Newport Mechanics' Institute in 1841. The Newport Mechanics' Institute later become the University of Wales, Newport. In 1913 the South Wales and Monmouthshire School of Mines was formed. The school of mines was later to become the Polytechnic of Wales, before gaining the status of University of Glamorgan in 1992. The name for the new merged university was chosen following a research exercise amongst interested parties and announced in December 2012 by the prospective vice-chancellor of the university, Julie Lydon, who retired in 2021.
In 2020 the university entered a strategic alliance with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David through a deed of association. A joint statement said that the two universities would be "working together on a national mission to strengthen Wales’ innovation capacity, supporting economic regeneration and the renewal of its communities", while retaining their autonomy and distinct identities.
A data breach in 2019 impacted 30,000 students causing the student record system to be taken offline.
=== Notable dates ===
1841 Opening of Mechanics Institute, Newport.
1913 Opening of South Wales and Monmouthshire School of Mines, Treforest.
2013 Merger between the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, Newport.
2014 Rowan Williams appointed Chancellor.
2015 London Campus closes.
2016 Caerleon Campus closes.
2020 Dubai Campus closes.
== Student numbers ==
At formation it was reported that the university had more than 33,500 students from 122 countries and was then the sixth largest in the United Kingdom and the largest in Wales. Following the decline in student numbers reported by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) over the years since the formation of the university, for the academic year 2023/24 the university was the 43rd largest in the UK and the second largest in Wales when measured by the numbers of students enrolled.
Source:- The Higher Education Statistics Agency
== Organisation ==
=== Associated organisations ===
The university has a band of 106 partner …
