In mid-November, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) announced that it was considering ending undergraduate education at the Lampeter campus, after more than 200 years. The University has organised a public meeting in order to discuss the future of the campus.
This page was updated on 17.02.25
Public Meeting to Discuss the Future of the Lampeter Campus
19:00, 27/02/2025
University Arts Hall
Recently the University announced that it had approved the proposal to relocate its Humanities provision from Lampeter to Carmarthen. Humanities students will start the next academic year in Carmarthen in September 2025. The Lampeter campus is extremely important to the town, as well as for student learning. There are halls of residence on campus, as well as an arts centre, the beautiful quad building and the library too.
Elin was glad of the opportunity to be able to support a protest on the steps of the Senedd on 22 January, calling on the Welsh Government to help ensure the future of the University and the town of Lampeter. Elin and Cefin Campbell MS kept company with a number of former students, friends of the university and residents of Lampeter. It was hoped that the University and the Government would realise the importance of their responsibility to ensure a future for the campus and the town. Unfortunately, on the following day, the University announced that it had approved the proposal to relocate.
Following the announcement, Elin met with the Vice-chancellor, Prof. Elwen Evans and the University has agreed to organise a public meeting in Lampeter on 27 February at 7pm in the University's Arts Hall. Elin will chair the meeting and the Vice-Chancellor and senior officers will present the context of the recent decision to transfer the Humanities provision to the University’s campus in Carmarthen.
Furthermore, the meeting will build on the discussions that the University has held with representatives of key stakeholder groups over the past few months. The intention is to explore a range of education-related activities that would bring a new, sustainable lease of life to the campus.
Elin said; “There is no doubt that the University’s decision to transfer its Humanities provision from Lampeter has caused great concern for us here in Ceredigion, but I welcome the opportunity to work with the University to look to the future and to find a viable solution so that we can safeguard the campus. I would encourage anyone with an interest in the future of the campus to attend”.
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