Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
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Aberystwyth University was a founding Member Institution of the former federal University of Wales. As of 2006, the University has over 12,000 students spread across seventeen academic departments.
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Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/03/2011
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The University was founded in 1872 as University College Wales. In 1894, the University became a founder member of the University of Wales 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 an independent university in its own right once again.
However, students who now enroll with Aberystwyth from the academic year 2009/2010 onwards (or have studied their 1st year in the academic year 2008/2009) have the choice to receive a University of Wales degree or an Aberystwyth University degree.
The National Student Survey named Aberystwyth fifth in the UK in 2006 and tenth in 2007, for overall student satisfaction. The Times Good University Guide 2008 ranked Aberystwyth joint first in the UK for student satisfaction. In the League table Aberystwyth is ranked 2nd in Wales after Cardiff University and 39th out of 113 institutions in the United Kingdom overall. Aberystwyth was also short-listed for a best student experience award by the Times in 2007 and was awarded it in 2008 and 2009.
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