Cardiff University and University of Wales College of Medicine merged in 2004, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama joined the University of Glamorgan Group in 2007 and the University of Wales, Lampeter, and Trinity University College, Carmarthen, joined forces this year.

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The College of Emergency Medicine has told BBC Wales all emergency departments across the country are experiencing sustained and severe pressure, with a steady increase in seriously-ill elderly patients.

BBC: 999 warning as A&E units across Wales under pressure