The Cardiff city region boasts 65,000 under-graduate students, 12,000 post-graduates, 6000 overseas students from over 100 countries, 9000 academic staff of which over 5000 are research or academic focused.

Cardiff was described as ‘Cool Cardiff. Contemporary Cardiff. Changing Cardiff’ by renowned travel guide, Lonely Planet.

Professor Sir Martin Evans of Cardiff University is the current Nobel Prize winner for Medicine.

Cardiff has one of the best student retention rates in the UK.

Experian named Cardiff the 6th best shopping destination in the UK, with historic arcades and modern shopping centres.

Cardiff was designated the world's first Fair Trade Capital - encouraging ethical trading and fair prices for producers in third world countries. Find out more.

Cardiff is the closest European capital to London. Find out more.  

Spillers Records is the oldest record shop in the world, established in 1894.

Cardiff was chosen to represent the UK as a European City of Sport for 2009.

Cardiff has been designated as a 'Centre of Culture'. A status enhanced by the opening of the Wales Millennium Centre and the hosting of events such as the international Artes Mundi Prize at the National Museum Cardiff. 

Cardiff is a cosmopolitan city with more than 100 ethnic communities based in the city for over 100 years.

Cardiff is the UK's only bi-lingual capital. Find out more.

The Cardiff Metropolitan University Hall of Fame Roll of Honour includes over 300 International performers from 30 different sports. 

Cardiff is one of the flattest cities in Britain and has more hours of sunlight than Milan. 

Cardiff has been transformed into a sporting capital since the completion of the Millennium Stadium, hosting events such as the Six Nations, the FA Cup, the Wales Rally GB and Speedway.

The development of the £700 million sports village in Cardiff Bay is home to Cardiff International White Water, the latest international standard facility, offering an Olympic standard rafting and canoeing course. Just next door, is the Olympic size swimming pool. 

Cardiff is a city of parks and has more green space per person than any other UK core city. Find out more.  

The world-famous BBC Doctor Who, spin-off Torchwood, Sherlock, Merlin, Casualty, Upstairs Downstairs are all filmed and produced in Cardiff. Find out more.

Cardiff is loved by its residents; a 2006 EU Urban Audit Perceptions survey revealed Cardiff residents believe Cardiff is one of Europe’s best places to live and work. Find out more.