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5.04.04.63494 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsso many opportunities and facilities available to learn, but could offer more overall support for future career goals
I love how many events and societies are constantly happening! There's always something to do or join, so you never feel alone which happens quite often at university and what I was most scared for. The university is right in amongst everything, so very convenient. What could be improved is more online activities to do in your free time like online quizzes with prizes or even whole university challenges like the first person to find different items (coffee vouchers/Taf vouchers/free yolo entry vouchers etc) hidden around the university!
35-44 years
First gen student
More facilities to support students who commute from home. Reading week in autumn semester and before end of year exams.
The best aspect is how welcoming the uni and lecturers are. The facilities for healthcare are great!
18-24 years
Good and abundant facilities in a friendly city with plenty to do - campus look and feel rated slightly lower as a few buildings look dated and student living areas are generally dirty (though not a responsibility of the university itself but rather Cardiff Council). Student life is great and accustom to everyone whether that be clubs and pubs or cafes, cinemas, shopping and parks. Students union is always active with comfortable living spaces, food delivery, shops, and popular events.
Cardiff is a nice city to live in, especially as I am involved in the folk music scene here. I have not had a good experience with my course - coursework and exam marks are regularly returned weeks later than promised, the single large lecture hall in the Abacws building is not big enough to hold my whole year (though since people don't come to lectures this hasn't actually caused any issues), and the student support (at least on my course) is atrocious. When I reached out to student support last semester because I was experiencing severe difficulties with illness, stress and workload (caused by poorly designed modules with unreasonably high amounts of content and coursework), I was told, apologetically, that there was no way to help me. I am now facing the possibility that I will not pass my course at the end of the year because of these ongoing issues.
Cardiff University offers a friendly and diverse student community, excellent campus facilities, and a supportive learning environment. The lecturers are knowledgeable and approachable, and there are strong career and industry links, making it an inspiring place to study.
Great location if you love a night out, but equally tonnes of places to sit and study in. Loads of resources are available for your degrees, and YOLO is the best place to go for a student night in the country.
The best is social life and sport. However, it is inconvenient getting to llanrumney to train.
Cardiff is a great city for transport links, everything is walkable. The campus I am situated in is quite run down compared to other campuses within the university. The student union is one of the highlights and always has events going on which makes it very easy to meet new people.
There are plenty of nice buildings to study and socialise in. The students union is very cozy and student support is very accesible. I wish more building were open for 24 hours for late night study but apart from that Cardiff is a great place to study at.
Social life has enabled me to connect with new people. Lots of support has also helped me get good grades in my recent exam averaging 82%.
It’s a great uni with really good facilities in the students union. Location is great as it’s all a walking distance from the student living area and most buildings are close to a library. If I had to give one improvement it would be to allocate a little bit more funding to the bigger societies if at all possible but apart from that they are great help!
Location is amazing with lots of opportunities.
Improved sports changing facilities and support
Good business school and SU.
Cardiff University excels in student support and also providing lil events for students to meet and socialise.
4.5
I love our SU and lots of bits about it – clubs, pubs and shops. They have great food places with good student deals, and I love the Greggs everywhere.
For first-year modules, they are all compulsory, and lots go over A-level stuff, so they can often be uninteresting, as I've already learnt it or I'm not interested in the subject. That being said, doing things I haven't chosen to do has introduced me to lots of new topics I love which I otherwise wouldn't have known. My biggest issue with my course is that there is no option to take a year out for placements or work opportunities, which would be helpful considering experience is a great employability factor in this area.
Really good value for money – lots of space in both my bedroom and kitchen, although it could do with a bit more cupboard space. I love the building, and I feel very safe around it.