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95-621: The University has delivered Years 2 to 5 of the C21 Medicine programme on behalf of Cardiff University under a franchise arrangement since 2018. Two year groups of graduates have successfully completed their medical studies entirely in North Wales. In September 2021, the Welsh Government first proposed that a new, independent, North Wales medical school should be developed at the University,

190-548: A referendum on the matter in which Wales narrowly voted to leave the EU. South Wales has been highlighted by many as evidence that Brexit cut across traditional party allegiances, as the area typically votes overwhelmingly for Labour. The band of eight local authorities covering the Valleys area from Swansea in the west to Torfaen in the east, plus the coastal city of Newport , all voted in favour of Brexit , and all are represented in

285-481: A Centre for Lifelong Learning , which has been teaching a wide range of courses for over 125 years. However, in July 2009, the university announced it was ending over 250 humanities courses at the centre, making over 100 staff redundant. The university has since reintroduced a number of humanities courses for a trial period beginning in 2010. In June 2010, the university launched three new research institutes, each offering

380-413: A Doctoral Academy, that brings together the work of four previous discipline-based Graduate Schools and the postgraduate research activity of the university's Graduate Centre. In the financial year ended 31 July 2022, the annual income of the institution was £627.6 million (£634.2 million for the group). The operating expenditure was £604.2 million (£606.5 million for the group), with

475-620: A September 2024 intake. A primary goal of the establishment of the medical school is to address the recruitment of medical staff in North Wales. The number of general practitioners (GP) has increased slightly over Wales but attracting doctors to work in North Wales has traditionally been more of a challenge. Currently, there are more than 28 vacant full-time GP posts which are being filled by locum staff. Since 2016, doctors at Glan Clwyd Hospital and Ysbyty Gwynedd have guided Year 12 and 13 pupils in local state schools with their Medicine and Dentistry applications. In 2023 40 students participated in

570-593: A Wales-wide election. The Brexit Party also formed a parliamentary group in the Assembly made up of the four ex- UK Independence Party (UKIP) members, led by Mark Reckless . A snap general election in the United Kingdom was held on 12 December 2019 . Welsh Labour suffered an 8% drop in their vote, losing all their seats in North Wales , except for Alyn and Deeside . Labour ended up losing six parliamentary seats to

665-705: A college each for North Wales and South Wales, the latter to be located in Glamorgan and the former to be the established University College of Wales in Aberystwyth (now Aberystwyth University ). The committee cited the unique Welsh national identity and noted that many students in Wales could not afford to travel to University in England or Scotland. It advocated a national degree-awarding university for Wales, composed of regional colleges, which should be non-sectarian in nature and exclude

760-583: A commitment that was subsequently incorporated into the Programme for Government. Health Minister Eluned Morgan established a North Wales Medical School Programme Board, which recommended that the school should grow to have an annual intake of 110 school-leavers and 30 graduate entrants, with the school commencing its first intake in Autumn 2024. In August 2023, the General Medical Council confirmed that

855-460: A declaration of insolvency was considered. This led to a merger with the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (UWIST) to form the University of Wales College of Cardiff. The principal of the new institution was Sir Aubrey Trotman-Dickenson , who had been the principal of UWIST. After changes to the constitution in 1996, its name was changed to the University of Wales, Cardiff. In

950-499: A delay was needed, but all parties agreed on measures to encourage vulnerable voters and others to consider applying for a postal vote and early applications, greater flexibility around the nomination of candidates, postal and proxy voting, and measures to ensure the safe operation of polling stations and count venues. The Wales Electoral Coordination Board said on 5 January 2021 that counting of Senedd election votes cannot be done overnight because of COVID restrictions. The board said that

1045-475: A departmental committee to conduct "an enquiry into the nature and extent of intermediate and higher education in Wales", chaired by the 1st Baron Aberdare and consisting of Viscount Emlyn , the Reverend Prebendary H. G. Robinson, Henry Richard , John Rhys and Lewis Morris . The Aberdare Report , as it came to be known, took evidence from a wide range of sources and over 250 witnesses and recommended

