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Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life. The University has enjoyed a period of tremendous growth. We have achieved our ambition to be a top thirty research Universities, soaring up the 2014 Research Excellence Framework* league table to 26th in the UK from 52nd in 2008. Additionally, an ambitious Campus Development Programme is well underway – one of the most extensive knowledge economy projects in the UK and within the top five in Europe. It involves creating the Bay Campus, a brand new £450 million development on the eastern approach to the city, together with the transformation of our existing Singleton Park Campus. Swansea's multicultural dual-campus community provides a global perspective and opportunities to gain skills that last a lifetime. The University's foundation stone was laid by King George V on 19 July 1920, and 89 students (including eight female students) enrolled that same year. In 1921, Dr. Mary Williams became the first woman to be appointed to a UK university chair when she became a French language professor and literature professor. By September 1939, there were 65 staff and 485 students. In 1947 there were just two permanent buildings on campus: Singleton Abbey and the library. The Principal, J S Fulton, recognized the need to expand the estate and vision of a self-contained community, with residential, social, and academic facilities on a single site. His vision was to become the first university campus in the UK. By 1960 a large-scale development program was underway to see the construction of new halls of residence, the Maths and Science Tower, and College House (later renamed Fulton House). The 1960s also saw the development of the "finite element method" by Professor Olek Zienkiewicz. His technique revolutionized the design and engineering of manufactured products, and Swansea was starting to stake its claim as an institution that demanded to be taken seriously. Work began on the student village at Hendrefoelan in 1971, the South Wales Miners' Library was established in 1973, and the Taliesin Arts Centre opened on campus in 1984. The Regional Schools of Nursing transferred to Swansea in 1992, and the College of Medicine opened in 2001. Technium Digital was completed in 2005, and, barely two years later, the University opened its Institute of Life Science, which commercializes the results of research undertaken in the College of Medicine. Work commenced on a second Institute of Life Science in 2009. An ambitious campus expansion and development project is now underway, ensuring that Swansea University will maintain its momentum and continue to work for the benefit of the city, its people, and industries. The University's coat of arms was granted by the College of Heralds in 1921 and remained an elegant representation of its traditions, heritage, and standing. Swansea's industrial and maritime heritage is depicted on the shield by the hammer, pickaxe, and anchor. The book represents academia, and the dragon symbolizes Wales. The University's motto, Gweddw Crefft Heb Ei Dawn, which can be translated as Technical Skill is Bereft Without Culture, is taken from the Myvyrian Archaeology, one of the earliest collections of medieval Welsh literature to be printed entirely in Welsh. Swansea University aims to provide an inclusive and supportive working and learning environment free from unfair discrimination and enables staff and students to fulfill their potential. The University's Equal Opportunities team actively supports staff and students to identify and remove any potential barriers and ensures that the University offers equality of opportunity to all staff and students, regardless of race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and belief, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity status, or marriage and civil partnership status. The Dignity at Work and Study policy promotes the dignity of all students and staff at the University by eliminating all forms of offensive behavior and establishing a working and learning environment free from harassment and aggression. Members of the University are to be treated with dignity and respect and protected from harassment and intimidation at work and study. We are committed to actively supporting, promoting, and enriching Welsh culture and the Welsh language. As part of our vision, we aim to enhance our student experience by increasing opportunities to study through the medium of Welsh and improved the provision. We will also increase the opportunities for all university members who can to use the Welsh language and strengthen the University's image in Wales as a bilingual institution. View full university

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) was formed on 18 November 2010 through the University of Wales Lampeter and Trinity University College Carmarthen merger, under Lampeter's Royal Charter of 1828. On 1 August 2013, Swansea Metropolitan University became part of UWTSD. The University's Royal Charter is the oldest in Wales and England after Oxford and Cambridge's universities. In 2011 HRH the Prince of Wales became its Royal Patron. The UWTSD Group includes Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion as part of a dual sector group structure comprising further education colleges and universities. The UWTSD Group has over 25,000 learners across 17 campuses in rural and city locations. Together we deliver clear, tangible benefits for learners, employers, industry, and communities by offering a vocational approach from entry to post-doctoral research. The Group will be further strengthened with the University of Wales merger into UWTSD in due course. The University's main campuses are situated in various locations in and around Swansea's city center and in the rural towns of