of Undeb Bangor. Notable sports clubs include Bangor University F.C. and Bangor University Rowing Club.
Every year the university competes against Aberystwyth University in Varsity, a sporting tournament which sees hundreds of students compete in over 40 sporting events for the Varsity Trophy.
== Notable people associated with Bangor ==
=== Presidents/Chancellors ===
Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis, 1884–1891
William Rathbone 1891–1900
Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon 1900–1927
Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone 1927–1935
Lord Howard de Walden 1935–1940
William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech 1940–1945
Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey 1945–1947
Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 5th Baron Kenyon 1947–1982
William Mars-Jones 1982–1995
Cledwyn Hughes 1995–2000
Dafydd Elis-Thomas 2000–2017
George Meyrick 2017–2022
Sir Robin Williams 2022–present
=== Vice Chancellors ===
The university has had nine Principals/Vice-Chancellors:
Henry Reichel, Principal 1884–1927
David Emrys Evans, Principal 1927–1958
Charles Evans, Principal 1958–1984
Eric Sunderland, Principal, Vice-Chancellor 1984–1995
Roy Evans, Vice-Chancellor 1995–2004
Merfyn Jones, Vice-Chancellor, 2004–2010
John G. Hughes, Vice-Chancellor 2010–2018
Graham Upton, Vice-Chancellor 2018–2019
Iwan Davies, Vice-Chancellor 2019–2022
Edmund Burke, Vice-Chancellor 2022–present
=== Notable academics ===
Samuel L. Braunstein, quantum physicist, 1997–2004
Ronald Brown was an English mathematician known for his work in algebraic topology
Tony Conran, poet and translator, Reader in English and Tutor until 1983
David Crystal, linguist and author, honorary professor of Linguistics
A. H. Dodd, historian, 1919–1958
Israel Dostrovsky (1918–2010), Ukrainian-born Israeli physical chemist, fifth president of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Stephen Eichhorn, British materials scientist
Malcolm Gavin, physicist and electronics engineer, developed the School of Engineering Science, 1955-1965
John L. Harper, biologist, ecologist, British scholar and scientist, 1925–2009
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