bookmark these useful careers websites

Studying science and maths offers you so many work opportunities that it’s sometimes
hard to get your head around. Do you want to design computer games? Make cutting-
edge buildings that can withstand earthquakes? Maybe you want to go into medical science
to help develop vaccines for the developing world?
Don’t worry, we’re here to help. We want to make sure you make the right next steps by
having all the best online information. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
(STEM) can take you where you want to go and we can help put you on the right path.
This list of websites will help get you started.

Explore careers available

through studying science
and maths.

General sites:

Future Morph UCAS Progress local courses

www.futuremorph.org 3 www.ucasprogress.com

National Careers Service Apprenticeships

nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk www.apprenticeships.org.uk

Prospects Unistats
www.prospects.ac.uk unistats.direct.gov.uk

Scotland – My World of Work WISE Women into Science,

Engineering and Construction
www.myworldofwork.co.uk
www.theukrc.org/wise

Careers Wales
Bright knowledge
www.careerswales.com
www.brightknowledge.org

Northern Ireland Careers Plotr

www.nidirect.gov.uk/careers
www.plotr.co.uk
Biology related: Chemistry related:

Biology Careers Association of the British

www.biology-careers.org
Pharmaceutical Industry
www.careers.abpi.org.uk
Biochemical Society
www.biochemistry.org/
education/careers Royal Society of Chemistry
www.rsc.org/education
British Ecological Society /courses-and-careers

www.britishecologicalsociety.org Engineering related:

British Nutrition Foundation Tomorrow’s Engineers

www.nutrition.org.uk/
nutritionscience/careers www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk

British Pharmacological Society Chartered Institution of

www.bps.ac.uk/careers Building Services Engineers*
www.cibse.org
British Society for Immunology
www.immunology.org Energy Institute*
– working in the energy industry
Environmental Jobs www.energyzone.net
www.environmentjob.co.uk
Institute of Marine
Genetics Society Engineering, Science and
www.genetics.org.uk Technology*
www.imarest.org
Physiological Society
www.understanding-life.org Institute of Materials, Minerals
and Mining*
Society of Biology
www.societyofbiology.org/ www.materials-careers.org.uk
education/careers
Institution of Chemical Engineers*
Society for Experimental Biology
www.whynotchemeng.com
www.sebiology.org
Institution of Civil Engineers*
Society for General Microbiology
www.ice.org.uk
www.sgm-microbiologycareers.org.uk

Institution of Mechanical
Southampton
Engineers*
Oceanography Centre
www.imeche.org
www.soc.soton.ac.uk

Zoological Society of London Royal Aeronautical Society*

www.zsl.org/education/ www.careersinaerospace.com
careers-and-courses
 Medicine related:

The Institution of Engineering British Dental Association

and Technology* www.bda.org/public/
careers-in-dentistry
www.theiet.org
British Medical Association
UK Space Agency
www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency/ www.bma.org.uk
careers
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
*For a full list of professional engineering institutions and
information about accredited engineering courses please www.csp.org.uk
visit the Engineering Council website: www.engc.org.uk

Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists

Food Science:
www.careersinpodiatry.com
Institute of Food Science
and Technology Institute of Biomedical Science
tastycareers.org.uk www.ibms.org

Forensic Science:
NHS careers
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/
explore-by-career
Forensic Science Society
www.forensic-science-society.org.uk Royal College of Nursing
www.rcn.org.uk
Geology:
Royal College of
Geological Society Veterinary Surgeons
www.geolsoc.org.uk www.rcvs.org.uk

Mathematics related: Step into the NHS

Maths Careers www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk

www.mathscareers.org.uk
The College of Optometrists
www.college-optometrists.org
Institute of Mathematics
and its Applications
www.ima.org.uk

Operational Research Society

www.learnaboutor.co.uk

Royal Statistical Society

www.rss.org.uk
Pharmacy & Pharmaceuticals related: Sector Skills Councils:

Association of the British Cogent (Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals,

Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Petroleum and Polymers)
Pharmaceutical Industry
www.cogent-careers.com
careers.abpi.org.uk
Construction Skills
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of
www.cskills.org
Great Britain
Energy and Utility Skills
www.rpharms.com
www.euskills.co.uk/careers
Sport science & physiotherapy related:
e-skills UK (IT and Telecoms)
The British Association www.e-skills.com/careers
of Sport and Exercise www.bigambition.co.uk
Sciences
People 1st (Passenger Transport)
www.bases.org.uk/careers
www.careersthatmove.co.uk
The Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy Improve (Food and Drink)
www.csp.org.uk/professional-union/ tastycareers.org.uk
careers-development
Institute of the Motor Industry
Physics related:
www.motor.org.uk/careers
Institute of Physics* www.autocity.org.uk
www.iop.org Lantra (Environmental and Land-based)
www.physics.org www.lantra.co.uk/careers
www.myphysicscourse.org Proskills UK (Process and Manufacturing)
Institute of Physics and www.prospect4u.co.uk
Engineering in Medicine*
Semta (Science, Engineering and
www.ipem.ac.uk Manufacturing Technologies)

Royal Astronomical Society www.semta.org.uk

www.ras.org.uk Skills for Health

Royal Meteorological Society www.skillsforhealth.org.uk

www.metlink.org Skillset (Audio Visual Industries)

www.skillset.org/careers
Teaching related:
Summit Skills (Building Services Engineering)
National College for Teaching www.goodday.org.uk
and Leadership
November 2013

www.education.gov.uk/ More about the Sector Skills Councils

get-into-teaching www.ukces.org.uk/ourwork/
sector-skills-councils