Welcome!
Our subject area page enables you to hear from subject academics, see our facilities and find out more about what our courses offer. It gives you everything you could expect during a visit to BCU.
Let third year Criminology student Shelby, welcome you to our Open Day. She'll tell you all about why she chose to study at BCU as well as giving you an insight into everything she has achieved here.
Life Sciences
We offer Life Sciences degrees in Food and Nutrition, Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering. Our research-informed courses offer extensive practical laboratory experience in a purpose-built environment. You will learn from staff with expertise including Physiology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics, Biomechanics and Bioinformatics.
Meet Helen
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Hear from Helen Clarke. She’ll give you an insight into what studying Life Sciences at BCU is like. Helen will explain everything from the subjects on offer to what and how you’ll be taught, the placement opportunities we have for you and the exciting careers you can go onto with a degree from BCU.
What you'll see at a City South Open Day
Follow our student Josi as she explores an Open Day at our City South campus.
Find out moreSee our facilities
Seacole Building, City South Campus
Get your first impression of our Seacole building and experience the fantastic facilities it has to offer. We’ve invested £71 million in our facilities and are proud to show you around.
See our Life Sciences facilitiesFive reasons to consider studying food and nutrition
Interested in our Food and Nutrition degree, but want to know more about it? Here are our five key facts about the course.
Five reasons to study food and nutrition
Talk to us on Facebook
Join our community on Facebook! Our official BCU group for the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences is the ideal place to meet people on your course and get excited to come and study with us.
Join the group