更新时间：2023-12-25 14:25:01作者：欧曼老师
威尔士大学（或威尔士语中的Prifysgol Cymru）于1893年根据皇家宪章在威尔士加的夫成立，是威尔士第一所也是最古老的大学，也是英国第二大大学
当时，它有三个组成学院，分别是威尔士大学学院、北威尔士大学学院和南威尔士大学学院以及蒙茅斯郡，现在是阿伯里斯特威斯大学、班戈大学和加的夫大学。多年来，又有几所学院被合并，包括斯旺西（现为斯旺西大学）和圣大卫学院（现为威尔士大学的一部分：圣大卫三一学院）
在1992年格拉摩根大学成立之前，它一直是威尔士唯一的大学。作为一所联邦大学，它的组成现在与伦敦大学相似，有一系列成员组织。它的座右铭是“最好的灵感是真理”
2007年，威尔士大学从联邦结构转变为联邦结构，许多组成学院成为独立大学。自2017年以来，威尔士大学在功能上与威尔士圣大卫三一大学整合
威尔士大学行政办公室位于加的夫市民中心。通过大学对高级威尔士和凯尔特人研究中心（CAWCS）、Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru（《威尔士词典》）、Gregynong Hall（20世纪60年代遗赠给大学）和威尔士大学出版社的支持，它帮助宣传和庆祝威尔士的语言、遗产和文化
威尔士大学出版社成立于1922年，每年出版约70本英语和威尔士语书籍。该大学还在纽敦附近的格雷格农设有一个学习和会议中心
The University of Wales (or Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) was established in Cardiff, Wales by Royal Charter in 1893, making it the first and oldest university of Wales and the second largest university in the UK.
At that point, it had three constituent colleges which were University College Wales, University College North Wales and University College South Wales and Monmouthshire - which are now the University of Aberystwyth, University of Bangor and University of Cardiff. Several more colleges were incorporated over the years, including Swansea (now Swansea University) and St. David’s College (now part of the University of Wales: Trinity Saint David).
It remained the only university in Wales until the University of Glamorgan was set up in 1992. As a federal university, its makeup is now similar to that of the University of London, with a series of member organisations. Its motto is "the best inspiration is truth".
In 2007, the University of Wales changed from a federal structure to a confederal one and many of the constituent colleges became independent universities. And since 2017, the University of Wales has been functionally integrated with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
The University of Wales’ administrative office is located in Cardiff's Civic Centre. Through the University’s support for the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies (CAWCS), Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (The Welsh Dictionary), Gregynog Hall (bequeathed to the University in the 1960’s) and the University of Wales Press, it helped to promote and celebrate the language, heritage and culture of Wales.
Founded in 1922, The University of Wales Press publishes around 70 books a year in both English and Welsh. The university also has a study and conference centre at Gregynog, near Newtown.
