{"id":892,"date":"2015-04-16T13:47:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T12:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/?p=892"},"modified":"2015-04-16T17:34:01","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T16:34:01","slug":"society-of-biology-accreditation-for-undergraduate-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/2015\/04\/16\/society-of-biology-accreditation-for-undergraduate-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Society of Biology accreditation for undergraduate courses"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SB<\/a>The School of Biosciences has added to\u00a0its impressive array of professional recognition, with\u00a0Society of Biology accreditation<\/a> for all of its undergraduate<\/a> degree programmes.<\/p>\n

From April 2015, students studying for undergraduate degrees in Biomedical Science, Biochemistry and Biology, including those with a Professional Year or Year Abroad, will graduate with degrees accredited by the Society of Biology<\/a>. This followed a panel visit in which our degree programmed were scrutinised to ensure that they offered students the best training possible, and that it matched the needs of employers in the Biosciences sector. Kent is one of only 8 institutions in the UK\u00a0to have achieved accreditation of its standard 3-year degree programmes.<\/p>\n

\"SoB<\/a>This most recent professional accreditation is in addition to the existing\u00a0Society of Biology Advanced Accreditation<\/a> for our degrees that feature an integrated sandwich year, and the Institute of Biomedical Science<\/a> accreditation for all of our Biomedical Science degrees. All of our undergraduate degree programmes are now professionally recognised after rigorous scrutiny by relevant professional bodies.<\/p>\n

Coupled with our consistently strong performance in the National Student Survey<\/a>, and our top 10 position<\/a> in the Research Excellent Framework (REF) for Research Intensity, in confirms Kent as one of the best places in the UK to study the biological sciences.<\/p>\n