Following the recent announcement by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) of the proposal end undergraduate teaching at Lampeter campus at the end of the academic year, Ben and Elin are calling on the Welsh Government to support the university to maintain teaching at the campus.
There has been a prestigious University in Lampeter for over 200 years, and it was a founding university for the University of Wales. As it faces many challenges, UWTSD has proposed to bring all undergraduate teaching at Lampeter to an end. Not only will this affect students and staff, but it will also have a devastating impact on the town and local economy.
Elin Jones MS said: “Undergraduate teaching is the cornerstone of any university’s purpose. Without it Lampeter would cease to be a university town. It’s disastrous and I am urging the Welsh Government with the University, even at this eleventh hour, to come up with an alternative plan for this campus. It’s bad enough to announce the possibility of ending undergraduate teaching, but to do so without having an alternative plan in place is unacceptable.”
Ben Lake MP said: “There is no doubt that higher education institutions across the UK are facing significant challenges, but it is essential that every possible option to retain the Lampeter university campus is pursued. Given its importance to the local economy, in addition to its proud heritage as the birthplace of higher education in Wales, it is more than appropriate for the Welsh Government to intervene to offer the university support to preserve and revitalize the campus in Lampeter.”
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