On Thursday 27 February the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) held an open public meeting at its Lampeter campus. Chaired by Elin Jones, MS, the meeting was an opportunity for the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Elwen Evans and her team to restate the University’s commitment to the campus.  The University will work with key stakeholders including local representatives to identify appropriate education-related activities that can bring long-term, sustainable, economic benefit to the campus and the local community.

It was confirmed that there are no plans to close the campus, and the University intends to continue offering its conferencing and venue hire activities as well as other contracted arrangements. All existing, informal, commitments for the use of its facilities by the local community will continue until the end of the summer term in July 2025, after which they will have to be reviewed and considered on a case by case basis.

The University has held meetings with representatives of key stakeholder groups and is continuing engagement to explore a range of economically viable, education-related activities that would bring a new, sustainable lease of life to the campus.

A Key Stakeholder Group of representatives including local politicians, business, community leaders and University-associated groups will meet at the end of March.  Members will work together to generate and consider viable proposals for reimagining the vibrancy and pursuing alternative educational and commercial activity for the Lampeter campus, which it is hoped, will also bring new opportunities to the local community.