Health & Life Sciences

I have gained great experience and confidence in practical applications, particularly working in lab and medical situations.

My life has transformed from the life of a shy girl from a working class background who comes from a foreign country and speaks a foreign language, to the life of a person who knows that through my hard work, I can live my dreams.

This course provided me with the opportunity to design and conduct field work, giving me real hands-on experience. This was noted during my interview for RPS.

Completing it allowed me to progress from a community staff nurse to a district nurse in my workplace.

The university is very accommodating and supportive of students, especially for those studying a degree alongside a full or part time job.

One of my proudest achievements during my studies was being awarded the Philip Goodeve-Docker award from the Queen’s Nursing Institute.

This course prepared me extremely well for my career, allowing me to explore a range of modules and gain insight into what work may look like in different industries.

The placements were invaluable and core to achieving and augmenting the theoretical aspects of the course.

I learned about the whole human body, from muscle groups to small chemical molecules. From this I found my skill was in microbiology and from there I knew what career I wanted.

I think the work placement module was the most important module of my course – it gave me real insight about what I needed to do.

Being on placement gives you an insight of what it is like to be working as a diagnostic radiographer and it helps you decide which speciality you want to focus on.

The practicality of the course was the best thing.

I would absolutely recommend Teesside to serving members of the military or those who have left. At the time of enrolling, I didn’t quite appreciate the support that I would be given throughout this course.

I loved how hands on the course was straight away. We were practising on phantom heads within a matter of weeks and learning practical skills.

The University has such a wide range of extra-curriculum opportunities, which set you apart from other graduates.

Being a sport scientist is about so much more than domain subject knowledge.

I chose to do my master’s at Teesside University because I was impressed with its links with industry.

The classes inspired me to study and helped to boost my confidence.

I was provided with so many opportunities and I hope to be able pass this on by mentoring Teesside University students in the future.

I can say with certainty that without the skills I acquired at Teesside, I would not have been able to secure my current job role or move to Canada.

I got on really well with my classmates and made a lot of good friends for life.

The placements give you the best learning experiences as you work hands on with clients and learn from them and the professionals.

The support from the tutors is excellent. They are professional, knowledgeable and so enthusiastic.

I would recommend Teesside, it’s very supportive and there are so many opportunities available.

I want to be able to inspire other international students, as well as students from different backgrounds, to dream big and never give up on their goals - education is truly the passport to the future.

My time at Teesside allowed me to develop into a school nurse.

I had an amazing time, achieved a first-class honours degree and now I’ve got my dream job.

I love meeting new people and I've got an unrelenting need to be helpful, so nursing is the perfect profession for me.

Teesside University has been an amazing place to study - the facilities are second to none and the support systems are fabulous.

My learning experiences and course structure at Teesside excelled my career growth. It was the perfect mixture of principle and practical learning.