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    University of Manchester Reviews

    Updated 23 September 2018
    309 reviews

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    • "Career progression could be better" (in 6 reviews)

    • "No cons to share, is a very pleasant working environment" (in 6 reviews)

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    1. "Great Environment"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at University of Manchester part-time

      Pros

      Great people, environment and work

      Cons

      Large site so can feel limited to one area/building

    2. "PhD student"

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      Current Employee - PhD Student in Manchester, England
      Current Employee - PhD Student in Manchester, England

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

      Pros

      -good resources
      -a lot of learning and teaching opportunities
      -accessible

      Cons

      -lack of support
      -not a friendly environment

      Advice to Management

      Improve the support to your current students and employee. Collaborations between research groups would be highly appreciated and sharing science more often will aid the collaborations.

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    3. "Visit Days Student Ambassador - good benefit and pay!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at University of Manchester part-time

      Pros

      -Free lunch
      -Relaxed environment -- casual chit-chats with parents and students
      -Good pay -- received them without much hassle
      -Advancement opportunity for next year
      -Experience can be written in CV

      Cons

      -A competitive opportunity
      -Not a fixed weekly job, sometimes you get it sometimes you don't (hence harder to arrange your schedule)

    4. "great support for staff"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at University of Manchester full-time

      Pros

      staff support, nice work environment

      Cons

      nothing really apart from most jobs are contract jobs

    5. "Research technician"

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      Former Employee - Research Associate in Manchester, England
      Former Employee - Research Associate in Manchester, England

      I worked at University of Manchester full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Professional, Knowledge, prestige institute, accuracy and friendly environment

      Cons

      Required additional techniques needed to be learnt

    6. "Administration Job"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at University of Manchester full-time

      Pros

      Good Salary and well located campus

      Cons

      Slow progression depending on department

    7. "Odorant Binding Proteins Engineering"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England

      I have been working at University of Manchester full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      World and International research hub

      Cons

      Career opportunities could be more

      Advice to Management

      More career Opportunities

    8. "Student in Business and Economics"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at University of Manchester full-time

      Pros

      The degree offers a significant flexibility of paths to follow.
      It is straightforward and it has a lot of student engagement
      The university is beautiful and you feel motivated.

      Cons

      Very impersonal university.
      The popular classes are very big, up to 500 students.
      Needs improvement in communication of news to students
      Students have little if no contact with faculty members
      Again, very impersonal.

    9. "good"

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      Current Employee - Student Caller in Manchester, England
      Current Employee - Student Caller in Manchester, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at University of Manchester part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible hours for a student

      Cons

      Hard asking for money over phone

      Advice to Management

      nothing

    10. "Great university"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Manchester, England

      I worked at University of Manchester full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good diversity, lots of opportunities.

      Cons

      Not enough direction occasionally from others.

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