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
Biology summary report and highlights
Read about the Department's recent successes, key ongoing projects and activities in 2020/21:
, 8,692kb)Undergraduate study
Upcoming seminars
The foraging gene as a modifier of behavior: gene regulation, pleiotropy and plasticity
3.00PM, Online (Zoom)
Professor Marla Sokolowski, University of Toronto
Fat associated lymphoid clusters: co-ordinators of body cavity inflammation?
1.00PM, Online (Zoom)
Dr Lucy Jackson-Jones (University of Lancaster)
Polyploidy and Plant Diversification
1.00PM, Online (Zoom)
Professor Pamela S. Soltis, University of Florida
Postgraduate study
News
New research on the Leishmania parasite published in Nature Communications
Posted on Wednesday 31 March 2021
Researchers at York have shed new light how the Leishmania parasite controls the way in which it survives in its insect vector and mammalian host.
Tales from the Lab
Posted on Thursday 25 March 2021
A new project for scientists to tell their own stories and challenge the traditional ideas of what a scientist should look like, and what a lab is.
University of York academic appointed to the Board of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Posted on Monday 22 March 2021
A leading University of York biologist has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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
