The University of Leeds is one of the top three universities for undergraduate pharmaceutical placements
The 2022 ABPI Industry-Academic Links Report has named the University of Leeds as one of the top three universities for hosting undergraduate industrial placements in the pharmaceutical industry.
The 2022 ABPI Industry-Academic Links Report has named the University of Leeds as one of the top three universities for hosting undergraduate industrial placements in the pharmaceutical industry.
A biennial survey, the ABPI report captures and analyses information regarding the various types of interaction between academia and industry including apprenticeships, undergraduate placements, PhD studentships, and postdoctoral researchers.
Undergraduate placements, apprenticeships and postdoctoral researcher positions in particular are at an all-time high with 2,687 cases captured by the 2022 survey. This is a significant increase compared to the findings of the 2019 survey.
Here at the Faculty of Biological Sciences, we are committed to supporting and increasing placement opportunities within the pharmaceutical sector. With our state-of-the-art facilities and field-leading academics, we are dedicated to helping train and inspire the next generation of future innovators and pharmaceutical industry leaders.
Industrial placements are the foundation of the industrial-academia relationship and pivotal to the employability and career-readiness of graduates. The Faculty of Biological Sciences (FBS) at the University of Leeds are acutely aware of the value of placements in the pharmaceutical industry and are committed to enhancing our working relationship by providing high-quality placement students to complement their workforce.
Dr Alasdair Pickles, Associate Professor, Faculty of Biological Science
Many of our students have used their placements as a platform for securing positions within pharmaceutical companies upon graduation. Below, former pharmacology student Katy McCarron explains the benefits of her placement.
My industrial placement gave me much better insight into the pharmaceutical industry – there are many more aspects to it, and career options, than I had imagined. Hence it has opened my eyes to the diverse and numerous options I have after graduation.
Katy McCarron, BSc Pharmacology
Make sure to read the rest of Katy’s story here.
For more information on which pharmaceutical companies we currently offer placements with, please see our Industrial Placement Year page.
A detailed explanation of individual courses is available on our undergraduate course homepage, or for further queries contact us at fbsadmissions@leeds.ac.uk.
