Welsh: Prifysgol Abertawe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former names | University College of Swansea, University of Wales Swansea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | Welsh: Gweddw crefft heb ei dawn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motto in English | "Technical skill is bereft without culture" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1920 – University College of Swansea 1996 – University of Wales, Swansea 2007 – Swansea University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Endowment | £7.31 million (2023)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Budget | £412.3 million (2022/23)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Dame Jean Thomas[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Paul Boyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative staff | 3290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Students | 21,510 (2022/23)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 16,385 (2022/23)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 5,125 (2022/23)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | , Wales, United Kingdom 51°36′35″N 3°58′50″W / 51.60972°N 3.98056°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campus | Suburban/coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colours | Academic: Blue and white | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | ACU EUA University of Wales Universities UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | swansea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Swansea University (Welsh: Prifysgol Abertawe) is a public research university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.
It was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920,[4] as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea[4] following structural changes within the University of Wales. The title of Swansea University was formally adopted on 1 September 2007 when the University of Wales became a non-membership confederal institution and the former members became universities in their own right.[5]
Swansea University has three faculties across its two campuses which are located on the coastline of Swansea Bay. The Singleton Park Campus is set in the grounds of Singleton Park to the west of Swansea city centre. The £450 million Bay Campus, which opened in September 2015, is located next to Jersey Marine Beach to the east of Swansea in the Neath Port Talbot area. The annual income of the institution for 2022–23 was £412.3 million of which £67.1 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £348 million.[1]
It is the third largest university in Wales in terms of number of students. It offers about 450 undergraduate courses, 280 postgraduate taught and 150 postgraduate research courses to 20,375 undergraduate and postgraduate students.[6]
- ^ a b c "Annual Review 2023" (PDF). Swansea University. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Swansea University appoints Dame Jean Thomas as chancellor". BBC News. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b "library.wales.org: Home". Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Three universities go independent". BBC News. 1 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Free statistics online – HESA – Higher Education Statistics Agency". Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.