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5.04.04.63494 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsI love the city, the university itself is great. The 1st year accommodations are the best as it can be (Talycourt), there are some issues but maintenance is always on it!
The student union has so many good opportunities and the wednesday evenings at Yolo are amazing.
Everywhere is pretty great! SU has so much to do including student pub and the Y Plas, as well as all the study spaces
The su is amazing
As a shy person, uni was initially a little isolating because I wasn't close with my flatmates and without a set campus it was harder to meet new people. But through societys and my course ive met some amazing people. Support from the uni has always been there when I've asked for it.
Student union is brilliantly ran
Free hot chocolate every evening by the res for life time Pancakes on pancake day Great societies
I really love the campus. We are given advice before moving into the campus according to where it is. University gives guidance in first year and helps us figure out the best accommodation. Besides that, I love how everything is nearby (groceries, CSL, SU, food chains, City Centre, City Road, GPs, malls, gym). The societies host fun events to feel inclusive and so does the reslife too! One thing I'd love to see improving is the student support with regards to mental health especially as the system within university is very slow and needs updating. People wait weeks to get a response and by then they forget about their issues. We need more than just counselling. We need proper health access as therapy is very expensive outside. The VPs have introduced halal friendly chains for those who need it and it is an impressive move! It's also wonderful how they have a pantry so that students can take what they need. I think the facilities and the student union are the best I've seen so far.
Improved sports facilities- like a pool. Good SU
Maybe wellbeing side of the university can be more advertised. Students arent aware there is help provided. I have seen students not knowing whole time of uni that my uni have wellbeing help available.
The campus accessibility in parts of the campus need to be improved or need to be consulted with by disabled students to make more accessible.
The best part of Cardiff is the perfect mix between nights out and study spaces provided by the student union. CSU is massive and caters to everyone whether you want to drink or not. One thing that can be improved at Cardiff university is the accessibility to support networks. Both from personal experience and from friends, sometimes communication can be poor, for example I was once made to wait a whole weekend by my lecturer to find out if I failed an exam to turn up Monday and be told by student support that it wasn’t even a question that I would fail.
The buildings need a bit of a touch up but it is great fun
The students and staff alike are very welcoming and helpful. Student support is good but takes a while to get round to as there is not that many staff available to help. I have heard that for therapy through the uni there is a very long waiting list, so maybe more staff for that could be helpful. There are not that many sober socials in any society which may be isolating.
Lovely campus and SU
It’s good
4.5
Amazing array of study areas and facilities, however some lecturers sometimes don’t make lectures engaging enough and remain monotone throughout the full 2 hours which makes it hard to concentrate
Easy to contact lecturers and get access to all materials
Great location close to shops and gyms, 40 minute walk from the city centre though but that’s not a problem, lovely park nearby. My house was made up of flats full of gap year students which was nice. I didn’t experience any problems with mould or such things. Cleaners in weekly for the kitchen which was super helpful. Only problem really was noise and excessive fire alarms but that is expected with student accommodation