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The University opened its doors on 24 October 1883 and was formally established by Royal Charter in 1884. We were named the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and were tiny in comparison to our current size. There were just: 13 academic staff. 12 departments.
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It was renamed University College, Cardiff in 1972 and merged with the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology in 1988 to become University of Wales College, Cardiff and then University of Wales, Cardiff in 1996. In 1997 it received degree-awarding powers, but held them in abeyance.
The university joins the Russell Group in 1999, the first University in Wales to make the group that strives to develop higher education in the UK. In 2005, Cardiff University officially leaves the University of Wales. The name Cardiff University is granted and becomes a university in its own right.
Facts and figures. Cardiff University is a member of the Russell Group, a group of 24 leading UK research intensive universities. We are the 16th largest university in the UK in terms of student numbers with a total estimated income for 2020/21 of £605m.
Founded in 1883, Cardiff University is established as one of Britain's leading research universities. Our strategy. Our ambition is to rank consistently among the top 100 universities in the world and the top 20 in the UK. Who we are.
Cardiff University was established in 1883 and holds an international reputation for academic excellence and is Wales’s only Russell Group university. We were ranked 11th for impact in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework with our research boasting real-world benefits for society and the academic environment.
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Sep 5, 2024 · Founded by Royal Charter in 1883, today the University combines impressive modern facilities and a dynamic approach to teaching and research.
