This Is Biochemistry at Keele
Original video: https://youtu.be/iV2mUrpQd2w
From unlocking the secrets of the human genome to the individually tailored molecular therapies of the future, our accredited Biochemistry BSc investigates some of the most exciting areas of 21st century life science and medical research. With access to our state-of-the-art David Attenborough laboratories, integrated employability modules and authentic assessments, you will graduate with the knowledge and skills to contribute to advances in medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology.
Find out more about Biochemistry at Keele.
In this video our students and staff share their personal experiences of studying at Keele. This video was filmed in October 2025 – experiences and opportunities may vary for future years.
I would recommend studying Biochemistry here at Keele because I found that it has a really diverse range of modules. It doesn't just focus on the basics of biochemistry, it expands on them and it gets you to pick your own academic journey through your optional modules and through your final year project.
The facilities here at Keele for a student such as myself are top quality. There's access to really good labs, all with top-notch equipment and then outside of the lab space, there's also facilities such as 24/7 library access for when I'm doing my work - as well as hot desk rooms for doing research on computers.
I think students should study biochemistry because it underpins everything to do with all living organisms on the planet, from a whole-system animal all the way down to a molecular-genetic level of understanding, including, for example, pharmacology and treatments and disease mechanisms.
The course here is very much structured to upskilling our learners. So, it's not just understanding how organisms work or genetics it's about problem solving. It's about how to get the right sources, if you're doing a research project, it's about how to analyse your data so that you get the most effective and applicable outcomes.
The student community in the school throughout has been amazing. Straight from the first week, we were put into an academic mentor group. Those people have stayed with me the whole time. You never feel like you're on your own and that's what's powerful about Keele.
So, one opportunity that I was particularly proud of was being able to go to the likes of Fiji with Operation Wallacea at an additional cost, and I was able to provide data for other scientists in a real-world scenario.
The course here at Keele has really helped me prepare for my future career because they've given us lots of modules that help with it, such as professional skills for biochemists, which involves scientific method writing, calculation help and case-based learning.
I've found in interviews that people are asking exactly what assignments we've done. We've done a wide variety, a lot of IT-based ones and literature reviews, lab reports, presentations, working together workshops. There's so much variety that when I get like a new task or challenge, I'm not fazed by it.
One of the beautiful aspects of the Biochemistry course is how many different career opportunities it's going to create for you. For example, you could work in a laboratory both commercially or diagnostically. You could have a research career, you can have an education career, but also it could take you into various aspects of industry, both locally, nationally and internationally.
