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5.04.04.63494 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThe SU is fantastic The atmosphere created by the staff and pupils is good The John Percival building could be updated
There should be more information about what to do after the uni. There is career advice and other things but it is not enough to have a clear picture of the future.
Super modern facilities with loads of study spaces to chose from!
Great city to live in and relatively affordable. The uni has great facilities and a beautiful campus close to town. Strikes and Covid have interfered a lot with the experience. Mental health support has been barely usable throughout it all, and the university has shown no interest in providing any kind of financial reimbursement for the reduced quality of learning experience over the pandemic.
we have a great student union but the accommodations are far away from each other - it’s a minor issue though
Such a great place to live and study in! I have found living in cardiff to be an absolute blast and that goes along with my study time as well. I have very little to complain about regarding Cardiff University however I’ve found that the student support offered by the uni could be more supportive.
Very well located and good facilities. Good student union. Some buildings are not very modern. Scheduling of certain things not great and sometimes support is not very quick
Everything in walking distance Accessible support
Amazing university staff, great facilities, fantastic location
The shops on the 2nd floor haven't been open the entire year. It has a lot of rooms to go study in
Great university. I am really enjoying my course, the content is really interesting and really prepares you are jobs. The assessment date/ time give for assessment could be improved.
Clean , large , modern
Personal tutors, cheap place to live
It is an amazing place to study at
18-24 years
First gen student
Best - Great uni city, lots of student support wide range of facilities in different areas, good student union Worst - Slow transition back to in-person uni, bad placement experience
Best student union I have seen compared to other universities - holds events, night life, a place to study and relax - a mix of everything you need as a student!
Na
Great area in general, student accommodation makes it so easy to make friends. The facilities are so good and the help (lecturers, study areas and mentors) are great help! I found it extremely easy to settle in considering it’s not a campus university.
Facilities to help students adopts the appearance of being helpful, however in reality is not. The services aimed to help you ping pong you from one arm of the University to another. I found this particularly when trying to change courses. This might be because services are split so much to manage workload which seems logical, however results in a fragmented system where people are only aware of their narrow sector and function and incapable of offering advise beyond their narrow scope of expertise. The university seems largely unorganised aswell in terms of time tables coming last minute and other changes.
4.5
Since I started during covid, I never got the chance to meet friends during from joining societies, and many societies still haven’t returned/recovered. I enjoy studying here because I enjoy the course, although at times it hasn’t been challenging enough.
Most of the course still takes place online, with maybe one or two in person lectures a week. However the exams still take place online, which is a benefit.