Study at Cardiff | Postgraduate

Hello, welcome to Cardiff University.

Congratulations on receiving an offer of a place at Cardiff University. Information has been provided for you here which will tell you more about your studies, funding opportunities and life at Cardiff. We look forward to you joining our postgraduate community.

Professor Terry Marsden, Dean of the University Graduate College

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Accept your offer | Stay connected | Guide to postgraduate life | Fees and funding
Accommodation and arrival | University Graduate College & Graduate Centre

Accept your offer

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Guides to postgraduate life at Cardiff

The Insider's Guide to Postgraduate Life in Cardiff provides some essential information on postgraduate study and life including the social side of postgraduate student life. It includes information on accommodation, skills and personal development opportunities as well as support and careers services at Cardiff University, the Graduate Centre, networking opportunities, the Students' Union and Student Societies as well as on Cardiff and Wales. This guide is written with contributions from current postgraduate students.

Fees and funding

Postgraduate tuition fees
Living costs in Cardiff
Search for funding opportunities
Information on part-time employment while studying, and on our own Jobshop

Accommodation and arrival at Cardiff

There is a wealth of single or shared private accommodation available for rental in the city, all within walking distance of the University and city centre.

Rent private accommodation through Cardiff University's Students' Union own letting agency.
Get a list of private sector accommodation for students
See our Accommodation for UK Postgraduates pages for further information.

The Graduate Centre & University Graduate College

Networking and advancing your skills is an integral part of your postgraduate journey. The University has established the Graduate Centre to provide centrally-located social and study facilities and the University Graduate College to foster an intellectually stimulating environment for research students to share and develop research interests with peers from other academic schools, and to feel part of a wider research community.

Graduate Centre

Cardiff University is one of only a few universities in Britain to offer a dedicated Graduate Centre exclusively for the use of postgraduate students. The Centre provides year-round study and social facilities and events to both taught and research postgraduate students at Cardiff. This includes:

IT suite
Reading room
Meeting rooms
Café Bar
Lounge with networked computers and tables for group work

Together with Cardiff University's Careers Service the Centre also organises the Career Management Skills for Masters Students workshops.

University Graduate College

The University Graduate College is here to support the University's commitment to the highest level of quality and relevance in postgraduate research programmes; to promote excellent supervision, monitoring and support; to increase opportunities for postgraduate research; and to provide an environment that nurtures intellectual and professional growth, in which our postgraduate researchers can thrive.

Skills training and development for research students (UGCP)
Funding and advice for interdisciplinary academic activities

The University's package of support for postgraduate researchers and research only staff was shortlisted in the 2010 Times Higher Education Award for “Outstanding Support for Early Career Researchers”.