The Union Shop
Found at the heart of the building on the 1st floor, the Union Shop offers a wide range of items from the necessities to the luxuries.
These include sandwiches, snacks, gifts and cards, magazines and newspapers, drinks, fresh fruit, tobacco, and phone card top ups. You’ll also find a wide variety of Fair Trade products and healthy options. Check out the new expanded range of Cardiff University clothing for men and women from t-shirts to hoodies or buy on line from www.cardiffstudents.com.
We accept all major credit/debit cards and can offer you a cash back service.
Opening Times
8.30am – 6pm (Mon – Fri)
12am – 4pm (Sat)
(Times may vary outside term time)
IT Shop
Cardiff University and Cardiff Students’ Union have teamed up to offer students the best computer products, reprographics, and stationery, all at low prices under one roof. You don’t have to worry about buying equipment before you come to Cardiff because the IT shop has everything you need and can hook you up to the University’s wireless network. Best of all though, IT Shop staff can service and repair your computer and are always on hand to answer your questions, so there’s no need to be a computer whiz!
Buying a laptop or desktop needn’t take all of your first term student loan as they offer payment schemes to suit every budget so you can spread the cost. For short periods a rental service is also available alongside our 3G mobile internet access rental.
Feel free to browse their website theitshop.cardiffstudents.com to check their prices.
Blackwell
Blackwell has been supplying academic books for over 127 years. The Cardiff store has expert staff ready to advise you about a broad range of textbooks and publications. They work with the University to ensure they provide the best and most appropriate titles and services, helping to support your learning. Sign up for the Blackwell Reward card and start collecting points to save you money. Ask in store for more details. The more you spend the more you save! Blackwell know student finances can be tight, so they’ve developed a second hand scheme with students making a saving of up to 40% off the retail value of the book when buying a second hand textbook. Blackwell also offer a huge range of essential items that students need, from cards to stationary, gifts to medical instruments.
There are over 3 million titles online at www.blackwell.co.uk, so you can order the books you need 24 hours a day. Simply choose the item you want and then decide how you want the item delivered. Now with the option to Reserve Online and Collect in store you can benefit from our great online prices without any delivery charges and can relax in the knowledge that your product is waiting for you.