Hey! Sorry I didn't get back sooner!
So there are quite a few biomed students on the course all of whom seem to be getting on really well with it!
A lot of us are all likely heading in totally opposite directions, some looking at PhDs, some returning to finish final years etc. but personally I'm hoping to head into the aerospace industry. Currently applying for a few roles in either aerospace physiology or aerospace operations, also applied for a role at ESA and a few other applications down a more clinical/medical path as a physiologist.
The course is awesome, it really is. The first term is very theoretical and relatively technical, this term we're now applying that all into aerospace and space life sciences - although the tutors cover a lot of lectures we get taught by a lot of external researchers / professors either prom NASA, ESA, other UK unis or for example our lecture this morning from a Swedish researcher who has a long history with space operations. It is of course challenging but its great fun, a huge practical component too - next week we're heading off to the European Astronaut Centre for 2 weeks for a field trip!
Research placements are pretty varied, if you have a specific idea of a person/lab you'd like to work with then there's potential that it could be arranged depending on whether a relevant project will be running at the right time - other than that we get issued a long list of research titles and choose our preferences, a lot in the UK but also a few in Germany, Austria, Milan, USA and the Netherlands.
Personal statement wise, just show that you're interested in physiology and explain your history with it, what you might like to achieve or what direction you may consider heading in (if you know, if you dont then its not an issue) - the course works well off of diversity and a variation in backgrounds or interests, so just show passion and enthusiasm!
Hope this all helps!
Henry