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1140-471: A fully chartered UK university. In 1901, John Viriamu Jones persuaded Cardiff Corporation to give the college a five-acre site in Cathays Park (instead of selling it as they would have done otherwise). Soon after, in 1905, work on a new building commenced under the architect W. D. Caröe . Money ran short for the project, however,and although the side-wings were completed in the 1960s the planned great hall

1235-399: A group with representatives from all of the main parties would look at the arrangements that might have to be in place for the election if COVID-19 restrictions are still required. It would look at campaigning and voting, gathering "views over the summer so that by September, any changes the group feels would be beneficial can be considered and taken forward". There was no consensus to agree if

1330-464: A leaflet in the English language , without a bilingual one. Joel Williams, Conservative candidate for Cardiff North, got the name of his own constituency wrong on a campaign leaflet. Dwyfor Meirionydd Conservative candidate, Charlie Evans, had to apologise for a tweet praising Llyn Tryweryn , the lake which was created to provide water for Liverpool, immortalised with the slogan Cofiwch Dryweryn . After

1425-805: A new approach to a major modern research issue. The Neurosciences and Mental Health Research Institute and the Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute are housed in the purpose-built Hadyn Ellis Building and in the Sustainable Places Research Institute. Another part of the Science and Development Campus, the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), opened in June 2016 for neuroimaging research. On 19 February 2018, Malcolm Anderson,

1520-593: A night club and the studios of Xpress Radio and Gair Rhydd , the student newspaper. It is democratically controlled by the student body through the election of seven full-time officers, who manage the running of the Union. The Union provides a range of services, including a number of cafes, bars and shops, as well as advice, training and representation. The Union is an affiliated member of the National Union of Students . The students' union supports over 200 societies across

1615-918: A pensions provision of £118.8 million for a total expenditure of £725.3 million. The consolidated group income and expenditure includes University College Cardiff Consultants Limited and International Learning Exchange Programme Limited, but does not include the University Students’ Union or the Cardiff Partnership Fund Limited as Cardiff University's council does not control the financial and operating activities of those bodies. Key sources of income included £125.4 million from research grants and contracts, £98.9 million from Funding Council grants and £323.5 million from tuition fees and support grants. As of 31 July 2022, Cardiff had endowments of £45.6 million and total reserves of £648.7 million. Cardiff University

1710-486: A protest against a BAE careers event on 15th February 2024, this was held by pro-Palestinian students and forced the event to be held online with limited access. On 26th April 2024 about Jacob Rees-Mogg (then an MP ) being invited to talk at the University, where students were reported to have chased Rees-Mogg off the campus. The Union provides facilities and support for several student media groups, including: Gair Rhydd , an award-winning, free student newspaper that

1805-410: A referendum on Welsh independence within five years if they won a majority. Some observers also believed they would have requested a Welsh independence referendum in exchange for supporting a minority government. Despite being a unionist party, Labour selected three candidates who supported independence. On 3 February 2021, UKIP leader Neil Hamilton stated that the party would pledge to deliver

1900-671: A referendum on the devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. He later told BBC Radio Wales : "UKIP had its founding principle in getting out of the European Union and now we've done that we can concentrate on reintegrating the United Kingdom... Our slogan in this election is 'scrap the Senedd'." On 7 March 2021, the Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party announced that it would be running candidates in all constituencies in

1995-431: A university lecturer committed suicide at age 48 by jumping off a university building. The inquiry determined that Anderson's suicide was the result of a high-pressure workload. In 2020, Grace Krause, a PhD student employed at Cardiff University started experiencing headaches and back pain after lengthy work at a computer. She tweeted that "Staff are marking hundreds of essays in an impossibly short time. It

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2090-497: A way forward to achieving the goal of providing strong and sustainable hospital services across north Wales." In 2020 the Welsh government had formed a research group to assess the feasibility of an independent Bangor medical school. The concept of a medical school for North Wales received support from all major parties during the 2021 Senedd election . In May 2021, Jo Whitehead, CEO of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board stated that

2185-633: A wide range of interests as well as 70 sports clubs through the athletic union. Student activism at Cardiff University has included protests about the university's investments in arms companies in 2009, as part of a larger student movement in the UK at that time, and participating in the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses . An encampment was established outside the Cardiff University Main Building on 14 May 2024 by students from Cardiff University, Cardiff Metropolitan University ,

