3. Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

301 – Cardiovascular medicine and haematology

302 – Clinical sciences

303 – Dentistry

304 – Immunology

305 – Medical biochemistry and metabolomics

306 – Medical biotechnology

307 – Medical microbiology

308 – Medical physiology

309 – Neurosciences

310 – Nutrition and dietetics

311 – Oncology and carcinogenesis

312 – Ophthalmology and optometry

313 – Paediatrics

314 – Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences

315 – Reproductive medicine

316 – Other biomedical and clinical sciences

301 – Cardiovascular medicine and haematology

This sub-group covers cardiovascular medicine and haematology.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

302 – Clinical sciences

This sub-group covers specific clinical aspects of medicine, including causes, diagnosis, treatment and management of specific diseases and conditions.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Defence (Science)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

303 – Dentistry

This sub-group covers dentistry.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

304 – Immunology

This sub-group covers the processes and reactions of the human immune system.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

305 – Medical biochemistry and metabolomics

This sub-group covers human biochemistry or the chemistry of human living organisms and the human life process. It includes proteomics, metabolomics and metabolic medicine.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

306 – Medical biotechnology

This sub-group covers medical biotechnology.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Transport (DfT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

307 – Medical microbiology

This sub-group covers microbiology associated with human health and disease, other than clinical microbiology.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– Ministry of Defence – Science (MOD)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

308 – Medical physiology

This sub-group covers the processes and function of the human body, or the physical and chemical processes involved in the functioning of the human body and its component parts.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)

309 – Neurosciences

This sub-group covers processes and reactions of the human nervous system. It includes neurology and neuromuscular disease.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

310 – Nutrition and dietetics

This sub-group covers nutrition and dietetics.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Food Standards Agency (FSA)

311 – Oncology and carcinogenesis

This sub-group covers oncology and carcinogenesis.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Home Office (HO)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

312 – Ophthalmology and optometry

This sub-group covers ophthalmology and optometry.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

313 – Paediatrics

Overview

This sub-group covers paediatrics.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Home Office (HO)

314 – Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences

This sub-group covers the preparation, properties, uses and actions of drugs for medical uses. It includes pharmacogenomics.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

315 – Reproductive medicine

This sub-group covers reproductive medicine. It includes assisted reproduction, foetal development and medicine and obstetrics and gynaecology

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Home Office (HO)

316 – Other biomedical and clinical sciences

This sub-group covers biomedical and clinical sciences not elsewhere classified.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Defence – Science (MOD)