3,845 reviews for Cardiff University

This course has given me a wide-range of transferable skills, including but not limited to, legal and analytical skills, communication and advocacy, professional awareness and social awareness. Lecturers are passionate about what they teach, making the learning environment very inspiring.

The course is very big so very little contact time with tutors/lecturers. The content and quality of teaching is generally good.

The flat was shared with 11 other girl - shared kitchen and bathroom. Had it not been for the weekly cleaning service it would be unliveable.

Lots of important topics not covered in much detail. Largely left to work things out by yourself on topics that have not been covered or revisited. Lecturers are always happy to assist. Placement tend to run very smoothly.

best - has a big range of learning, we do all aspects of pharmacy, science and patient based learning, HEIW provide great placements in GP, community pharmacies and hospitals worst - there is a lot of self directed learning with not much support following up, it’s a very intense course with almost too much learning, it’s not very well organised - last year i was getting my timetable on a sunday night before lectures/workshops on the monday, although the HEIW placements are good, the university itself doesn’t provide any placements this year - which would better prepare us, there’s very mixed teaching - unsure if they’re teaching us IP things or not

Best: Lecturers and overall staff have all been brilliant. Loads of extra support provided ( such as help with statistics or software clinics). Worst: Main psychology building looks slightly rundown Very popular course thus interactions with lecturers tend to feel slightly impersonal

Liked most: -Main appeal of this accommodation I’d say is the social aspect, as it’s the most populous out of all of them. Very easy to meet people and socialize -Although location is not really convenient, as it’s slightly far from most of the university buildings, it certainly doesn’t lack in beauty. It’s located by bute park and the river taff, providing most rooms with a gorgeous views -Rooms were ensuite Liked least: -Silverfish infestation for which nothing was done about, in my knowledge -Rundown, mouldy spaces -Small rooms

The best bits are the content. The slides are very good. Some lectures feel pointless. Seminars are better education-wise.

I like that you get a lot of lab time and access to really good facilities, and the teachers have very in depth knowledge so you can always ask questions. I wish there were more contact hours for normal lectures, there are too many lectures where we have to watch recordings on our own and I struggle to pay attention to recordings and you can’t ask questions as easily.

Accommodation is good condition and nice with big kitchen to hang out in. Way too many people share the same laundry room meaning you sometimes have to queue to wash clothes, also they don’t function well and very expensive, even more so when you have to wash things multiple times because the machines aren’t cleaning clothes properly (Circuit laundry is terrible).

Some books that are on reading lists aren't in the library which is a shame but there are loads of useful texts in there. Personally I would prefer more contact hours but I recognise that attendence drops throughout the semester so this might be impractical. Really glad that classes are all in person but there is a good system of online support.

Good location, in between Campus and shops. Not too far to walk. Close to large green space and the sports facilities. Room is very small for the ammount you pay but the rooms do vary across the area.

Philosophy and Economics has an even split of both subjects and makes studying at university a lot more varied, which I enjoy. The Business school facilities probably exceed the Philosophy facilities, but the quality of teaching is not superior. The content on both sides of the course is engaging and well-integrated. The lecturers are enthusiastic (most of the time), and the academic support is in abundance. One improvement I could suggest is that the lecturers should work on the assumption that students, especially first years, know nothing about anything, and so explain everything very carefully to build their understanding and confidence. Apart from that, I’m enjoying my course after 2 years of studying it, so clearly something's going well!

Taly South is a great place to spend your first year. If you like partying and socialising in general then you will have a blast. Taly North sport centre is only a 5 minute walk as well so you don’t have to worry about being late for training. It’s not a 5 star hotel but it’s enough and soon you’ll grow to love it. Watch out for the silverfish though (I only saw 2)

In my final year I have found that I haven't had many contact hours and it is a lot more independent which could be seen as a positive things or a negative thing, despite this my final year project supervisor is very help and always available for meetings and any questions. I do however find the course to be quite disorganised at times especially with communication of certain things like exam timetables etc., I find that some friends on other courses seem to have assessment and exam dates much further in advance