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Lord Aberdare was instrumental in the university's founding.. The foundation of the university college in Cardiff that was to become Cardiff University was part of the Welsh university movement of the second half of the 19th century, which also led to the foundation of the colleges at Aberystwyth and Bangor (now Aberystwyth and Bangor universities) and the federal University of Wales.
David Grant – Vice Chancellor of University of Wales Cardiff 2001–2005; Vice Chancellor of Cardiff University 2005–2012; Ernest Howard Griffiths – Principal of the University College of South Wales and Monmounthshire 1901–1918; John Viriamu Jones – Principal of the University College of South Wales and Monmounthshire 1883–1901
The chancellor is the ceremonial head of a university, while the vice-chancellor is the chief academic officer and chief executive; [1] some universities have only a vice-chancellor but no chancellor. A few universities use other titles for their ceremonial head, e.g., "president" at the Royal Agricultural University and "rector" at Brunel ...
Cardiff University is the largest in Wales, with 32,725 students in 2023. It is a member of the Russell group of 24 leading and research-intensive institutions, often considered to be the most ...
University College, Cardiff Cecil Wilfrid Luscombe " Bill " Bevan , CBE (2 April 1920 – 19 April 1989) was a Welsh chemist , academic, and academic administrator . He was Principal of University College, Cardiff from 1966 to 1987.
Between 1900 and 1907 the School was run by the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire with Viriamu Jones acting as Principal of the Technical School. Control then reverted back to Cardiff Borough Council and a new home Bute Building was opened in 1916 to house the City of Cardiff Technical School.
Wendy Larner FRSNZ is a New Zealand social scientist who has focussed on the interdisciplinary areas of globalisation, governance and gender.She has been Vice-Chancellor and President of Cardiff University since September 2023, [1] having previously been provost at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.
He became Professor of German at Newcastle University in 1998, later being appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor and Provost of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in August 2005. [3] In October 2007, he took up the post of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Essex. [4] On 1 September 2012, he became Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University. [5]