Bangor University:
Bangor University (Welsh: Prifysgol Bangor) is a Welsh university in the city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales. It received its Royal Charter in 1885 and was one of the founding member institutions of the former federal University of Wales. It was officially known for most of its history as the University of Wales, Bangor (UWB) (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor). From September 2007 it became known as Bangor University, having become independent from the federal University of Wales.
In 2012 Bangor was ranked 251st among the world’s top universities. According to the Sunday Times University Guide 2012,it is rated top in Wales for teaching excellence and is among the top 15 universities in the UK in this category.
Bangor University (Welsh: Prifysgol Bangor) is a Welsh university in the city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales. It received its Royal Charter in 1885 and was one of the founding member institutions of the former federal University of Wales. It was officially known for most of its history as the University of Wales, Bangor (UWB) (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor). From September 2007 it became known as Bangor University, having become independent from the federal University of Wales.
In 2012 Bangor was ranked 251st among the world’s top universities.According to the Sunday Times University Guide 2012, it is rated top in Wales for teaching excellence and is among the top 15 universities in the UK in this category.
Organisation
The University is divided into five Colleges and these are then broken down into Schools and Research Institutes. Bangor’s Colleges, and their constituent Schools and Research Institutes, are:
- College of Arts and Humanities
- School of Creative Studies and Media
- School of Education
- School of English
- School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology
- School of Lifelong Learning
- School of Linguistics and English Language
- School of Modern Languages
- School of Music
- School of Philosophy and Religion
- School of Welsh
- ESRC Centre for Research on Bilingualism
- College of Business, Law, Education and Social Sciences
- Bangor Business School
- School of Education
- School of Law
- School of Social Sciences
- College of Natural Sciences
- School of Biological Sciences (includes Treborth Botanic Garden)
- School of the Environment, Natural Resources and Geography
- School of Ocean Sciences
- Welsh Institute of Natural Resources
- College of Health and Behavioural Sciences
- School of Healthcare Sciences
- School of Medical Sciences
- School of Psychology, Bangor University
- School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Institute of Medical and Social Care Research
- College of Physical and Applied Sciences
- School of Chemistry
- School of Computer Science
- School of Electronic Engineering