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" More sports facilities !" " Fewer flyers !" " Better relations with !" the Heath campus Samantha Shillabeer Reporter FOR THE FIRST time ever students have spoken out in their thousands about their non-academic experiences at Cardiff University. Although the university-wide study is still being conducted, early results indicate that there are many
areas that the University and the Union could improve. Sports facilities, the use of flyers as a method of communication and relations with the Heath were among the main subjects for complaint in the Union-commissioned survey. The quality of the Union-run support services like the Advice and Representative Centre was highly praised by a huge number of stu-
BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: Students want to limit the use of promotional flyers
dents, as was the entertainment provisions in Solus and the Taf. The ‘Student Satisfaction’ survey, which is the first of its kind to focus on purely non-academic experiences, has generated nearly 3,000 responses so far. Questions were asked on all areas of student life, such as accommodation, social life and the quality of services the Union has to offer.
The results of the research will be of particular interest to the newly elected sabbatical team, who will be in place by the end of the week. Top of the list of complaints was the quality of the transport and sports facilities offered by the Athletic Union and the University. Around half the students who completed the study at the time of gair rhydd going to print claimed
that the facilities on offer are average or below average. Many students said that the Union needs to spend more money improving the quality and range of sports equipment. They also made it clear that they want the University to take sport more seriously. Continued on page six
PHOTO: James Perou
Students speak out about non-academic University life