Department of Biology
World-class science across the whole spectrum of modern biology, from ecology to biomedicine
The Department came first for research impact in Times Higher Education's ranking of the Research Excellence Framework 2014
COVID-19 update
Teaching and Research activities are continuing to run in the Department of Biology under Covid-secure arrangements. We have established teaching provision on all our programmes through a mixture of online and in-person methods, with the aim of providing a stimulating, engaging and supportive experience. All of our research labs are open, and operating effectively. I want to thank all our staff and students for continuing to work as a community, and making the best of what are, of course, challenging times. Professor James Moir, Head of Department
Getting in touch
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Undergraduate study
Upcoming seminars
Studying the structure and function of the ageing platelet
1.00PM, Zoom (online)
Dr Paul Armstrong, Queen Mary, University of London
Pollen production response to global change and implications for pollen-allergy incidence
1.00PM, Online (Zoom)
Dr Ambroise Baker, Teesside University
1.00PM, TBC
Joost Boormans, Associate Professor of Urology, Erasmus University Medical Center (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Postgraduate study
News
We’re 10th in the UK
Posted on Friday 18 September 2020
Department of Biology at York in the top ten in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide
Professor Gavin Wright joins the Department
Posted on Friday 11 September 2020
We are pleased to welcome Gavin Wright to the University of York as a Chair in Microbial Biochemistry.
Guardian University Guide 2021
Posted on Monday 7 September 2020
We're in the UK top 10 for biosciences.
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
