Welsh university ranked best in UK for student life and teaching

A Welsh University has topped the list for student life and teaching in UK student-led national awards. Aberystwyth University took the crown for student life and also for teaching and lecturing quality in the WhatUni Student Choice Awards - the UK’s leading student-led university awards.

It also ranked third out of 10 for university of the year in the awards which rank the UK’s universities in a number of categories, according to students. This year 35,000 verified student reviews from more than 240 higher education institutions across the UK saw Aberystwyth and a number of other Welsh universities score highly.

Bangor University came eight out of 10 for university of the year while Cardiff University came third out of 10 for student life and Swansea University sixth in that category.

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Cardiff University was the highest placed Welsh University in the Students’ Union category, winning the number two slot in the UK (South Wales Echo)

Welsh universities dominated the lectures and teaching quality categories with five out of the top ten positions held by institutions in Wales. Wrexham Glyndwr University came in second after Aberystwyth, with Bangor, Swansea, and the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David all beating off the competition to secure a top-ten ranking.

Cardiff University was the highest placed Welsh University in the Students’ Union category, winning the number two slot in the UK and tantalisingly close to beating defending champions and six-time winner, The University of Sheffield.

How Universities ranked in the WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2023:

University of the Year

Nottingham Trent University

University College Birmingham

Aberystwyth University

Sheffield University

Chester University

Leeds University

York St John University

Bangor University

Loughborough University

Strathclyde University

Student Life

Aberystwyth University

Nottingham Trent University

Cardiff University

Sheffield University

Nottingham University

Swansea University

Leeds University

Harper Adams University

Loughborough University

University College Birmingham

Student Support

Bishop Grosseteste University

University College Birmingham

Wrexham Glyndwr University

Aberdeen University

Newman University

Chester University

Leeds Trinity University

Plymouth Marjon University

Leicester University

Buckinghamshire University

Lecturers and Teaching Quality

Aberystwyth University

Wrexham Glyndwr University

Chester University

University College Birmingham

Bangor University

Newman University

Plymouth Marjon University

Swansea University

University of Wales Trinity St David

University of Bolton

Student Union

Sheffield University

Cardiff University

University of Strathclyde

Queen's University Belfast

Buckinghamshire New University

Leeds University

Bangor University

Leicester University

Nottingham Trent University

Loughborough University

Halls and Accommodation

Bishop Grosseteste University

Loughborough University

Bangor Univeresity

Chester University

Aberystwyth University

Hertfordshire University

University College Birmingham

Harper Adams University

Edge Hill University

Queen's University Belfast

Facilities

Loughborough University

University College Birmingham

Edge Hill University

Nottingham Trent University

Aberystwyth University

Cardiff Metropolitan University

De Montfort University

Chester University

Newman University

Leeds Beckett University

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