Be Bangor Ready

Bangor is a City, due to its Cathedral, but it is a very small city. Bangor lies along the valley between the Menai Strait and Bangor mountain and is flanked by two short hills. It is likely you will need to go up one or other of these hills most days to either get to lectures, supermarkets or back to your halls. Although not a campus-based university, the geographical spread of the University is very small and we can refer to its 'campus’. Almost all of the University buildings (lecture theatres, research labs and accommodation) lie within the City with the exception of Sports Science and Education (based on the Normal site on the mainland side of Menai bridge) and Ocean Sciences (based on Anglesey in Menai Bridge itself).

The university buildings are a mix of traditional and modern. The most recently completed building is ‘Pontio', an Arts and innovation centre connecting the University to the city, which houses a full-size cinema, theatre, creative design studios, cafes and restaurants, as well as lecture theatres and teaching spaces used by schools across the University. Your school will usually have one main building where most of the academics have offices and research areas, but there may be additional buildings you need to visit for lectures, seminars, research studies, accessing archives etc.

Check our interactive Bangor Campus Map

Wrexham is 70 miles from Bangor, in north east Wales, with easy access to the north Wales coast and the beautiful scenery of Snowdonia. The city of Chester is only 13 miles away and the larger cities of Liverpool and Manchester are also within easy reach by road or rail. This puts it within easy commuting distance of large parts of north west England and the Midlands as well as north east Wales. Within twenty minutes travel you can lose yourself in the Welsh hills, be fascinated by the Roman remains in Chester or view the rich historical past within Wrexham County Borough.

Our Wrexham campus is dedicated to Health Science subjects and our academic staff are either based at the Wrexham campus, or travel between Wrexham and Bangor as needed. Wrexham Maelor and Spire hospitals, where students undertake placements, have very close links with the school and are a two-minute walk away from the Archimedes and Cambrian building. You will have access to a Bangor University personal tutor, supervisory support for your academic work and support from our practice educator teams. We have regular cross-site meetings with our student representatives and encourage all students to be part of the cross-campus school. We want to make sure you feel part of the wider community of students at Bangor University whilst you are studying at our Wrexham campus. Studying here is like being part of a family, and many of the students studying midwifery, adult and mental health courses live in the Wrexham area. The child and diagnostic radiography courses are only delivered at the Wrexham campus, and some students live in Snowdon Hall which is the university accommodation shared with Glyndwr University. Wrexham is a smaller campus that has an excellent student to staff ratio, so our students get the opportunity to connect with all our experienced academic staff, from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. The campus also has a dedicated library with subject specific staff, and a well-equipped skills lab for all nursing fields at the Wrexham campus where students can practice their clinical skills in a safe environment supported by academic staff.

[0:00] Undeb Bangor would like to welcome all international students to Bangor University.

[00:06] Undeb Bangor is your Student’s Union.

[00:08] As a student you are automatically a member.

[00:12] The Student’s Union is here to make your voice heard.

[00:15] And to help you enjoy your time here at Bangor University.

[00:20] You can join a free sports club, society, and volunteering project. Or become a Course Rep or Student Councillor to improve the academic experience here at Bangor.

[00:30] Hi, my name is Pa, and I study music. My name is Jabesh Okumu. I study Masters of Science in Agroforestry and Food Security. Hello, I’m Sara Ebrahim. I’m 21 years old. I’m an international student from Bahrain. I just completed my degree in Accounting and Finance. Hi, I’m Samantha. I come from Hong Kong and I’m doing Adventure Sports Science.

[00:55] I am an international student so I joined lots of international societies like Philippines and Hong Kong.

[01:05] I’m a student and also a Course Rep in the School of Natural Sciences. I represent their views in the Students’ Union.

[01:15] After joining Bangor University I was involved in the Student Council as an international student councillor. As an international student councillor I had to sit and listen to all the students around the University and make sure they have no issues with their studying, housing, with their schooling, or anything around that.

[01:34] I’ve been involved in the Badminton Team in the sports societies. In the volunteering sector I’ve been involved with St. John’s Ambulance. There is definitely a lot more societies you can join for sports. There is definitely one sport you will like joining

[01:51] My personal favourite part as an international student were the events that we set the meetings that we all attended together with the councillors and students to listen to their issues or listen to their feedback about Bangor University and the internal events that we had together.

[02:09] The benefit is that we know more people and got more activities to do without only focusing on our degrees and studying.

[02:19] I would like to encourage everyone to be a part of the Students’ Union, so you have more activities to do, more events to join, and more people to know. And you’ll never get bored at Bangor Uni.

[02:33] I would really encourage you to be a part of this Union. You will find this place a home away from home.

[02:41] What are you guys waiting for?

Undeb is your Students' Union, run by a team of Sabbatical Officers who are elected by you, support you on all matters related to education and student experience.

Let's go check them out. Your Students' Union is open Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 and is located on the fourth floor Pontio.

So come say hi. Your Sabbs work full-time here at Undeb Bangor.

You'll hear from us a lot throughout your studies through surveys, campaigns, events, and fundraisers.

We are here to make sure you get the best possible university experience, and that wouldn't be possible without the help of our dedicated staff who work in sports, volunteering, societies and representation.

We're so excited to welcome you here this year.

At the student union, we have a calendar of activities that happen throughout the year.

In the calendar, we have loads of campaigns and activities that you can get involved with, such as cost of living campaign, sexual health campaign, mental health campaign and many more that you can get involved.

The aim of these initiatives is to lobby for change and raise awareness.

Here at Undeb Bangor we have over 50 sports clubs you can take part in.

The sports range from indoor, outdoor, field, combat or lots of sports, regardless of your ability.

You can either compete or just take part for fun.

We have around 300 course reps each year here at Bangor. These students work with the student voice team and staff in their school to bring positive changes in the student experience and ensure that all students voices are heard.

Make sure you talk to your course rep about any changes you want to see in your course.

In your course, you can find out who your course rep is on our website. If you're interested in representing your fellow students and learning new skills. you can sign up to be a course rep.

Networks are your platform to socialise and make change by running projects and campaigns with other students who share the same passions and interests.

Networks can focus on their own projects or work collectively to achieve change.

At the student union, we have this thing called the Student Forum, in which different ideas and petitions are discussed and debated, such as student challenges that you are facing.

You can guide this meeting by setting this end of the meeting and signing and creating petitions on the Undeb Bangor website.

Anyone is welcome to the student forum, and it's your chance to make a change and improve student experience.

With over 100 societies at Undeb Bangor ranging from musical theatre to academic societies to religious societies, it's not difficult to find a society that you will love. Our societies offer a community for all our students and a space to expand your interests.

If you are to start a society. All you need is a great idea and ten students to share your passion.

All volunteering projects fit into one of five categories kids’ projects, environmental, community, elderly projects, and mental health.

All of our projects are student led. This means that students can lead their own projects whilst developing skills in the community.

UMCB is the Bangor Welsh Student Union and we are here to promote Welsh students academically through the medium of Welsh.

In example, through Freshers Week events, Cymric Sports events and also becoming a member of ‘Aelwyd JMJ’.

That's why we have a dedicated advice service that can offer you support on academic advice, appeals, and complaints.

If we don't have the answers, someone else will.