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    Aston University Reviews

    Updated 16 August 2018
    57 reviews

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    Pros

    • "Great company benefits such as pension scheme, flexible working hours" (in 5 reviews)

    • "Good teaching facilities, good research, based close to city centre" (in 7 reviews)

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    1. "dssa"

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      Former Employee - Business Analyst in Birmingham, England
      Former Employee - Business Analyst in Birmingham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Aston University (Less than a year)

      Pros

      very friendly enthronement and good reputation

      Cons

      strict timeline and too much work

      Advice to Management

      be friendly and be nice to everyone

    2. "Good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good opportunities to progress here

      Cons

      Campus / main building is a little tired

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    3. "Research Fellow"

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      Former Employee - Research Fellow in Birmingham, England
      Former Employee - Research Fellow in Birmingham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Aston University full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good people, good salary, and old friendly Birmingham laying about.

      Cons

      Quite old labs downstairs in North wing, but now seems they refurbish them.

    4. "good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Aston University full-time

      Pros

      good salary
      culturally diverse staff
      freedom to work

      Cons

      rainy weather, all the time ...
      small campus

    5. "Benefits"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Aston University full-time

      Pros

      Great campus with lots of amenities

      Cons

      Building work never ending

    6. "Space Planner"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Birmingham, England
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Birmingham, England
      Recommends

      I have been working at Aston University full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      No two days are the same
      Creative and fast paced
      Interactive
      Dealing with different aspects from AutoCAD plans to micro- project management

      Cons

      Stressfull when it comes closer to deadlines
      Negotiation when not necessary over final minor details
      Frustrating when lots of changes are being decided last minute

    7. "Student Ambassador"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I have been working at Aston University part-time

      Pros

      Good pay, well organised shifts

      Cons

      Small university, limited number of shifts

    8. "Marie Curie Fellow"

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      Current Employee - Marie Curie Fellow in Aston, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
      Current Employee - Marie Curie Fellow in Aston, West Midlands, West Midlands, England

      I have been working at Aston University full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      The salary is high for a fresh Phd. The main reason is I like to do research in an university

      Cons

      The university is in the city center.

    9. "Not the bottom"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Aston University full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Colleagues are easy to work with
      students are average
      support staff are very helpful although overworked
      individual offices
      accessible location

      Cons

      student/staff ratio is high
      students are lazy
      management wants to pacify students for good ratings
      ratings and rankings are prioritised over learning and research
      workload is unbalanced with arbitrary overlapping deadlines

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Good place to work, good people"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Aston University full-time

      Pros

      - Caring culture with sound underlying values (right from the top)
      - Does some really great work on widening participation and encouraging first generation students from low socio-economic backgrounds. Great value-added by the institution compared to others.
      - The size of the organisation is such that it is possible to get a good oversight right across the business in a middle management role
      - Perks are good - generous holiday allowance (30 days) plus closed days on top (Easter, bank holidays & Christmas close down), generous pension, nursery salary sacrifice, city centre car parking available, cheap gym
      - Development and opportunities for promotion are available if you work hard

      Cons

      - The caring culture can mean sometimes things can be a bit 'softly softly'. It could do with being more hard nosed and professional.
      - Organisational priorities could be clearer. There is a view that they are trying to do everything.
      - The organisation could do with being more responsive to new initiatives and innovations. It is ultimately there to deliver for students. That is sometimes forgotten.
      - Standards and expectations across departments can be inconsistent, which may lead to resentment. Underperformance also need to be tackled more decisively.
      - Pay and reward should be more consistent across the institution and the process needs to be more transparent.
      - Campus looks a little tired with development continuing at rather a slow pace
      - The main building lifts are painful!

      Advice to Management

      Act as a collective unit for the benefit of the institution and the student population as a whole, not simply for your own local stakeholders.

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