Cardiff University
Cardiff University was established in 1883 and holds an international reputation for academic excellence and is Wales’s only Russell Group University. With over 350 courses to choose from and the benefit of a modular structure, their degrees can often be tailored to suit student’s interests and career aspirations, providing large amounts of flexibility and choice. They were ranked 13th in the UK in the Times Higher Education Global University Employability Ranking 2022.
The attractive Cathays Park Campus, located in the heart of Cardiff city centre, is home to most of the academic schools and close to a wide range of student accommodation options and the hugely popular Students’ Union. The Heath Park Campus hosts the schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare, sharing its site with the University Hospital of Wales. The University has links with more than 300 top-ranked institutions, which gives students an opportunity to study abroad.
Contextual Offers
- Cardiff’s Widening Participation Strategy 2020-2025 builds on our excellent record of putting students at the heart of what we do and is aimed at supporting students from socio-economically deprived and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds to engage, achieve and succeed at Cardiff University.
- Discover their carefully tailored programmes designed to break down the barriers young people face, and to support them through their educational journey.
- Contextual offers
- 2nd
Most affordable city in the UK for students (2023 Natwest Student Living Index)
- Top 3
For student life (2023 WhatUni Student Choice Awards)