In 1960 he worked at an international school in the Netherlands before being appointed as a senior lecturer at the then Trinity College, Carmarthen (which is now the University of Wales Trinity Saint David) where he stayed until he retired.

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Trinity College, Carmarthen said post-graduate applications were up by 17.5% while Swansea University saw a 2.2% rise.

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Research by Professor Leslie Francis of the Centre for Theology and Education at Trinity College, Carmarthen, found that churches that sponsor local schools tend to have more young people in their congregations, more people taking confirmation and more people joining their choirs.

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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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