History of the University
Wrexham School of Science and Art
1887
Foundation of Wrexham School of Science & Arts.
Call by Viriamu Jones at National Eisteddfod for the establishment of a University of Wales.
Dr Reichel at Liverpool Welsh National Society says: “Immediate action will not give us a University in 1887, but it may make the date 1897 instead of 2007. Shall we begin to press the question of the Welsh University at once or shall we wait some years till we acquire strength and experience?”
1892
Started delivering university level education.
1915
Call by D Lleufer Thomas at National Eisteddfod for higher education in Wales to be extended to working classes.
1924
University of London degrees in Science offered by WSSA.
Denbighshire Technical Institute
1927
Moved to Regent Street Campus.
Became Denbighshire Technical Institute.
1937
Public lecture series: admission price 6d a lecture or 2s for the series.
1939
Name changed to Denbighshire Technical College.
Cartrefle
1945
Foundation of Cartrefle Teacher Training College.
1953
Move to new Plas Coch campus next to Wrexham Racecourse ground.
1954
Sporting links established with Chester College.
NEWI
1975
Merger of Denbighshire Technical College, Cartrefle Teacher Training College and Kelsterton College, Connah’s Quay, to form the North East Wales Institute.
1980s
Significant expansion in the number and range of international activities undertaken by NEWI. Projects include establishment of Khartoum Polytechnic, West Bank University, Lerotholi Polytechnic and university networks in Nigeria, Pakistan, Ghana.
1991
Retirement of Principal, Professor Glyn O Phillips. Appointment of Professor John O Williams as his successor.
1992
Establishment of Deeside College on old Kelsterton site. All Flintshire based further education transferred to new college.
1993
Disaggregation – NEWI transfers all its further education to Yale College.
1999
Retirement of Professor John O Williams.
2000
Closure of Cartrefle campus.
2001
Appointment of Professor Michael Scott as Principal.
2002
Start of institutional links with Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, and Georgetown University, Washington DC.
2003
Visit to NEWI of HM the Queen.
2004
NEWI becomes a full member of the University of Wales.
2005
Visit to NEWI of HRH the Duchess of Gloucester
Glyndŵr University
2008
NEWI gains University status and becomes Glyndŵr University