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University of Leicester Reviews
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- "Very poor HR, senior management are overly political, too many incompetent managers that make life miserable for subordinates" (in 6 reviews)
- "For the number of students that I taught, I do not think the salary was enough,maybe the university is only hood for part tome jobs no offence" (in 6 reviews)
- 5.026 Nov 2023Residential AdviserFormer EmployeeLeicester, England
Pros
Fun job as a student!
Cons
Shift pattern were from 6-11pm which is quite late.
- 4.025 Nov 2023Graduation AssistantFormer EmployeeLeicester, England
Pros
Was paying a good rate for students back then, above the minimum wage Uni always needed help during uni events, so it was possible to have work fairly regularly Often working with other students so it was nice to have colleagues
Cons
Long hours sometimes where you had to be on your feet the whole day...and were encouraged to not wear "trainers"
- 3.029 Nov 2023Duty ManagerCurrent Employee
Pros
Good holiday esp when closure days are added in.
Cons
Very flat pay structure. Lower grades earn more then managers due to shift allowances.
- 4.029 Nov 2023PhD StudentCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsLeicester, England
Pros
Great Science, research and community.
Cons
Small campus and a small city.
- 5.023 Nov 2023Project Support AdministratorCurrent EmployeeLeicester, England
Pros
UoL is a great place to work, my manager is super supportive with everything, including career development. The university has a lot of opportunities for progression and has lots of work benefits.
Cons
there are none ! ! !
- 2.011 Nov 2023Graduate Student ResearcherFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsLeicester, England
Pros
Excellent research Passionate researchers High quality teaching
Cons
Low workplace morale Constant threat of redundancy Ill-advised allocation of funds
- 4.05 Nov 2023Senior Research FellowFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsLeicester, England
Pros
Lots of opportunities to network, good mentorship and opportunities to progress
Cons
Can be isolating and often fixed term contracts
- 4.04 Nov 2023Teaching AssistantCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearLeicester, England
Pros
You receive good pay (above average)
Cons
Just one Teaching Assistant job isn't sufficient to pay the bills because you get very few hours of work each week.
- 5.025 Oct 2023Activity CoordinatorFormer EmployeeLeicester, England
Pros
good employer and supports you
Cons
nothing bad to say about them
- 3.017 Oct 2023Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
Great place to work for a steady pace of life
Cons
Could do with updating their approach
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University of Leicester has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 416 reviews left anonymously by employees. 78% of employees would recommend working at University of Leicester to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
78% of University of Leicester employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated University of Leicester 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.
