Research Assistant Review
at University of Sussex
Placement (10 Months+)
Research
Falmer
Review Submitted: November 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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Directly assisted two assistant doctors within their lab. Contributed to meaningful research by performing various tasks related to ongoing research problems. Directly supervised by PHD student
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A good amount to where I truly was able to get a large amount of experience/development not typically available for most placement students
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?
Learnt a variety of research skills such as: exploratory thematic analysis, systematic reviews, high level literature searches, delivering academic presentations, designing and academic research poster etc
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?
5/5
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?
A huge amount of guidance and supervision was given. In the way that allowed me to truly flourish and feel supported without being handheld
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?
It was okay enough, decently fun
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
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 enjoyed it quite a lot. What I enjoyed even more was what this placement was able to do for me
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 University of Sussex to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to University of Sussex
Connect with academic with your love of research areas
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at University of Sussex
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
