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5.04.04.63494 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsBest: having nice cafes, Asian store and boba time at the SU which is super close to my house. Worst: having 1 person take over a whole booth for themselves on the 3rd floor of the SU.
Great University, currently going through some problems but as are many University's, take care of their students, only major improvement would be less rain!
As the university in the Welsh capital, Cardiff University is a very important and great Welsh institution, though its use and prominence of the Welsh language could be greatly improved. The lack of academic rigour, because of the amount of people who are of lower academic excellence are allowed in the course. The quality of teaching is lower and is generalised to the lowest common denominator.
There is a lot of green areas around the university buildings and there is always something to do. It could be improved by not cutting lots of staff just because of financial difficulties that could have been avoided.
Its a great place.
Student unionism ideal, love the university and community feel!
18-24 years
Campus etc. are nice but teaching wise the school of computer science is quite weak organisation wise and some of the course management is a little weak.
The only improvement I could think of is consistency with seminar tutors; there were scheduling conflicts at the start of the year.
Best aspects of the uni experience has been the nightlife and how accessible the city is. It is easy to walk around and everything is on your doorstop. I really enjoy my course and the lecturers are really passionate and inspiring. The worst aspect was probably the accommodation in first year at Talybont. Although I liked that everyone lived together, it was a bit dated and small.
Student union has been excellent- great building, facilities and events. Uni organisation- cuts- dampened uni experience. The university strategy in regards to plans, communication, feedback, have been horrific. They have a lot to answer for.
The pharmacy building is well equipped but it's outdated and looks awful and is always very hot. The student union is nice and the location is good for the town and food. There's a lot of support given if needed and is always handled well.
I like the uni being close to the city centre whilst not being in it.
The 24 hour library is amazing for studying, and the lounge in the SU. There is extra support with studies available through office hours, and many active societies running events to take some stress off studying. There is nothing that I particularly dislike about the uni.
Don't lay off lecturers or seminar leaders, the humanities are important too. Longer seminars or 2 seminars per module per week would enable a better understanding of the course.
Lots of study areas and also opportunities to support students in all aspects such as developing study skills and also providing free food and resources.
Friendly staff and department, great community, lots of societies to be involved in Proposals to close the music (and other) departments are not good!
The societies are great, and the Taf is a great place to hang out with friends. There's lots of greenery around campus and it's close to the City Centre. There are lots of places to study, including the Libraries, Student Union Lounge and CSL.
More wellbeing support.
Cardiff is a fantastic place to study; the student life is fantastic and there are always events on at the student union. Cardiff, as a city, is very walkable and there is plenty of history and culture (museums, the castle, etc.) as well as concerts and sporting events. However, following the recent plans to cut funding (as well as some courses) from the modern languages department have concerned me greatly as a languages student. This makes me think twice when recommending Cardiff University.
4.5
More food and drinks locations.
2 hours per module a week in lectures, 1 tutorial per module a fortnight and 1 seminar for legal foundations a fortnight.