University of Leicester Researcher Reviews
Updated 26 Nov 2019
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Lord Grocott
5 Ratings
"Excellent place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at University of Leicester full-time for more than 3 years
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Great an supportive environment for knowledge sharing
Cons
Leicester is small, however beautiful
University of Leicester2019-11-21"Same issues as any university"
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I have been working at University of Leicester full-time for more than 3 years
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Nice environment and people to work with, yearly increment pay rise
Cons
Not always access to the equipment which would enable innovative research due to funding constraints
University of Leicester2019-11-26"place of no hope"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at University of Leicester full-time for more than 5 years
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Leicester is good place to live in, cheap, multi-culture, and people are friendly
Cons
Heavily over time working, no respect of your contribution, no fairness, just politics. No support for junior staff at all.
Continue readingUniversity of Leicester2019-11-01"Good place to work"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at University of Leicester full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good supporting staff and lab facilities
Cons
Lots of unnecessary paper work
Continue readingUniversity of Leicester2019-08-11"RASPP Team"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at University of Leicester for less than a year
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Very helpful and welcoming bunch of people
Cons
The office is a bit small and crowded
University of Leicester2019-06-08"PhD studentship"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at University of Leicester part-time for more than 3 years
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Generous salary for a student.
Cons
Nothing really, I'm grateful for it.
University of Leicester2019-05-23"Senior research Fellow"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at University of Leicester full-time for more than a year
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Friendly collegial atmosphere, good interaction across departments
Cons
Money saying policy at the moment
University of Leicester2019-04-12- Helpful (1)
"Good facilities, but significant room for improvement on the human side"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at University of Leicester full-time for more than a year
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very professional, bright, proactive, good international exposure, good place to live, efficient electrical systems, state of the art computing environments, great condition, surrounding community a good urban place to live, promotes climate friendly transport, and energy use
Cons
lots of bureaucracy, very tight security, very rigid, inadequate pay for the cost of living, poor opportunities for advancement, not adequate gender representation in key fields.
Continue readingUniversity of Leicester2019-02-14 "Decent Post-doctoral Research Post"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at University of Leicester full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Supportive academic environment, if you have a good supervisor is a good research position for a post-doc.
Cons
Leciester city location is relatively remote and working class. Cheap living costs but not a great location for active young people or families. Local medical care is particularly sub-class.
University of Leicester2018-04-27"Research Assistant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at University of Leicester part-time for more than a year
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Friendly University with plenty of scope for career advancement and pursuing personal research interests.
Cons
Busy University environment and lots of administration
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