This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Emma Welsh. She works as a reviewer, analysing data from clinical trials of treatments for chronic respiratory diseases.

Emma analyses information which is then used by doctors, health authorities and others to decide on which...

From the Institute of Physics, this seven minute film showcases the use of ultrasound in physiotherapy. Visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers Football club, it features the club's physiotherapists who make expert use of advances in medical physics, specifically ultrasound, to monitor their players’ physical wellbeing....

Medical research continues to expand with each major new discovery and technical innovation. It offers those with scientific ability a wide choice of opportunities to put their talents to work to improve human health. This page, from the Medical Research Council (MRC), which is aimed at general audiences, looks at...

This article looks at Fatima Sawab's career journey to becoming a cardiac physiologist.

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This interactive quiz gives students the opportunity to find a role to suit them on a mission to Mars. Provided as part of the ‘Roving with Rosalind’ resources, this quiz will give students the chance to reflect on whether they think a career in the space exploration industry would suit them.

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This series of...

This report highlights the principles of effective Careers Education Information and Guidance (CEIAG) as evidenced and agreed by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL); the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL); the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER); and the 157 Group. The...

These two Future Morph resources aim to show students that there is a wide choice of options open to those who study sciences and mathematics. The resources consist of:

Career examples list

The list covers six...

This Leaflet explores the many different career options available in the pharmaceutical industry.

Chemists can work in a number of specific areas where they will use their scientific knowledge and skills. They can also work in a large number of other roles where a general scientific background is useful –...

Showcased in this booklet are a broad range of careers in which individuals make a difference in tackling climate change, from roles in research and government, to law, farming or psychology. Key considerations for developing students’ career paths for climate related roles are set out on the back page, with...

This guide offers a practical step by step approach to interpreting, meeting and exceeding the requirement of the Statutory Guidance for schools.

It also includes two pages on the work of the Career Development Institute, which has a key role to play in influencing careers and skills policy and a...

This Catalyst article looks at young people working in biochemistry, detailing how they got to where they are and what their job involves.

This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2011, Volume 22, Issue 2.

 Catalyst is a...