As with most universities, first years are the priority for accommodation, but still many can't get into university accommodation at Glamorgan. Accommodation here is certainly in short supply.
There are a selection of flats and corridor style halls. The flats are based on six rooms sharing kitchen facilities and are modern and sociable. Other accommodation is of the single room, 'cell block' variety. This is not particularly attractive but does the job and as soon as you have settled in and made friends you won't even notice the dogs, security fences and warders (Joking!).
Best advice is to go for Glamorgan Court when choosing halls. These flats, with 6-8 students per kitchen, are smart and quite new, aswell as being en suite.
Some rooms have telephone lines, but these are usually reserved for special needs students. Getting about is easy, you are never more than 15 minutes walk from lectures, even at the off campus site where you will find the law and nursing schools.
The Philip Naeud and Philip Squire Halls, more commonly known as UA/b and UC/D are more densly populated with up to 18 (!) students per normal sized kitchen. Many students have complained that they often have to wait an hour to have an opportunity to cook, and the backpacker's rule applies - if you're not there you lose your spot in the queue.
After the first year Treforest is the best place to live. Accommodation in the village is limited though and Pontypridd is the nearest town. Some students have said that this isn't a very friendly place and it is a pain to get in to university for morning lectures but there are plenty of local students at Glamorgan who love their Ponty and are very proud of it so I guess you'll just have to make up your own mind! The same goes for Merthyr. Neither is a cosmopolitan metropolis so think what you want from a place to live and what you can live without before you go.
It doesn't look as if the situation is going to get better soon, as the university is closing down two of its five halls - Maes-Yr-Eglwys and the catered Forest Hall!
Oh, and a WARNING: Do not believe the pictures in the guide to halls, as some of them appear to have either been taken a number of years ago, or have paid a visit to the Art department's touch up division!
