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The Department of Biology has placed 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 for the subject of Biological Sciences. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.

York scientists collaborate with colleagues in the USA and Germany on potentially groundbreaking new research.

The results of a nationwide survey have revealed that the Department of Biology is home to some of the happiest bioscience, microbiology and cell science, and molecular biology, biophysics and biochemistry students in the UK.

Post-menopause female killer whales protect their sons – but not their daughters – from fights with other whales, new research has found.

Biology at York ranked 8th in the UK according to the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2024).

The University of York aims to establish a fund to support the next generation of scientists to honour the memory of Professor Simon McQueen-Mason.

York’s department of Biology placed 7th in the UK according to the latest release of the Guardian University Guide (2023).

York’s department of Biology placed 6th in the UK according to the latest release of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide (2023).