Best university for Pharmacy

I was wondering what is the best university for Pharmacy taking into account employability after the course, quality of teaching and research.

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Reply 1

trance addict

Aston is a very good one, aunt was an ex-lecturer there. Its also established (and not likely to go bust!!!) Many people were going to new schools, finding they shut down mid way through their course and they end up with no degree :frown:

Reply 2

h82think

http://browse.guardian.co.uk/education?SearchBySubject=false&FirstRow=0&SortOrderDirection=&SortOrderColumn=GuardianTeachingScore&Subject=Pharmacy+and+pharmacology&Go=Go

1. Liverpool
2. Cardiff
3. Strathclyde
4. Bristol
5. Bath

12. Aston

I'm hoping to take pharmacy too at uni, but I'm gonna be applying to Manchester Uni :p:

even though its not the best, but I went there recently to check it out and the area is really good :cool:

Reply 5

Andy Conda

Between Nottingham, Manchester and Bath

Reply 6

Democracy

I'd go for LSOP personally.

Reply 7

Irrelevance

I would say it's between:

Bath
Aston
Nottingham

however, restructuring h82think's table, according to the Guardian, it's:

Aston
Bath
LJMU

That's in terms of employability. If you're in it solely for studying, go LSOP. Apparently has one of the best phamraceutical courses in Europe, can't really get much better than that. However, i think it's not a good idea to go somewhere just because it's got a good rep, but that's just my opinion.

Reply 8

Andy Conda

Irrelevance

I would say it's between:

Bath
Aston
Nottingham

however, restructuring h82think's table, according to the Guardian, it's:

Aston
Bath
LJMU

Aston, Best for pharmacy? You must be having a laugh - It's a s*** hole

Reply 9

Irrelevance

Andy Conda

Its not Aston, quite frankly it's a s*** hole

A s***e place doesn't necessarily mean an awful uni. I've been to Aston, granted, it's a hole but it's undeniable the pharmacy department is *very* well recognised. They rank within the top 3 for getting the biggest research grants in the country, only being firmly topped by Bath

Reply 10

Andy Conda

Irrelevance

Apologies

Reply 11

Irrelevance

Andy Conda

Apologies

You are forgiven :P

Reply 12

Andy Conda

Irrelevance

You are forgiven :P

Reply 13

Barry Scott

From what I have heard, it is Bath. My dad holds a pharmacy degree (he's a surgeon so its an intercollated one) and has lectured at Bath and says the department is very good. Also, the rankings (Good University guide) rank Bath highly (top infact with 98% job prospects). In short, Bath is top...

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Reply 14

petzneo

King isn't too bad either, LSOP is very good, but I have to say that I honestly think that the best school of pharmacy is either Notts or Bath, their teaching and labs are amazing!

Reply 15

SpeedAholic

Obviously it changes from year to year but generally, Nottingham, Bath, Manchester and Cardiff are consistently the top.

TBH, I don't know what the fuss is about LSOP, Aston and LJMU.

So overall, Nottingham FTW!

Reply 16

daniellepharmacy08

Cardiff, Nottingham or Bath!

Reply 17

Andy Conda

hsn

it doesnt even matter in the end.. a 2.1 with a passed pre reg year and youll be fine

Of course it matters, or that wouldn't justify why some departments ask for BCC and others AAB

Reply 18

Method

hsn is correct actually, employers don't really look at where you got the actual degree because all the pharmacy courses are set to standards set by the RSPGB.

I'll be studying pharmacy at Bath at the end of this year (gap year), so I have to say Bath is the best :smile: