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Cardiff University is a first-class institution offering excellent education, world-class facilities, and exceptional student support. The teaching staff are both knowledgeable and approachable, promoting an inclusive learning environment. The campus is diverse and vibrant, offering a rich cultural exchange and broadening my worldview. Located in the heart of the city, the university's position is ideal for exploring local amenities and cultural sites. It's not just about academics here; Cardiff University provides a holistic, enriching experience.
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Cardiff University is a first-class institution offering excellent education, world-class facilities, and exceptional student support. The teaching staff are both knowledgeable and approachable, promoting an inclusive learning environment. The campus is diverse and vibrant, offering a rich cultural exchange and broadening my worldview. Located in the heart of the city, the university's position is ideal for exploring local amenities and cultural sites. It's not just about academics here; Cardiff University provides a holistic, enriching experience.
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Cardiff University is located in the city of Cardiff in South Wales. 33,985 students are enrolled at Cardiff University:
- 26,460 of these students come from the UK
- 910 come from EU countries
- And 6,620 are students from non-EU countries.
(Source: HESA 2021/22)
The graduate outcomes for Cardiff University show that six months after leaving university, 73% of graduates are in work or further study. The typical graduate salary six months after leaving Cardiff University is £24-27k a year.
(Source: HESA Graduate Outcomes Data Survey 2017/18)
Updated: 13th February 2023
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It’s a good uni to be close to things in the city center
Okay but generally not too friendly or involved with students
Not a bad university but I noticed that a lot of international students struggled to understand the non -English teachers
A walk around the campus is a lovely way to while a few hours. Some of the architecture is gorgeous and there's a lovely little park in the middle of the main campus. Very close to the city centre yet very relaxed.
The pharmaceutical sciences building is due for an update and library needs better resources.
The experience has been great.
Good uni, Russel group , good teaching standards
Cardiff University is a first-class institution offering excellent education, world-class facilities, and exceptional student support. The teaching staff are both knowledgeable and approachable, promoting an inclusive learning environment. The campus is diverse and vibrant, offering a rich cultural exchange and broadening my worldview. Located in the heart of the city, the university's position is ideal for exploring local amenities and cultural sites. It's not just about academics here; Cardiff University provides a holistic, enriching experience.
Overall was good as there was lots of stuff to do
Cardiff university is big , there is a lot of building you can visit , so it’s good to extend your connections, and they are friendly
Great uni and very nice place to study at
Lectures are very knowledgable and precise all the right resources to excel
Fab city with an excellent diverse range of incredible people. Super accommodating and welcoming
Teachers are amazing, the facilities on campus are also great, with fast and easy access to a wide range of materials to help you in the library.
Good campus! Didn’t have much time for social event, sorry!
Part of CAVC college not in list
Average experience, wish could receive more help and support
It’s a lovely university with great spaces for students.
I’ve loved my time at Cardiff Uni. The SU is easily one of the best in the country. The campus is a bit standard, but some parts of it are really nice too.
A great university with accessible facilities and helpful student services.
The uni provides a good standard of education but I find it very, very disorganised. All my friends had the same experience. Emails take a long time to respond to, support is lacking and issues take forever to resolve. The uni also feels very faceless and impersonal and I don’t feel heard or supported enough.
A great university friendly staff
Need more attention for international students with respect to employment services and social networks
Cardiff University Student Union is amazing,YOLO on Wednesday's and JUICE Saturday’s are so much fun and a good way to bond with your flatmates and friends. It also has amazing study spaces and food and drink places to keep you going. Staff are friendly and helpful
Very nice place to study and it’s a nice city too
Enjoyed my time here, course wasn't well structured but staff were somewhat supportive.
Safety city and hospital locates
Good university with a great course.
The overall experience I have gained is amazing. Faculties and staff have been helpful and my classmates have been really supportive as well
Good University, amazing labs and world class professors
Wonderful university, couldn't ask for more.
The best university experience
Great place to study with lovely people
It is a very nice experience to study international relations
The facilities provided to students are very accessible and good.
Very good school great teachers
Good socials and good facilities
Learning a lot at school and also having the opportunity to participate in various activities is to enjoy unforgettable life experiences
The service attitude of the apartment is very good, the address is very convenient, it doesn't take long to go shopping and go to school.
Cardiff university boasts a lovely campus with many facilities. Their student union is the second best student union in the UK. There are a variety of clubs and societies suitable for everyone.
The student union is very well laid out and organised. It gives you a great place to socialise with people you do not know
It’s a great uni with amazing lecturers
Prefect school and please improve the rank in QS that would be great helpful
The buildings are scattered around the city so it's not so recommend.
Good school with good professors. I love the students and studying vibe here. Teachers are patient and students are nice. All exams and assignments are clear. I love Cardiff University.
I am doing my PhD in engineering school, however, the facilities school provided are quite not as good as others. Besides, there are many unnecessary events I need to take to some professors who have no idea about what I am doing.
Cardiff is very great place. I like the bar the pub and club also xx
CSL is an enjoyable place to work, the Library can get too hot to do work in
Everything is good so far, but the Law Building is quite old.
Student union does not care much about the students
Cardiff Uni is great they are very helpful and I enjoy my course .
Good university with great support but okay SU
Overall good experience, the SU being the main highlight.
