Careers Network is here to support you by providing information, advice, guidance, events and opportunities to enable you to secure placements, work experience, self-employment and graduate careers.

Working closely with your academic school, our team of experts ensures that every student has access to careers advice.  As well as large careers fairs, we hold sector-specific events, involving employers and Loughborough alumni, to help you make valuable connections and secure high-quality placements and graduate roles. 

To find out more about what we do and how we can support you, visit Meet the teams. 

Details of the Placements Officers for your school can be found here.

We look forward to supporting throughout your Loughborough journey.

• Gain understanding of the scientific concepts required to explain the natural world
• Develop understanding of the fundamentals of physical, biological and mathematical sciences
• Work in multidisciplinary project groups
• Analyse and solve problems and make decisions
• Complete practical work
• Use mathematical and analytical skills 
• Work independently and in teams and become a scientific thinker
• Communicate ideas effectively

Careers which will use aspects of your Natural Sciences degree :

• Research Scientist (Medical)
• https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/research-scientist-life-sciences
• Meteorologist
• Clinical Research Associate
• Environmental Consultant

Careers where your degree would be useful:

• Environmental Health Practitioner
• Forensic Scientist
• Science Writer
• Actuary
• Patent Examiner
• Secondary School Teacher
• Operational Researcher

Popular areas of Further Study:

Popular areas of further study for science students are given on the links at the top of the page, a few relevant course choices from 2017 include:

• MSc Construction Project Management,
• MSc Global Health and Management
• MSc Globalisation and Cities,
• MSc Industrial Mathematical Modelling
• MSc Internet Computing and Network Security
• MSc Materials Science and Technology
• MSc Space Risk and Disaster Reduction
• Renewable Energy Systems Technology
• Sound Engineering

Some students will go on to complete vocational qualifications such as Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Graduate-Entry Medicine, Law or Veterinary Medicine.

Further study at Loughborough University:

Many students stay on to complete Master’s and PhDs at Loughborough University, and you can find further information about the courses available here. 

Further study elsewhere:

• Find a Masters
• Find a PhD across the world

Employers are increasingly looking for graduates with expertise in multiple science subjects. A degree in Natural Sciences can prepare you well for a variety of different career paths.

This course was new for 2018 and as such there are no direct graduates just yet. However, you can see the destinations of graduates from related programmes under ‘Options with your degree’; choose programmes such as Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, Biological Sciences, Human Biology and Materials Engineering.

Destinations from these similar subject areas include: GlaxoSmithKline; 3M; Fujitsu UK; Lubrizol; Pirelli; Unilever; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Argos; Barrier Energy; BUPA; Key Forensic Services Ltd; Home Office; National Nuclear Laboratory; Nova Nordish; Shell Global Solutions; Lyons Seafoods Ltd and Havas Life Medicom.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond Loughborough and track the career journeys and Loughborough experiences of some of our alumni.

The following links to Prospects will give you further ideas about career options.

• Scientific Services
  
• Health
  
• Environment
  

You can find further links within the other departmental pages:

• Biological Sciences and Human Biology
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematical Sciences
• Materials Engineering
• Geography

• Target Connect - Our website for vacancies and opportunities and internally through your department.
• Year In Industry – This organisation can help match you to industrial placements. It's free to use for our students.           
• Gradcracker - Search for internships, placements and graduate opportunities.
• TargetJobs - Browse opportunities, career sectors, internships and careers advice.
• Prospects - Search for graduate jobs.

• Talentview Construction free to use recruitment platform for a range of opportunities in the Construction industry

• STEM Graduates - Search for STEM specific graduate jobs.
• Ask in your department.

Professional bodies:

• Association of Applied Biologists
• Association of British Science Writers
• Association of Clinical Scientists
• Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
• The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (CSFS).
• Institute of Biomedical Science
• Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators
• Institution of Environmental Sciences
• The Royal Society
• Society for the Environment
• Society of Biology
• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
• British Astronomical Association
• Institute of Physics
• Royal Astronomical Society
• The Science Council

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

It is a good idea to follow news and developments within the sector you are interested in, and also to follow news in general to consider how other news stories can impact on your job sector. This is important as it helps not only with your professional development, but commercial awareness questions are often asked at job interviews for undergraduate roles. Consider using social media to follow organisations which appeal to you, as they will give relevant, up-to-date sources of information. Below are some links you may find useful:

• BBSRC - biosciences for the future – useful for doing research prior to interview; also info on research grants, studentships etc. 
• Chemistry World 
• I want to work in...Science
• NERC - The National Envorinment Research Council.
• New Scientist
• NHS Careers
• Pharmiweb - Useful for news stories from the industry.
• The Royal Society of Chemistry