Cardiff University

Reviews

Anonymous

The location of the campus is perfect, right next to the city centre of Cardiff, which is an amazing city in every single aspect. The uni itself is also amazing, the sheer amount of courses means there's so many to choose from! The staff are always there to help and have been amazing help to me at my time here! The only reason I didn't score it 5/5 was the career services, I feel the courses and uni are very much academic based and I haven't had a lot of careers insight, some but not much

Anonymous

The campus has beautiful 19th century buildings which are even more impressive on the inside than on the outside. Going to class everyday in an area that is steeped in history really adds to the university experience and makes you feel like a real academic. Although some buildings might be old the facilities are modern and labs and lecture theatres are equipped with the latest technologies. The student's union provides a hub for everything from food, partying, skills enhancement, a university run estate agent and more. The career service is available everyday and will help you develop your CV, interview skills and provides guidance on your future career choices.

Anonymous

Cardiff university has an amazing campus but depending on where your lecture theatres are, it is a bit of pain to walk from building to building every day. I’m currently in my first year and studying law, so far the course has been amazing and most of the tutorials have been beneficial to me. Sometimes the lecturers go through the PowerPoints too quickly so it is easy to miss some points they make. Thankfully, they upload all the recordings for a week so you can check if you’ve missed anything. However, since I’ve started there always seems to be something wrong with the technology they use in the lecture theatres, either with the microphone or the projectors not working. In all fairness, they have tried to resolve this but at the moment it still hasn’t been fixed properly. Aside from that the library and learning central online is very helpful. The students union is also an extremely nice facility on campus. There are many places to go to do some work quietly or have group discussions. There are also quite a few food and drink shops which are reasonably priced for students. They also have a bookshop and WHSmith and places to get your hair done on the bottom floor, which is an additional bonus. They also regularly hold gigs in the Great Hall. From what I’ve seen of the careers service they provide exceptional services, they send weekly emails about jobs and placements relevant to you and your course. But they also provide a service where they team up with companies such as the Principality Stadium, who offer part time jobs to students to help. You have to sign up to this service, but it is beneficial as it offers regular shifts weekly. My over all experience of the university so far has been amazing, however one thing I do think they should improve on is their organisational skills, as when I first started the first few weeks were complete shambles and new students didn’t know where they were coming or going. Aside from that, it’s been good so far.

Anonymous

The university is pretty much right in the City Centre, so you're near a lot of things to do. the university buildings themselves are quite a mix, most are absolutely fine on the inside, a lot are really lovely and well kept. There are quite a few buildings (Law, Psychology for example) that are particularly ugly looking on the outside, but that shouldn't put you off! the facilities are great for my course (history) with the library very conveniently placed. The Students union is another of the ugly buildings, but its great in actuality. It has everything you need and is always a fun night out. The over all experience has been great so far, everyone has been really helpful and the majority of the lecturers are really great.