Aberystwyth University was established in 1872 after community and national fundraising efforts to establish the first Welsh university. University offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the Arts, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences. They have 22 Academic departments and 19 Professional Services departments . Aberystwyth University is community of 6,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and 2,379 academic and professional services staff. They are also home to 1500 sheep, 400 dairy cows, 20 horses, 16 goats and 10 alpacas.
University has over 1,709 hectares of land which makes it the biggest university in the United Kingdom (Higher Education Statistics Agency 2018). 65% of all oats used in the UK have been developed at our Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS).
Aberystwyth University has been home to royalty from all parts of the world, including His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, who studied Welsh in 1969.
Since 1872, research of university had an impact nationally and internationally. 95% of the University's research is of an internationally recognised standard or higher in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014). From combating climate change, improving food quality and food production, promoting human and animal health, to developing artificial intelligence and helping to advance space exploration, University's researchers are at the forefront of innovation and the impact of research has far-reaching international benefits.