Cardiff University

Cardiff University

Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd
Coat of arms of Cardiff University
Former names	University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (1893–1972) University College, Cardiff (1972–1988) University of Wales College, Cardiff (1988–1996) University of Wales, Cardiff (1996–2005)
Motto	Welsh: Gwirionedd, Undod a Chytgord[1]
Motto in English	Truth, Unity and Concord[1]
Type	Public
Established	1883 (college) 2005 (independent university status)
Endowment	£46.2 million (2023)[2]
Budget	£627.2 million (2022/23)[2]
Chancellor	Jenny Randerson[3]
Vice-Chancellor	Wendy Larner
Academic staff	3,400 (2021/22)[4]
Administrative staff	3,535 (2021/22)[4]
Students	33,985 (2021/22)[5]
Undergraduates	23,765 (2021/22)[5]
Postgraduates	10,220 (2021/22)[5]
Location	Cardiff , Wales 51°29′N 3°11′W / 51.49°N 3.18°W / 51.49; -3.18
Campus	Urban
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Affiliations	ACU EUA GW4 Russell Group Universities UK
Website	cardiff.ac.uk

Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales. It was established in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and became a founding college of the University of Wales in 1893. It was renamed University College, Cardiff in 1972 and merged with the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology in 1988 to become University of Wales College, Cardiff and then University of Wales, Cardiff in 1996. In 1997 it received degree-awarding powers, but held them in abeyance. It adopted the operating name of Cardiff University in 1999; this became its legal name in 2005, when it became an independent university awarding its own degrees.

Cardiff University is the only Welsh member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities.^[6] Academics and alumni of the university have included two heads of state or government and two Nobel laureates. As of 2023,^[update] the university's academics include 17 fellows of the Royal Society, 11 fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, seven fellows of the British Academy, 21 fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences and 32 fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences.^[7]