pabs division 2014

Welcome School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences

Professor John Smart

Head of School

• Modern with strong traditions of professional and vocational education

• With over 21,000 students

• Multi–campus: Falmer, Moulsecoomb and Grand Parade in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings

Why study at Brighton ?

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Staff are leading researchers and teachers, at the forefront of their professions, many are professionally qualified

Media stars

Professor Hal Sosabowski, Professor of Public Understanding of Science assisted with the launch of the UN international year of chemistry at the House of Commons. Recent work in Russia and Abu Dhabi.

Dr Dawn Scott, Head of Ecology appeared on Channel 4’s Foxes Live: Wild in the City tracking and following urban foxes in Brighton.

Leading professional university

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Accredited by:Institute for BiomedicalScience

General Pharmaceutical Council

Recognised by: Society of Biology

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Good local links

- Brighton & Sussex Medical School- Faculty of Health & Social Science- Plumpton College

- Hospitals

Career focused

Excellent graduate employment record

All courses include an optional placement year

Graduates employed in pharmaceutical, chemical and bioscience industries, the NHS, biomedical, chemical and environmental research.

Practical activities give you a transferable and sustainable skill base for your future career.

Courses include a career planning agreement and activities to analyse interests and skills, and to match them with suitable career options.

Career focused

Teaching excellence

National Teaching Fellowship awards

Academic Excellence Awards from the Royal PharmaceuticalSociety

Innovative teaching methods

Member of teaching team highly commended for 21st Century Teaching in Students’ Union 2012 Excellence Awards

Peer Assisted Study Support: student-led online initiative where course materials and student life can be discussed in a friendly, informal environment with peers and trained student facilitators.

The Analyst

StudentCentral – online learning environment

Teaching excellence

Advice and guidance

Personal tutor assigned at beginning of degree

Student support tutor

The Pharmacy, Biosciences and Chemistry Educational Unit is dedicated to the advancement of teaching, learning and assessment.

‘Biosoc’ and ‘Pharmsoc’ promote social and academic activity for students and staff within the school

Teaching excellence

Our staff

• 63 academic staff (5 professors and 4 readers)

• 35 support staff

• Clinical input via 11 Joint appointments with; Brighton Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust (3), Boots, Co-operative Chemists, Kings Hospital NHS Trust (London), South Coast Healthcare Trusts (2), West Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust (2), Croydon Hospital NHS Trust.

Teaching excellence

Facilities fit for the future

Professor Lord Robert Winston officially opened our £23m Huxley building, home to the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences

Facilities fit for the future

Over 20 laboratories

Two of the most powerful electron microscopes

350-seat lecture theatre

SimMan 3G

Facilities fit for the future

Aldrich Library

Computer centre and wi-fi

Student union shops

Bank

Nursery

• Cockcroft building refurbishment: £26m investment will create improved state-of-the art learning and teaching facilities

• New developments on Preston Barracks site, 500 new hall of residences and student village

Other developments in next two years

Innovative and relevant

Research-informed teaching supports you to become an independent learner

Research Assessment Exercise 2008

35 Academic staff submitted under “Allied Health Professions and Studies’ (Double the research activity from 2001.)

80% judged to be of international standing

10% judged to be World Leading (4*) researchers

2 academics submitted under ‘Earth and Environmental Systems’ , both judged to be of international standing as researchers.

Innovative and relevant

Over £1.5 million annual research income

International and national reputation for research in:

• Diabetes

• Ageing

• Biomedical materials/ tissue engineering

• Nanotechnology

• Ecology

Pharmaceutical Sciences circa 50 PhD students and 20 Post-doctoral researchers in School

Innovative and relevant

80 per cent of health-science related research rated of international standing and 10 per cent world-leading (UK Research Assessment Exercise, 2008)

Outstanding location

Living in Brighton & Hove

South Downs national park

Good links to London and Europe

Student Life

‘Brighton is a great place to be a student’

Social events organised within the school include:- Staff/Student Challenge- PharmSoc Ball

Our courses

Biological Sciences BSc(Hons)

Biomedical Science BSc (Hons)

Ecology BSc(Hons)

Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences BSc(Hons)

Chemistry BSc(Hons) and MChem

Masters of Pharmacy with Honours

Undergraduate courses

Biological Sciences

Excellent training for professional careers in biology and related fields

Good employment and research opportunities

Ecology

Hands-on experience on field trip to private game reserve in South Africa

Core themes: ecology, geography, evolution and diversity

Pharmacy

92% of students working or studying six months after graduating in 2011

Accredited by the General PharmaceuticalCouncil

Chemistry and Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences

92% of students satisfied with their course in the 2012 NSS

Practical courses

Innovative ways of learning

Biomedical Science

Accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science

Prepare for careers in biosciences research and laboratory healthcare services

• AAB:Chemistry MChemMasters of Pharmacy with Honours

• ABB:Biological Sciences BSc(Hons)Biomedical Science BSc (Hons)Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences BSc(Hons)Chemistry BSc(Hons)

• BBB:Ecology BSc(Hons)

Entry requirements

• Apply through UCAS www.ucas.com

• 15 January 2013: closing date for UK and other EU applicants

• 30 June 2013: closing date for international applicants

• Email from us inviting you to take an online test or attend an interview

Admissions process

Chemistry and Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences: online test

Biological Sciences, Biomedical Science, Ecology: interview

Pharmacy: online test. If you pass the test this will be followed by an interview

Our tests and interviews

• Conditions of our offer communicated through UCAS

• School open days combined with interview where applicable

• August 2013: confirmation

Admissions process

• Possible medical school entry – a special arrangement.

• For students studying pharmacy and biomedical sciences who wish to change to study medicine at Brighton & Sussex Medical School.

• Opportunity of a guaranteed interview if you meet entry requirements at the end of years 1 and 3.

• Details on the school website, applicant led.

Guaranteed interview for medicine scheme

Thank you

www.brighton.ac.uk/pharmacy

pabsschooloffice@brighton.ac.uk

01273 642090