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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 ...
Cardiff ( / ˈkɑːrdɪf /; Welsh: Caerdydd [kairˈdiːð, kaːɨrˈdɨːð] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 362,310 in 2021 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd ). The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom.
The University of Wales ( Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru) is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff – the university was the first university established in Wales, one of the four countries in the United Kingdom.
In 1997, Cardiff University (then the University of Wales, Cardiff) was granted degree awarding powers. This was the first time such powers had been granted to a constituent institution of a university (although the University of Wales, Lampeter held degree awarding powers, these were granted prior to it joining the federal university).
– in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) Capital and largest city Paris 48°51′N 2°21′E / 48.850°N 2.350°E / 48.850; 2.350 Official language and national language French [II] Nationality (2021) 92.2% French 7.8% other Religion (2023) Aged 18 - 59 51% No Religion 38% Christianity 10% Islam 0.5% Judaism 0.5% Buddhism Demonym(s) French Government ...
Brian J. Ford – Honorary fellow of Cardiff University (1986), honorary fellow of the Linnean Society, honorary fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society. John S. Fossey – Professor of synthetic chemistry at the University of Birmingham. Burt Goldberg – university professor, microbiologist. Karen Holford – engineer.
The school was formerly housed in the Bute Building of the university's Cathays Park campus. In September 2018 it moved to 2 Central Square, north of Cardiff Central railway station and adjacent to New Broadcasting House, the headquarters of BBC Cymru Wales. The school has agreed to take 42,000 sq ft (3,900 m 2) in the building.
Website. medicine .cardiff .ac .uk. The Cardiff University School of Medicine ( Welsh: Ysgol Feddygaeth Prifysgol Caerdydd) is the medical school of Cardiff University and is located in Cardiff, Wales, UK. Founded in 1893 as part of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, it is the oldest of the three medical schools in Wales.