Cardiff University

Invest in your future at Cardiff University. At Cardiff, your education and future career are at the heart of what we do. Our degrees designed to reflect the qualities employers seek in today’s world and help you to develop your understanding of the world with guidance from leading academics.

Young, ambitious and cosmopolitan, Cardiff is a contemporary, vibrant city with a long and fascinating history. Listed as one of the Top Ten visitor destinations in the UK, Cardiff features an impressive range of leisure facilities including Cardiff Castle, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Bay, parks, shops, cinemas, theatres and concert venues. The range of restaurants serving international cuisine reflects the multi-cultural population that Cardiff embraces.

A beautiful city built in the neo-classical style with tree-lined avenues, Cardiff is friendly and very easy to get around. Many of the university’s academic schools are at the Cathays Park campus near the city centre. University buildings, student residences, shopping centres and sports and social facilities are within walking distance of each other. Should you want to go further afield, London is just two hours by train where Heathrow and Gatwick airports are also close by.

Like any major capital, Cardiff has it all. From sports and fitness centres with floodlit pitches, state-of-the-art synthetic pitches and sports fields to the seventy-three thousand-seat Millennium Stadium, home to major sporting events, including the Rugby World Cup in 1999, major UK football finals including the F.A. Cup Final and the Special Olympics in 2001. The stadium also hosts concerts with big name acts including Bon Jovi, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Robbie Williams.

We strive to make life at Cardiff University as productive and enjoyable as it can be. International students get the additional help of dedicated students advisors, but you can also avail of all the services on campus including Students’ Union where you will receive generous discounts in shops, restaurants and cinemas. We encourage students to join societies and clubs so you can make friends learn new skills. We have over two hundred special-interest clubs and societies, plus international societies including Asian, Chinese, Hindu, Hispanic, Indian, Islamic Japanese, Jewish and Malaysian Students’ Societies.

Academic focus

With more than 3,000 international students from one hundred countries, Cardiff is a multicultural community where all nationalities and faiths are represented and respected.

Research funding pours in to Cardiff University from research councils, public bodies, industry and commerce. One of the UK’s top 20 research universities, Cardiff is part of the prestigious Russell Group.

At Cardiff you will have a wealth of resources at your fingertips with 18 libraries and learning centres featuring up-to-date collections and computing services. Free access to books, special collections, archives, manuscripts, online databases, electronic journals, e-books, the Internet and email helps you research quickly and effectively.

Should you need it, our Student Advisory Service is here for you with confidential help and support to answer your questions of discuss any matters that might be troubling you. To help you settle in, you will be collected from Heathrow airport and offered a range of activities from the moment you start.

Your student accommodation is guaranteed for the first year. Depending on your requirements you can choose from a wide variety of residencies including traditional catered halls and modern self-catering flats. Most study bedrooms have en-suite facilities and some have computer access. Accommodations are in an ideal location just a short walk from lecture theatres, libraries, laboratories, the Students’ Union and the city centre.