Glyndŵr University

Studying at Glyndŵr University

Glyndŵr University in Wrexham (formerly the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education) is the youngest university in Wales, having been awarded university status in July 2008, and is one of the higher education institutes in the region involved in the partnership organisation that is the North Wales Clinical School.

NEWI originally developed from the merger of the three main colleges of the County of Clwyd: Denbighshire Technical College, Cartrefle Teacher Training College (situated at the other end of Wrexham) and Kelsterton College in Connah's Quay near Chester. The resulting North East Wales Institute of Higher Education became one of the largest colleges of its kind in Britain with over 9,000 students and an annual budget in 1975 of £5 million.

The College grew both in the number of students and in reputation as its expertise became sought after throughout the world, becoming a full member institute of the University of Wales in 2004.

Throughout its history Glyndŵr University has been driven by the needs of the local community. From its earliest origins as additional educational provision for adults who would have left school with no qualifications at all, through its time as a technical college, to its present day as a major university education provider, Glyndŵr University has maintained that commitment to providing for the educational well being of the people of North East Wales.

Glyndŵr University’s association with the North Wales Clinical School is through the Institute of Health, Medical Sciences and Society, which offers projects throughout the Institute to medical undergraduate students. The Institute has extensive experience in delivering nursing programmes, occupational therapy and degrees in complementary therapies covering a number of therapies including Acupuncture, Tui Na, Tai Qi, Qi Gong and Chinese Herbal Patent Medicine. These courses offer extensive practical experience either in hospital work placements for the nursing degrees or within the Chinese Medicine Clinic for the complementary therapies degrees.

The sport and exercise sciences sport degrees at Glyndŵr University aim to cover a wide range of subjects for students to understand fully the application of science to sport. The criminal justice and social policy programmes within this School are an ideal way to develop understanding of the current issues in criminal justice practice and policy and Glyndŵr University is only one of a handful of higher education institutions in the UK that currently run a Substance Use degree.

The university has been running social work programmes for over 25 years. This degree leads to a recognised professional qualification in this area and emphasises practice learning opportunities. The Social Inclusion Research Unit and the Centre for Health and Community Research within this School undertake a number of interesting projects in the key areas of families, young people and children, diet and nutrition, substance misuse and Welsh culture and language.

The North Wales Clinical School facilities are based in Glyndŵr University’s Crispin Lane building on the Plas Coch Campus. This base, funded from the £12.5M grant from the Welsh Assembly Government, will give student doctors the opportunity to contribute to the continuing development of health across the North Wales region. In addition, the University has collaborated with the North Wales NHS Trust to develop a clinical skills suite housed in the Wrexham Maelor Hospital.

Glyndŵr University offers a range of Student Selected Components to students in years 3 and 5 of the Cardiff University medical degree course. For more information on the topics available, please go to SSC section.

For further information on Glyndŵr University, please visit the University’s own website. We are very grateful for its assistance with photographs to illustrate this section:

Glyndŵr University website