Natural Sciences & Research

Overview

Working in natural sciences means exploring the physical world through observation, experimentation, and analysis. You might work in university laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, government research facilities, environmental agencies, or private R&D departments. Daily work often involves designing experiments, collecting and analysing data, writing research papers, and collaborating with other scientists.

Careers

Jobs range from fieldwork (collecting samples outdoors) to lab-based research to computational modelling.

Industries include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, environmental consulting, agriculture, energy, and academic research.

Personality

Curious, methodical, patient, objective, detail-oriented

Skills

Analytical thinking, precision, data interpretation, critical reasoning, persistence through trial and error

Attributes

Comfortable with uncertainty, enjoys systematic processes, values accuracy, intellectually driven

Relevant University Courses

• Natural Sciences BA/BSc/MSci

• Biological Sciences BSc

• Chemistry BSc

• Biochemistry BSc

• Physics BSc

• Astrophysics BSc

• Environmental Sciences BSc

• Ecology BSc

• Molecular Biology BSc

• Genetics BSc

• Marine Biology BSc

• Biomedical Sciences BSc

• Microbiology BSc

• Zoology BSc

• Botany/Plant Sciences BSc

• Geology BSc

• Earth Sciences BSc

• Neuroscience BSc

• Pharmacology BSc

• Biotechnology BSc