Department of Biology
Biological Sciences is ranked in the UK top 10 for research (Times Higher Education’s ranking of the 2021 REF results).
World-class science across the whole spectrum of modern biology, from ecology to biomedicine
Undergraduate study
Upcoming seminars
How inflammatory resolution shapes tissue immunity
1.00PM, B/K018, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre
Professor Derek Gilroy, University College London (UCL)
Geodermatophilales, an order of successful survivors
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre (K018)
Dr Maria del Carmen Montero-Calasanz
Tissue-resident gamma delta T cells in cancer development and metastasis
1.00PM, In Person, B/K018 (Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre)
Dr Seth Coffelt (Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow)
Reactive fragment screening for expansion of the liganded proteome
1.00PM, B/K018 (Dianne Bowles Lecture Theatre)
Dr Jacob Bush GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Neutrophils direct T cell function during inflammation
1.00PM, B/K018 (Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre)
Dr Emily Gwyer Findlay (University of Edinburgh)
Postgraduate study
News
Virtual Independent Fellows Day
Posted on Thursday 5 May 2022
We wish to welcome more Independent Research Fellows to the Department of Biology at the University York.
Science Minister visits University of York’s BioYorkshire initiative
Posted on Tuesday 15 March 2022
Science Minister George Freeman visited the BioYorkshire initiative - a partnership between University of York, Fera Science and Askham Bryan College - aiming to transform York and North Yorkshire into the UK’s first carbon negative region and be a hub for green innovation, skills development and inward investment.
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Common virus may cause bladder cancer, new study reveals
Posted on Friday 11 March 2022
A common childhood viral infection causes damage to cells in the bladder which may lead to cancer, a new study has shown.
Research and impact
Research
Scientists solve problem of industrial waste from sugarcane processing in India
Friday 13 May 2022
Scientists discover how salt in tumours could help diagnose and treat breast cancer
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Many UK protected areas are failing to deliver benefits for nature, according to new report
Monday 25 April 2022
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
