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School of Biosciences

Biosciences Zoology Lecturer advises BBC Horizon

New postgraduate degree for 2013

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Professor Steve Busby, Head of School "From molecules and cells to organisms and their environment, Biosciences is an exciting area to study and is contributing to major advances related, for example, to human and environmental health, medicine and food security."

Our research

From single cells to whole ecosystems

Latest news

Genome-wide comparison of medieval and modern leprosy

Phill Hawkins, graduate of the School of Biosciences, elected Fellow of the Royal Society

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Biosciences seminars

See the forthcoming seminars in the School of Biosciences.

Our school

We are proud to deliver outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate education that offers exciting and varied career opportunities.

As part of our commitment to the Athena SWAN charter, we have launched a new initiative to provide practical resources for parents and carers. 
View our Athena SWAN Bronze Award Application (April 2013) here.

Our facilities

Dynamic modern equipment

• Undergraduate courses
• Postgraduate opportunities

 

Our students talk about their experiences on the MSc Molecular Biotechnology course.

Follow the School of Biosciences on Twitter

Follow our research as it happens via PhD student Simon Bishop on Twitter

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