Aberystwyth University
| Address | Old College King Street Aberystwyth Ceredigion SY23 2AX |
| Telephone | 01970 623111 |
| Fax | 01970 611446 |
| Website | www.aber.ac.uk |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Noel Lloyd |
| President and Chairman of Council | Sir Emyr Jones Parry |
Founded in 1872, Aberystwyth was the first university institution to be established in Wales. It is one of three colleges that originally formed the federal University of Wales in 1893. University title was granted by the Privy Council with effect from September 2007. The College of Librarianship of Wales merged into the University in 1989, the Welsh Agricultural College in 1995 and the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research in April 2008. As of the 2008/09 academic year, it had over 10,000 registered students and 2100 staff.
The University has a multi-campus location. Most of the University buildings are located on the campus at Penglais, which has been developed since the 1950s. Some departments are located at Llanbadarn, and the earlier University buildings are in the main part of the town on the sea-front. Gogerddan, some three miles to the north of town, houses research facilities for the newly established Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences and a number of University support services.
Aberystwyth University identifies its mission as: “…to continue to be an internationally competitive teaching and research University which addresses global challenges and is responsive to the needs of the local community, of Wales and of the wider world. In order to deliver its mission it aims to provide students with learning opportunities of the highest quality and offer a distinctive environment for study; respond to the changing needs of society for skilled, educated and employable graduates; produce high quality research which is internationally acknowledged, responding to intellectual, cultural, social and economic needs; work in partnership to serve the community, the UK, Europe and the wider world; play a full part in the social, cultural and economic development of Wales, including support for the Welsh language".
| Academic profile 2008/09 | |
|---|---|
| Total students | 9,595 |
| Comprising | |
| Full-time students | 6,658 |
| Sandwich year out students | 80 |
| Part-time students | 2,857 |
