Glyndwr University

Glyndwr University - Wales

www.newi.ac.uk/ | Established: 2008 | Famous for: Business, Science, Computing

Overview

Formerly known as NEWI, Glyndwr University became the 10th university in Wales in 2008. Glyndŵr University is the youngest university in Wales – a new educational institution that champions the spirit of enterprise and an outward-facing philosophy. The University is named after the medieval Welsh prince Owain Glyndŵr, who first suggested the establishment of universities throughout Wales in the early 15th century.

Glyndŵr University (GU) remains an accredited institution of the University of Wales and offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as professional courses. GU has approximately 8,000 students including over 500 from outside the UK.

Glyndŵr University boasts a large sports centre, a radio studio, sound recording studio, engineering laboratories, art gallery, IT facilities, theatre studios, motor racing team, a dedicated scene of crime lab and notably the unusual asset of a Chinese medicine clinic.

Location

The largest town in north Wales, Wrexham is set amongst Ceiriog Valley close to the spectacular Clywdian mountains and the majestic River Dee. Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, Shrewsbury and Snowdonia are all nearby.

It is a lively town reflecting its student population of 3,000 with a vibrant music scene. Each year it plays host to the Wrexham Science Festival, one of the most successful festivals of its kind in the UK.

Campuses

GU has two main sites within five minutes’ walk of each other. Plas Coch, on the Mold Road and next to Wrexham’s Racecourse football ground, is the larger of the two and houses the majority of the University's courses.

The North Wales School of Art & Design is based at Regent Street, which is a mere ten minutes’ walk away towards the town centre.

Between the two sites lies Wrexham General railway station, and the bus station is located in the town centre, just five minutes’ walk from Regent Street.