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Imperial College London Reviews
Updated Dec 5, 2023
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- 4.0Dec 5, 2023Student Records AdministratorCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearLondon, England
Pros
A lot of flexibility and amazing opportunities for further training and development
Cons
Hard to progress within the same role
- 5.0Dec 1, 2023Graduate StudentCurrent Employee
Pros
Central London, Expensive living fees
Cons
Good university, Good people, High quality of teaching.
- 5.0Dec 1, 2023Postdoctoral Research AssociateCurrent Employee
Pros
Nice environment. Flexible hours. Great facilities and perks, like gyms, support, etc. If you work with a good PI, this institution and experience will be as good as it can be.
Cons
All academia jobs appear underpaid. The worker must take this into consideration
- 5.0Dec 1, 2023Research AssociateCurrent EmployeeLondon, England
Pros
Great place to work at
Cons
Located in Central London where everything is expensive
- 4.0Nov 30, 2023Research AssociateFormer EmployeeLondon, England
Pros
Good place to work in general
Cons
Not many permanent positions available
- 4.0Nov 30, 2023PhD StudentCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsSouth Kensington, England
Pros
Strong academic resources, helpful supervisors.
Cons
Campus is a little bit small.
- 5.0Nov 30, 2023Research AssociateCurrent EmployeeLondon, England
Pros
A positive and collaborative culture and good work-life balance
Cons
There are no major cons in working here.
- 4.0Nov 27, 2023Research AssistantFormer Employee, less than 1 yearLondon, England
Pros
Decent pay, good networking and options of health care plans
Cons
Are not allowed to do any bonuses or other perks Contracts are often short.
- 5.0Nov 27, 2023Graduate StudentCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearLondon, England
Pros
provides a friendly environment to pursue personal development goals
Cons
Some tasks are unnecessarily time consuming
- 5.0Nov 25, 2023Postdoctoral Research AssociateFormer Employee
Pros
- excellent work environment - very competitive salary compared to other UK institutions - good benefits - flexible work environment - good work-life balance
Cons
- Not enough office space. Can be given a small office with 20 other phds/postdocs
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Imperial College London has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 3,166 reviews left anonymously by employees. 82% of employees would recommend working at Imperial College London to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
82% of Imperial College London employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Imperial College London 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Imperial College London to be benefits, career development, coworkers and the cons to be culture, management.
