[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA]The University of Wales is the 3rd largest in the country after [ULNE]Open University[EULNE] and [ULNE]University of London[EULNE], but like both others, it's rather unusual. It's a federal university, a collection of 6 colleges which operate almost entirely independent of each other. [ITAL] Many students in Wales don't even realise that their colleges aren't full blown universities[EITAL]. Students shouldn't start writing off to the University of Wales for its prospectus or wondering why they can't find the campus on the map. They should apply instead to the constituent colleges, which are, of course, included elsewhere in [PUSH]push[EPUSH], as follows:[PARA][ULNE]Aberystwyth, University College of Wales[EULNE][PARA][ULNE] Bangor, University of Wales[EULNE][PARA][ULNE] Cardiff, University of Wales[EULNE][PARA][ULNE] Lampeter, St David's University College[EULNE][PARA][ULNE] Swansea, University College of Swansea[EULNE][PARA][ULNE] University of Wales, College of Medicine[EULNE][PARA][PARA]
