Bangor University
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"University College of North Wales" redirects here. For the building, see University College of North Wales (original building).
Bangor University (Welsh: Prifysgol Bangor) is a public university in Bangor, Wales. It received its Royal Charter in 1885 and was one of the founding institutions of the federal University of Wales.
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Welsh: Prifysgol Bangor | |||||||||||||
Other name | Welsh: Y Coleg ar y Bryn ("The College on the Hill") | ||||||||||||
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Former names | University College of North Wales (1884–1996) University of Wales, Bangor (1996–2007) | ||||||||||||
Motto | Welsh: Gorau Dawn Deall | ||||||||||||
Motto in English | "The Best Gift is Knowledge" | ||||||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||||||
Established | 1884 | ||||||||||||
Chancellor | Professor Sir Robin Williams | ||||||||||||
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Edmund Burke | ||||||||||||
Students | 9,945 (2019/20)[1] | ||||||||||||
Undergraduates | 7,235 (2019/20)[1] | ||||||||||||
Postgraduates | 2,715 (2019/20)[1] | ||||||||||||
Location | , Wales 53.2289°N 4.1301°W / 53.2289; -4.1301 | ||||||||||||
Campus | Bangor | ||||||||||||
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Affiliations | EUA Universities UK University of Wales ACU HEA EIBFS | ||||||||||||
Website | bangor | ||||||||||||
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Formerly known as the University College of North Wales (UCNW; Welsh: Coleg Prifysgol Gogledd Cymru), and later the University of Wales, Bangor (UWB; Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor), it adopted its current name in 2007, as it became independent from the University of Wales.