Department of Biology

Biosciences - 1st in the Russell Group for overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2021

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World-class science across the whole spectrum of modern biology, from ecology to biomedicine

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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:

Biology report 2020-21 (PDF , 8,692kb)

Upcoming seminars

Fri

Oct

The life and times of macrophages: only the good die young?

1.00PM, In-person, B/K018 (Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre)

Dr Stephen Jenkins (University of Edinburgh)

Fri

Nov

“Directing cell function decisions by RNA cap regulation”

1.00PM, In-person B/K018 (Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre)

Professor Victoria Cowling (University of Dundee)

Tue

Nov

Not getting stuck in the cold

1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre (B/K018)

Dr Laura Dixon, University of Leeds

Fri

Nov

O-GlcNAc and immune responses

1.00PM, Online, via Zoom

Dr Bart Everts (Leiden University Medical Centre, Netherlands)

Tue

Nov

TBC

1.00PM, Online seminar (via Zoom)

Professor Sarah Bridle, Professor of Food, Climate and Society, University of York

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News

PhD Researcher wins place in international ‘Falling Walls’ public engagement final

Posted on Thursday 30 September 2021

Biology PhD researcher Theo Issitt heads to Berlin in November after beating off strong competition to win a place in the final of the international Falling Walls ‘Emerging Talent’ competition.