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Joint 2nd in Scotland for graduate prospects

Guardian University Guide 2025 / Times University Guide 2025

Our graduates find employment related to bio-medicine and healthcare including:

  • research in universities, research institutes, and the pharmaceutical industry
  • teaching in schools, colleges, and universities

Biomedical sciences graduates are also valued in careers outside the subject for their scientific training and problem solving skills.

Landscape photo of Mina Reeve
“I worked for an advertising agency before starting my own company handling PR. I then went into teaching as I wanted to circle back to the sciences. My degree opened up opportunities for further study at a post graduate level. I also learnt key life skills such as organization, taking care of my social self, time management, and really going after what I want.”

Mina Reeve, BSc Biomedical Sciences graduate 2013, Kenya

Lydia Travis
“A couple of months after graduating I started working as an associate medical writer with Zoetic Science (now Ashfield MedComms) in Glasgow. Within three years I was promoted twice - to medical writer and senior medical writer. The variety of coursework set during my Dundee course (e.g. essays, abstracts, lab reports, posters, presentations) prepared me for a career where I work on a variety of materials every day.”

Lydia Travis, BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science graduate 2017, from Scotland

“After my BSc in Biomedical Sciences in Dundee, I went on to do an MSc in Immunology in Imperial College London, and then a 3-year postgraduate stint at the National Centre of Infectious Diseases, Singapore. Currently, I am a 2nd year PhD student at the Nanyang Technological University, where I am researching on the detrimental effects of a particular leukocyte. The University of Dundee has allowed me abundant networking opportunities to enrich not just my career, but also expanded my horizons.”

Wang Liang De, BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences graduate 2016, from Singapore

Careers Service

Our Careers Service provides our students with far more than CV advice. From 30-hour micro-placements as part of modules, to gaining academic credit for improving employability skills we'll prepare you for your future career throughout your time at Dundee.

You'll benefit from:

  • Seven recruitment fairs on City campus each year - featuring around 250 local, national, and global employers.
    • This includes our Go Global fair to help secure a summer placement abroad.
  • Around 8,000 vacancies a year featured on our Jobshop website, for part-time work, graduate roles, internships, and voluntary jobs.
  • A dedicated careers adviser, specialising in your subject, who can provide one-to-one guidance, application support, and personalised practice interview support.

Find out more about how we support your employability


The information shown is from the results of various surveys as set out in the factsheet mentioned below. Whilst the University has taken every effort to ensure the information shown is accurate at the time it is published, it cannot guarantee its accuracy. Past experience of graduates does not guarantee identical future opportunities.
View our factsheet on how to understand graduate employment information and where this information comes from.

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