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Destinations UK - Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales (615 words) |
 | Although a thriving sea-side town in the summer, the historic town of Aberystwyth is better known as a university town and the centre of learning for Wales, as it is also home to the National Library of Wales and boasts the largest Arts Centre in Wales. |
 | With the railway age came tourists and the heyday of Aberystwyth as a sea-side resort was during the late 19th to mid 20th century. |
 | The University of Wales Aberystwyth is the oldest founding member of the University of Wales and the main (modern) campus is to be found a mile or so out of town, close to the National Library and the hospital. |
| University of Wales: Information from Answers.com (1152 words) |
 | University of Wales, or Prifysgol Cymru, is the degree-awarding body for most of the higher education institutions in Wales. |
 | The Chancellor of the University of Wales is HRH the Prince of Wales and the Pro-Chancellor is the ex-politician Dafydd Wigley. |
 | The University was composed of colleges until 1996, when the University was reorganised with a two-tier structure of member institutions in order to absorb the Cardiff Institute of Higher Education (which became the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)) and the Gwent College of Higher Education (which became University of Wales College, Newport (UWCN)). |