Students unite under one banner for launch of new University of South Wales

By Steffan Rhys. The university's vice chancellor says it has the potential to be a leading player on the international stage. Students from neighbouring universities joined together under one banner yesterday in the symbolic launch of Wales’ biggest higher education institution.
Student leaders from the old Glamorgan and Newport universities donned University of South Wales (USW) T-shirts to mark the new institution’s first day of operation.
Vice-chancellor Professor Julie Lydon, flanked by learners from each students’ union, chose the recently-developed City campus on the banks of the River Usk to unveil USW’s new logo and website.
Combining five campuses and more than 33,000 students, USW operates across Cardiff, Newport and the Valleys. It is the biggest university in Wales, surpassing Cardiff in terms of size, and is the sixth largest in the UK. Read more...