Cardiff Metropolitan University

Cardiff Metropolitan University, formerly
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC),
is a university situated in Cardiff. It operates
from two campuses: Llandaff on Western
Avenue and Cyncoed campus to the north-east
of the city.
The university has over 12,000 students. The
university offers degree courses in a variety of
disciplines. Study is available at undergraduate
and postgraduate levels, full-time and part-
time, and research opportunities are offered.
Cardiff Metropolitan University has a number of
research and enterprise centres, including the
Food Industry Centre , the Welsh Centre for
Tourism Research, and the National Centre for
Product Design and Development Research.

As of 2012 the university is ranked as the top
'new' university in Wales by the major
university guides - The Guardian University
Guide 2013, the Complete University Guide
2013 published in The Independent and the
Times Good University Guide 2013.