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
Tackling the pathophysiology of motor neuron disease (MND): a translational neuroscience approach
1.00PM, B/B006 & B/B002
Professor Dame Pam Shaw
Structural Studies on Chromosome Segregation
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre B/K/018
Martin R. Singleton, The Francis Crick Institute
Circadian Rhythms and Growth in Challenging Conditions
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre (K018)
Professor Rachel Green, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
The VEXing problem of single gene choice in African trypanosomes
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre B/K/018
Dr Joana Faria
Origin of yeast's natural genome engineering system, mating-type switching
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre B/K/018
Kenneth H. Wolfe, Conway Institute and School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
Postgraduate study
News
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.
Biology receive record number of awards at this years NUS Green Impact event
Posted on Tuesday 11 June 2019
The awards present the opportunity to showcase and celebrate the Departments sustainability efforts.
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