2280-723: Is a highly renowned for several subjects in its department. Cardiff has produced two Nobel Laureates on its staff, Sir Martin Evans and Robert Huber . A number of Cardiff University staff have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society , these include Graham Hutchings FRS, professor of Physical Chemistry and Director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Ole Holger Petersen , MRC Professor and Director of Cardiff School of Biosciences. and John M. Pearce , Professor of Psychology. In 2013, Cardiff University

2375-531: Is clear, and the Welsh Government itself has recognised this [...] and tried to bury this blow to medical students and patients". In September 2017 Plaid Cymru called for 40 medical student to be trained in North Wales if Bangor University collaborated with medical schools in the south. Rhun ap Iorwerth said that Plaid Cymru's ultimate goal was to form an independent medical school in Bangor, "Our proposals give us

2470-561: Is delivered on behalf of Cardiff University, and is closely based on their C21 medicine programme except that all students undertake the Year 3 Community and Rural Education Route (CARER). The number of students was increased from 20 students for the 2020/21 academic year to 25 in 2021/22 and 40 in 2022/23. Student intake into the 2023-24 academic year was the final cohort to enter the C21 North Wales Medicine programme. The first intake into

2565-560: Is exhausting. Everyone is in crisis mode. Stressed, moody, morose, everyone feels like they’re drowning." Soon after, an email from the university was sent to all PhD students asking for these comments to be deleted, in order to avoid negative media attention, which sparked a debate about freedom of speech between employers and employees. List of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of Cardiff University and its predecessors (shown in brackets): The university's academic facilities are centred around Cathays Park in central Cardiff, which contains

2660-498: Is over-represented by a margin of four seats, when considered on a proportional basis. Under the Wales Act 2014 , a candidate is allowed to stand in both a constituency and a regional list. However, holding a dual mandate with the House of Commons is illegal, meaning a Member of the Senedd cannot also be an MP. This was the first election where 16- and 17-year olds could vote, following

2755-546: Is released every Monday of term; Quench , a monthly arts and lifestyle magazine that specialises in the local music scene as well as original investigative feature articles; and CUTV, the student television channel. Xpress Radio is the student radio station. It broadcasts daily during term from studios in the Students' Union building, with programming such as comedy panel shows, new music showcases, local music showcases, and film reviews. The Cardiff University Athletic Union

2850-720: Is taken from the prayer for the Church militant as it appears in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer . 2021 Senedd election Mark Drakeford Labour Mark Drakeford Labour Charles III Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister ( list ) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS ( L ) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS ( L ) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS ( PC ) Leader of

2945-647: Is the body that supports student sport at Cardiff, it oversees more than 60 competitive and non-competitive sports clubs, many of which compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport league. The university's Ice Hockey team, the Cardiff Redhawks (which also recruits players from other Welsh universities) competes in the British Universities Ice Hockey Association leagues. The university's sports teams also take part in

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3040-656: Is the only Welsh member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities. 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

3135-591: Is to have a campus in Bangor too. We don't produce enough doctors. Ireland, with the same population, has six medical schools, and Scotland has five". In July 2017, the Welsh Labour government rejected calls for a North Wales medical school. Plaid Cymru assembly member Siân Gwenllian referred to this as a "betrayal of the people of Bangor, Arfon and all of the North". Professor Dean Williams of Bangor University said in May 2017 that

3230-685: The House of Commons by Labour MPs, all of whom wished to remain in the EU. Plaid Cymru campaigned for a Remain vote in the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the EU . Plaid Cymru later supported, during the final stages of Brexit process, a second referendum on the matter. Plaid argued that there should be a referendum on Welsh independence after Brexit, so that Wales could apply for EU membership. A June 2020 YouGov / ITV Cymru poll concluded that 25% were in favour of independence and 54% opposed. The same poll found that 22% of respondents wanted no devolution in Wales, and that 25% were for abolition of

3325-710: The Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh : Senedd Cymru ). It was the sixth devolved general election since the Senedd (formerly the National Assembly for Wales) was established in 1999. The election was held alongside the Scottish Parliament election , English local elections , London Assembly and mayoral election and the Hartlepool by-election . It was the first election in which 16- and 17-year-olds and legally resident foreign nationals were allowed to vote in Wales,

