University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

The University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (, commonly abbreviated UWIC) is an institute of higher education situated in Cardiff. It operates from three campuses: Llandaff on Western Avenue, Cyncoed, and Howard Gardens in the City Centre. UWIC serves over 12,000 students.

UWIC offers degree courses in a variety of disciplines. Study is available at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, full-time and part-time, and research opportunities are offered.

UWIC has a number of research and enterprise centres, including the Food Industry Centre, the Welsh Centre for Tourism Research, and the National Centre for Product Design and Development Research.

The University of Wales (the awarding institution for Glyndwr University, Swansea Metropolitan University, Trinity Saint David, UWIC, and the University of Wales, Newport), was criticised in June 2011 after a watchdog's report told the university to review its worldwide college links .

UWIC has been independently acclaimed for its academic standards, with its most...
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