Aberystwyth University

Founded in 1872 as University College Wales, it became a founder member of the University of Wales in 1894 and is currently placed in the UK’s top 50 universities in the main national rankings. It has become the first university to be awarded with the prestigious prize "University of the year for teaching quality" by The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide for two consecutive years (2018 and 2019). According to the Research Excellence Framework REF 2014, it ranks in the top 50 out of 154 in the UK for impact, quality of publications and research environment.  It is the first university in the world to be awarded Plastic Free University status (for single-use plastic items).