In November came the shock announcement from the University of Wales, Trinity St David's that it is considering bringing undergraduate education at its Lampeter campus to an end, after 200 years.
This campus is so important, not just for the education of its students, but to the town here in Lampeter. The campus is home to the halls of residence, the arts centre, the beautiful quad building and the library.
We need to try and persuade the university to reconsider if there is a future for undergraduate study in Lampeter and whether there is any way it can try to rebuild that offer of undergraduate courses on this site.
If not, then the university has a responsibility to this town to meet with the community to discuss the future of this fine campus. The campus sits alongside the town, and the success of the town and the university has long been intertwined.
We need a very positive important conversation with the university, with clear direction from university regarding the future of the Lampeter campus, and we need that conversation to happen with town and surrounding area, so that we all know there is a future for jobs and for education here in Lampeter.
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