Anna found her place at UWS - find yours!
Anna studies on our BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience & Zoology programme at Lanarkshire campus.
The facilities are all brand new. The labs have got great technology and it’s perfect for everything we have done. Since starting, I have had access to a wide range of equipment.”
Anna found her place at UWS – find yours!
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.
Apply for September 2025
The UCAS equal consideration deadline may have passed, but we're still accepting applications to our courses starting this September.
If you’ve yet to apply for 2025 entry, you can do this now through UCAS. You can also apply through UCAS if you applied already but did not use all five choices, and have yet to accept or decline any offers.
If you’ve already used your five choices, but aren’t holding any offers, you can add one extra choice using UCAS Extra. This service is open now until Friday 4th July.
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UWS Biological sciences programmes
We offer the following programmes in Biological Sciences at undergraduate level:
Summer Open Days 2025
Join us at our Summer Open Days this June to experience #LifeAtUWS. If you already hold an offer or are considering applying for September 2025 entry, we'd love to welcome you to our campuses. And if you're just starting to think about university study in 2026 and beyond, these events provide the perfect opportunity to find out everything there is to know about studying at UWS.
Environmental Science & Sustainability
If you’re interested in the biological sciences, you may also be keen to find out more about our new BSc (Hons) Environmental Science & Sustainability programme.
Developed in collaboration with industrial and educational partners, our Environmental Science and Sustainability programmes offer innovative teaching with a focus on providing solutions to real-world challenges.
Summer Open Days at UWS
Join us at our Summer Open Days this June to experience #LifeAtUWS. Hosted across our various campuses, these events provide the perfect opportunity to find out everything there is to know about studying at UWS.
Attend an Open Day
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.
How else can we support?
Our friendly team are here to support you with any questions you might need answered. We also have a number of students who can give first-hand experience of what it is like to study at UWS.
Register your interest in An Undergraduate course
Alternatively you can contact us by email: ask@uws.ac.uk or phone: 0800 027 1000 (UK) / +44 (0) 141 849 4101 (out-with UK).
