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Christopher Francis Patten
261 Ratings
Pros
"good working environment and collegues" (in 73 reviews)
"Fairly flexible working hours most of the time" (in 49 reviews)
Cons
"Salary not sufficient for the cost of living in Oxford" (in 62 reviews)
"Sometimes long hours are ineviteble" (in 45 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Big-name research institute. Flexible time schedule.
Cons
Stress on occasion. Low paid in UK if looking for engineering job entry after graduation.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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I love the tutorial system at Oxford.
Cons
Hard to balance with research if you are given many students.
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Great place to work within my profession
Cons
There are no cons working at Oxford
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Great facilities and supervisors Good support system for students
Cons
Peer pressure can be quite high
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Great place to work and learn. Lots of opportunities.
Cons
Lots is hinged on you. You can succeed only if you do push yourself and if you are there at the right time and the right moment.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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work with incredibly smart people
Cons
work in a very competitive environment
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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Flexibility at work and opportunity to progress
Cons
Work and publication stress and fear of losing job !
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Good work to life balance
Cons
Salary progression scheme is poor
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Constantly have the chance to learn new things, free time to do it. Very flexible hours
Cons
Not very much structure or personal development plan to follow
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Some very good mentor. Competitive colleagues.
Cons
Not so much basic research skill training. Lack of essential courses for graduates.
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Oxford University has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 1,799 reviews left anonymously by employees. 86% of employees would recommend working at Oxford University to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
86% of Oxford University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Oxford University 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
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