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BioYork is a new magazine highlighting research news from the Department of Biology.

Researchers in the York Structural Biology Laboratory and the Department of Biology have led an international research collaboration in virology.

The results of the 2026 National Student Survey have revealed the strengths of the Department of Biology in ‘Teaching On My Course, ‘Assesment and Feedbackt’ and ‘Organisation and Management’.

Dr Chris Hill has been awarded £2.5 million in funding through a prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award to advance our understanding of how viruses infect human cells.

Bears often get a bad reputation, but a new study shows that they might not be the species most often involved in human-wildlife interaction that can lead to conflicts in national parks.

Autonomous canopy-exploring drones and advanced genetics will be used in two new research projects to tackle biodiversity loss, protect vulnerable species and restore failing habitats.

Scientists have uncovered how tobacco plants naturally make nicotine, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for nearly two centuries.

Two leading scientists in the Jack Birch Unit have secured prestigious funding awards to further their research into bladder and ovarian cancer.