3420-612: The University of South Wales and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama , joining the Cymru Students For Palestine umbrella group that also included protestors at Swansea University and Bangor University . The encampment dispersed on 17 July 2024 after the university confirmed that it already met some demands and committed to address some of the others. There has also been other individual demonstrations held by Cardiff University students. These have included

3515-475: The University of Wales College of Medicine (UWCM), after the publication of the Welsh Assembly Government's review of higher education in Wales. This set in train a series of constitutional reforms. On 1 August 2004, Cardiff University ceased to be a member of the University of Wales and became an independent "link institution" affiliated to the federal university. The process of the merger with UWCM

3610-645: The Welsh Conservatives in Boris Johnson 's landslide victory . These seats included Bridgend , which has been represented on the assembly level by former First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones since the 1999 election . The Conservatives also picked up Brecon and Radnorshire from the Welsh Liberal Democrats . On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union . This followed

3705-557: The 6 May 2021. In the 3-week review on the 12 March 2021 the First Minister said that the threshold for postponing the election hasn't currently been met. Drakeford also said that leafleting (not door knocking) will be able to start from 15 March. During the pandemic, the Welsh government messaging and laws have been distinct from the UK government's actions in England; this has made the Welsh public more conscious about devolution. The Welsh government only allowed businesses access to

3800-685: The Academy of Social Sciences. The foundation of the university college in Cardiff that was to become Cardiff University was part of the Welsh university movement of the second half of the 19th century, which also led to the foundation of the colleges at Aberystwyth and Bangor (now Aberystwyth and Bangor universities) and the federal University of Wales . The movement began at a meeting in London in 1854 called by Hugh Owen , including leaders of Welsh theological colleges and members of parliament. This meeting discussed establishing university colleges in Wales along

3895-519: The Board could support a new Medical and Health Sciences School in North Wales by 2025. Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething stated that he wanted a task and finish group to assess whether a North Wales Medical School is “practical and achievable”. A task and finish group chaired by Professor Elizabeth Treasure assessed the proposal from Autumn 2020 . Siân Gwenllian of Plaid Cymru added, "I and Plaid Cymru have been campaigning on this issue for years, and it

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3990-501: The Economic Resilience Fund devolved to them by Westminster if they officially recognised a trade union which could recruit in their workplaces. The Welsh government announced a two-week lockdown to reduce the prevalence of the virus – called a "firebreak" – in line with the other devolved administrations and distinct from the UK government's lockdown in England. On 11 December 2020, Plaid Cymru announced that they would hold

4085-518: The Liberal Democrats lost their single constituency seat from 2016, but gained a regional list seat, keeping their total of one seat, the same as in 2016. UKIP received no seats, down from their seven in the 2016 election. This included seats later transferred to Abolish the Welsh Assembly, who also received no seats. Voter turnout was 46.6%, a record for a Senedd election. In elections for

4180-882: The North Wales Clinical School provided support for 50 students in medical training in North Wales. As of 2011, the School had 150 students at any given time. In 2018, Cardiff University commenced their Community and Rural Education Route (CARER) option for Year 3 students at Bangor University. In 2019, the Cardiff C21 North Wales 4-year Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) programme commenced at Bangor University. From August 2019, Cardiff Medical students who successfully completed Year 1 studies in Cardiff were able to apply to transfer to Bangor University for their final four years of study. The C21 North Wales Medicine programme

4275-703: The Opposition Andrew RT Davies MS ( C ) Shadow Cabinet ( current ) Prime Minister Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP ( L ) Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP (L) Principal councils ( leader list ) Corporate Joint Committees Local twinning see also: Regional terms and Regional economy United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections (1979–2020) Local elections Police and crime commissioner elections Referendums The 2021 Senedd election took place on Thursday 6 May 2021 to elect 60 members to

4370-600: The Redwood Family of Boverton near Llantwit Major by a 1978 suggestion by J. D. R. Thomas), which houses the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; the law building which houses the Cardiff Law School ; and the biosciences building, which provides facilities for both biosciences and medical teaching. The School of Engineering and School of Physics and Astronomy are located in the Queen's Buildings, off Newport Road,

