This was generated from 37,333 hours worked within the university, and 13,540 worked for external clients. A wide variety of work is available, including clerical, cleaning, catering and bar work. Between June 1995 and March 1996 it paid a total of pounds 152,622 to students. There are also some opportunities to work in local factories.
In Cardiff, Unistaff, the university-run employment agency, offers casual work to students. It gives the chance of working flexible hours on and around the campus. It also offers part-time work to the children of university staff and to A-level school leavers.Unistaff employs up to 100 students each week.

Campus noticeboards advertise casual student employment opportunities in pubs, hotels (as waitresses, maids and cleaners) bars, shops and restaurants. In Exeter, probably the most prosperous part of Devon, there are plentiful opportunities to work part-time. The scope for casual work in Exeter, Plymouth, Cardiff and Newport is quite good; the prospects in Lampeter, Bangor, Pontypridd and Aberystwyth are less promising. The opportunities for part-time student work in Wales and south- west England vary according to the location of the university.

Pantri Tangwen, a deli and eat- in cafe, is also popular with students. There are also several excellent Chinese take-aways, and cheap “pub grub” is to be found in The Glen and Lord Beechings pubs.The Istanbul Kebab is also popular with the city’s students.. The Subway sells retro- style clothes from the Seventies and Eighties.Popular student eateries include the Agra, the Pier Tandoori, Little Italy, Gannets bistro and Piper’s Corner. Student bars include Jock’s bar, the Main Bar and the Ffriddoedd bar.Aberystwyth is a fairly cheap place to live, partly because there are not many opportunities to spend a lot of money.There are quite a few secondhand shops Ystwyth Books sells new and used books Stewart’s Seconds sells second-hand clothes. The university’s Ceris Diner is used by students from the halls of residence.The town has a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, three or four Indian restaurants, several Chinese take-aways and kebab houses, a pizza shop and four chip shops.There is also a popular Lebanese restaurant, the Baalbek.