in the country. The impact of Cardiff's research was also ranked 2nd in the UK. For 2015-16, Cardiff had a turnover of £511.8 million, including £112.5 million from research grants and contracts.
The university has an undergraduate enrolment of 21,575 and a total enrolment of 30,480 (according to HESA data for 2014/15) making it one of the ten largest universities in the UK. The Cardiff University Students' Union works to promote the interests of the student body within the University and further afield. The university's sports teams compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues.
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