Dublin City University Reviews
Updated 29 May 2023

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"International working environment, competitive salary" (in 13 reviews)
"Good friendly staff, library benefits" (in 8 reviews)
"The hourly rate is less than minimum wage" (in 3 reviews)
"Nothing bad or negative to say as such" (in 3 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
They work around you and your hours!
Cons
It can be boring when it isn’t busy!
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good for who dont wanna change
24 May 2023 - Power BI Developer in Dublin, DublinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Nice good place to work
Cons
Nothing all is good. Go ahead and join
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Excellent facilities and technical team, great support from academics and colleagues
Cons
High pressure environment, difficult to maintain work life balance
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Flexible Networking Social life Good for learning
Cons
Old facilities Lack of supervision PhD students are last thing in the university
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Very disorganised
5 May 2023 - Administrative Assistant in GlasnevinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Pension, lovely colleagues, professional development
Cons
Very disorganised in general, symptom of public service, not the worst place but quite stressful
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
i dont have any problem
Cons
good to work and very friendly
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good place to work
5 May 2023 - Software Developer in Dublin, DublinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good benefits Good manager Nice campus
Cons
Lack of public transport out
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Good pay, Expensive city
22 Apr 2023 - Tenured Full Professor in Dublin, DublinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great culture and people focused on transformation
Cons
Cost of living in Dublin
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Researcher
12 Apr 2023 - Postdoctoral Researcher in Dublin, DublinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Flexible working arrangements Variety of work
Cons
Contract work Long hours Take work home
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Relaxed workplace
21 Mar 2023 - Research Fellow in Dublin, DublinRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Freedome and flexibility in executing projects.
Cons
low salary, less emphasis on publishing papers
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Dublin City University Reviews FAQs
Dublin City University has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 360 reviews left anonymously by employees. 90% of employees would recommend working at Dublin City University to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
90% of Dublin City University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Dublin City University 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.
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