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Catering staff (Former Employee) – Birmingham – 5 October 2017

loved working their loved the kitchen staff great head chef taught me the ropes of how a professional kitchen runs and operates .
all in all its a great stater course for someone who want to get into catering our wants to be chef .

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community spirit

Programme Administrator (Former Employee) – Birmingham, West Midlands – 5 October 2017

Can be exceptionally busy at certain times of year. The UOB is like working in its own town. Students can be very trying at times but can also be wonderful to work with, with different cultures etc. Deadlines can be difficult at times particularly during exam time and a good relationship with the academic staff is essential. The camaraderie can be wonderful. Though at times workloads can be unbalanced between staff which should be monitored more carefully.

Pros

good academic colleagues

Cons

workloads can be unbalanced between staff

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Fun workplace

Senior Security Assistant/ Door Supervisor (Former Employee) – Birmingham – 11 September 2017

Working as a security assistant at the University of Birmingham was a fun team to work with. The most enjoyable part of the job was working with the team and dealing with an issue quickly and efficiently.

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Good work ethic

Student Ambassador (Former Employee) – Birmingham, West Midlands – 24 August 2017

Very flexible, zero hour contract so can choose what shifts to take depending on your studies at the time.

Good training to make you feel comfortable in the role.

Pros

Free lunches

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Good money, but hard to get work hours

Catering staff (Former Employee) – Birmingham – 18 August 2017

Paid very well at nearly £10 an hour but there are so many workers on the list that it is very difficult to get hours some times. When working the staff were nice and work environments was good.

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Cooperation and good communications

PhD Research Student (Current Employee) – Birmingham, West Midlands – 6 August 2017

Overall good experiences have been gained. Good environments for study and excellent cooperation for research.

Good teaching opportunity in tutorial and labs were given for the PhD students t enhance their abilities.

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As a student

Graduate Student (Former Employee) – Edgbastion, UK – 4 August 2017

I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a student at UoB and was challenged throughout by the professors and my peers. The course work was on target preparing me to work in my given field and setting me apart through the courses and exposures I had.

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Good Workplace

Teaching Associat (Former Employee) – Arts Building – 18 July 2017

Teaching History seminar modules for first-year undergraduates. Involved small group teaching, academic writing sessions, administration, feedback and essay marking. Also ran a Research Methods and Dissertation Supervision module for second-year History students, running academic writing workshops and tutorials.

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Good place to work

Junior Data Analyst (Current Employee) – Birmingham – 14 July 2017

Enjoyed working here in a relaxed yet focused environment. I liked the management which gave me freedom to get on with my work without micro management.

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My Project

PhD student (Current Employee) – Chemical Engineering – 10 July 2017

The project I am doing at the university of Birmingham is engaging, leading to a personal enrichment as well as a professional growth. I would recommend it as a work place.

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lovely workplace environment

General Maintenance (Former Employee) – Birmingham, West Midlands – 7 July 2017

Although it was just a work experience I was made to immediately feel as part of the team. The university of Birmingham is a great place to work with multiple progression opportunities.

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One of the best Universities in United Kingdom

Designing of Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Controller (Former Employee) – Birmingham UK – 2 July 2017

I was a student in Univeristy of Birmingham. It has a very friendly environment. It has very high end educational eqiupments. Regarding group project and individual project, since the Univeristy professors are among the best and all facilities for studying is available, students do their projects with the best outcome.

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good job progression opportunities

Sales (Current Employee) – Edgbaston, West Midlands – 28 June 2017

Good opportunity to progress, employee benefits are good, especially holiday and annual leave entitlement. Good structured organisation, enjoyable atmosphere.

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Ok to work for

Personal Assistant (Current Employee) – Birmingham, West Midlands – 5 June 2017

Some areas are a little disorganised but overall not bad, though could be much better. There are many departments so some are run better than others. Some processes are very slow. Its expensive to eat and drink there especially considering most of the population is made up of students on very little money.

Pros

40 days holiday

Cons

Disorganised

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Varied across campus

Manager (Current Employee) – Birmingham, West Midlands – 3 June 2017

Busy, varied, long hours, opportunities to move within the organisation, various training opportunities, global opportunities in a global environment.

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Fun workplace

Student Rep (Current Employee) – Birmingham – 1 June 2017

I am working as the student rep and senior student rep for my school during my postgraduate studies. At this position working with the University and managing meetings with the teachers to resolve student co hart issues and proving them best solutions for their problems.

Pros

Free Lunch during meetings

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open & friendly

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Former Employee) – Birmingham – 1 June 2017

This was an open and friendly university to work at, with incredibly good facilities for solid state chemistry. The university wide support and admin was somewhat poor at times.

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Busy environment.

Administrative assistant (Former Employee) – Birmingham, UK – 15 May 2017

Good annual leave package. Can be made redundant at any time. No loyalty to staff. Too many managers. No prospects. Nice colleagues and diversity.

Pros

Lovely academic staff and students

Cons

Too many bullies

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Productive and Fun

Student Ambassador (Current Employee) – Birmingham, West Midlands – 24 April 2017

Being a student rep, I need to take care of my student cohart, raise their problems to the officials. As I am the international student I met with the new people.

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Great place to learn!

Biostatistician and epidemiologist (Former Employee) – Birmingham, UK – 12 April 2017

Good environment with great people. A fantastic place to learn and grow for those who are serious about their work and studies. One of the best places to work at.

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Prestigious

Teaching Fellow (Former Employee) – Birmingham, West Midlands – 7 April 2017

Prestigious, demanding, keen to develop staff, forward thinking, European and international-focused, teaching-load in the arts is very demanding and time consuming for junior staff.

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