Placements
What we can offer your business
- Highly-motivated students from a top ranking, research-led, Russell Group university. All students must perform well and show commitment to be put forward for a placement
- Our students are knowledgeable and experienced in the laboratory: their degrees provide a thorough grounding in theory and practical laboratory work
- Our students will already have gained a wide range of transferable skills before they come to you, for example, working in a team and presentation and communication skills.
- Our students have had support to develop their employability and professional skills before they begin their placements
Recent placement providers include
AstraZeneca
GSK
Pfizer
UCB
ThermoFisher
Public Health England
The Body Shop
Roche
Oxford Biomedica
Benefits of taking a placement student
- An opportunity to forge links with Warwick’s School of Life Sciences. Placement students will retain close links with us and will be supported and visited by a member of our academic staff
- An opportunity to access Warwick talent, and assess potential for future graduate employment
- An excellent way of flexibly meeting short term staffing requirements
- An enthusiastic and fresh addition to your business
- An extra resource to complete important projects
Types of placement
BSc Placements
BSc students doing a year placement between the second and third year of their degree. These cover a wide range of work experience types and destinations, both laboratory and non-laboratory, preferentially (but not exclusively) related to their degree.
Integrated Master's (MBio) Placements
Integrated Masters (MBio) students carry out a one-year placement in the fourth and final year of their degree. These students are more experienced and so suitable for more advanced laboratory-based placements. Students must be involved (at least part-time) in a research project that will be appropriate for the writing of a research thesis, which will account for 75% of the student’s marks for the year. Students also carry out some coursework and the employer is expected to allow them sufficient time to accomplish this.
Our Degrees
Our degrees include a substantial component of hands-on laboratory work. Our students are technically and mathematically able and receive training in presentation and core professional skills. In addition, all our degrees are accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.
Biological Sciences This course spans the entire scale of biological systems - from molecules to ecosystems. It offers broad exposure to cutting-edge research in molecular, cellular and whole organism biology, while covering applications of science to major global challenges such as environmental management, food security and human health.
Biochemistry Following an in-depth foundation in biochemistry the course broadens out to cover specialist fields including biophysical chemistry and understanding gene regulation. It provides a solid background in the biochemical and structural basis of molecular, cellular and develomental processes in a variety of organisms ranging from bacteria to animals.
Biomedical Science This course allows the study of life processes in humans and provides an understanding of the causes and consequences of human and animal disease, including infection, cancer and neurological decay. It provides understanding of the nature and extent of human and animal disease, both locally and globally.
Neuroscience involves the study of the nervous system in humans and provides an understanding of the causes and consequences of neurological disease, ranging from autoimmunity and cancer to neurological decay.This course provides a core understanding to biomedical sciences, including cell biology, biochemistry, physiology, genetics, immunology and molecular biology.