Wrexham Glyndwr University

Wrexham Glyndwr University provides a friendly, supportive and inclusive learning community; focused on inspiring each and every student and placing them at the heart of everything we do.

Our academics know you by name and are personally dedicated to equipping you with the insight, judgement and competencies to support you in your future.

As a student here at the university you can expect impeccable standards of teaching, a close-knit group of peers and comprehensive, effective support to help you get the best from your studies.

Whatever your background or situation, we want you to have the opportunity to embrace higher education and all the life-changing, future-shaping benefits it can provide. We are passionate in our belief that higher education should be available to everyone, and have been ranked the #1 university in England and Wales for social inclusion for the fourth year running, as well as being joint first across the UK in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.

On top of that, we're investing £80m into an impressive range of new facilities and learning spaces as part of our Campus 2025 project.

With so much going on, it's no surprise that the university is one of the country's fastest rising institutions in official university rankings.

Learning

Through our range of contemporary, innovative and professionally recognised courses, we’ll encourage your aspirations and support your drive to succeed. The projects you'll work on range in size; from investigating contemporary concepts like crowdfunding to major engineering projects.

You’ll be taught by staff who have experience of both industry and professional practice, ensuring that you get the right mix of practical and theoretical insights. Our expert tutors will inspire you to achieve your goals, whatever they may be, and are regularly praised by students for their personal approach and high standard of teaching. As a result, we have picked up various teaching excellence awards and our courses have been recognised in numerous league tables.

Speaking of which, we were rated 2^nd in the UK for our teaching quality in The Times Good University Guide 2022, and 2^nd in the UK for teaching satisfaction according to the Guardian University Guide.

Employability

All of the university’s courses have work-related learning and practical experience at their core. Your employability is our focus, and this drives us to ensure you leave us ‘work-ready’; whether that’s through specialist advice and support, placements or work experience.

Industry links, partnerships and practical projects play a huge part in making sure our students have the industry-relevant skills needed to enter the workplace too, supported by personal advice and guidance from our award-winning Careers and Employability service.

Many of our courses are recognised by industry and business and are accredited by appropriate professional bodies as well, further enhancing your prospects.

All of these factors combine to offer our students a fast track to success.

Studying at Wrexham Glyndwr University

Wrexham Glyndwr University is located five minutes from the city centre of Wrexham in north Wales.

Our three campuses in Wrexham, Northop and St Asaph merge modern facilities with beautiful grade II-listed buildings to offer a fantastic mix of teaching and leisure amenities, state-of-the-art technology and much more.

Across our sites you'll discover over 70 lecture theatres, a library and specialised facilities as well as three cutting-edge social learning spaces - The Gallery, The Study and The B-Hive - which create an inspiring environment to study.

Research

At Wrexham Glyndwr University we pride ourselves on offering innovative, applied and rigorous research programmes that aim to make profound, real-world impacts on communities and industry. Our students and research-active staff are focused on breaking new ground and promoting the development of ideas and knowledge with robust outcomes. We're also a signatory of the Concordat to Support Research Integrity, demonstrating our long-term commitment to the career development of our researchers.