Cardiff University is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales.
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15 Facts About Cardiff University
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Cardiff University is the only Welsh member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities.
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Cardiff University is the third oldest university in Wales and contains three colleges: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; and Physical Sciences and Engineering.
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In 1988, University College Cardiff underwent financial difficulties, and a declaration of insolvency was considered.
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Cardiff University has a popular Centre for Lifelong Learning, which has been teaching a wide range of courses for over 125 years.
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Cardiff University has two Nobel Laureates on its staff, Sir Martin Evans and Robert Huber.
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In 2013, Cardiff University was ranked as one of the best UK universities for supporting LGBT students, by the charity Stonewall in its annual Gay by Degree guide.
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Cardiff University was ranked joint 168th in Best Global Universities by US News in 2021.
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Cardiff University Students' Union is a student-run organisation aiming to promote student interests within the university and further afield.
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Union supports over 260 other clubs and societies across a wide range of interests, including: Cardiff University Debating Society, and Act One, the student dramatic society.
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The university's Ice Hockey team, the Cardiff Redhawks competes in the British Universities Ice Hockey Association leagues.
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Cardiff University participates in British Universities and Colleges Sport which manages a sporting framework of competitive fixtures and events for over 150 institutions around the UK.
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In 2013 Cardiff University team achieved 15th position overall across the 50 different sports hosting events.
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The open book signifies learning; on it are the crescent and annulet, marks of cadence that indicate that University College Cardiff was the second of the University of Wales' institutions, and that the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology was the fifth.
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In 2020, Grace Krause, a PhD student employed at Cardiff University started experiencing headaches and back pain after lengthy work at a computer.
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