Bangor University
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 | Sir Robin Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Edmund Burke | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Students | 10,835 (2023/24) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 6,720 (2023/24) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 4,115 (2023/24) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | , Wales 53°13′44″N 4°07′48″W / 53.2289°N 4.1301°W | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Campus | Bangor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Colours | Academic: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | bangor | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bangor University (Welsh: Prifysgol Bangor) is a public research university in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It was established by Royal Charter in 1885 as the University College of North Wales (UCNW; Welsh: Coleg Prifysgol Gogledd Cymru), and in 1893 became one of the founding institutions of the federal University of Wales. In 1996, after structural changes to the University of Wales it became known as the University of Wales, Bangor (UWB; Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor). It became independent of the University of Wales in 2007, adopting its current name and awarding its own degrees.
It has over 10,000 students across 3 academic colleges and 11 schools, as well as several large research institutes. Its campus makes up a large part of Bangor, and extends to nearby Menai Bridge as well, with a second campus in Wrexham for some healthcare courses.
Its total income for 2022/23 was £178.0 million, of which 19% came from research grants, and it has an endowment of £8.2 million. Its alumni includes multiple fellows of the Royal Society, heads of state, and Nobel Prize winners.