Department of Biology
The Department came first for research impact in Times Higher Education's ranking of the Research Excellence Framework 2014
World-class science across the whole spectrum of modern biology, from ecology to biomedicine
Undergraduate study
Upcoming seminars
1.00PM, K018
Anna Duncan, University of Oxford
Using data driven approaches to address fundamental biological questions in wheat
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre (B/K/018)
Professor Anthony Hall, Earlham Institute, Norwich
1.00PM, B/M/052, Biology, Campus West
Harold Moyse, University of Warwick
The enemy of my enemy… the impact of a hyperparasite on a plant pathogen
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre B/K/018
Steven Parrat, University of Liverpool
The evolution of tyrosine-enriched metabolism and the convergent origin of betalain pigments
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre (B/K/018)
Dr Samuel Brockington, University of Cambridge
Postgraduate study
News
Green Impact National Award Winner
Posted on Wednesday 27 November 2019
Jenny Purcell from the Department of Biology is crowned national winner for her efforts in sustainability.
We're 6th in the UK
Posted on Monday 23 September 2019
Biology at York in the top ten for Biological Sciences in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020.
National Student Survey 2019
Posted on Friday 5 July 2019
We’re delighted to have some of the happiest biology students in the UK.
Research and impact
Research
Researchers in the spotlight
From rice straw to biofuel
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Professor Simon
McQueen-Mason
Major advance in microscope technology
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Dr Peter O'Toole
