University of South Wales £1bn+ boost for UK economy

A new BiGGAR Economics report has revealed that Wales’s largest university group contributed more than £1.2bn to the UK economy last year.

The study into the University of South Wales Group, concludes that for every £1 generated as a result of direct operations in the 12 months up to September 2015, the UK economy benefited by more than £8. For each £1 the USW Group received in funding, the corresponding financial benefit added up to more than £6.

The report, was launched at an event in the National Assembly’s Senedd on Monday, July 4.

Read the full press release here.