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Don't just take our word for it. Here’s what the press and university guides have to say about Cardiff.
Cardiff seems to have it all: grand civic architecture in a breezy waterside location, super-smart city bars and venues just a short hop from lovely countryside
Guardian University Guide 2013
Cardiff is a tip top uni academically...hugely popular with its students. Is Cardiff perhaps the best kept secret among Britain’s universities?
The Virgin Guide to British Universities 2012
Cardiff offers a compelling student experience: Russell Group research credentials, the full gamut of traditional undergraduate degree courses and relatively affordable living with hot and cold running nightlife on tap.
Sunday Times University Guide
An audit by the Quality Assurance Agency complimented the university on its powerful academic vision and well-developed and effectively articulated mission to achieve excellence in teaching and research
The Times Good University Guide 2012
The University is as confident and forward-looking as the city it’s located in, and has an excellent reputation for the quality of its teaching and research. Almost 60% of its research is ranked as world leading and it is a member of the Russell Group of leading universities
A world class, research-intensive university
Daily Telegraph Guide to UK Universities
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