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%