University of Leeds Reviews

Current Employee – been working at University of Leeds

Pros – Great team that supports you if you make an effort.

Cons – Sometimes you have to constantly rework your schedule.

Former Employee – worked at University of Leeds full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good environment, Informal, Academic, Nice place to work

Cons – Not much prospects of career development

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at University of Leeds full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Flexible work hours in a youthful working culture with very long holidays. Exciting cutting edge research institution and a real feeling of doing work of international value

Cons – Poor support structures (finance, computing). Support staff are excellent but the structures have not been designed to assist/benefit the staff.
Lack of foresight in interdisciplinary activity.

Advice to Senior Management – Think about how different fields can better interact

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at University of Leeds part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Friendly colleagues and there were some good benefit such as eating free

Cons – The university rules and management area,

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at University of Leeds full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good holidays
Good atmosphere on campus
Some very nice scenery and interesting buildings
Interest in the environment, ethical practices (Student Union)

Cons – Very hierarchical
Support staff not given opportunity to develop or progress
Bullying and unfair treatment quite rife

Advice to Senior Management – We are all cogs that make this wheel work. Treat people on all levels with equal respect and dignity

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at University of Leeds

Pros – Friendly and helpful administration, nice facilities, close to the city center.

Cons – Literally impossible to get a permament position. Not so much research money. Relatively few spin-off companies.

Advice to Senior Management – University is not only about making money.

Current Employee – been working at University of Leeds part-time

Pros – It helps to get work experience at an early stage and trains you for conditions once you're outside the University.

Cons – It does not give a work atmosphere and provide you with a strict work environment. interaction with colleagues is less.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at University of Leeds

Pros – good salary, good management, the chance to upgrade your position,

Cons – usually late shifts and no free place for parking

Advice to Senior Management – You are doing a great job! Well done!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at University of Leeds

Pros – Reputation of certain scholars in the university

Cons – Unfair requirement on work performance; only some are required to work hard and evaluated accordingly

Current Employee – been working at University of Leeds

Pros – Very flexible re. work balance. Lectures are not really expected to be there at their offices other than when teaching. If they can find some conference or research project, then they can actually live hundreds of miles away and show up once a month.

Cons – Clogged by paperwork. This is not an innovative or creative place. This is a bureaucracy. Everything done in here is about making sure the Uni is not sued. Staff are afraid of students and students show little interest in staff. Research is about publications, not about knowledge.

Advice to Senior Management – Get a vision that is inspirational. More publications, more students and survival is not a vision. It is a cop out.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend