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    Found 593 reviews

    4.0
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    72%
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    University College London CEO Michael Arthur
    Michael Arthur
    148 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Excellent team, great location, good flexible working hours" (in 39 reviews)

    • "UCL ended up in seventh place in the QS ranking, right behind the University of Oxford" (in 38 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Cannot think of any cons for being a student at UCL" (in 32 reviews)

    • "Noise pollution and didn't like academia" (in 18 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Fantastic"

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      Current Employee - Administrative Assistant 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at University College London part-time for more than 4 years

      Pros

      Great team, boss and flexibility.

      Cons

      None, but depends on department

      University College London2019-05-25

    2. "Student review"

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        Current Employee - Graduate Student 

        I have been working at University College London full-time

        Pros

        good content of module teaching

        Cons

        bad design of module setting

        University College London2019-05-21
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      • "great place to do research"

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        Current Employee - Researcher in London, England
        Recommends
        Neutral Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I have been working at University College London full-time for more than 4 years

        Pros

        expertise, location, reputation, colleagues, travel

        Cons

        working in the UCL area, and living close by is expensive

        University College London2019-05-20

      • "A great Place to work"

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        Current Employee - Research Associate 

        I have been working at University College London full-time

        Pros

        Awesome work culture and research infrastructure

        Cons

        Very hard promotion crieteria to be met

        University College London2019-05-17

      • "It is a good title. You get to learn alot"

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        Current Employee - PhD Graduate Student 

        I have been working at University College London full-time

        Pros

        They are helpful and understanding

        Cons

        Work long hours to meet deadline

        University College London2019-05-15

      • "A decent enough employer"

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        Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
        Recommends
        Neutral Outlook
        Disapproves of CEO

        I have been working at University College London part-time for more than 4 years

        Pros

        UCL offers generous holiday allowance and pays well for the Higher Education sector.

        Cons

        Quite a bureaucratic system and archaic in its departments' organisation. Often demands more of people than they can cope rather than opening up new positions to share workload.

        University College London2019-05-15

      • "PhD student"

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        Current Employee - PhD Student in London, England

        I have been working at University College London full-time for more than 4 years

        Pros

        Learn a lot, Potential to have a lot of control as to what you can do

        Cons

        Very hit and miss in supervision Can drag if you're not self motivatd

        University College London2019-05-11

      • "A privilege to work here."

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        Current Employee - Financial Planning and Analysis Manager in London, England
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I have been working at University College London full-time for more than 9 years

        Pros

        One of the best universities in the world.

        Cons

        Not many I can think of.

        Advice to Management

        Invest in the long term; academically and financially.

        University College London2019-05-10

      • "PhD at UCL"

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        Current Employee - PhD Student in London, England
        Recommends

        I have been working at University College London full-time for more than 4 years

        Pros

        State of the art facilities, competitive, many opportunities, no finance problem, collaborations, freedom

        Cons

        not so many women in a position of power, too much independence in the early stage of PhD, not so much time to focus on one project

        Advice to Management

        flexibility, more care of people

        University College London2019-05-06

      • "The focus is on their ground-breaking research, not you"

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        Former Employee - Research Assistant in London, England
        Doesn't Recommend
        Neutral Outlook

        I worked at University College London full-time for more than 6 years

        Pros

        Awe-inspiring cutting edge research happening around you Great location A lot of cultural and scientific events occuring

        Cons

        Competitive environment Poor progression opportunities Cramped and chaotic working space

        Advice to Management

        Value your staff, and act accordingly

        University College London2019-05-20
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