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Bangor, in Gwynedd, North Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the UK. The university city,had a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 8,000 students at Bangor University. Also according to the census, 46.7% of the population speak Welsh (despite most of the students coming from outside Wales).

The university was founded as the University College of North Wales in October 1884 as the result of a campaign for better higher education provision in Wales, and it was incorporated by charter a year later.

The university was originally based in an old coaching inn called the Penrhyn Arms (which housed its 58 students and 12 teaching staff), but in 1911 it moved to a much larger new building which is now the old part of the Main Arts Building This building was designed by Henry Hare and opened by King Edward VII.

Its students received degrees from the University of London until 1893 when UWB became a founding constituent institution of the federal University of Wales.

Bangor University has a long tradition of academic excellence which continues to this day. Over half of the academic departments at Bangor received an 'Excellent' rating for the quality of teaching, and the University's performance in the latest Research Assessment Exercise confirms their status as a world-class research institution. This is further highlighted by their recent success in doubling the number of research contracts won, bringing Bangor's research contract income to £20M.

As of 2007 following a reshuffle in August 2006, the University is broken down into 6 colleges.

College of Arts and Humanities:

School of

English.

Welsh.

History, Welsh History and Archaeology.

Linguistics and English Language.

Modern Languages.

Music.

Theology and Religious Studies.

NIECI (National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries)

ELCOS (English Language Centre for Overseas Students)

WISCA (Welsh Institute for Social and Cultural Affairs)

College of Business, Social Sciences and Law:

Bangor Business School.

School of

Law.

Social Sciences.

College of Education and Lifelong Learning:

School of

Education.

Lifelong Learning.

College of Natural Sciences:

School of the Environment and Natural Resources.

School of

Biological Sciences.

Ocean Sciences (has a half share of the RV Prince Madog, with VT Ocean Sciences).

Welsh Institute of Natural Resources.

College of Health and Behavioural Sciences:

School of

Healthcare Sciences.

Psychology.

Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences.

Institute of Medical and Social Care Research.

College of Physical and Applied Sciences

School of

Chemistry.

Computer Science.

Electronic Engineering.