Cardiff University
Cardiff University | |
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motto | Gwirionedd Undod A Chytgord - Truth, Unity and Harmony |
founding | 1883 |
Sponsorship | state |
place | Cardiff , UK |
President and Vice-Chancellor | Colin Riordan |
Students | 28,842 |
Employee | 6.154 |
Networks | Russell group |
Website | www.cardiff.ac.uk |
The Cardiff University (English. Cardiff University , whale. Prifysgol Caerdydd ) is a research-intensive university in Cardiff , Wales . She is a member of the Russell Group . Cardiff University has around 30,800 students and employs around 5,200 people.
history
In 1883 the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire was founded. In 1972 it was renamed University College, Cardiff . Financial problems forced the university to merge with the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology in 1988 and eventually became a member of the University of Wales in 1996 . In 2004 the university merged with the University of Wales College of Medicine , separated from the University of Wales and was now Cardiff University .
Well-known lecturers
- Barbara Adam (* 1945), social scientist
- Roland Gregory Austin (1901–1974), Latinist
- Albert Hauf (* 1938), philologist
Well-known graduates
- Anita Gale, Baroness Gale (* 1940), British politician (Labor Party) and member of the House of Lords
- Sir Martin John Evans (* 1941), British geneticist, Nobel Prize in Medicine (2007)
- Neil Kinnock (* 1942), British politician, 1999–2004 Vice President of the EU Commission
- Ebou Dibba (1943–2000), Gambian writer and poet
- Karl Jenkins (* 1944), Welsh keyboardist, oboist, saxophonist and composer
- Glenys Kinnock (* 1944), British politician (Labor Party), 1994–2009 member of the European Parliament
- Dominic Walker (* 1948), British Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Monmouth since 2003
- Faisal al-Fayiz (* 1952), Jordanian politician, Prime Minister 2003–2005
- David J. Richards (* 1952), former general in the British Army
- Barham Salih (* 1960), Iraqi politician
- David Bahati (* 1973), Ugandan politician
- Nicole Cooke (* 1983), British cyclist
- Nathan Cleverly (* 1987), British boxer, WBO light heavyweight champion
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Gair Rhydd ( Memento from December 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Student newspaper (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/about/organisation/university-executive-board/president-and-vice-chancellor
Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 14.8 " N , 3 ° 10 ′ 41.6" W.