Discovering new medicines: More effective drugs: Safer treatments. Sounds impressive? It’s exactly what we’ll train you for at NTU.

Not only will you develop advanced bioinformatics and science communication skills but we’ll prepare you for the world of research by giving you time to really get to know your way around a pharmacology lab.

Coupled with an extensive research project in your final year, supported by cutting-edge pharmacological techniques, you’ll be ready to hit the ground running when you graduate.

In Year Three you can take a work placement to put your knowledge into practice. You’ll get a Diploma in Professional Practice which strengthens your employability after graduation. The placements are often paid and many students impress their employers and are offered jobs at the end of their course.

This exciting new four year MBiol courses combines course material and content from undergraduate and postgraduate levels, giving you a Masters-level qualification.

As well as the Masters-level practical laboratory skills, this course will equip you with transferable skills in critical analysis and understanding, qualities and attributes necessary for a wide range of careers in industry, commerce, teaching, and research.

Our graduates usually seek research and development positions in the pharmaceutical and related industries including universities and hospitals. They also work in non-laboratory based activities such as:

• clinical trials
• regulatory affairs
• marketing.

Recent graduates are now working in the following roles:

• Boots – formulation scientist
• Convance – experimental officer
• GlaxoSmithKline – assay development scientist
• ITH Pharma – technical assistant.