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The university is amazing and the staff are exceptionally helpful. Studying a course like medicine is already tough but having a university like cardiff has made life so much easier. I would choose this university every time if I had to study again.
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Access to all services you need. Wide range of societies. Careers service is good if you take advantage of it. Wifi cuts out frequently.
A great Uni! Would recommend to anyone considering it, unfortunately my first year has been influenced by coronavirus but I've had fun none the less! Haven't seen much of campus... Make sure to have a go at lots of clubs and societies in the first few weeks of Uni, you can always choose which ones you wan to continue later on! I've been to the SU once, loved it! Internet isn't great but it's better in libraries etc.
Lovely teachers but organisation needs work
I really enjoy staying here. I feel relaxed in my room. All the staff are so friendly and have really supported me since my arrival. It's a top, clean, tidy and spacious accommodation. I am happy here :)
As a university, Cardiff is great. The only let down has been the delivery of the medicine course. The campus for the medicine course is separate to the rest of the university, and so you have very little opportunity or time to spend at the official university campus. This review is for the heath campus, which is disappointing. The Cochrane is public access so always busy. There is poor ventilation and no air conditioning so it's awful in the summer. The heating is subpar so it is cold in the winter.
I can’t even rate any of the categories because I have been on campus ONCE. From what I have experienced of Cardiff uni from my “blended” (online lol) learning is that the uni is awful with a complete lack of student support. Please please please do not put the Russell group status above whether a uni has good student support or not.
Good university with alright communication.
Going back to university during a pandemic has been hell. Basically nothing has been put in place to help the vast majority of students, every single one of my lectures is a prerecorded one, I have zero social life (which I was expecting) and zero contact with anyone on my course. We are expected to completely structure our modules ourselves with "module maps" and nothing else. The once 24/7 libraries have been reduced to 9-5, 5 days a week, and we have to book 2 hour slots in advance if we want to go. Not only this, but because of disinfectant procedures, we can't get books for at least 72 hoirs after they have been returned. I understand the necessity for this, but we were told that books would be digitised, and for the most part (at least for my course) this hasn't happened. It is incredibly difficult to motivate yourself when everything is online and you're paying an extortionate amount of money for what is, frankly, a subpar education.
all round great facilities and staff
If you're coming to Cardiff because of it's 'Russell Group status', don't be blinded to its faults. I would advise looking very hard at whether a) You want to live here. b) The modules you want to take are available and c) You believe you will genuinely be happy studying here. Russell Group status is completely irrelevant once you arrive. Please, please don't think that it makes your course any better. It does not.