Science Careers
Useful Links
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/science-and-research
https://targetcareers.co.uk/career-sectors/science
Our courses- for next steps advice and ideas.
https://www.blackpoolsixth.ac.uk/courses/btec-level-3-applied-science-single/
https://www.blackpoolsixth.ac.uk/courses/btec-level-3-applied-science-double/
https://www.blackpoolsixth.ac.uk/courses/btec-level-3-applied-science-triple/
https://www.blackpoolsixth.ac.uk/courses/a-level-biology/
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Typical jobs/ employers
Click above for list of potential opportunities in Science.- including graduate and apprenticeship options
Science and pharmaceutical careers
What areas of science and pharmaceuticals can I work in?
academic research
chemicals
food science
forensic science
geoscience
healthcare science
life sciences
marine biology
materials science
meteorology
nuclear
oil and gas
polymers
toxicology.
Who are the main graduate employers?
AkzoNobel
Almac
Associated British Foods
AstraZeneca
AWE
BASF
Bayer
Cellmark
Charles River Laboratories
Croda Europe Ltd
Fugro
GSK
Merck
Met Office
Novartis
Parexel
Pfizer
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
Reckitt Benckiser (RB)
Roche
Sanofi
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Syngenta
The Technology Partnership (TTP)
Unilever.
JOB PROFILES
Click below for relevant job profiles (A-Z)
work placement ideas
other work placement ideas
Blackpool Victoria Hospital are currently asking students to apply for a range of work experience opportunities directly - please specify in your application that you require science specific placement hours and address where you ideally would like to go
Please email requests to bfwh.apprenticeandworkexperience@nhs.net with a brief explanation of what you are looking for and what you would like to gain out of your placement, stating a preferred date and location for you application.
Additional links
Change 100 interships for students and graduates with disabilities or long-term conditions
UKSpa - list of science parks around the UK
Try contacting your local Education Business Partnership.
The Nuffield Foundation offer research placements to over 1,100 students
The CREST Awards scheme gives students the chance to participate in hands-on science to solve real-life STEM challenges.
Year in Industry is the UK’s leading student placement experts who offer one year placements before starting university.
UK Bioindustry Associations - list of organisations in the UK bioindustry
Step into the NHS or finding work experience in the NHS (teacher and advisor’s guide)
Bright Green Placements - offers opportunities to students and graduates to work with organisations across Scotland
Chemagility - worldwide directory of chemical distribution companies
The British Antarctic Survey work experience opportunities
Volunteering
Do-it (UK-wide)
Below are a few places where you can access virtual work experiences. Also doing a regular internet search for ‘virtual work experience’ will also help discover new schemes as they become established:
Barclays life skills - learn new workplace skills
Springpod - apply for virtual work experience and university course taster experiences
Rate my placement offers a free, flexible programme to upskill individuals in workplace skills and behaviours
Speakers for schools - free work experience programme
Forage - runs virtual work experience programmes with big and small companies that mimics entry-level work. Once enrolled, students are given a hypothetical set of tasks that an employee would expect to complete on a given work day teaching students real skills professionals use daily and connects them to the firms themselves.
Founder4Schools - free interactive webinars so students can still hear from and interact with the business community
Other ideas include
Local high school chemistry departments
Check out this blog on Royal Society of Chemistry for more ideas on work shadowing
https://successatschool.org/advice/science-work-experience/1145
https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/whichcareer/science/chemistry/
https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/genomics-for-educators/0/steps/305571
https://www.studentladder.co.uk/year-12/work-experience-opportunities/science-5/
https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/careers/students-new-graduates/internships-co-ops
University
Types of science degrees available
The science degrees you are likely to be most familiar with are biology, chemistry and physics. These are the broad, traditional science subjects you’ll have studied at school but they aren’t the only science degree options out there. You can choose to study a more specialist degree.
If you want a chemistry-based degree, other options include:
applied chemistry
biochemistry
pharmacology
environmental science
forensic science.
If you want a biology-based degree, other options include:
zoology
marine biology
genetics
microbiology
biomedical science.
If you want a physics-based degree, other options include:
astrophysics
geophysics
chemical physics
mathematical physics
theoretical physics.
Careers in Biomedical Science.pptx"If you plan to work as a biomedical scientist you should choose an IBMS accredited or HCPC approved degree
If your degree is not accredited by IBMS, any educational shortfall can be identified and your degree can be assessed. You may need to take additional modules on an IBMS accredited degree"
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