University of Wales Trinity Saint David
| Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant | |
Coat of arms of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2010 Original charter granted to Saint David's College, Lampeter, in 1828 |
| Endowment | £8.8 m (2015) |
| President | R. Brinley Jones |
| Provost | D. Densil Morgan (Lampeter) Gwilym Dyfri Jones (Carmarthen) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Medwin Hughes |
| Visitor | The Rt Rev'd J. Wyn Evans, Bishop of St David's |
| Students | 9,930 (2015/16) |
| Undergraduates | 8,420 (2015/16) |
| Postgraduates | 1,510 (2015/16) |
| Location | Lampeter, Carmarthen, London, Cardiff, Swansea |
| Campus | Multiple campuses |
| Sports | Archery, Cricket, Fencing, Football, Hockey, Lacrosse, Rugby, Shooting |
| Affiliations |
University of Wales ACU Universities UK Cathedrals Group |
| Website | www |
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The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant) is a collegiate university operating on three main campuses in South West Wales: in Carmarthen, Lampeter, and Swansea. The university also has a fourth campus in London, England.
The university came into existence through the merger of the two oldest higher education institutions in Wales, the University of Wales, Lampeter (UWL) and Trinity University College (TUC) in 2010, under Lampeter's royal charter of 1828. In 2011, it was announced that the University of Wales would also be merged into Trinity Saint David. On 1 August 2013 the university merged with Swansea Metropolitan University.
The Patron of the University is HRH, The Prince of Wales, the President of Trinity Saint David is R. Brinley Jones and the Vice-Chancellor is Medwin Hughes.
Trinity Saint David received the supplementary royal charter that brought it into existence in July 2010 thereby merging University of Wales, Lampeter (UWL) and Trinity University College (TUC).
In 2008, a QAA report on UWL concluded that although the quality of Lampeter's degrees were satisfactory, they had "limited confidence" in the institution's quality assurance procedures and systems. Further to this assessment, HEFCW commissioned a further report which found "very real problems of leadership and management" at the university. As a direct result, in December 2008, UWL announced that it was in merger talks with TUC with the intention of forming a new university in Wales. This was formally announced in April 2009, when the institution's new name, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, was revealed. The university received its first students in September 2010. The name of the institution is a combination of the original name of UWL and the latter name of TUC.
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