WREXHAM UNIVERSITY says it is 'investigating matters internally' after a professor made controversial remarks about the Welsh language.
Professor Nigel Hunt has come under fire for remarks he made about bilingual road signs.
He labelled them 'unintelligible' and 'irrelevant' in a post made on Facebook group 'Department of Petty Rage'.
Professor Hunt, who is a visiting professor at Wrexham University, posted a picture of a bilingual road sign and wrote: “Signs like this. They are confusing as they contain irrelevant and – to most people – unintelligible information. Road signs in two languages are potentially dangerous as it takes longer to determine the message.
"As most people even in Wales do not understand these signs (the Welsh language is declining despite the attempts to popularise it) then please just use English.”
The post has been met by anger and disappointment on social media by many who urged Wrexham University to take action.
The university has now responded by apologising and insisting that professor Hunt's views 'do not' reflect the views or values of the university.
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A statement from Wrexham University read: "We would like to apologise for the offence caused by recent remarks – and are in the process of investigating this matter internally. We are keen to stress that these comments absolutely do not reflect the views or values of our university or its staff.
"We are proud to be a Welsh institution and are proud of our Welsh history and heritage. We are also committed to promoting and celebrating the Welsh language and are proud to say that more students than ever before have opportunities to study bilingually across a range of our courses, thanks to the implementation of our Welsh Language Academic Strategy and Action Plan in November 2022.
"We are also committed to the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 and as part of the legislation – the Welsh language has equal status with English and must not be treated less favourably."
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