University snapshots
Each university snapshot gives you some key information about the university (age, size, location, subjects taught etc.) plus a short opinion piece about the university.
I’ll attempt to give you a flavour of the university, identifying what makes it distinctive, so you can work out whether it might be somewhere you might consider studying.
The universities themselves have no input into these snapshots, nor can they pay to be included or highlighted. I will, of course, remedy any factual errors that are drawn to my attention.
I’ll add new snapshots every week!
University of South Wales
The University of South Wales was formed through a merger of The University of Glamorgan and The University of Wales Newport. Glamorgan, the larger partner, had become a university in 1992 having previously been known as the Polytechnic of Wales.
The university's largest site is at Pontypridd, where three campuses cover the majority of their courses. The sites are a short bus-ride apart, and are a mix of modern and character buildings. The main site at Treforest in particular has that distinctive campus-university community feel, while the sports park has some truly world-class training facilities.
The remaining two sites meanwhile are in Newport (Education, Business and Cyber Security) and Cardiff (Creative industries). Each of these are super-modern, impressive business-like buildings focusing on a small range of disciplines.