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Sort:Latest reviewsVery strong social aspects but the accommodation is outdated and low budget. The University buildings, however, are modern and high budget and are ideal to work in
The city feels very safe to live and study in but I think the support could be better
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Cardiff is a beautiful city and before I came for university I had never visited before so was really apprehensive. But coming here ended up being one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Almost everything is within walking distance, the student union is incredible, there’s so many fab study spaces around the city. Relatively recently a lot of funding was put into the uni so there’s a lot of new or refurbished facilities which is great. My lecturers are lovely and extremely advanced in their field. The only thing I’d note is housekeeping and maintenance are quite strict which can be stressful and getting packages/parcels is a whole confusing mess.
Plenty of places to study, located in a nice place. Generally well organised lectures and seminars. Student life is also very good, variety of options. Sometimes things can be a little underexplained but nothing an email can’t fix.
It’s walk-friendly and cozy overall. But sometimes the university buildings are like a maze, rooms and lecture theatre are difficult to find.
The students union is rlly great. They make you take your lectures in the most random places though and it’s pretty annoying sometimes. You end up in the same lecture hall for 4 hours then another lecture hall the next day for another 4 hours straight.
It’s a good place to study with lots of libraries and study spaces and resources.
Good facilities and resources for students, lack of help with mental health and student support, hard to obtain a meeting with support.
Best aspects is student life and city
The best thing is that I can study and interact with people with multiple backgrounds while spending brand new time as an exchange student. It allows me to obtain a lot of knowledge from diverse perspectives. The worst thing is environment. Some place here are a little dirty. For example, there are many rubbish on the street. However, some institutions, such as student life team of Cardiff University, are engaging for society and environment. So I'm glad to come here overall!
there could be better support systems for students
best: cheap, fairly prestigious bad: spaced out
It’s an amazing city and the student union is brilliant, there are lots of places to study and just hang out there is lots of societies to join and varsity is always good fun. The university is very focused on the sciences and doesn’t seem to have that much time for smaller courses such as music.
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Although there isn’t a proper campus for Cardiff Uni, as it is spread throughout the city, I do feel as if the campus atmosphere is well and very abundant. I feel comfortable walking towards my lectures in the city, and confident on where I am going, as Cardiff Uni has been incredibly accessible and accommodating when providing information on the locations. The student union themselves are clear in their care for the students. Anytime I have an issue with my housing or with my academics, and am in need of advice they always correctly help me.
Cheaper and more on fewer days
The best aspect is location.
The SU and facilities are really good, could be more mental health support
4.5
It supports students in various aspects and also ensures to listen to student feedback and make it a priority to change things about it's courses or facilities which I think is a great option. This way, it ensures that it's students are heard and makes them feel included. I like how there are different societies to make everyone within the university, of different communities, regions, etc, feel included and host activities and sessions for them which is another great thing.
I think the course stands to it's name but certajn things can be improved in it
I like how it's inclusive and how there are residence life assistants that help with getting used to the surroundings and what I like the least is how the surroundings, other houses near the uni halls fill the sidewalks with trash bags all around