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

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The Department rates first in the UK for Research Impact (REF2014)

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Excellent student satisfaction and 9th overall in the Complete University Guide 2018

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Ranked 8th in the UK in the Guardian league table 2018 (Guardian University Guide 2018)

Welcome from the Head of Department

‌‌We welcome staff and students from around the world; celebrating excellence, breadth and diversity across the spectrum of modern biology, from ecology to biomedicine. We are proud of our status as one of the UK's leading university biological sciences departments as measured by our high rankings for both research and teaching.

Professor Ian Graham FRS

League Table Success

 Biological Sciences at York has once again demonstrated its excellence in University League Tables.  It is consistently ranked among the Top 10 places to study Biological Sciences in the UK.

Also ranked 55th in the world for Life Sciences in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17.

‌Supporting Women in science

Athena Swan gold 225‌‌‎

 

Upcoming seminars   Subscribe to RSS feed

Tue
11
Jul

Structural biology of PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint receptor

1.00PM, B/M/052

Grzegorz Dubin

Mon
17
Jul

Ad-hoc ... Title TBC

1.00PM, K018

Dr Charles Mowbray, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), Geneva

Mon
24
Jul

Title TBC

1.00PM, K018

Professor Juliet A. Gerrard, School of Biological Sciences and School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland

Doctoral Training Programmes

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Postgraduate Study‌‌‌

Research degree programmes

MSc in Industrial Biotechnology

MSc in Molecular Medicine

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Take a virtual tour of the Department's state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities.

Undergraduate Study

BSc/MBiol Biology‌‎‎

BSc/MBiol Biotechnology and Microbiology

BSc/MBiol Ecology

BSc/MBiol Genetics

BSC/MBiol Molecular Cell Biology

BSc/MBiochem Biochemistry

BSc/MbiomedSci Biomedical Sciences

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Researchers in the spotlight

‌Rice fields

From rice straw to biofuel - Professor Simon McQueen-Mason

Microscope technology‌

Major advance in microscope technology - Dr Peter O'Toole

Bacteria (x225)‌

How bacteria share their superbug traits - Dr James Hall & Prof Mike Brockhurst