R&D Placement Student Review

Item: R&D Placement Student at Unilever
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at Unilever

Placement (10 Months+)

Research

Liverpool

Review Submitted: June 2025

Overall Rating

4.6 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I have developed and validated a molecular model to support formulation work. Day to day work consists of data analysis, python, presenting results to internal stakeholders.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes! My project was quite small, so I had a lot of say over what happened and when.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Communication - presenting, communication via online channels. Data analysis, python.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Plenty. I had regular support and guidance from two line managers, and others were very approachable and willing to help when needed.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Friendly, open, helpful. Most people seem genuinely interested in their work and everybody is happy to take the time to speak to you or help.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I enjoyed my placement. I learnt a lot of soft and technical skills which I will carry forwards with me. I have also met lots of great people and learnt about the industry.