Pharmacology and Drug Discovery

How can we support an ageing population and fight the increasing number of cases of diseases such as cancer? how can we help the one in four people suffering from mental health issues? these are just some of the challenges you’ll explore on our pharmacology and drug discovery degree. you’ll be able to apply your passion for chemistry and biology and put it to use for the good of human health, developing the life-changing medicines of the future. study in the internationally renowned school of pharmacy, with world-class research in areas such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, antibiotic resistance and tissue engineering. our research-rich environment is pivotal to the pharmacology drug discovery course, which has been designed to prepare you for a career at the forefront of pharmaceutical research.

You’ll graduate ready to pursue a career in drug design or development, within academia, the health sector or industry. you could also choose a broader life science career, for example with a grant-funding body, charity, learned society or in academia, regulatory affairs or publishing. we embed employability skills throughout the course with sessions developing cvs, interview techniques, presentation skills, team-working, research and business skills. for entrepreneurial students who, in the future, want to turn their work into a business, there are dedicated facilities on the norwich research park, with state-of-the-art lab and office spaces right on our doorstep. career destinations examples of careers that you could enter include: research scientist in industry or university healthcare scientist analytical chemist biomedical scientist

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of East Anglia has partnerships with the following companies: