The University of Wales, Newport (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd) is a university based in Newport, South Wales. The university has two campuses; Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the city and a £35 million campus on the banks of the River Usk in Newport city centre opened in 2011. The university was ranked 55th out of 132 UK universities for the quality of research. The university has four main academic schools: Newport School of Art, Media and Design; the Newport Business School; Newport School of Education and the Newport School of Health and Social Sciences. The University also has a Centre for Community and Lifelong Learning and a School of Golf. Newport has been involved in higher education since 1841. Originally a Mechanics Institute, set up to provide further education for workers and tradesmen, the institution was based in Newport’s Town Hall on Commercial Street. Working men and women were able to attend a variety of lectures for two shilling per quarter to study subjects including The Pursuit of Attainment and Knowledge and Popular Superstition.