Lampeter and Carmarthen in South West Wales. The Wales International Academy of Voice, under the Directorship of Dennis O'Neill with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as its patron, is located in Cardiff. Also, the University has a Business School in London for international students. UWTSD has a clear and exciting strategic plan which emphasizes applied learning, strong academic disciplines, and a clear commitment to innovation, enterprise, and knowledge transfer. This connected university is driving through structural and strategic change, closely associated with the industry, business, and enterprise. The University has a clear national profile – delivering for Wales and celebrating its distinctiveness on the UK and international stage. The learner experience is at the heart of our mission. We have placed sustainability at the core of our planning. Developed through our award-winning Institute of Sustainable Practice, Innovation, and Resource Effectiveness (INSPIRE), we have embedded sustainable development through our learning, teaching, curricula, campus, community, and culture. We aim to inspire individuals and develop reflective graduates and practitioners who can make a difference in society. Through work-based learning, research of international excellence, and knowledge transfer networks, we aim to play a pivotal role in promoting social justice, economic renewal, and social and cultural capital. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has an ambitious mission. The University's Royal Charter is the oldest of any university in Wales and England after the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Our Lampeter campus was founded in 1822 and received its Royal Charter from King George IV in 1828. The Carmarthen campus was the first center for teacher training in Wales, established in 1848, and we can also claim one of the first art schools in the UK, established in Swansea in 1853. I am delighted that His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, is our Royal Patron. We take great pride in our history and our connection to it, mainly how it has provided us with the determination and confidence to shape our future. Today, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David is a dynamic and ambitious institution with campuses across three counties in West Wales and the Wales International Academy of Voice in Cardiff and campuses in London for our international students. Our transformational journey continues with the inclusion of Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion as constituent colleges within the UWTSD Group. We are creating a new education system providing progression routes from entry-level to doctoral studies within the region. We aim to develop reflective graduates and practitioners who can make a difference in society. We are committed to sustainable development and the environment as one of our underpinning values. It is a theme that is woven into the student experience enabling the UWTSD graduate to develop the right knowledge, skills, and attributes to take their place wherever they may be in the future. Universities must also be powerhouses for economic change. This is why UWTSD is focused on enterprise and innovation, enabling our staff and students to transform ideas into real opportunities and solutions for business. I am proud of our track-record for applied research, and our international work in the areas of Applied Design and Engineering are critical areas of development for the University. The University has submitted a sample of 160 publications from 49 members with internationally and globally leading research to the Research Excellence Framework 2014. These are in Art and Design, Celtic Studies (joint submission with the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies at the University of Wales), Classics General Engineering Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology, and Theology and Religious Studies. The role of universities to foster civic pride is significant as they provide and support cultural, social, and economic activity by their very existence. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has an impressive pedigree as a community and civic institution. Our campuses in Carmarthen, Lampeter, and Swansea have enabled us to foster excellent links within the community so that the University, its resources, and services are celebrated as regional assets. Our Cardiff activities, based around the Wales International Academy of Voice, and our campus in London continue these excellent traditions. We aim to create social and cultural hubs where events, activities, and facilities draw the public, business, and organizations into the University environment. I am delighted to note that the Welsh Government has approved the University's request to purchase nine land plots in the SA1 region of Swansea. This is an exciting development for the University and will enable us to realize our vision for a new city university campus, bringing together and celebrating the excellent work that has been developed over the years by Swansea Metropolitan as it looks to its future within the University of Wales Trinity Saint David brand. This prime waterfront location in the heart of the city will transform the educational experience for staff and students. It will enable us to provide a vibrant city experience, connecting our academic work with innovation, enterprise, businesses, and the community. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David System will transform higher education and training in Wales. Central to this new model will be establishing a new sustainable planning framework that will encompass, nurture, stimulate, and promote the development of coherent educational pathways across a wide range of institutions. View full university