4465-534: The School of Optometry and Vision Sciences. Most of the university's sports facilities are located at the sports training village in the Talybont Halls complex. This includes facilities for football, badminton, basketball, tennis, hockey and gym. Additional gym facilities and squash courts are located at the university fitness and squash centre, near the city centre campus at Cathays Park . Extensive playing fields for Rugby , football and lacrosse are located at

4560-749: The School would commence the quality monitoring process for new medical schools. The University has recruited 80 applicants who commence medical studies in September 2024. The intake will rise until the planned intake is reached in 2029. Both Direct 5-year and Graduate Entry 4-year Medicine programmes are provided. In 2004, the North Wales Clinical School was established jointly between the NHS in North Wales and Cardiff , Bangor University and NEWI . It had sites in Wrexham Maelor , Glan Clwyd and Ysbyty Gwynedd hospitals as well as sites at Bangor University. Initially

4655-694: The Schools of Computer Science of Informatics and Mathematics at the Abacws Building, and the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at 2 Central Square. A number of university academic facilities are located at the Heath Park campus, based at the University Hospital of Wales . This covers the Cardiff University School of Medicine , the School of Dentistry, the School of Healthcare Sciences, and

4750-506: The Senedd (MSs, formerly Assembly Members – AMs) elected at the previous election: Welsh Labour , the Welsh Conservatives , Plaid Cymru , the UK Independence Party (UKIP), and the Welsh Liberal Democrats . Seven political parties were represented in the Senedd prior to the election. These are the five aforementioned parties and two parties that gained MSs who were elected for – and moved from – other political parties. The Abolish

4845-415: The Senedd, using the additional member system , each voter has two votes. The first vote is for a member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote is for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the D'Hondt method , with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation. In this election

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4940-507: The Senedd, with 48% opposed to abolition. A follow-up YouGov poll in August 2020 concluded that support for Welsh independence had risen to 32%. On 17 May 2020, Health Minister Vaughan Gething told ITV Wales it was "possible" that the election might not be allowed to happen, because of the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic . The First Minister Mark Drakeford announced on 29 June 2020 that

5035-539: The Seren Medics programme with Glan Clwyd Hospital, and the programme has been expanded to Gwynedd and Flint . Cardiff University 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

5130-429: The UK. Cardiff registers nearly 100 teams in the various leagues and competitions each year and sees students travelling around the country to represent Cardiff University. In 2013 Cardiff team achieved 15th position overall across the 50 different sports hosting events. Cardiff University's motto is Gwirionedd, Undod a Chytgord . The Welsh motto translates as Truth, Unity and Concord or Truth, Unity and Harmony . It

5225-422: The University College of North Wales (now Bangor University ) proposed to the University College Wales at Aberystwyth joint action to gain a university charter for Wales, modelled on that of the Victoria University , a federal university in northern England with colleges in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. This led to a charter being granted to the University of Wales in 1893, with the colleges becoming members of

5320-411: The University was ready to establish a new medical school for the North. Instead the Welsh health secretary , Vaughan Gething said "A plan of education and training in north Wales through closer collaboration between Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor universities can ensure the increase in opportunities for medical education in north Wales." In response, Gwenllian said, "The need for a medical school in Bangor

5415-445: The Welsh Assembly Party gained two MSs who were elected for UKIP in 2016, and Propel (previously the Welsh Nation Party) gained an MS elected for Plaid Cymru in 2016. The governing Labour Party's share of the constituency vote increased by over 5%, and the regional vote by over 4%, with thirty Labour MSs elected accounting for exactly half of the sixty seats, one more than in 2016 but one short of an overall majority and remaining as

5510-403: The Workers Party of Britain both stood in only one region. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic , campaigning took into account health issues. Restrictions were placed on the ability of campaigners to carry out door-to-door campaigning. Campaign rallies were not possible, which affected the impact of candidates who normally do well at these events. Mark Drakeford was criticised for publishing

5605-433: The annual Welsh Varsity against Swansea University , which includes the Welsh Boat Race , and several other sporting competitions. The Welsh Varsity rugby match has been described as "probably... the second biggest Varsity Game next to Oxford vs Cambridge". Cardiff participates in British Universities and Colleges Sport which manages a sporting framework of competitive fixtures and events for over 150 institutions around

