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Really interesting research and great people
Intern (Former Employee) - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - 24 August 2023
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The most useful review selected by IndeedI interned here a while back and had a great time with the team. They do really interesting research, have a great location, and they are highly motivated people!
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nice place
technician (Current Employee) - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - 21 February 2019
nice place to work, all contract work only available now.
no parking available on site at the engineering department. public transport only to the department.
no staff canteen on site
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What people like
- Supportive environment
- Feeling of personal appreciation
- Time and location flexibility
Good place to work
Cambridge - Food Services Assistant (Former Employee) - Cambridge - 18 February 2019
Colleges have a flexible work culture and collleagues are friendly. There are opportunities to move around, or switch positions if you are a hard worker.
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Wellbeing good
Management Accountant (Former Employee) - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - 30 January 2019
Excellent restaurant, free gym, free tennis club membership, University Centre membership, a discount card for students of the University, organised CPD,
Pros
Food
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World leading university with best resources
PhD Candidate (Current Employee) - Cambridge - 24 January 2019
The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a Royal Charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving university. The university grew out of an association of scholars who left the University of Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople. The two 'ancient universities' share many common features and are often referred to jointly as 'Oxbridge'. The history and influence of the University of Cambridge have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
Pros
A big amount of resources, nice people, nice staff, a lot of smart and hard working students
Cons
Quite low salaries but high living cost
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Great place to work
Filing Clerk,Data Input Clerk & Library Assistant (Former Employee) - United Kingdom - 14 January 2019
Wonderful to work for, very supportive, working for the University is a good career, good pensions & benefits for long -term employee's, good salaries and annual leave and sick pay.
Pros
good training
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Lovely Job
Library Assistant (Former Employee) - United Kingdom - 14 January 2019
Wonderful to work for, very supportive, working for the University is a good career, good pensions & benefits for long -term employee's, good salaries and annual leave and sick pay, loved working with the books!
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Demanding job, but good employers
Dental Receptionist (Former Employee) - United Kingdom - 14 January 2019
Wonderful to work for, very supportive, working for the University is a good career, good pensions & benefits for long -term employee's, good salaries and annual leave and sick pay, job itself could be emotionally demanding at times as dealing with patients in pain daily, but support was there when required for both patients and staff.
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Lovely to work for
Receptionist/Communications Assistant (Former Employee) - United Kingdom - 14 January 2019
Wonderful to work for, very supportive, working for the University is a good career, good pensions & benefits for long -term employee's, good salaries and annual leave and sick pay
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Great Employers
Head Receptionist (Former Employee) - United Kingdom - 14 January 2019
Wonderful to work for, very supportive, working for the University is a good career, good pensions & benefits for long -term employee's, good salaries and annual leave and sick pay.
Cons
long, unsociable shifts
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Receptionist (Former Employee) - United Kingdom - 14 January 2019
Worked for this University for over 21 years !
They are great to work for and have loads of benefits, support & training for all of their employee's.
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Dysfunctional and short sighted
UX and Design Researcher (Current Employee) - Cam Houses - 28 December 2018
Everyone is annoyed at someone. Morale is low. Progression is near impossible unless you are already at the top. Permanent contracts and fair pay offered from the top down. A lot of bureaucracy and pie-in-the-sky ideas about how we can work together with no follow through.
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Overall Good working environment
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNICIAN (Former Employee) - CAMBRIDGE, UK - 4 December 2018
Good working environment, as always will depend on the department hat you work in. But there is good training and a good social environment around the location.
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excellent
Research Fellow (Former Employee) - Corpus Christi College, Judge Business School - 30 October 2018
it was really great opportunity for me to work in the University of Cambridge, and i learned many skills from teaching there; such as dealing with students in different nationalities and how to be a part in a team.
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Professional Lab Environment
Temporary worker only. Only assigned one experiment at a time.
Professional work environment.
Work required intense bursts of focus and concentration.
Large amounts of time spent waiting for reactions.
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excellent research environment
Postdoctoral fellow (Former Employee) - Cambridgeshire - 11 October 2018
in the 1990s it was an exceptional place to work, i am uncertain if this remains true currently. Lovely city, can talk to work. Good colleagues, good funding.
Pros
excellent, renown university
Cons
pay wasn't as high as similar universities
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Visiting Researcher
Visiting Researcher (Former Employee) - Cambridgeshire - 27 September 2018
University of Cambridge is a beautiful campus. Though you must be willing to walk a long distance or get a bike to trek back and forth. There is not much parking near the buildings.
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All walks of people
Secretary/Receptionist (Former Employee) - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - 21 September 2018
It was nice to be in an environment where you could meet all kinds of people.
I enjoyed having to liaise with international companies and making international travel arrangements.
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Flexible, productive and fun place to work
Administrator, Outreach and Language Unit (Current Employee) - Cambridge - 18 September 2018
My present job involves dealing with students, teachers and academics. The most enjoyable part is the flexibility and the people. I have been doing this job for 16 years, met a diverse group of people, learned more French and Italian and website sofware etc.
Pros
Flexible hours
Cons
None
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great working environment with extremely complex governance structure
Contractor Snr Project Manager (Former Employee) - Cambridge - 6 September 2018
Loved working for the university. Great people to work with, but typical academia, the governance structures are rather extremely complex. 31 autonomous Colleges, 6 schools and numerous Faculties and Departments. They all seem to act independently.
Pros
dealing with clever people always challenging, huge opportunities for continuous development
Cons
stepped in tradition, complex governance
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Best uni in the world
Undergraduate Member of Societies Syndicate (Former Employee) - Cambridge - 3 September 2018
Organised administrators, prompt emails, clear communications. Very flexible with meeting dates, very approachable staff. Nothing bad to say about my experience
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