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The campus is beautiful, but it should be easier to navigate the buildings and find classrooms
What makes Cardiff University a great place to study is the fact that students are the center of University life. Everyone at university is always ready to help and it makes me feel so comfortable. University offers a lot of facilities to students and there are many opportunities to get in touch with other people from different countries. Everyday at Cardiff University is a great time. Actually I cannot think about anything that could be improved.
More plugs in the libraries could improve the university. I love how close together the different uni buildings are.
Very long delays with applications like extenuating circumstances, and delays in booking counselling sessions. Not much care about students mental health. Other than that everything is good.
everything is great except the accomodation is very basic and there is very little shared living space
18-24 years
First gen student

There could be more motivation and clubs to do with fitness as I belive it’s so important for physical health and mental health , it brings people together with similar interests and having a fitness club like at a gym or running it gives people something to look forward to, doesn’t need to be loads of money to join but that money will go to the student union and it’s a great way of socialising and improving ourself and challenging us to be better !! And it clears the mind from the struggles of uni of the day
Love this university sm!
I love being within a city to study, it gives you more freedom and options of places to work. The physics student support could be better however the students union is very good and supportive.
Very good student union. Night life is very good. Lecturers are adept.
They do not give proper feedback when it comes to assignments and the marking can be quite unstandardised when it comes to practical assignments. So that’s one aspect that they could definitely improve on. Overall, the lecturers are very knowledgeable and bring their experience in the field into classes which makes it very interactive and interesting. Besides that, they also have personal development meetings where an individual can seek guidance from lecturers or even seek an one on one session with the lecturer to discuss academic issues.
I think the help for students seem to be very hard to access, especially being an international student. I am very unsure about where to go about certain issues, and there seems to be very little help and guidance for international students, based on my own experience and that of my other international student batch mates. On the bright side, the location of the university is very convenient. Although some days I do have to walk farther for some classes, all in all the location is close to the city centre, grocery stores, and all on all very convenient to access. I also feel safe walking around the campus most of the time.
It cares about the students, they often hold questionnaires about our class experiences and actually make changes based on our replies. However, it can be hard to receive certain information unless you know where to look for it.
Everyone is kind and helpful
It is very welcoming and easy to get to know and the lecturers are easy to contact and provide excellent support
The campus is well connected and most of the buildings are nearby. But the worst aspects are probably that the Architecture building cannot seem to accommodate large groups of people. During lectures, it’s either we use a different building or are separated into different rooms which makes the learning process difficult.
Great facilities for my field, lots of computing space. Could use a better catering area for a better lunch time.
So many wonderful places to do work, excellent student union and a vibrant student life!


The facilities are very satisfactory however the course is quite simple and I feel like the lecturers aren’t very passionate about what they do.
It is not very engaging, and I personally don’t find the lectures very useful however the materials given can help me a lot when going through the course.
It was OK, the halls weren’t very high quality however they were cheap. The bins were a pain to take out every week and the cleaners refused to clean quite a few weeks.