2018

BBSRC highlights impact from York research

Posted on Friday 21 December 2018

Poppy research creates new cough suppressant supply

Open Day for Independent Research Fellows

Posted on Friday 23 November 2018

We wish to welcome more Independent Research Fellows to the Department of Biology at York, and we are holding an Independent Fellows Day on Wednesday 6 February 2019.

Seeing double

Posted on Friday 9 November 2018

Department of Biology secures two phase II Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy

Double recognition for Professor Reidun Twarock

Posted on Thursday 4 October 2018

Professor Reidun Twarock has received two awards for her work in Mathematical Virology.

Times Good University Guide 2019

Posted on Tuesday 25 September 2018

The Department of Biology has placed 9th in the latest Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.

Congratulations to Dr Callum MacGregor

Posted on Friday 7 September 2018

Researcher in the Department of Biology has won a prestigious award from the Royal Entomological Society.

Coffee Cup Lids

Posted on Tuesday 4 September 2018

The Biology Environmental Performance Group cut waste for the University by working with Commercial Services to end black plastic coffee cup lids on campus

NSS results 2018

Posted on Thursday 2 August 2018

Courses in the Department of Biology scored over 90% in seven different areas.

Department of Biology Research Away Day

Posted on Thursday 5 July 2018

The Department of Biology descend on the Hospitium for their annual Research Away Day

Green Impact Awards 2018

Posted on Friday 15 June 2018

Congratulations to three teams in Biology who won awards at this year's event

Soapbox Science York

Posted on Monday 4 June 2018

Soapbox Science 2018 comes to York

Department 6th in the UK in GUG rankings 2019

Posted on Thursday 31 May 2018

Biology retains its position in the top 10 UK Guardian University rankings.

MP to tour Technology Facility

Posted on Friday 25 May 2018

Nigel Adams MP will visit the department to see the resources that are helping drive critical research both in the University and beyond.

Love York Awards

Posted on Tuesday 22 May 2018

Biology Students are shortlisted for the Love York Awards

The Excellence Awards

Posted on Friday 18 May 2018

Biology staff are nominated in the YUSU The Excellence Awards

Director for Students appointed

Posted on Wednesday 9 May 2018

Professor Richard Waites will take up the new role.

Biology Research Workshop Team: SkyLine2D System

Posted on Thursday 3 May 2018

Biology Research Workshop Team spend a week at the 2018 EGU in Vienna demonstrating SkyLine2D

Prize for top student

Posted on Thursday 3 May 2018

On Wednesday 25 April, Rosalind Latham accepted an award for the best undergraduate project from an Advanced Accredited degree programme, at a ceremony hosted by the Royal Society of Biology, at the Houses of Parliament in London.

Department 9th in the UK in CUG rankings

Posted on Wednesday 25 April 2018

Biology keeps its place in the top 10 UK Complete University Guide rankings.

Professor Ian Graham appointed to UKRI BBSRC Council

Posted on Wednesday 28 March 2018

Head of Department to become a Council member from April 2018.

200 million years of marine diversity predicts uncertain future

Posted on Monday 26 March 2018

Species that live in long-term close proximity to each other are the slowest to recover from damage.

Enterprise Fellowships awarded

Posted on Monday 19 March 2018

Dr Natalia Stawniak has received one of the first Fellowships.

York plant biologist to receive international award for cell biology

Posted on Thursday 8 March 2018

Dr Luke Mackinder is to receive the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) Presidents medal for Cell Biology. The award recognises “young scientists of outstanding merit” within 10 years of receiving their PhD, who are “regarded as creative and novel thinkers”.

Congratulations to Jenny Purcell who has been shortlisted with the AUA

Posted on Tuesday 6 March 2018

Jenny Purcell from the Department of Biology is one of the finalists competing for the title of "Best Networks Team" as part of this year's Association of University Administrators awards.

Widower begins fundraising campaign for lung cancer scholarship at University of York

Posted on Friday 9 February 2018

A widower is set to run two miles every day for a year to help raise money for a lung cancer research scholarship set up in honour of his wife who died from the disease aged just 37.

Prestigious Breakthrough Prize awarded to York graduate

Posted on Thursday 18 January 2018

A University of York graduate has been announced as one of five recipients of the prestigious 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.

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