We asked some of our students and graduates to share their experiences of studying in the School of Biosciences, and to tell us what they've ended up doing with their degree.
Julie Zhou
BSc Biomedical Science with an Industrial Placement Year
As Julie progressed through her biomedical science degree, she gained a strong foundation in cancer biology. This was a big advantage when she applied for an ICR fully-funded PhD studentship.
Niall Bradshaw
BSc Biology with a Modern Language (now BSc Biology)
Niall's final year research project really helped to set the direction for what he wanted to do next. Niall chose to stay in 91Ö±²¥ after his BSc, completing an MRes, followed by a PhD. Niall now works for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and draws upon what he learned at 91Ö±²¥ almost every day.
Laura has loved the flexibility of her zoology course, allowing her to discover a research area that she's passionate about. For her integrated masters project, Laura is looking at the effects of invasive species on the ecological communities they enter.
Joshua Milner
BSc Biomedical Science with a Year in Industry
Joshua spent his placement year working at GSK as an Associate Clinical Development Scientist (Study Manager). During his year, he helped to run four clinical trials within the respiratory specialty, including areas from legal and regulatory, to client management and recruitment strategies.
Jordan Tamana
BSc Biology with Placement Year (Now Biological Sciences)
Jordan spent his placement year outside the lab at pharmaceutical company, Takeda, working as a Brand Team Assistant in Oncology. Jordan found the placement really useful in shaping his understanding of working life and what things that do and don’t excite him.
Jack Edun-Hughes
BSc Biomedical Science with a Year in Industry
Jack spent his placement year at the UK Health Security Agency and during this time, he began to lead a working lab, having progressed to this position over the year. By the end of his placement, he became in charge of running certain stages of the PCR process. This experience showed Jack that working in a lab after graduation is the right route for him.
Alexandria Rowland
BSc Biomedical Science with a Year Abroad
Alexandria chose to spend a year studying abroad in South Korea. This year has helped Alexandria to get a grasp of how different countries have different philosophies in teaching and research.
Lucinda Wellman-Smith
BSc Biochemistry with a Year in Industry
Lucinda is spending her placement year working for consumer goods company, Reckitt within Global Regulatory Affairs. Lucinda has loved how many opportunities there have been within her role and has been surprised by how much she's been able to achieve in such a short space of time.
Melissa Wei Yi Tan
MBiomedSci Biomedical Science with a Year in Industry
Melissa spent her industrial placement year at Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR) working as a Student Biomedical Scientist. This experience allowed her to learn about different parts of the lab and a valuable insight into clinical trials.
Ioanna Bezirtzoglou
BSc Biomedical Science with a Year in Industry
Ioanna spent her industrial placement year working for healthcare giant, Roche, in a non-lab science-based role. Ioanna was able to shadow teams and work on projects that interested her whilst being pushed out of her comfort zone to pursue her own personal and career development.
