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 cuttingedge 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
from science, technology,
engineering and maths.
General sites:
Department for Education
Future Morph
www.futuremorph.org
National Careers Service
nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
Prospects
www.prospects.ac.uk
Scotland – My World of Work
www.myworldofwork.co.uk
Careers Wales
www.careerswales.com
Northern Ireland Careers
www.nidirect.gov.uk/careers
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www.education.gov.uk
STEM Careers Action Programme
resources; for more information email
stemcareers@shu.ac.uk or visit:
www.shu.ac.uk/research/cse/
stem-careers.html
Science and Maths.net
DfE campaign material
(hosted on Future Morph):
www.scienceandmaths.net
WISE Women into Science,
Engineering and Construction
www.theukrc.org/wise
Biology related:
Chemistry related:
Biochemical Society
Association of the British
Pharmaceutical Industry
www.biochemistry.org/
education/careers
British Ecological Society
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
British Nutrition Foundation
www.nutrition.org.uk/
nutritionscience/careers
British Pharmacological Society
www.bps.ac.uk/careers
British Society for Immunology
www.immunology.org
Environmental Jobs
www.environmentjob.co.uk
Genetics Society
www.genetics.org.uk
Physiological Society
careers.abpi.org.uk/
Royal Society of Chemistry
www.rsc.org/studentzone
Engineering related:
Tomorrow’s Engineers
www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk/
careers
Chartered Institution of
Building Services Engineers*
www.cibse.org
Energy Institute*
– working in the energy industry
www.energyzone.net
Institute of Marine Engineering,
Science and Technology*
www.imarest.org
www.understanding-life.org
Society of Biology
www.societyofbiology.org/
education/careers
Society for Experimental Biology
www.sebiology.org
Society for General Microbiology
www.sgm-microbiologycareers.org.uk
Southampton
Oceanography Centre
www.soc.soton.ac.uk
Zoological Society of London
www.zsl.org/education/
careers-and-courses
Institute of Materials, Minerals
and Mining*
www.materials-careers.org.uk
Institution of Chemical Engineers*
www.whynotchemeng.com
Institution of Civil Engineers*
www.ice.org.uk
Institution of Mechanical
Engineers*
www.imeche.org
Royal Aeronautical Society*
www.careersinaerospace.com
Medicine related:
The Institution of Engineering
and Technology*
www.theiet.org
UK Space Agency
www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency/
careers
*For a full list of professional engineering institutions and
information about accredited engineering courses please
visit the Engineering Council website: www.engc.org.uk
Forensic Science:
Forensic Science Society
www.forensic-science-society.org.uk
Food Science related:
Institute of Food Science
and Technology
tastycareers.org.uk
Geology:
Geological Society
www.geolsoc.org.uk
Mathematics related:
Maths Careers
www.mathscareers.org.uk
Institute of Mathematics
and its Applications
www.ima.org.uk
Operational Research Society
www.theorsociety.com
Royal Statistical Society
www.rss.org.uk
British Dental Association
www.bda.org/public/
careers-in-dentistry
British Medical Association
www.bma.org.uk
Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy
www.csp.org.uk
Institute of Biomedical Science
www.ibms.org
Institute of Physics and
Engineering in Medicine*
www.ipem.ac.uk
NHS careers
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/career.shtml
Royal College of Nursing
www.rcn.org.uk
Royal College of
Veterinary Surgeons
www.rcvs.org.uk
Step into the NHS
www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk
The College of Optometrists
www.college-optometrists.org/en/
qualifying-as-an-optometrist/
a-career-in-optometry
Pharmacy & Pharmaceuticals related:
Sector Skills Councils:
Association of the British
Pharmaceutical Industry
Cogent (Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals,
careers.abpi.org.uk
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of
Great Britain
www.rpharms.com/about-pharmacy/
careers-in-pharmacy.asp
Sport science & physiotherapy related:
The British Association
of Sport and Exercise
Sciences
www.bases.org.uk/careers
The Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy
www.csp.org.uk/professional-union/
careers-development
Physics related:
Institute of Physics*
www.physics.org
www.iop.org/education
Institute of Physics and
Engineering in Medicine*
www.ipem.ac.uk
Royal Astronomical Society
www.ras.org.uk
Royal Meteorological Society
www.metlink.org
Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Petroleum and Polymers)
www.cogent-careers.com
Construction Skills
www.cskills.org
Energy and Utility Skills
www.euskills.co.uk/careers
e-skills UK (IT and Telecoms)
www.e-skills.com/careers
www.bigambition.co.uk
GoSkills (Passenger Transport)
www.careersinpassengertransport.org
Improve (Food and Drink)
tastycareers.org.uk
Institute of the Motor Industry
www.motor.org.uk/careers
www.autocity.org.uk
Lantra (Environmental and Land-based)
www.lantra.co.uk/careers
Proskills UK (Process and Manufacturing)
www.prospect4u.co.uk
Semta (Science, Engineering and
Manufacturing Technologies)
www.semta.org.uk
Skills for Health
www.skillsforhealth.org.uk
Skillset (Audio Visual Industries)
Teaching related:
Teacher Training and
Development Agency
www.education.gov.uk/
get-into-teaching
www.skillset.org/careers
Summit Skills (Building Services Engineering)
www.goodday.org.uk
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More about the Sector Skills Councils
www.ukces.org.uk/ourwork/
sector-skills-councils