PSI members currently give career presentations at a number of universities and careers events each year.   The general slides that are used can be downloaded here.  Please contact us via your lecturer or careers adviser if there is not currently a presentation at your university and you would like one to be arranged.
BSc Careers slides (2008 version)

Uni leaflet

This is a downloadable leaflet for schools, universities and graduates containing information on careers in  statistics and statistical programming in the pharmaceutical industry
Pdf  "Career opportunities for school leavers and new graduates"   (this can be printed and then folded into a leaflet)

This is a downloadable booklet for schools, universities and graduates containing more detailed information on careers in  statistics and statistical programming in the pharmaceutical industry
Pdf  ''Careers for statisticians and statistical programmers within the Pharmaceutical Industry" (link to version with two pages per sheet which can be printed then folded into an A5 brochure)
http://www.psiweb.org/download.php?did=4503  (link to pdf with one page per sheet for A4-size printing)

Undertaking a placement year as a statistician or statistical programmer within the pharmaceutical industry during your degree is a great way to decide if it is the right career for you.   Ask your lecturer or careers adviser for more information.  The PSI holds an annual competition for students to write an account of their placement year.  Here are the most recent winners:
                             Rachel's profile
                             Jonathon's profile
You can find further accounts of placement  years at  www.psiweb.org/index.php

The Royal Statistical Society provides a comprehensive website on Careers in Statistics, containing information for people applying for a place or already at university.   These can both be accessed from here
http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=2237

A list of MSc Statistics courses currently available in the UK, with particular focus on those courses relevant to a career as statistician in the pharmaceutical industry, is shown below. Please click on the relevant links for further information on the course content, funding, application process etc.