Pharmacology and Toxicology University of Liverpool

Overview

The Pharmacology and Toxicology programme at the University of Liverpool  is led by internationally recognised experts in the field of pharmacology, toxicology, and biocompatibility from both non-clinical and clinical departments. 

In practice, you will be provided with in-depth teaching on the processes underlying these areas, as well as the clinical and regulatory processes aligned to them. You will utilise real-world case studies of therapeutics under development by experts involved in these research areas prior to you joining one of these teams for the implementation of your final research project.

You will gain in-depth scientific knowledge and will receive training for research that can be applied to academic, commercial and healthcare settings. In addition, you will learn digital, programming and informatic skills that are of increasing importance for research and many employers.

What you'll learn

• Advanced research skills in pharmacology and toxicology, including digital fluency through informatics and programming skills

• Experimental medicine and clinical pharmacology

• Early phase clinical trial periods, encompassing phase I and II of the drug development pipeline

• Core and novel aspects of toxicology in the context of the development of new medicines

• Key advances in novel drug delivery systems

• The emergence of advanced therapeutics, enabled by significant progress in biomedical science and technology.

Careers and employability

• Commercial sectors such as the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agriculture industries will be possible employers of graduates, especially with the anticipated increases in the development of new therapeutics, to meet emerging infectious diseases.

• In the public sector, researchers are in demand in research institutes, government departments, the Health Service, forensic science and the Environment Agency.

• For those committed to a career as a research scientist, this programme will qualify you to be able to take up PhD studies, research posts in academia or in industry or management posts in clinical trial units.

• Commercial sectors such as the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and agriculture industries will be possible employers of graduates, especially with the anticipated increases in the development of new therapeutics to meet emerging infectious diseases.