About the careers day

Find out about the variety of careers open to bioscience students at the annual Royal Society of Biology Bioscience Careers Day (BCD).

Event format

This year the Bioscience Careers Day will take place online on Tuesday 5th - Thursday 7th March, from 12:00-14:00 via Zoom and will include:

Talks from industry professionals about the variety of careers available to bioscience graduates
Skills workshops aimed at giving bioscience students the chance to learn more about essential skills from CV writing tips and tricks to where to find further study after a degree

Topics included careers in academia, clinical sciences and many more. Register to attend this event via the event page.

Who can attend

BCD is aimed at undergraduate and master's students. Recent bioscience graduates, PhD students, postdocs, careers advisors and school/ college students considering a bioscience degree are also very welcome. Employers, if you would like to connect with talented students focused on their future careers, visit our sponsorship opportunities pages, or contact Ellie Barrand at events@rsb.org.uk to discuss opportunities.

If you are an employer wanting to find out more about sponsoring this event, please get in touch by emailing Ellie Barrand at events@rsb.org.uk

Programme

The event will take place from 12:00 - 14:00 each day and a programme will be available to view in due course. We've previously had talks on careers in industry, science communication, publishing, academia, ecology, patent law, teaching and more at past events. Download top presentations from past events. What career would you like to know more about? Get in touch with the events team at events@rsb.org.uk or tweet us at @RoyalSocBio using #RSBCareersDay.

Sponsorship opportunities

If you would like to get involved in BCD and showcase the opportunities your company can offer to bioscience graduates, please visit our Sponsors and Supporters page to view our sponsorship packages.

Cost

RSB members - £5

Member of a Careers Committee organisation (see below) - £5

Non-member - £10

Bookings and bulk bookings

Advanced registration is essential through the event page. If you would like to organise a group of your students to attend, please contact Ellie Barrand at events@rsb.org.uk

You can submit questions for speakers ahead of time using the 'other request' box upon booking, or by emailing your questions to events@rsb.org.uk

Contact

Please direct all enquiries to Ellie Barrand at events@rsb.org.uk or on 020 3925 3444.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

This event has been approved by the Royal Society of Biology for purposes of CPD and can be counted as 18 CPD points.

Cancellation policy

Cancellation before 20th February = full refund
Cancellation between 20th February - 27th February = partial refund
Cancellation from 27th February onwards or non-attendance at the event = no refund

Careers Committee

This event is supported by the following organisations, who have worked collaboratively with the Royal Society of Biology to bring together a diverse line-up of speakers for this event. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, the Biochemical Society, the British Ecological Society, the British Pharmacological Society, the British Society for Immunology, the Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme, the Microbiology Society, the Society for Experimental Biology and The Physiological Society.