Health & Life Sciences

The services are amazing, especially in career advice, student support and volunteering opportunities.

The staff are excellent and pushed me to do my best and they give you their unconditional support.

I worked at the Royal Victoria Infirmary as a scrub ODP in spines, trauma, orthopaedics and neurospecialties.

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 gained a strong skillset for a career in health research.

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 course is really interesting, and I feel like I will be well prepared for my first job.

I would highly recommend Teesside for anyone who wants to gain a professional career in healthcare. The facilities are amazing, they have great connections with the NHS around the North East and staff are so supportive.

Teesside allowed me to complete my studies and continue with family life.

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

The placements were the best thing about my course. They provided a glimpse of what it’s like to be a qualified occupational therapist.

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 recommend Teesside University 100%. For a UK university with top notch teaching and research facilities and yet very affordable think Teesside University.

My time at Teesside gave me the confidence and capability to reach my goals. I am forever grateful for my time there and to everyone who supported me.

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

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

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 would 100% recommend Teesside University and my course to anyone applying. Chemistry offers so many different career possibilities and the academic staff are there to support you through the entire process.

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

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

The course is really interesting, and I feel like I will be well prepared for my first job.

My time at uni was greatly enhanced by the support from wonderful lecturers who advised and prepared me for my career.

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

My time at university played a significant role in preparing me for my career.

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

The lecturers are amazing – they absolutely make university life what it is.

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

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.

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 strength and conditioning internship, and my undergraduate course as a whole, was outstanding – both were fundamental to my development.