STEM Leaflet (2026) - Flipbook - Page 9
CHEMISTRY
Chemistry has a worldwide impact. As a fundamental
physical science it has a las琀椀ng e昀昀ect on our planet and
will be needed to help tackle the challenges society faces
in changes to environment, food security and energy
supply. Almost every new technological change and
important discovery has its founda琀椀on in Chemistry.
Chemistry is the key to life and making the world a
be琀琀er place in which to live. It provides the basis for
medicine, agriculture, food technology, environmental
science, forensic science and many other 昀椀elds. Having a
chemistry quali昀椀ca琀椀on is like having an open 昀氀ight 琀椀cket
to any des琀椀na琀椀on in the world!
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Chemistry graduates earn around 30% more during
their career through having intellectual, communica琀椀on,
organisa琀椀onal, interpersonal, research, numeracy and IT
CAREER PATHWAYS
Many students go on to degree courses in Chemistry,
Biochemistry, Medicine and medically related subjects,
skills.
Food Technology, Environmental Science, Agriculture,
PHYSICS
to explain how the world we live in works, sharpen your
Physics tries to explain how the universe works as simply
around us. You will discover that our ideas of how things
as possible. From Quarks to Quasars, Physics is all about
work have changed over the centuries; scien琀椀sts are not
understanding and predic琀椀ng nature. You will look at
always ‘right’. A theory only lasts un琀椀l an experiment
how our world (and beyond) behaves and try to make
proves it wrong! Then we need a new one.
Law and Forensic Science.
problem-solving skills and see how physics is used all
sense of it. You will enjoy Physics if you want to 昀椀nd out
about life, the universe and everything, develop models
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Analysis, problem-solving, communica琀椀on, modelling,
research, mathema琀椀cal skills, evidence-based decisionmaking.
CAREER PATHWAYS
Many students go on to degree courses in Physics, Astronomy,
Mathema琀椀cs, Engineering, Research, Financial Management,
Law, Medicine and numerous other 昀椀elds. Physics is an indemand subject in the UK and, indeed, worldwide.
