Wrexham Glyndŵr University (Welsh: Prifysgol Glyndŵr Wrecsam) is a British university with campuses at Wrexham, Northop and St Asaph in north-east Wales; and at Kingston upon Thames, London. It offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as professional courses. GU had 6,415 students in 2016/17.
Formerly known as the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI), it was granted full university status in 2008 after being a member of the University of Wales since 2004. The university is named after the medieval Welsh prince Owain Glyndŵr, who first suggested the establishment of universities throughout Wales in the early 15th century
The University’s School of Creative Arts operates The Wall Recording Studio on its Plas Coch Campus, the former home of Calon FM Community Radio Station.
On the Wrexham campus, the University currently hosts the charity North Wales Science which operates as Techniquest Glyndwr a science discovery centre that welcomes the general public and schools.