Biology, Biomedical Sciences and Biochemistry
Let's discover life on earth together. 🐞
Fantastic facilities
You'll have access to a huge range of facilities including state-of-the-art laboratories and dedicated teaching spaces.
Broaden your horizons
with year in industry or year abroad placement opportunities.
Top 10 in the UK
for our departmental research, according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021).
Welcome to the Department of Biology.
We're a friendly and supportive academic community committed to sharing our expertise with the next generation of bioscientists.
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Our courses
We offer three-year BSc courses and four-year integrated Masters courses which offer advanced modules and specialist research training that specifically focuses on the skills needed for a career as a research scientist.
Biology courses
- Biology (BSc)
- Biology (MBiol)
- Biotechnology (BSc)
- Biotechnology (MBiol)
- Ecology (BSc)
- Ecology (MBiol)
- Genetics (BSc)
- Genetics (MBiol)
- Molecular Cell Biology (BSc)
- Molecular Cell Biology (MBiol)
- Ecology and Conservation Biology (BSc)
- Ecology and Conservation Biology (MSci)
- Neuroscience (BSc)
- Neuroscience (MSci)
Biochemistry courses
Biomedical science courses
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