5700-419: The count "will require more staff and take longer to perform." The Welsh Government introduced a bill under emergency legislation, Welsh Elections (Coronavirus) Bill, in January 2021. It gives the Llywydd (presiding officer) the power to delay the election (with the recommendation of date by the First Minister and consent of two-thirds of the Senedd) by up to six months if the Coronavirus pandemic would make

5795-445: The current Cardiff University C21 North Wales programme, adapted to meet the learning opportunitiies and needs of the mixed rural and urban areas in the region, embracing the Welsh language and local culture. The Welsh government will fund up to 140 students per annum and a there will be a gradual increase in the number of students trained until reaching a total capacity of 670 students by 2033. This will allow time to assess and evaluate

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5890-640: The deadline. The following MSs did not run for re-election: Labour, Plaid Cymru, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Reform UK stood in all 40 constituencies and all five regional ballots. Five other parties contested all five regions and at least one constituency: Abolish the Welsh Assembly (23 constituencies), UKIP (14 constituencies), Gwlad (14 constituencies), Welsh Green Party (13 constituencies) and Propel (11 constituencies). Llais Gwynedd and Socialist Party of Great Britain stood in Dwyfor Meirionnydd and Cardiff Central respectively. Neither party stood in any regional races. Two parties contested some of

5985-404: The early 1990s, the university's computer systems served as the home for The Internet Movie Database . The college was granted degree-awarding powers by the Privy Council in 1997 although, as a member of the University of Wales, it did not use them at that time. In 1999, the public name of the university was changed to Cardiff University. In 2002, ideas were floated to re-merge Cardiff with

6080-509: The election, and also said that it would run candidates on the regional list. On 6 April, BBC News reported that Gareth Bennett would not stand for Abolish, with Bennett coming to a mutual agreement with the party to stand as an independent in Cynon Valley whilst still remaining supportive of the party, a decision which left Mark Reckless as the party's only MS. The same day, it was reported that ten prospective candidates for Abolish had also "dropped out" with leader Richard Suchorzewski claiming it

6175-405: The elections unsafe. The bill was passed on the 10 February 2021 with powers also to introduce early voting and more flexibility with proxy voting. On 9 March 2021 in a joint British Governments statement ministers said that there will be safety measures in place for May's elections. They encouraged voters to take their own pens or pencils and reconfirmed their aim for elections being conducted on

6270-424: The enactment of Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act in January 2020. The registration deadline for voters in this election was 11:59 pm, 19 April 2021. The 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom was the last of its kind. The newly formed Brexit Party came out on top in Wales . Plaid Cymru , who support full Welsh independence , came second, marking the first time it had beaten Labour in

6365-423: The enrolment of women and to specifically forbid religious tests for entry. John Viriamu Jones was appointed as the college's first principal at the age of 27. As the college was not an independent university and could not award its own degrees, it prepared its students for the examinations of the University of London or for further study at Oxford or Cambridge . In 1888 the university college at Cardiff and

6460-419: The independent North Wales Medical School is planned for September 2024, with Cardiff University acting as the contingency partner required by the GMC. Plaid Cymru have called for a medical campus in north Wales since at least 2001, with Plaid Cymru assembly member and medical doctor, Dai Lloyd saying “We have had only one medical school, although a second campus in Swansea is becoming a reality. Our policy

6555-430: The largest extension of the franchise in Wales since 1969. Both changes were a result of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 . It was also the first election for the legislature under its new name – 'Senedd Cymru' or 'the Welsh Parliament' – and thus this election may be called the 2021 Welsh Parliament election , or 2021 Senedd Cymru election , in preference over the shorter name. Five parties had Members of

6650-402: The largest party. The Conservatives became the Senedd's second-largest party and the official opposition to the Welsh Government with sixteen MSs elected, five more than their 2016 result. This result is the best that the Conservatives managed to achieve since the Senedd was established. Plaid Cymru slipped down to third place with thirteen MSs elected, one more than in 2016. Coalition partner ,

6745-443: The medical school, founded as part of the college in 1893 along with the departments of anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacology, was split off to form the Welsh National School of Medicine, renamed the University of Wales College of Medicine in 1984. The University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire was renamed University College, Cardiff in 1972. In 1988, University College Cardiff ran into financial difficulties and

