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Best experience is the location, it’s such a nice campus and convenient spot.
The uni is very supportive, and tho it’s a city it has a campus feel and community. Lots of study spaces and my experience with staff has always been positive.
I don't like all the drunk students coming down my street yelling in the middle pf the night I love how close all the buildings are - it makes it easier to get to lectures and seminars
student nights and mental health support are both amazing
good support during exam season facilities old, wifi connection not good, study spaces often full and no plugs in lecture theatres
Best uni in souh Wales!!!
18-24 years
Cardiff Uni is a great place to study because it is so inclusive and easy to reach when living in the city
18-24 years

My experience in Cardiff University is marvelous and unforgettable. Cardiff University provides students with well organized activities and well equipped facilities, which makes my life there very convenient and enjoyable. I also like the location and overall atmosphere on campus, which was welcoming and friendly. Student support is also one aspect that amazed me, because I felt like I can get support from every aspect. If I have to say something about improvement, it will be better to have more choices when choosing courses, also interdisciplinary courses regardless of different academies. What’s more, welsh can get a bit confusing for non native speakers, so I suggest to use different shades of colours to present English and Welsh when they are on the same page. All in all, Cardiff University is really fantastic and great. :)
18-24 years
I think the support received at Cardiff from lecturers, personal tutors and placement facilitators is incredible. The course itself is very interesting and demanding in terms of what you have to complete whilst on placements etc, yet it’s ok. As you know you have so much support and help .
Cardiff is an amazing city with a variety of things to do and see. Studying here has been an amazing opportunity and I do not regret my choices. The facilities are great especially at Heath and they have a new campus within the Heath hospital. The one thing I found difficult was parking at the Heath and the cost for students could be discounted, as some days I had to decide between going into uni or staying home because of money issues because parking costs me £80-£100 a month.
Best - Good study facilities, Plenty of support Bad - Talybont accom is tiny, SU should stay open for longer
A really fun place to study in an amazing city. Most modules have been engaging and the teaching has been very good. Especially in the Journalism department, the facilities are superb. But across the whole University reasources are very easily accessible. The SU YOLO night out is always fun! Only downside I've felt is on ocasions (rarely) essay feedback has been very poor with very little constructive feedback.
Best part is the range of societies, study spots and the Wednesday SU club nights. Worst part is the Engineering cafe prices
Lots of places to sit to chat or revise Buildings are spread out
I like the amount of support the university provides for a student. I like the social opportunities the universities provides. However, due to my course, my lessons are scattered around different places which i do not particularly like. It’s harder to socialise with other students from different courses
its perfectly located everything is so close and acessible. The business area is very outdated and like it is from the 70s
Best - location, really central to the student living area. Worst - slightly unsupported for transition to university
Lots of groups at the student union Good balance between in face lectures and online Great facilities Make disability services easier to access and make learning central easier to navigate


Could be improved by having more society activities during the day rather than evening events.
Course is good, however I wouldn't know who to ask for information on careers advice.