Interested in a career in Biomedical Sciences?
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Take your first step towards a rewarding career in nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical research or a similar scientific discipline with a degree from the School of Biomedical Sciences here at the University of West London.
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Biomedical science is one of the world's fastest growing fields as our knowledge of diseases and how to treat them continually grows. Studying Biomedical Sciences at UWL will enhance your knowledge of biological and medical sciences to enable understanding and to analyse the basis of human disease.
The Biomedical Science course involves studying and developing knowledge of the human body to conduct medical research on a variety of common health conditions. There are various areas to specialise in, such as genetics, microbiology and immunology.
Career options are many and varied but typical career paths include working in scientific research in the public or private sectors. Demand for Biomedical Science graduates is high and continues to grow. The first cohort of students graduated from UWL’s School of Biomedical Sciences in July, with a total of 30 graduates receiving their degrees in Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacology.
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The School of Biomedical Sciences undergraduate courses recently received full accreditation from the Royal Society of Biology. All students who take up a relevant course at UWL receive free membership to the leading professional body which represents 18,000 biologists from the life sciences sector.
UWL's Dean of Biomedical Sciences, Professor Richard Morgan, said:
Our graduates are leaving with a qualification that will make them competitive in whichever field they choose, and indeed some of them have already secured places for postgraduate study.”
Courses available include BSc Biochemistry, BSc Biological Sciences, BSc Human Genetics and BSc Pharmacology.
Noreen Salah is one of a number of students who has attained a first class degree in Biomedical Sciences at UWL. She says,
I chose biomedical science because from a young age I was fascinated by how everything worked. I was always asking things like ‘why is the sky blue?’ and ‘why does everyone look different?’”
When Noreen was 12 years old, her father was diagnosed with leukaemia:
His treatment really piqued my interest in science and developed my love for it; I knew I was always going to pursue it.”
Studying at UWL, Noreen says she benefited from lecturers and professors who are passionate about their subjects, and this showed in the detailed feedback and support they gave her. She adds,
I also really enjoyed being in the first intake of students in the newly established School, seeing it grow and flourish.”
So, what’s next? Noreen has been accepted on an MRes project in Translational Medicine Cancer at Kings College London.
I'm delighted that I'll be working on a leukaemia-based project, and I plan to pursue this career further and become a consultant haematologist one day,”
she says.
Apply for a course
Clearing for courses starting in September 2025 will open from July 2025.