6840-446: The modern Talybont Gate Building, completed in 2014. All first-year students are guaranteed a place in university owned and managed halls. The Cardiff University Halls are: The Cardiff University Students' Union is a student-run organisation aiming to promote student interests within the university and further afield. The Cardiff University Students' Union building is near Cathays Park , next to Cathays railway station . It has shops,

6935-500: The need to consider the interests of Monmouthshire , at that time not legally incorporated into Wales, and the greater sum received by Cardiff in support of the college, through a public appeal that raised £37,000 and a number of private donations, notably from the 3rd Marquess of Bute and Lord Windsor . In April, Lord Aberdare was appointed as the college's first president. The possible locations considered included Cardiff Arms Park , Cathedral Road, and Moira Terrace, Roath , before

7030-425: The new university. The position of operational head would rotate among heads of the colleges. In 1885, Aberdare Hall opened as the first hall of residence, allowing women access to the college. This moved to its current site in 1895, but remains a single-sex hall. In 1904 the college appointed the first female associate professor in the UK, Millicent Mackenzie , who in 1910 became the first female full professor at

7125-542: The numbers that are Welsh speaking … I know that a particular focus has been placed on that, with work currently being done in that area. So, I’m pleased to say that that is something that they are taking seriously." The first cohort of 17 C21 North Wales medical students to have completed their studies entirely in North Wales graduated from Cardiff University in July 2023, and a second cohort of 12 students graduated in July 2024. From September 2024, Bangor University will be offering their own independent Medicine programme with

7220-427: The quality of teaching and student experience. The North Wales medical school will be established in a partnership between the Welsh Government , Bangor University, Cardiff University, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board GPs and primary care health providers. In August 2023, the General Medical Council confirmed the school was on target toi meet its quality standards. The University began to recruit students for

7315-416: The regions and at least one constituency: Freedom Alliance (3 regions and 13 constituencies) and No More Lockdowns (2 regions and 1 constituency). The five remaining seats were occupied by those independent of political parties. Some parties opted to only contest the regional lists. Two parties – Communist Party of Great Britain and TUSC – contested all five electoral regions. The Welsh Christian Party and

7410-736: The same lines as the Queen's Colleges established the previous decade in Ireland , and produced a formal proposal, the "Outline of Constitution for Proposed Welsh Queen's Colleges". Discussions on the founding of a university college in South Wales were revived in 1879, when a group of Welsh and English MPs urged the government to consider the poor provision of higher and intermediate education in Wales and "the best means of assisting any local effort which may be made for supplying such deficiency." In August 1880, William Ewart Gladstone 's government appointed

7505-498: The school reaches optimum capacity." Morgan added that a letter “of assurance was sent to General Medical Council colleagues in November" which would "allow Bangor University to continue their forward momentum through the accreditation process." Morgan also added on the prospect of ensuring that a proportion of students are Welsh speaking, "We are highly aware that we do need to be cognisant of how much recruitment there will be in terms of

7600-484: The site of the Old Royal Infirmary buildings on Newport Road was chosen. The University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire opened on 24 October 1883 with courses in biology, chemistry, English, French, German, Greek, history, Latin, mathematics and astronomy, music, Welsh, logic and philosophy, and physics. It was incorporated by royal charter the following year; this was the first charter in Wales to allow

7695-529: The support of the Welsh Government, subject to GMC approval and quality monitoring prooesses. Bangor University will be offering a 5-year school entry course and a 4-year graduate entry course. Cardiff University is acting as the contingency guarantor as required by the GMC. Students will be able to study most of the elements of the course in Welsh as well as in English. The new North Wales Medical School will largely follow

7790-522: The system achieved a broadly proportional result in the North Wales and Mid and West Wales electoral regions. However, as in previous elections, the large number of constituency seats won by the Labour Party in the South Wales West , South Wales Central and South Wales East electoral regions, when set against the small proportion of available additional regional seats, means that the Labour Party

