Congratulations on your offer to study one of our bioscience degrees at King’s College London! We're thrilled to welcome you and look forward to you joining our community.

As you may know, your chosen course is one of these seven courses with the same first year:

• Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology
• Biochemistry
• Biomedical Science
• Medical Physiology
• Molecular Genetics
• Neuroscience
• Pharmacology

This "common year one", as it's known, allows you to explore a variety of bioscience disciplines, giving you the flexibility to switch to another one of these seven courses after your first year. 

This is your main hub where you'll find useful tips and information to help you prepare for your studies and get a feel for your course. There are also ways you can keep connected including chatting to both staff and students via the Unibuddy platform.

We will be hosting an open day for offer holders at our Guy's campus on Saturday 10th May. Follow this link to book your place. We understand not everyone will be able to attend the event on campus so we will also be offering online events in April. Dates and details on how to book will be emailed to you in the coming weeks.

• Explore our content below to find out more about your course, simply click on the button with the name of your programme.
• Watch a recording of our online Information session and our online offer holder event talk below.
• Chat 1-2-1 with one of our current students on unibuddy.
• Take an online tour of our Guy's Campus - home of our Bioscience courses.
• Alternatively, you can book an in-person campus tour here.
• Keep an out for details about upcoming online and on-campus events that will be emailed to you shortly. 
• Take a look at some further information below for offer holders such as our Accommodation guide and pre-sessional English language programmes.
• Book your place at our on-campus offer holder day on Saturday 10 May.

Watch Professor Helen Collins, Dean of Bioscience Education provide an overview of the Common Year One programmes. Hear from two current students who share their experiences so far.

Dr Greg Knock , Head of Common Year One presents an overview of our bioscience programmes for the online offer holder event on 16 May 2024.

Please note: Captions for this video have been auto-generated and will be reviewed soon.

Our Common First Year Curriculum

During your first year, you will cover the core bioscience disciplines. As you are introduced to new fields of study, your academic interests and career aims may change or develop - You can read more about the curriculum here.

Browse the content below to find out more about what you can expect from studying Anatomy, Developmental and Human Biology BSc.

About the Anatomy Department

 Discover more about the Anatomy Department and our research here.

Anatomy Society (KCLSU)

Find out more about our Student Union's Anatomy Society, run by current students.

Offer Holder Event

Watch a recording of our online event for Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology offer holders. Recorded on 11 May 2022. Dr Irene Giulio and Dr Tanya Shaw give an overview of the course, and hear from current student, Hengameh, about her experience of the first year.

Please note: This event was recorded in 2022. There will be events dedicated to 2025 entry in the coming weeks and months that you will be invited to attend. Please keep an eye on this page to hear more.

Browse the content below to find out more about what you can expect from studying Biochemistry BSc.

About the Biochemistry Department

Discover more about the Biochemistry Department and our research here.

Biochemistry Society (KCLSU)

Find out more about our Student Union's Biochemistry Society, run by current students.

Offer Holder Event

Watch Dr Andrew Beavil, Dr Rachel Hunt and Professor Alison Snape provide some further information about what to expect when studying Biochemistry at King's, and hear from current student Isabel about her experience of the course. Recorded on 9 May 2022.

Please note: This event was recorded in 2022. There will be events dedicated to 2025 entry in the coming weeks and months that you will be invited to attend. Please keep an eye on this page to hear more

Biochemistry Tutorial 

Dr Rebecca Beavil provides a tutorial on exploring protein structure using YASARA, a computer graphics program designed for looking at and manipulating the structure of proteins and nucleic acids.

Join Dr Rebecca Beavil in this tutorial and look at protein structures yourself by downloading YASARA software (for free). In addition to this, below you can download the complementary worksheet and all data files required to accompany you with the tutorial.

• Download YASARA for free
• Download the worksheet
• Copy and paste the below link in your browser to download the data files: https://kcl.ac.uk/lsm/assets/zip/protein-structures.zip 

Browse the content below to find out more about what you can expect from studying Biomedical Science BSc.

Chat with current students

Chat with Amelia, a current Biomedical Science student, on Unibuddy. 

Biomedical Sciences Society (KCLSU)

Find out more about our Student Union's Biomedical Sciences Society, run by current students.

Offer Holder Course Overview

Watch Dr Barry Panaretou, Biomedical Sciences BSc course leader, provide some further information about what to expect when studying Biomedical Science.

Please note: This event was recorded in 2022. There will be events dedicated to 2025 entry in the coming weeks and months that you will be invited to attend. Please keep an eye on this page to hear more.

The Science of Life in Health and Disease

Browse the content below to find out more about what you can expect from studying Medical Physiology BSc.

Welcome message

A welcome message from Professor James Clark, our Head of Physiology and the BSc Medical Physiology course lead.

Offer Holder Course Overview

Hear from Admissions Tutor, Dr Sarah Chapple, and find out more about what to expect from studying Medical Physiology at King's in September.

Physiology Friday Event

Be it guest lectures, student prizes or activity days, we hope you will join us in celebrating and championing Physiology. Find out about our yearly Physiology Friday event here.

About the Department of Physiology

Discover more about the Department of Physiology here.

Physiology Society

Find out more about our Student Union's Physiology Society, run by current students.

Browse the content below to find out more about what you can expect from studying Molecular Genetics BSc.

About the Department of Genetics

Discover more about the Department of Genetics here.

Offer Holder Event

Watch a recording of our online event for Molecular Genetics offer holders. Recorded on 9 May 2022. Watch Professor Guy Tear (Former Head of Department) and Dr QueeLim Ch'ng (Admissions Tutor) give an overview of Molecular Genetics BSc, and hear from student, Shankavi, about her experience on the course.

Please note: This event was recorded in 2022. There will be events dedicated to 2025 entry in the coming weeks and months that you will be invited to attend. Please keep an eye on this page to hear more

Offer Holder Presentation slides - 13th May 2023

View the presentation slides Dr Anatoliy Markiv (Head of Department) and Dr QueeLim Ch'ng (Admissions Tutor) delivered at the Guy's Offer Holder day on 13th May 2023.

Molecular Genetics presentations slides 

Browse the content below to find out more about what you can expect from studying Neuroscience BSc.

Neuroscience Society (KCLSU)

Find out more about our Student Union's Neuroscience Society run by current students.

Offer Holder Event

Watch a recording of our online event for Neuroscience offer holders. Recorded on 12 May 2022. Watch Dr Jon Robbins and Dr Matt Grubb give an overview of Neuroscience BSc, and hear from current student, Agnija, about her experience on the course.

Please note: This event was recorded in 2022. There will be events dedicated to 2025 entry in the coming weeks and months that you will be invited to attend. Please keep an eye on this page to hear more

Research Lecture

Dr Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh provides a research lecture on Applying Neuroscience.

Browse the content below to find out more about what you can expect from studying Pharmacology BSc.

About the Department of Pharmacology

Discover more about the Department of Pharmacology here.

Blog Post

Read our blog post on what a typical day on placement might look like as a pharmacology student.

Watch our Offer Holder Event

Watch a recording of our online event for Pharmacology offer holders. Recorded on 4 May 2022. Watch Professor Susan Duty and Dr Mike Curtis give an overview of Pharmacology BSc, and hear from current student, Kithmina, about his experience on the course.

Please note: This event was recorded in 2022. There will be events dedicated to 2025 entry in the coming weeks and months that you will be invited to attend. Please keep an eye on this page to hear more

Research video: Signs of Sepsis & Preventing Septic Shock

Dr Manasi Nandi, Senior Lecturer in Integrative Pharmacology, talks about signs of sepsis & septic shock.