Friendly atmosphere and everything you need contained within walking distance
There are a wide range of skills to be learnt through the students union which help increase employability skills along with fun social activities for your spare time.
Very good and enjoyable experience
To be honest I haven’t been to uni in a month
Very good environment for studying, love the variety of study areas!
Awesome cozy rooms with personal showers
Very helpful with giving advice on how to proceed with my educational journey.
Really good, always student support when needed
Wifi could be improved as it isn't always reliable
The readings and lectures we are given are completely irrelevant for the essays we have to undertake. The feedback received in these essays is misleading and basic with a failure to fully support students in their academic ventures. Cardiff is an unwelcoming environment where I felt singled out everywhere I went and struggled to make valuable friendships. Because of this I had major struggles with my mental health in first year and when I approached the university mental health department for support they dismissed my concern entirely. Luckily, I have a supportive family to help me go through my 3 torrid years at Cardiff.
The University had wonderful faculties and a very supportive student union. It's the best and a supportive uni for all the International students
good in many ways and one of the best for architecture
Amazing university, and has great classroom facilities I would like for it all to be face to face rather than split as I lack motivation
It is very helpful for if you have an enquires or worries, I feel that they have a lot of activities going on for students
Good uni tbf, always happy to help
A Russell group university good support system.
Very good uni with nice paople
Love the friendly atmosphere and su
Cardiff is a good uni which always you to be sociable but acemdimic
Pleased with the university experience, sometimes struggle to get wifi in lecture theatres therefor fins it difficult to load up powerpoint. Library and social areas are excellent.
I have loved my first year at Cardiff university
Great uni very social, good study spaces
great uni with lovely lecturers and good social opportunities
great uni and amazing night out
great banter with my flat mates
overall a nice and friendly place to be in.
Wellbeing team needs major improvement
amazing university, good value for money
Cardiff university is a great place to study and I have enjoying doing both my undergraduate and masters degree here. It’s great the see the facilities changing and things evolving overtime, but also that the character has remained in lots of its older buildings. It’s a very supportive university, and I’m lucky to have met various lecturers and fellow students along the way. It’s situated a in great city, very affordable and someone that can become a home after completion of degrees.
A great university and a great university experience. Cardiff offers everything that is needed for a student from an academic and social perspective.
Great support, great supervisors, and staff. Great location in Cardiff, the heart of Wales, where it’s one of the most affordable cities in the UK. Also a bunch of nearby parks to enjoy the nature and avoid the hectic life of study and work
I have my best learning and living expereince here. This is a very inclusive University for people of all country.
Great course and the careers service are beneficial. I owe most of my CV to them. They run many events and host workshops that give you skills and experience for your CV. They're also very diverse and host a lot of events for people with disabilities and international students. They are just the best people in the university. I also recommend that students use their Student Futures account. I can't say the same about SU or societies, though. It would be great if they focused on making the SU and Societies more inclusive and the vents more accessible to people with disabilities. There haven't been many opportunities for disabled people to take part in sports, and a lot of venues seem to be designed for the type of students you see on leaflets. There have also been stories about spiking and other things in the club Yplas that the SU seem to perpetuate. Be sure to purchase the best data package because the intranet doesn't always work and is pretty slow.
There is no doubt that the west wing is the most cost-effective student accommodation in Cardiff, which is near the city centre and engineering school. The facility there are quite perfect, I love the gym and study room. The lovely stuff team help me a lot when needed, especially Janice. She is really warm-hearted and patient, and would without any hesitation to help you not only in solving something about living, but some advice on daily life. Talking with her is happy and relaxing, she could help you in many aspects. Apart from that, Janice is a bilinguist who also could speak chinese fluently, where you could communicate with stuff and solve problems easier than any other accommodation in Cardiff. In a word, what she did made me feel at home and this is also the main reason I rebook next year.
Cardiff University has a good reputation and some fantastic lecturers. Unfortunately it's let down by bureaucracy and needs to streamline some of its services to make it more efficient.
I can’t speak for cathays campus but I didn’t like the heath, completely separate from everything else, so far out of Cardiff, don’t feel like you’re a uni student there. The student union is too far if you’re studying at Heath and staying in clodien house. Might have been a better experience if I stayed at taly but don’t think the Heath campus is good at all. There’s a good library but not really a social scene. When I’ve gone into the centre cathays campus does look nicer and there’s more social stuff going on there, think that would be a much nicer campus so if you’re not studying healthcare it should be better. But don’t like how it’s not a proper campus, it’s just buildings dotted over the city and accommodation isn’t on campus so have to walk everywhere. Decided to leave and apply for other unis as just wasn’t for me but I’m sure a lot of people have a good time here, just wasn’t right for me.
Great university wonderful student experience great city lovly people
Haven't been here long so there's still a lot to explore. So far it's a good experience
Great educational experience so far. The student support services could do with some improvement however.
Good university, lectures are good very student involving.
Love! Wifi a bit patchy jd
Good uni but as I'm a med student I don't know much about the other campuses.
Its been okay no complaints about the uni
Good range of activities and societies to join however you have to pay an additional amount to even buy memberships for the societies which i found weird. Lots of nice study spaces in both campuses, alot of support and help available. Diverse campus with alot of cultural activities and inclusion.
Great university with support from experienced professionals sand good social life
more sessions on career advisment
I have had a very good learning experience here. Both in education and extra curriculum. The number of societies to interact with and the jobs fair are really good