Neuroscience at University of Nottingham

Neuroscience (BSc (Hons), B140) at University of Nottingham asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on nottingham.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~AAB

Competitive

136 points · around ABB

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check nottingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136

20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points. At least 25% of them had fewer than the 136 asked.

45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 87%, other higher education 8%, an Access course 4%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: B140 · B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Year abroad: optional
Foundation year: optional

Accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting, in part, the academic and experience requirement of membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol). More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

95%

still studying

UK 87%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

40 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%89%

Learning opportunities85%88%

Assessment and feedback79%80%

Academic support94%90%

Organisation and management97%86%

Learning resources84%90%

Student voice92%83%

30 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£30.5k3 years

£29k5 years

£38k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

45% working10% working and studying45% studying5% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

60%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

75%

say their work is meaningful

UK 80%

50%

use what they learned

UK 50%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Nottingham, East Midlands, England
Postcode: NG7 2RD

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Subjects

neuroscience subjects allied to medicine

Campus

Campus: The University of Nottingham
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Biomedical sciences at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Bangor University	Biomedical Science BSc (Hons)	120 - 136 points	under 96
King's College London, University of London	Chemistry with a Year in Industry Msci (Hon)	AAB	144–159
Lancaster University	Biomedical Science BSc (Hons)	134 - 136 points	128–143
Queen Mary University of London	Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons)	136 points	128–143
The University of Edinburgh	Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons)	120 - 136 points	176–191
University of Birmingham	Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons)	136 points	—
University of Glasgow	Neuroscience BSc (Hons)	120 - 136 points	192–207
University of Leeds	Neuroscience MBiol (Hons)	AAB	128–143
University of Nottingham	Neuroscience this course	AAB	128–143
University of Reading	Psychology with Neuroscience BSc (Hons)	AAB	112–127
University of St Andrews	Neuroscience BSc (Hons)	126 - 136 points	208–223

See all 316 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More medical sciences at University of Nottingham

Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons)
Biomedical Sciences with Integrated Placement Year MSci (Hon)
Neuroscience including Integrated Placement Year Msci (Hon)