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Future Generation Thinking

We are pioneering research that acts today for the benefit of tomorrow.

Together, we are an unstoppable force for good

University’s a big step. At Cardiff University, we take our biggest steps together.

We are committed to bringing the brightest minds together to find real-life solutions to the world's most challenging problems.

Join an open-minded community of thinkers and doers, and learn from leading experts whose research is shaping the future.

Your next steps at Cardiff

95%

of graduates in work, further study or travelling within 15 months ¹
3rd

best Students’ Union in the UK ²
£600m

invested in our campus and facilities – our biggest upgrade for a generation ³
90%

of our research is classed as world-leading or internationally excellent ⁴

Together, our research can change the world

As a Russell Group university in the capital of Wales, we work with communities, industry and government to help overcome the most urgent challenges of our times.

It makes the work that we do more rigorous, exciting and insightful, and generates real-world impact with a lasting legacy.

Explore our research

Individually unique, collectively brilliant

For over a century, we’ve championed progressive spirit, pushed for change and demanded more.

Today this spirit is needed more than ever, and it remains the beating heart of our university.

Building on our history, values and shared sense of purpose, our strategy charts our course to 2035. It sets out how we will co-create and share new knowledge, delivering a better world for future generations.

Our strategy

Learning together
We believe the best education happens in partnership. We work with our students to put them at the forefront of discovery and to shape their study, so it centres around what drives them.
Research with impact
Our researchers work closely together across disciplines and in partnership with industry and government to generate real-world impact with a lasting legacy.
Engaging for change
Our communities are at the heart of everything we do. Our students and staff build meaningful relationships across our city and around the world which foster change and enrich lives.

Cardiff had me at hello. It’s an incredible, welcoming city an hour away from great beaches and Bannau Brycheiniog. What’s not to love?

—

AnastasiaMaster of Engineering student

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Where to next?

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At Cardiff University, we work together towards a better future for all. We believe that greatness comes from collaboration, co-creation and diversity of opinion.

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