7885-402: The teaching of theology. After the recommendation was published, Cardiff Corporation sought to secure the location of the college in Cardiff, and on 12 December 1881 formed a University College Committee to aid the matter. There was competition to be the site between Swansea and Cardiff. On 12 March 1883, after arbitration, a decision was made in Cardiff's favour. This was strengthened by

7980-413: The top 100 are dentistry, and mineral and mining engineering (49) civil and structural engineering, geography, social policy and administration, pharmacy and pharmacology, English language and literature, and sociology. According to the 2017 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, approximately 15 per cent of Cardiff's undergraduates come from independent schools. In the 2016–2017 academic year,

8075-466: The university had a domicile breakdown of 76:5:19 of UK:EU:non-EU students respectively with a female to male ratio of 59:41. The university maintains 15 student halls and a number of student houses throughout the city of Cardiff; providing a total of 5,362 student places in accommodation. They are in a variety of architectural styles and ages, from the Gothic Aberdare Hall , built in 1895, to

8170-510: The university playing fields near Llanrumney . The university also utilises the nearby Millennium Stadium for rugby fixtures such as the annual varsity tournament. The 26 academic schools of the university are divided into three colleges: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; and Physical Sciences. College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences College of Biomedical and Life Sciences College of Physical Sciences and Engineering Cardiff also has

8265-629: The university's grade II* listed main building, housing administrative facilities and the science library, previously called the Drapers' library; the grade II listed Bute building , which contains the Welsh School of Architecture , the grade I listed Glamorgan building , which houses the Cardiff Schools of Planning and Geography and Social Sciences, the Redwood Building (named in 1979 after

8360-716: The university, launched the North Wales Clinical School in Wrexham , in collaboration with the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education in Wrexham, the University of Wales, Bangor , and the National Health Service in Wales . This received funds of £12.5 million from the Welsh Assembly and trebled the number of trainee doctors in clinical training in Wales over a four-year period. The university also has

8455-550: The world by SCImago Institutions Rankings in 2021. The Round University Rankings ranked Cardiff University 162nd globally in 2021. The Center for World University Rankings listed Cardiff University 159th in the world in 2021. According to QS World University Rankings by Subject in 2021, Cardiff University ranked within the world's top 50 universities in communication and media studies (28), in Architecture and Built environment (37) and Psychology (59). Other subjects ranked within

8550-513: Was an integral part of my re-election campaign in the Senedd elections.", In 2017 Plaid Cymru secured a commitment from the previous Government to a budget to commence and now nearly 40 prospective doctors have been receiving part of their training at Bangor." Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan stated in December 2022 that "Intake numbers for the Bangor medical school have been approved, and funding has also been approved for 140 students per year once

8645-685: Was completed on 1 December 2004, when the Act of Parliament transferring UWCM's assets to Cardiff University received royal assent. On 17 December it was announced that the Privy Council had given approval to a new supplemental charter for the keys institution. This was sealed on 11 March 2005, granting university status to Cardiff and legally changing the name of the institution to Cardiff University. Cardiff awarded University of Wales degrees to students admitted before 2005, but has subsequently awarded its own degrees. In 2005, Wales College of Medicine, as part of

8740-568: Was due to, "Welsh Nationalist abuse and fear of reprisals." On 16 April, it was reported that of the 70,000 16 and 17-year-olds eligible to vote, less than 9,000 were currently registered in six counties, according to figures collected by the Election Reform Society (ERS). The deadline to register to vote was Monday 19 April 2021. Figures later compiled by the BBC suggested around 46% of eligible people in this age group were registered to vote by

8835-624: Was never built. Caroe sought to combine the charm and elegance of his alma mater ( Trinity College, Cambridge ) with the picturesque balance of many Oxford colleges. On 14 October 1909 the "New College" building in Cathays Park (now Main Building) and the "Drapers' Library" (now the Science Library) was opened in a ceremony involving a procession from the "Old College" in Newport Road. In 1931,

8930-501: Was ranked as one of the best UK universities for supporting LGBT students, by the charity Stonewall in its annual Gay by Degree guide. The university was one of only two in the UK and the only one in Wales to achieve top marks in a Stonewall checklist of priorities for LGBT+ students. Cardiff University was ranked joint 168th in Best Global Universities by US News in 2021. It was ranked 164th among universities around

9025-493: 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

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