Cardiff Metropolitan University is fighting plans to merge it with Glamorgan and Newport universities.

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Prof Lydon also hinted that the door might still be open for Cardiff Metropolitan University if it wanted to merge with the new university at a later date.

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David Lloyd, director of the Food Industry Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University, warned that the financial impact of the scandal on the food industry could be significant .

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Last November, the Welsh government announced its desire to create a new "super university" in south east Wales, combining the University of Wales Newport, Glamorgan University and Cardiff Metropolitan University.

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The board of governors at Cardiff Metropolitan University has already said it was opposed to any new enlarged institution and say it is prepared to fight the move in the courts.

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"The university is pleased that the Welsh government has decided to cancel with immediate effect the statutory consultation process involving the dissolution of Cardiff Metropolitan University which we believe was legally and financially flawed, " she said.

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This merger would create a new metropolitan university for Glamorgan and Gwent, with campuses widely distributed as at present throughout the Valleys, Cardiff and Newport.

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