University of Wales, Bangor
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| University of Wales, Bangor | |
| Missing image UWB_shield.jpeg UWB coat of arms | |
| Motto | Gorau Dawn Deall
"The Best Gift is Understanding" |
| Established | 1884 |
| President | Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, AM |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Merfyn Jones |
| Chancellor (UW) | HRH the Prince of Wales |
| Pro-Chancellor (UW) | Dafydd Wigley |
| Location | Bangor, Wales, UK |
| Students | 9 500 |
| Member of | University of Wales |
| Homepage | http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ |
The University of Wales, Bangor (UWB) is a constituent institution of the University of Wales based in the small city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales, United Kingdom.
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Other names
UWB has been known at various times as the University College of North Wales (UCNW, in Welsh Coleg Prifysgol Gogledd Cymru) and University College, Bangor (UCB, Coleg y Brifysgol, Bangor) – not to be confused with the University College of Bangor (UCB), which is a campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. It is often referred to, strictly speaking incorrectly, as Bangor University.
History
The university was founded as the University College of North Wales on October 18, 1884 as the result of a campaign for better HE provision in Wales, and was incorporated by charter a year later, in 1885.
The university was originally based in an old coaching inn called the Penrhyn Arms (which housed its 58 students and 10 teaching staff), but in 1911 it moved to a much larger new building which is now the old part of the Main Arts Building (M) (see image below).
Its students received degrees from the University of London until 1893 when UWB became a founding constituent institution of the federal University of Wales.
In 1967, UWB was the venue for the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's lectures in Transcendental Meditation, at which The Beatles learnt of the death of their manager, Brian Epstein.
In 1996, Coleg Normal was merged with the university, which now has over 8000 students, as well as a franchise cöoperation with Mediterranean College located in Athens, Greece.
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Famous alumni and staff
Professor David Crystal OBE, a well-known linguist and author, is an honorary professor of Linguistics (and part-time lecturer) at UWB.
Dr. Samuel L. Braunstein, a well-known quantum physicist, worked there, researching subjects such as quantum computation and quantum teleportation, from 1997 until he moved to the University of York in the summer of 2004.
Danny Boyle, the film director and producer of various cult films, including Trainspotting, studied his B.A. at UWB in the English department.
Also, the film and stage actor, Frances Barber is a graduate and honorary fellow, and has conducted acting workshops at UWB. The actor, Lord Richard Attenborough is an honorary fellow.
The TV presenter, Carol Vorderman is an honorary fellow, and Tim Haines, the producer of the BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs studied at UWB.
Football manager, Mark Hughes (formerly of Wales and now of Blackburn Rovers) is a graduate of the university.
Magazine: Die Promethean
Die Promethean was an alternative student magazine in the early nineties. It is now being archived on the internet in an ongoing project.
See also
- University of Wales
- Samuel L. Braunstein
- David Crystal
- Bangor, Wales
- Gwynedd
- North Wales
- Wales
- Education
- United Kingdom
External links
- Official UWB WWW site (http://www.bangor.ac.uk)
- Official UWB Student's Union WWW Site (http://www.undeb.bangor.ac.uk)
- Open Directory Project: UWB-related Links (http://dmoz.org/Reference/Education/Colleges_and_Universities/Europe/United_Kingdom/Wales/University_of_Wales,_Bangor/)
- Die Promethean online (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/promethean/)