of harassment were made against him by his ex-wife and student protests against staff cuts and the closure of the chemistry department.
In June 2019, the university launched a consultation to concentrate its non-residential estate onto a single campus in Bangor (Deiniol Road and College Road sites) and dispose of some major sites (including Normal Site, Dean Street and Fron Heulog), 25 per cent of the estate.
February 2020 saw a 14-day strike from staff in response to pay and working conditions. In September 2020, the university announced a new round of cuts to fill a £13M gap in the budget, saying 200 more jobs (including 80 academic posts) were at risk. Another reorganisation of the university's structure of Colleges and Schools was announced as well. Staff passed a motion of no confidence in the university management.
==== Development of new schools ====
In 2021 the Welsh Government announced plans to expand medical teaching at the university in collaboration with Cardiff University School of Medicine, to establish an independent medical school in North Wales following several years of delivering the franchised C21 North Wales for Cardiff. The independent North Wales Medical School admitted its first intake of 80 students in September 2024.
In 2025, the Albert Guday foundation donated £10.5 million to the university, for the redevelopment of Bangor Business School. It will be used to fund a new premises and the school will be renamed to the Albert Guday Business School.
== Campus and buildings ==
The University occupies substantial buildings in and around Bangor, whilst the School of Health Sciences also operate facilities at the University's Cambria campus within Wrexham Technology Park.
The university was originally based in an old coaching inn, the Penrhyn Arms Hotel, which housed its 58 students and its 12 teaching staff. In 1911 it moved to a much larger new building, which is now the old part of the Main Arts. This building, designed by Henry Hare, had its foundation stone laid by King Edward VII …
