With more than 30,000 students the University of South Wales (USW) is a major player in UK higher education - one of the UK's ten biggest campus universities by student number.It was formed on 11 April 2013 from the merger of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, Newport.

With campuses in Cardiff, Pontypridd and Newport, the University is renowned for its partnerships with major employers. These partnerships are one of the many reasons that 94% of it's students are in employment or further study within six months of graduating.