Post on 24-Jun-2020
Number of students rounded to the nearest 5. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
Destinations of 2016/17 Graduating Cohort – Biological Sciences
The data below was collected as part of the annual Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey. It relates to full-time, undergraduate students from the United Kingdom.
EXAMPLE JOB TITLES
of those employed are in Graduate Level jobs
of those in further study are on Graduate Level
courses
of all leavers are in Graduate Level destinations
64%
100%
76%
EXAMPLE FURTHER STUDY COURSES
STUDENTS SURVEYED
235
RESPONSE RATE
88% Average Salary: £22,100
Median Salary: £22,000for those in full-time, graduate level, permanent/fixed term employment
Graduate Entry Medicine
MSc Neuroscience
MSc Biosciences
MSc Wildlife Conservation
MSc Science Communication
PGCE Secondary: Science
PhD Biological Sciences
PhD Neuroscience
EXAMPLE EMPLOYERS
GlaxoSmithKline
Thermo Fisher Scientific
University of Southampton
Sanofi NHS
Springer Nature
Wessex Fertility
Johnson & Johnson
KPMG Pfizer
Research Assistant
Laboratory Technician
Microbiologist
Clinical Trials Assistant
Technical Specialist
Technology Management
Specialist
Drug Safety Officer
Scientific Copy Editor
EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONS FOR FACULTY OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
EMPLOYMENT BASIS
OF LEAVERS STATED THAT
THEIR COURSE PREPARED
THEM EITHER WELL OR VERY
WELL FOR EMPLOYMENT
62% HOW JOB WAS FOUND
OF LEAVERS STATED THAT THEIR
QUALIFICATION WAS A FORMAL
REQUIREMENT OR AN ADVANTAGE
FOR EMPLOYMENT
55%