Study Biological Sciences at UWS

INDUSTRY-FOCUSED TEACHING

UWS’s Biological Sciences programmes are developed developed in collaboration with industrial and educational partners and offer innovative teaching with solutions to real-world challenges. Our extensive research and consultancy expertise will provide you with a positive learning experience and equip you with the skillset needed to stand out from the crowd when you graduate. 

First-class facilities at UWS

The newly-developed facilities at our Lanarkshire Campus include technology-enhanced bioscience teaching labs, specialised zoology laboratory facilities and a microbiology suite.

Our cutting-edge teaching facilities also include genomic, biochemical, cell biology and advanced image analysis systems.  

World improving research

With research staff at the forefront of their profession, our academics are making a difference in areas including: 

• Creating a viable preventative treatment for Acanthamoeba Keratitis – a devastating eye condition which affects millions of people each year 
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) research 
• Preventing Coronavirus transmission 
• Aquaculture – fish health and welfare, disease mitigation 

Real world experience

Get hands-on experience and enhance your CV with a placement opportunity. Some of our students have worked with the Scottish Ambulance Service, local authorities, NHS laboratories, Amazonia and industry giants including DEVRO, Ferring Controlled Therapeutics and GlaxoSmithKline.  

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION  

Many of our programmes are accredited or approved by professional bodies, including the Health and Care Professions Council, the Institute of Biomedical Science, and the Royal Society of Biology. 

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