"Studying science will broaden your understanding of the world around you, may allow you to influence and develop accepted scientific knowledge, and will give you the skills needed to approach most matters in a reasoned and analytical manner."

"Studying Science can help you to distinguish between fact and marketing ploys so you can make informed decision about buying new products yourself."

Science student, Nottingham

"Science education has a dual purpose: first, to prepare students for further scientific study and thereby to create the experts and specialists of the future, and, second, to enhance scientific literacy and understanding across society."

Dr. Ian Gibson MP. Quote taken from his article: ‘Lighting the Fire’.

"A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education."

George Bernard Shaw

"Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under your observation in life."

Marcus Aurelius

"Science is the tool of the Western mind and with it more doors can be opened than with bare hands. It is part and parcel of our knowledge and obscures our insight only when it holds that the understanding given by it is the only kind there is."

Carl Jung

"As jobs become more technical, having a scientific understanding puts you in a favourable position for future life choices."

Mark Crowley, Teaching Fellow, Nottingham

"Studying science can help you assess the reality and accuracy of medical dramas and other science programmes and films. It can help you see through the ‘glossy finish’ that these programmes often receive."

Health Professional, Nottingham