Great teaching
An entrepreneurial university UWTSD topped the UK Partner’s Leaderboard for the number of entrepreneurship activities during the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Week.
We are distinctively Welsh UWTSD is proud of its Welsh roots and its Welsh-medium and bilingual programmes. Students can access support to enhance their Welsh language skills at UWTSD and there are specific scholarships available to those who wish to study through the medium of Welsh.
Employable graduates 95% of UWTSD’s undergraduates were in employment and/or further study.
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Research impact
60%
of UWTSD’s research work was judged to be either outstanding (23.3%) or very considerable (36.7%) in terms of its reach and significance. Research Excellence Framework 2014
UWTSD ranked Top 20 in the UK for teaching quality. The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018
months after graduating Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education 2015/16
Historic & modern UWTSD has the oldest Royal Charter in Wales (1828), but also became the newest university in 2013 when Swansea Metropolitan University merged into the institution.
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