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The school is great, with absolutely fantastic student support and facilities. Cardiff university is a great place for socialising and making friends on your course. etc...
There are always a lot of opportunities and activities taking place, both in schools and also especially in the students union. I also feel that student support services are made to feel very accessible and do actually provide valuable help, both in studies and in personal. I personally do not really have any issues with what I have experienced at Cardiff, so I believe that continuing to implement the support systems in place is will be a good method of improvement.
Cardiff is a stunning city. It has a great night life. The beach is close by and so are the beacon beacons. My uni experience has been affected by covid so many of my lectures have been cancelled and moved online. The uni buildings could use some updating as could the facilities including the libraries.
The city is a lovely place to be in with a lot of activities and the like to pass the time; the university itself is full of passionate lecturers who clearly care a lot about their subjects and teaching, and there are constant events to encourage student socialisation along with a lot of support options available for those who need it. However, for my course particularly, I have to take a long commute to where I study, outside of the city itself; while this will not be an issue for the next academic year, it has been a stressor for this year. Further, several support events have been on weekdays at times I have lectures and cannot attend them; while my schedule is obviously not universal, the fact they occur on weekdays at all means many people will have similar issues due to the nature of how study and work is scheduled, while doing them on weekends would undoubtly allow them to occur on a time frame much freer and less likely to conflict with existing schedules.
18-24 years
First gen student

My best aspects of uni experience has been the SU facilities and my experience with lecturers. There are many opportunities to get involved with and so many societies to join. I really like that Cardiff is a city uni so the uni feels very integrated with the rest of Cardiff as a city and the people who live there. It could be improved by having more accessible transport from halls to the uni buildings and more mental health support.
18-24 years
First gen student
For the most part my experiences with lecturers have been positive, mostly seem friendly and passionate in their field. A drawback would be that my course was one of few in the academic year 2021-22 to continue to be online despite covid regulations allowing lectures/ seminars to go ahead as normal. Many of the staff seemed reluctant to give proper reason as to why we remained online despite this.
good location, close to libraries. to improve show more example answers to exam questions
The lecturers make it good
The worst is living in Talybont. The first years are horrible and need more discipline. Additionally, no one pays attention in class and it seems like no one wants to be there. Campus is pretty and I live the proximity to town. The professors and staff have been wonderful.
Very lonely but enjoy my course
The mental health support is bad The club nights are good.
The University offers lots of academic support and opportunities to meet other students.
I just wish the class mates mix up a little more
Prettier buildings
Extenuating circumstances policy change is hard - one week is too little
Interesting course Closer accommodations
It's perfect
Nice in general, more support needed
Best - Night life Worst - the ever increasing online only learning


Best parts : Great location, everything is close to eachother and conveniently close to the city center. The students union offers great support, activities and study areas. Worst parts : Study areas can become crowded, mental health support can be difficult to access and some buildings look and feel very unwelcoming.
Overall course content is fine, generally lecturers respond quickly to emails and questions. Very little scheduled contact hours with tutors.
Maintenence and cleaning teams were brilliant and very helpful. Appliances were a bit outdated but not really any problem. Being on a main road security was a big issue and I did not always feel safe in my accommodation.