Cardiff University

Cardiff University
Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd
Coat of arms of Cardiff University
Former names
  • University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (1893–1972)
  • University College, Cardiff (1972–1988)
  • University of Wales College, Cardiff (1988–1996)
  • University of Wales, Cardiff (1996–2005)
MottoWelsh: Gwirionedd, Undod a Chytgord[1]
Motto in English
Truth, Unity and Concord[1]
TypePublic
Established
  • 1883 (college)
  • 2005 (independent university status)
Endowment£46.2 million (2023)[2]
Budget£627.2 million (2022/23)[2]
ChancellorJenny Randerson[3]
Vice-ChancellorWendy Larner
Academic staff
3,410 (2022/23)[4]
Administrative staff
3,660 (2022/23)[4]
Students32,725 (2022/23)[5]
Undergraduates23,970 (2022/23)[5]
Postgraduates8,755 (2022/23)[5]
Location
Cardiff
,
Wales

51°29′N 3°11′W / 51.49°N 3.18°W / 51.49; -3.18
CampusUrban
Colours
Affiliations
Websitecardiff.ac.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales. It was established in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and became a founding college of the University of Wales in 1893. It was renamed University College, Cardiff in 1972 and merged with the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology in 1988 to become University of Wales College, Cardiff and then University of Wales, Cardiff in 1996. In 1997 it received degree-awarding powers, but held them in abeyance. It adopted the operating name of Cardiff University in 1999; this became its legal name in 2005, when it became an independent university awarding its own degrees.

Cardiff University is the only Welsh member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities.[6] Academics and alumni of the university have included four heads of state or government and two Nobel laureates. As of 2023, the university's academics include 17 fellows of the Royal Society, 11 fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, seven fellows of the British Academy, 21 fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences and 32 fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences.[7]

  1. ^ a b "History". Cardiff University. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 July 2023" (PDF). cardiff.ac.uk. Cardiff University. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Baroness Randerson named Cardiff University Chancellor". Cardiff University. 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Who's working in HE?". www.hesa.ac.uk. Higher Education Statistics Agency.
  5. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study? | HESA". hesa.ac.uk. Higher Education Statistics Agency.
  6. ^ "Our universities". Russell Group. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Honours and awards". Cardiff University. Retrieved 29 April 2021.