Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies

University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies
Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru (Welsh)
TypeResearch institute
HeadquartersAberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Coordinates52°24′55″N 4°04′08″W / 52.41517°N 4.06885°W / 52.41517; -4.06885
Director
Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones[1]
Parent organization
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
(formerly University of Wales)
WebsiteWales.ac.uk

The Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies (CAWCS; Welsh: Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd) is a research institute located in Aberystwyth, Wales. The centre was established by the University of Wales in 1985, and works under the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

The centre holds responsibility on managing the University of Wales Dictionary, one of the main dictionaries of the Welsh language. It also manages the Dictionary of Welsh Biography with the National Library of Wales, as well as various projects, such as those relating to the poets or manuscripts of Wales, and collaborating with institutions in other Celtic nations.

  1. ^ "Professor Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones appointed Director of the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies - University of Wales". www.wales.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2023.