A Collegiate Experience
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David will celebrate the distinctiveness of its two campuses. Both the Trinity campus in Carmarthen and the Saint David campus in Lampeter have their unique character and culture, established in part by the architectural style of their original buildings.
Both campuses have in common, however, the ability to bring people together to form a close- knit community in which the ability to recognise and respect the individual is paramount. It is with this community that alumni mostly associate their university days and why so many current students respond favourably in national external and internal surveys on student satisfaction.
The adoption of a collegiate model will enable the University to expand across the region in order to extend its reach into communities at grass roots level.
Key dates
University of Wales Lampeter
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1822 |
Foundation of St David’s College by Bishop Burgess |
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1827 |
First students admitted on St David’s Day |
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1828 |
Received first charter |
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1939-45 |
Wycliffe College, Glocs, evacuated to Lampeter |
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1960 |
First funding received from the University Grants Committee |
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1965 |
Admission of first female students |
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1971 |
Joined the University of Wales |
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1971 |
Changed name to St David’s University College |
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1996 |
Changed name to University of Wales Lampeter |
Trinity University College Carmarthen
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1847 |
Foundation stone laid of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Training College |
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1848 |
Opening of the College |
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1931 |
New name of Trinity College adopted |
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1941 |
Students from King Alfred’s College Winchester admitted to Trinity |
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1957 |
Admission of first female students |
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1990 |
Accreditation by the University of Wales for degrees |
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2008 |
Achievement of taught degree awarding pow |
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2009 |
Achievement of university college status |
