Durham University Reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(634 total reviews)

Professor Karen O’Brien

72% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Durham University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 634 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Durham University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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634 reviews
4.0
26 Jun 2026

Great opportunity

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good opportunity for higher year students to help the university, earn some money, and reinforce learning. I was given good training and enjoyed the responsibility. My superiors were helpful

Cons

Lab equipment was fairly often broken

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