2023 news

Jason Daff, Horticulture Manager at the University of York's Department of Biology, has been named Technician of the Year at the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards.

Researchers have mapped the family tree of crocodiles and their extinct relatives to shed new light on why there are so few species of the giant reptiles living today.

Two University of York research projects have been awarded funding, as part of a £42 million programme, to work with industry partners in co-developing new sustainable technologies for health care, agriculture, cosmetics and wastewater treatment.

For the very first time, the prosperity partnership programme dedicates its focus to the UK’s bioscience and biotechnology sectors.

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.