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5.04.04.63494 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThe university works tirelessly to create a welcoming environment, the students union is accessible and helpful, however there is a distinct lack of non-alcoholic events at the university.
Cardiff is a lovely place to study and the SU are mostly great. my only issue would be SU security, they don't seem to do their jobs very well, they can't keep banned people out and that's kind of scary
The social aspects and societies.
Great lecturers, great labs and is a student city. The Heath campus is a bit run down and they are not always great at getting work back to you quickly.
18-24 years
It's a nice place, very rainy though. The academic staff is a little stuck up and can be condescending at times. The student's union is carrying the student experience. Lots of great societies and events on all the time. The including environment there makes up for the excluding atmosphere academically.
It is great that there is a lot of student support and activities to know each other.
Best aspects are all of the events that the students union holds, especially the quiz nights. Everyone feels involved and is made sure to feel welcome too. I can’t really comment on a worst aspect as my time here has been amazing so far!
Su is a 10/10.
18-24 years
Teaching is consistent with lectures and seminars every week, with readings provided online to do from the comfort of wherever you choose to study. There are 24/7 libraries and plenty of different places you can go to study, with bookable rooms. The university is centrally located so it's easy to between halls, student accommodations, city centre, and the university. The Centre For Student Life building has staff to support you in any way you need, and your personal tutor means that there's always somewhere you can go. The University facilitated me to volunteer abroad and funded this opportunity so I'd fully recommend taking advantage of all the opportunities offered to you! Finally, the SU is incredible with so many societies and sports clubs that you can take advantage of a new interest, or further an old one. I've taken up several and am making the most of it all! The only major improvements that should be made involve general refurbishment of non-Stem buildings to bring them in line so that non-STEM students feel as valued!
18-24 years
A really fun city for uni life, everyone is super friendly, course is quite stressful
Best-disability support Worst-getting lost because the room numbering system is confusing
Perhaps don’t vary location of classes too far from one another.
Student union very good with good facilities however certain buildings give it a lower score on overall look and feel. I have not used the student support facilities but sure they are great
The university campus has so many modern and clean buildings, being a maths student in mainly based in ABACWS which is such a calm and pleasant environment, which I think helped motivated students to enjoy studying more. Student support is hard to access if you don’t know where to go, however it is understandable since the university is so large that it is hard to keep track of all students.
18-24 years
Proximity A range of support from personal to career progression /planning Fun place to study SU makes it fun Accessible online library and online books that aren't in the library maybe
Best - very helpful, educational, modern facilities, best journalism school, nice building
great up to date buildings and beautiful architecture made friends almost instantly they have a lot of societies and clubs that are very interesting my lecturers are really open and in almost all my modules I really understand what they teach and am excited to learn Almost all lessons are recorded but our labs aren't which isn't helpful because they contain very important bits of learning that I'd most likely not remember after the session. On top of that, there's almost always a few students who don't stop talking in my lectures and the teachers don't seem to do anything about it, making it even harder to pay attention in class. Cardiff itself is pretty small, but that's what. makes it charming with plenty grocery stores in range and only a 20-30 minute walk from one end to the other! It's also quite near the train station so there's no need for ubers or hassle when commuting home (if you don't live in Cardiff) Wish there were more lifts though there's a LOT of stairs and if there is a lift you can barely find it
The best part for me has been the diversity of societies that are offered. I have participated in rowing, cycling, debating, tennis, University Officer Training Corps, and met so many people through this. The libraries are always very well run and you can always find somewhere nice to work. I am sad to come to the end of my university career although an exciting career in the military awaits... In terms of improvements, there could be a few more affordable events offered to students. The shops in the SU are quite pricey although a lot of this is due to the cost of living crisis. I also feel charging for entry to YOLO is unacceptable if you are a student, that's what our tuition fees are for.
Great. The lifts in the SU could be broken less
4.5
Love the facilities during the day, the study places are lovely. The SU nightlife is good but would love the wednesday to have silent disco again.
I love my lecturers, content and everyone on the ENCAP team i’ve interacted with. My personal tutor has been a create resource of knowledge and a great support for everything from the academic side of uni to the everyday side of uni life.
Uni Halls came with the expected stress of living with new people. Aside from that I enjoyed my time at Taly. A couple of things made it abit less comfortable, for example the silverfish and the showers which were impossible to clean.