Why choose this course?

• 1st for Biosciences in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES, Advance HE, 2023)
• You’ll be taught by our expert staff and innovative speakers from the biopharmaceutical industry
• Our modern Science Building provides excellent facilities for laboratory experiments, including DNA and genomic analysis eg QPCR, protein and proteomic science (eg MALDI-ToF), cell culture and Enzyme-based assays, isolated tissue studies and immunohistochemistry
• When you graduate, you’ll be equipped to work in a broad range of fields including medical or pharmaceutical research and development, clinical trials, public health and epidemiology, academia research, medical writing and science journalism, education, or patent law
• We adopt a blended learning approach to teaching, focussing on problem-based scenarios so you can develop strong critical analysis skills. You’ll benefit from exposure to practical techniques and guaranteed laboratory-based research projects
• If successful, you will have the opportunity to undertake an extended 12-month research project
• Allied Health was ranked in the top 25% of UK universities for research impact (Research Excellence Framework, 2021).