Academic Liaison Frontruner Review

Item: Academic Liaison Frontruner at De Montfort University
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at De Montfort University

Internship (1 Month+)

Procurement

Leicester

Review Submitted: October 2025

Overall Rating

4.4 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

• Collaborated with academic staff and student representatives to gather feedback on DSU's student voice tools and communication channels.
• Contributed to building strong working relationships between the DSU and the university's academic faculties.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

yes

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

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

In this role, I served as a key communicator between the Student Union (DSU) and the academic faculties. It involved facilitating communication and fostering strong, lasting connections between the DSU and academic departments. It helped me develop key transferable skills, such as strong communication, teamwork, and advocacy, and I have honed essential ones like time management and interpersonal abilities, while gaining greater self-confidence and certainty in my ability to perform effectively in a workplace that fosters a positive and supportive environment.

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?

4/5

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

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

Quite a bit

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?

Overall good

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

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

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I thoroughly enjoyed it as I gained a lot I can use moving forward.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

4/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend De Montfort University to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to De Montfort University

Definitely such a brilliant university, lots of opportunities, especially for work experience, it is fantastic, highly recommended. There are lots of opportunities, exmaples including part-time, temporary, long-term positions, internships, placements, and more.