Bioscience

Useful Careers Resources

General advice

Many bioscience graduates will go into roles directly related to their degrees, whether that is in a lab or a non-lab role using their scientific knowledge. However, many employers do not recruit from specific degrees and lots of bioscience graduates will use the skills they have gained in their degree to go into a career outside of science.

Bioscience careers information

What can I do with my degree - Ideas for bioscience-related careers (has Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Science and Microbiology)
Next Steps booklet - Useful guide to options after a bioscience degree, produced by several learned societies

Professional bodies' careers pages

Leading bioscience related charities

Cancer Research UK (Funded Research Studentships are available throughout the UK)
Wellcome Trust (The world’s largest medical research charity that provides funds to support research in the biomedical sciences)
AMRC - Association of Medical Research Charities

General NHS careers

Graduate entry to medicine & dentistry

Physician Associate

Physician Associate

Central government

Civil Service - Scientists work in government departments and agencies such as the Animal and Plant Health Agency & Public Health England

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry – useful information on careers and the sector

APBI - Working in the industry

APBI - pharmaceutical recruiters

Pharma Role Jobs in Pharma marketing, sales and communications

Pharmaweb - pharmaceutical industry news and jobs

Institute of Clinical Research (Information on a career as a Clinical Research Associate)

Biopharmguy

Contract Research Map

BIA Membership Directory

Pharma Jobs

Environmental careers

Environment Jobs

Ends Report Jobs

The Conservation Volunteers

Countryside Jobs

Science writing

Healthcare communication

Healthcare Communications Association

Specialist recruitment agencies

General science job vacancies

New Scientist Jobs
Nature Jobs
Academic jobs (Research, science, academic, teaching and management jobs and PhDs in the public and private sector)
Jobs in Science
Prospects - graduate jobs
Target Jobs
Surrey Pathfinder (Click on ‘Jobs’)
Guardian Jobs

Postgraduate study

Prospects - General information and database of programmes)
Postgraduate Study Worldwide
Find a Masters
Find a PhD
Studentships - some PhDs advertised here
Postgraduate studentships
Fulbright- Postgraduate study and research opportunities in the USA

Volunteering

University of Surrey Students’ Union volunteering pages
Do it Life - voluntary opportunities across UK

Finally

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