Department of Biology

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 6 places to study Biological Sciences in the UK.

• Guardian University Guide
• Complete University Guide
• The Telegraph

Also ranked 55th in the world for Life Sciences in the 2015-16 THE survey.

‌Supporting Women in science

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Upcoming seminars