Science is making critical contributions to conservation and the new world economy, and to our health and welfare. Scientific knowledge had been used to develop modern medicine, the mobile phone, the worldwide web, and new ways to save and generate energy. There is much to learn and much more to be discovered. Discoveries made by scientists have changed our world. We have a deep understanding of how the natural world works. We know much about how the physical world evolved from the Big Bang 13 billion years ago, how our planet evolved from stellar debris and how modern man diverged from other hominids in the last 150,000 years. We know the structure of DNA and the genetic code of a human being, the TB bacterium, of rice and many other organisms.

Careers Our graduates pursue a wide variety of careers in, for example: Hospitals and commercial laboratories Biotechnology and food science industries Electronics and telecommunications Biophysics Automation and computing Chemical and pharmaceutical industry Electronics, computer and IT industries Engineering Energy and mining industry Water industry Agriculture and food industries Biological or psychological research Hospital and medical services School teaching Media (e.g. Liz Bonnin – biochemist, Ella McSweeney – zoologist) Accountancy and financial services, stockbroking, insurance and banking Environmental management