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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.

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.

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

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When we work together, we can make great things happen. Read our students’ stories.

Big Reunion Weekend

Cardiff Students’ Union and Cardiff University proudly present the first-ever Big Reunion Weekend – an unforgettable celebration for Cardiff alumni.

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

    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

    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

    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.
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