University of South Wales

USW has ambition and intent.  We explore and share ideas.  We widen access to learning and serve our learners with passion and equip them for success.  We are a modern, forward-thinking university.  We are the University for Tomorrow. 

Our Vision

Changing lives and our world for a better tomorrow:
USW will be a leading UK university, maximizing positive impact for our students, partners, and communities.

Our Purpose

• Ambitious for our students and staff, and dedicated to making a positive impact
• Focused on inclusion, enterprise and growth
• A trusted partner for long-term mutual benefit and success
• An innovative creator of knowledge and solutions for the future
• Proud to be anchored in south Wales with a global reach

Our vision is clear, we want to change lives and our world for the better.  Our world is changing at an intense pace and it is our job to equip our students with the skills, knowledge and experience required to maximize their potential and future opportunities in the world of work. 

Working in collaboration with industry, our research and innovation will tackle some of the biggest global challenges from energy to health to security and providing answers to real-world problems.

Over the next decade, our ambitions are to:

• Be a large, regional University with a distinctive full-time and part-time academic offer that is attractive to both home and global markets
• Provide an excellent, inclusive, engaged student experience
• Ensure our students successfully complete their studies and secure employment in their areas of expertise
• Engage with partners to maximize our impact on their endeavors
• Commit to improving the future well-being of the communities we serve through individual and collective action
• Provide opportunities for students across the region and beyond to participate in and progress to higher education
• Be an engaged, values-based employer
• Be financially sustainable in the context of a dynamic higher education environment.

RESEARCH & INNOVATION EXCELLENCE

We will deliver:

• Internationally reputable, high impact research in accelerated development areas: sustainable environment - crime, security & justice - health & well-being - creative
• Applied research and innovation that provides a measurable benefit to society and the economy
• Strong, mutually beneficial strategic partnerships that address global challenges, encourage knowledge exchange and inspire innovation and entrepreneurship.

EXTERNAL FOCUS

We will:

• Work with partners to make higher education more accessible to more people
• Build external partnerships to improve the   future well-being of the communities we serve
• Maximize the economic and public value of our campuses
• Contribute to the development of the Welsh language
• Engage with our valued alumni to maintain strong mutually beneficial connections & networks.

Our Campuses

1. Cardiff campus
2. Treforest (PONTYPRIDD) campus 
3. Glyntaff (PONTYPRIDD) campus 
4. Newport campus