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Find out what you need to do before you get here and information, advice and support on settling in to student life.

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Find out more about postgraduate study

Meet us at our Postgraduate Open Day on 4 December 2019.

Cardiff is the UK’s most affordable university city

Cardiff came first in the 2019 Natwest Student Living Index as the most cost-effective university city in the UK. The Index was based on student income, monthly expenditure and life balance.

My Cardiff University education gave me the skills I needed to find a job. I couldn’t have secured my first role without the writing and editing abilities I learned.

Maria Mellor (BA 2017)
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What is Fresher’s Week?

You've heard of it, but what does it really entail? Student blogger Ellie shares her tips and advice for making the most out of Fresher's Week.

Cardiff University to host sustainability conference

Climate researchers, policy experts and government officials are meeting in Cardiff to focus on putting energy and low-carbon policies into practice.

University professor appointed Deputy Chair of Natural Resources Wales

A leading Cardiff University academic, Professor Steve Ormerod, has been appointed Deputy Chairman of Natural Resources Wales.

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Feature staircase installed at Cardiff Innovation Campus

Cracking “virus code” could help fight cancer

Major funding win for national research centre

Researchers to investigate solitude and the physics of the Universe