Science degree first in country to receive recognition from leading institution

The University of Greenwich at Medway has received special acknowledgement from the Institute of Biology (IOB). The School of Science’s BSc Bioscience degree is the first of its kind to receive recognition from the leading professional body.

Recognition of the degree programme enables all graduates to become Associate Members of the IOB, an important helping hand on the path to becoming a Chartered Biologist.

Students at the university learn a wide range of topics about living organisms when they embark on the degree including genetics, biochemistry and medical science. They have the opportunity to study metabolism and disease and medical microbiology.

Graduates from the Bioscience programme are valued for their expert knowledge and have gone on to secure high profile jobs in leading pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline and working in governmental agencies.

Dr Lauren Pecorino, Principal Lecturer in Cancer Biology, welcomed the news saying:

“This recognition has added great value to the programme and will open up many opportunities for students both during their studies and after graduation. The students from this course will be the people paving the way to find new treatments of tomorrow whether it is through research, health care activities, or educating the next generation.”

For more information about studying Bioscience at the University of Greenwich call 020 8331 9800 or visit

www.gre.ac.uk/schools/science/departments/life_sciences/bioscience.

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About Bioscience at the university:

The Bioscience Programme at the University of Greenwich enables students to specialise in a specific area that can lead to a named BSc Bioscience Degree. Choices include Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Pysiology and Biological Science.

Many of the course programmes have a medical focus. For example, they offer Medical Biochemistry and Medical Microbiology. In this context, it is easy to see the translation of the knowledge of biology into everyday applications: such as, new methods for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. It was the study of Cell Biology that has led to the concept and application of stem cells for the treatment of many diseases.

About the Institute of Biology:

The Institute’s mission is to promote the biological sciences, to foster the public understanding of the life sciences generally, to serve the needs of our members, to enhance the status of the biology profession and to represent our members and the biology profession as a whole to government and other bodies in the UK and abroad.

It entitles Fellows, Members and Graduates to use the designatory letters FIBiol MIBiol and AMIBiol, respectively. Members and Fellows are awarded Chartered Biologist (CBiol) status, the professional qualification for bioscientists, recognised throughout Europe as a hallmark of excellence