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
Using ancient DNA to investigate the origins and dispersal of the domesticated sunflower
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre (B/K/018)
Dr Nathan Wales, BioArCh, Department of Archaeology, University of York
Sex, parasites, and coevolution
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre B/K/018
Ben Ashby, University of Bath
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre (B/K/018)
Dr Maria Del Carmen Montero-Calasanz, University of Newcastle
Transitions in sexual system and comparative genomics of sex chromosomes
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre B/K/018
Dr Africa Gómez, University of Hull
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
