1. Featuring speakers and exhibitors from:
A student led employability event produced in partnership with:
Natural-Sciences
CAREER EXPO
Middlesex University London

2. REFRESHMENTS
CAREERS EXPO MAP
Free tea and coffee will be available throughout the afternoon on the Mezzanine
level of the Rickett Quadrangle.
www.ibms.org/students
Get the best start you can with
IBMS eStudent membership
Middlesex University has a wide range of MSc degree programmes in Biomedical
Sciences to offer students including:
• MSc Biomedical Science (Cellular pathology)
• MSc Biomedical Science (Clinical biochemistry)
• MSc Biomedical Science (Medical Microbiology)
• MSc Biomedical Science (Haematology and Transfusion Science)
• MSc Clinical Physiology (Cardiology)
• MSc Clinical Physiology (Neurophysiology)
Visit our stand to find
out more and speak
to staff

3. CAREERS EXPO PROGRAMME
16:00
TIME LOCATION
13:00 Registration and Employers Exhibition
BIOSCIENCE CAREERS TALKS
Careers in Biomedical Science - An Overview
Sarah May, Deputy Chief Executive, IBMS
14:00 Welcome
14:05
14:30 Careers in Research and Further Study
Dr Ian Locke, Principal Lecturer, University of Westminster
BREAK
15:05 Careers in Industry
Helen Tucker, Thermo Fisher Scientific
15:30 HCPC Registration, CPD and Early Career Qualifcations
Wendy Leversuch, Deputy Head of Education, IBMS
Rickett Quadrangle
POST GRADUATE STUDY - FIRST HAND EXPERIENCES
INFORMAL SPEAKER Q&A
PROTECTING SCIENTISTS AND ACADEMICS AT RISK
Former Middlesex undergrad students; Ali Olkun, Mohammed
Moumene and Alfred Nutakor will discuss post graduate study
16:00 Informal drop in session with our bioscience careers speakers
for any questions you might have on careers in bioscience
H116
Hatchcroft Building
H116
Hatchcroft Building
C204
College Building
C206
College Building
W147
Williams Building
17:00
EMPLOYERS EXHIBITION
13:00 - 17:00 Rickett Quadrangle
Meet leading bioscience employers in the NHS, industry and academia at our Employers
Exhibition. The Employers Exhibition provides an opportunity to network with employers
and learn about bioscience career paths and progression. Exhibitors include: Leica
Biosystems, Biomerieux, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Anglia Ruskin, Oxford Brookes,
Roehampton and Westminster Universities.
CV CLINIC
13:00 - 17:00 Upper Mezzanine, Rickett Quadrangle
Dedicated employability staff will check your CV and cover letter and offer advice on
tailoring your CV for roles in industry and overseas.
Visit the CV Clinic on arrival to book your session
An introduction to CARA’s work and testimony from a CARA
Fellow scientist about the organisations work and impact

4. ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
Sarah May FIBMS, began her career as a biomedical scientist (cytology) and is currently IBMS
Deputy Chief Executive.
Dr Ian Locke FIBMS, Principal Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University
of Westminster.
Helen Tucker FIBMS, began her career in a hospital laboratory and is now the Managed Services
Contracts Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Wendy Leversuch, began her career as a biomedical scientist (haematology) and is now Deputy
Head of Education at the IBMS.
Ali Olkun, is currently a PhD student at Middlesex University.
Mohamed Moumene and Alfred Nutakor, are both former Middlesex University undergraduates
are now MSc students at University College London.
Stephen Wordsworth CMG LVO, is Executive Director of CARA. The Council for At Risk Academics
(CARA) support academics and scientists at risk of discrimination, persecution, suffering and
violence.
ABOUT OUR EMPLOYERS
to hone their expertise, and seeks to create
new knowledge for the benefit of our economy.
The Doctors Laboratory
(TDL) is the largest
independent provider of
clinical laboratory diagnostic services in the
UK.
Anglia Ruskin University
teaches students skills for
life, encourages researchers
bioMerieux provides
diagnostic solutions which
determine the source of
disease and contamination
to improve patient health and ensure
consumer safety.
Oxford Brookes University
is one of the UK’s leading
modern universities with
a reputation for teaching excellence and
innovation as well as strong links with
business and industry.
Leica Biosystems provides
pathologists, histologists
and researchers a
comprehensive range of products
for each step in the pathology process.
University of Westminster
offers a wide range of
Undergraduate, Postgraduate,
Professional and Short courses, as well as
world leading research.
University of Roehampton
offers a high-quality student
experience with outstanding
staff and facilities.
EXHIBITORS