University of Glamorgan - Reputation

Reputation

The bulk of full-time students enter through the UCAS system with A-levels or equivalent qualifications and many of the University's degree courses are selective in that they require specific A-levels or above average grades for entry.

• A Next Generation Networks, IMS Experience Lab
• One of only 20 UK business schools to get an 'excellent ratings' from the government.
• Centre of Excellence in Mobile Applications and Services (CEMAS).
• Research in biohydrogen production and wastewater treatment.
• The only university in Wales to be awarded the Environmental ISO 14001.
• The University of Glamorgan, with Cardiff University and South Wales Police, forms the Universities Police Science Institute (UPSI) - a unique organisation in the UK dedicated to research and training in police related matters. Specialists in police and forensic related matters are organised within the Glamorgan Centre for Police Sciences.The University has its own Crime Scenes Investigation House.
• A £35 million (€46.7 million or $68.6 million) investment in the city of Cardiff, completed in 2007, houses the Atrium.
• The University, along with Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities is part of the St David's Day Group, which is dedicated to acting together drive forward the knowledge economy in Wales.
• Glamorgan, in partnership with the University of Wales Newport, is leading the development of the University of the Heads of the Valleys Initiative (UHOVI)

In July 2012 the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, Newport announced that they had begun exclusive talks aimed at integrating the two institutions and realising their shared vision for a new University that would provide greater depth of support to the students, communities and economy of South Wales. The ambitious plans for the new institution will build on the strengths and resources of the two universities and maximise the opportunities for learners via the partners’ campuses across the cities of Cardiff and Newport and throughout the valleys of South East Wales. The purpose of the new university will be to achieve a step-change in the ability to compete in the UK and international markets, provide more opportunities for students and provide an economic boost to the public and private sectors in the region by emphasising skills, employability and entrepreneurship.

It will be of a similar size to Cardiff University, with an enhanced applied research capacity and a focus on business engagement and employability, while improving widening access opportunities for local learners. They will aim to build on the close partnership between the two institutions that has developed from their work with UHOVI (Universities Heads of the Valleys Institute). The formation of the new University will be guided by the principle of creating a beacon institution for Wales which is integrated into local communities, for the benefit of students and the economy.

While the current process involves a bilateral agreement between Glamorgan and Newport, the new institution, when established, will be designed to remain open for further expansion with potential partners in the future. This is in accordance with the strategic direction of successive Welsh Governments.