The research laboratories are generally resourceful and supportive across various discipline. Being a part of a globally well-recognised university, the university provide lots of international connections and opportunities for advancement.

Pros

Plenty of resources and support

Cons

Long hours, tight working space

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Good place to work

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong - October 31, 2022

Very friendly environment. Colleagues are very helpful. It depends on the boss (or professor), but most of them treat their assistant (student/employed worker) well.

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Laboratory Technician

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong - October 28, 2021

Depends on the department, task and roles could be different. And it is affected by many reasons. Basically handling clerical work, laboratory stuff and recruiting sometimes. However, very frequent late payment for travel expenses.

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High academia organization

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong - October 23, 2021

Being the research assistant of the faculty of business and economics of HKU is definitely the best research period i have had so far during my academic path. the PhD there are fully supportive and all the professor are the top leaders and thinker of the asian university, so you could easily find any peer who are familiar with your research interests and professionals

Pros

the culture and the development potential

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Poor Senior RA

Research Assistant (Current Employee) - Hong Kong Island - March 4, 2021

No organisation, long working hour, still use handwriting in this century.....

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Cons

Low income

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Independent Environment

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong - January 13, 2020

Working at the university has various portals and networking routes opened to a young employer, but it makes it difficult to find out a clear career path.

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Efficient workplace

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong - October 20, 2019

The University of Hong Kong is one of the Asia's most prestigious universities. The working pace in Public Health can be fast as we have to respond to the outbreak of the potential diseases in Hong Kong and China. Self-independent and high cooperative skills are needed to work here in order to react with any of the changing environment.

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Intensive learning

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island - August 14, 2018

Reference latest paper in AI Implement the artificial neural network's architecture The culture is Work hard Demo the algorithm's performance to the user is most enjoyable.

Pros

Free sport facility

Cons

Intensive working load

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Depends a lot on your boss

Research Assistant (I) (Current Employee) - Hong Kong, HK - July 11, 2018

Whether or not it is a good working experience, it depends mostly on the hiring person. In general, I was lucky and my boss is reasonable, and working hour is flexible. However, admin and HR can be rather inefficient, especially when it comes to paperwork and claimant.

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Education Sector

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong - March 6, 2018

Major focus on training and research activities so as to enhance the public awareness of the importance of public health. Professional and Educational Environment.

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Reflexible position

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong - March 1, 2018

Working as a part-time research assistant involves taking up different tasks on a free-lance basis - flexible work schedule, but work may be tedious, depending on what project you're working for.

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Productive Place

Research assistant (Current Employee) - Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island - January 21, 2018

Adequate support is given here and the work culture is fine. A lot of chance to learn and connect with people from different fields. Enough facilities and supplies for research works.

Pros

Flexible work time

Cons

Stressful

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excellent infrastructure

Research Assistant - Faculty of Dentistry (Former Employee) - Hong Kong - January 2, 2018

Happy to have worked in worlds' number one dental school. They have all research based facilities, you name it they have it. I have worked with few of the best machines and softwares.quality training programmes and excellent growth options

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Diversial Workplace

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island - November 3, 2017

Learned: -Counselling skill via train up counselors & being peer counselor -Organizational skill via organizing training workshop & camp -Data analytic skill Hardest part (enjoyable part as well): -train up different counselors by different strategies

Pros

Build up my practical experience in counselling

Cons

spend plenty of time on travelling

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Team Skills

Research assistant (Former Employee) - Pokfulam - June 29, 2017

As a research assistant at HKU i had the opportunity to work with a diverse group of people and learned how to meet daily deadlines while coordinating with colleagues.

Pros

Flexible

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poor career path

Research assistant (Current Employee) - Pofulam Road - May 2, 2017

There are poor career path, no work life balance at all, unbelievably low salary, incompetent supervisors communicating by yelling and humiliating people.

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Many learning opportunites

Research assistant (Former Employee) - The University of Hong Kong - March 28, 2017

The professors were supportive and gave many opportunity to learn different skills, such as interviewing skills, academic research skills, conferences. The most enjoyable part of the job was finding the interesting results after analyzing the data through SPSS and reading the literature.

Pros

Many learning opportunites

Cons

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Academic Breakthrough

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong, HK - March 2, 2017

• Conduct in-depth research on material risk disclosure of public companies listed on London Stock • Exchange with data collected and extracted from S&P Capital IQ and SNL Financial

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Productive and academic orientated workplace

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong - February 12, 2016

The Supervisors and colleagues are nice and helpful. Always can find someone giving advice and help on work. This position giving me the opportunity to give exposure to academic research skills enable me to work on a research team later on.

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Nice place to work

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong, HKI - October 16, 2013

nice people. nice job environment. nice view. nice communicate with hospital

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challenge job, gain communication skills, enjoyable

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hong Kong - April 8, 2013

 To manage and organize the BSL 3 laboratory To maintain the safety procedure in the BSL3 lab To communicate with all the BSL3 lab users, the group leaders and the relevant department