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5.04.04.63494 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsSU IS GREAT
Best: cheap accom and nights out Worst: silverfish and the damp!
Best student union ever great nights out, many student events, yolo Wednesday js best night out ever. Hosts a lot of celebs as wel
I love abacws and I wish breatos didn’t close
Great facilities and community
It’s got a good mixture of quiet and more chatty study areas which is excellent. I enjoy student nights on a Wednesday, it’s a good opportunity to spend time with friends and also make new friends
Best: yolo on wednesdays pretty parks good study space good random freebies in talybont/student union Improvements: washing machines in talybont gate better washing machines regular transport to and from the uni from talybont (e.g. bus)
Best place ever
Amazing range and quality of study spaces. Best SU and nightlife in the city is also good and always feels safe. Some buildings are not as nice looking as the main campus.
I love the city and the fact I’ve met people that are so different t from me, I’m not a big fan of the library and some study spaces
Nothing, it’s amazing
It’s an all round amazing university in my favourite uk city!! The student’s union is the best ever!
Countless study spaces that help me feel focused without feeling imprisoned. Top library facilities. Well integrated with the city so you don’t feel cut off from everyday life. Could potentially see more investment in schemes that promote safety in university, although I have seen more about this at Cardiff than at other universities. Good representation and protection of LGBT+ students
SU is amazing love YOLO
The student social aspect has been the best part, for example the student union club night on a Wednesday, and sports socials have meant that it has been easy to make friends from my course as well as taking up a new hobby and having a designated day of the week to interact and go out with these people. One of the hardest things for me personally was not having super great flatmates, but luckily I have lots of friends in my accommodation nevertheless. At the moment, there’s nothing specifically that jumps out at me that could be improved.
Some areas could use updating especially bathrooms
Lots of study spots in campus with lots of support from the excellent SU services!
Sports teams (inclusivity for all genders & abilities- in my case l play football for uni) General vibes of the place it’s a nice location with many different areas to study especially for me as someone who lives at home and can’t go back to accom to study in gaps between classes There are some gender neutral toilets but could be everywhere in the uni where’s there’s toilets should be open to everyone ones and not only just one single cubicle of it as that can feel awkward or uncomfortable on times
It’s feels like they do a lot to help us in every aspect of student life
4.5
Cardiff is such a great place to live and study because everything is close by and walkable across the whole of Cardiff meaning no long commutes to uni or anything. The business school are particularly good with the different events and support things they have going on in the business school to keep a community feel and support network. The staff are all so helpful and precise great guidance both for academic work but also career guidance and development. Additionally the student life there is just so good with so many societies and groups for everyone for example I am south Asian and there is such a strong Asian society where I’ve met so many people of similar backgrounds and like minded people. The students union building itself is also so so so good with so many different study spots that don’t have a boring and intimidating classroom feel about them making for a fun a pleasurable learning time. In terms of improvements this isn’t really uni related but more so just with the council to be honest in terms of litter and bin collections.
The best aspects are the way lecturers post slides and learning materials prior to the lectures so that we can get to grips with the content before. They also are very good on emails providing constant support where needed and are happy to book in meetings or hold drop in sessions to answer questions which are so helpful. In terms of improvements the tutorials we have for most modules bar the research project ones don’t seem helpful at all and I don’t gain much from them even when I complete all the prep work.