BSc Hons in Biochemistry

Biochemistry is the investigation of the chemical processes that lead to life. The processes of metabolic regulation, nervous integration and information storage by biochemical systems leads to life. The ability of biological machines to reproduce and pass on information ofthe universityevolutionary history are all driven by chemical processes that are in themselves becoming very well understood and well characterised at the molecular level. The next leap for biochemistry will be to explain the complexity of living processes such as consciousness at the level of chemistry: this has the potential to revolutionize areas of science such as computation. Biochemical research has the capacity to unlock stem cell therapies and overcome cancer and dementia. It also has much to offer engineering in advanced materials and novel solutions to problems that have evolved over billions of years. The potential for biochemical research in the coming decades is vast and the course is the starting point for many areas of further study and application in industry.