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| affiliations = | website = (www.aber.ac.uk ) }} Aberystwyth University ((ウェールズ語:Prifysgol Aberystwyth)) is a public research university located in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding Member Institution of the former federal University of Wales. There are over 7,500 students in the University's three main faculties of arts, social science and the sciences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aberystwyth University – Information for Prospective Undergraduates, General FAQs )〕 Founded in 1872 as University College Wales, Aberystwyth it became a founder member of the University of Wales in 1894 and changed its name to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. In the mid-1990s, the university again changed its name to the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. On 1 September 2007, the University of Wales ceased to be a federal university and Aberystwyth became independent again. The ''QS World University Rankings'' placed Aberystwyth in the 501–550 bracket in 2015, ''The Guardian University League Table 2015'' ranks it 106th out of 116 UK universities, down from 88th in the 2014 table. The ''Complete University Guides 2015 table ranks it 87th out of 123 British universities, down from 70th in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Complete University Guide University League Tables )〕 ==History== Funded through public and private subscriptions, and with five regional committees (London, Manchester, Liverpool, North and South Wales) guaranteeing funds for the first three years' running costs, the University opened in October 1872 with 26 students. Thomas Charles Edwards was the Principal. In October 1875, chapels in Wales raised the next tranche of funds from over 70,000 contributors. Until 1894, when the college joined the University of Wales as a founder member, students applying to Aberystwyth sat the University of London's entrance exams. Women were admitted in 1884. In 1885, after a fire in what is now known as Old College, the Gogerddan Estate was donated to the University and would become the location of Penglais Campus, the University's principal campus. Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1893, the University installed the Prince of Wales as Chancellor in 1896, the same year it awarded an honorary degree to British Prime Minister William Gladstone. The university's Coat of Arms dates from the 1880s. The shield features two red dragons to symbolise Wales, and an open book to symbolise learning. The crest, an eagle or phoenix above a flaming tower, may signify the College's rebirth after the 1885 fire. The motto is ''Nid Byd, Byd Heb Wybodaeth'' (a world without knowledge is no world at all). In the early 1900s the University added courses that included Law, Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, and Botany. The Department for International Politics, which Aberystwyth says is the oldest such department in the world, was founded in 1919. By 1977, there were eight Fellows of the Royal Society on the University's staff, including Gwendolen Rees, the first Welsh woman elected an FRS. The Department of Sports and Exercise Science was established in 2000. Joint honours Psychology degrees were introduced in September 2007, and single honours Psychology in 2009. In 2011 the university appointed a new vice chancellor 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aberystwyth names new head )〕 under whom the academic departments were restructured as larger subject-themed institutes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aberystwyth University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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