Research in Biosciences

Our research addresses global challenges to the health and wellbeing of people, animals, plants and the environment.

Our multi-disciplinary research themes

Biosystems and Environmental Change

Understanding human impacts on wildlife, environments and ecosystems
Structural and Molecular Cell Biology

Investigating cellular function to benefit human health
Microbiology

Understanding microbes and antimicrobial resistance
Plant Science and Food Security

Mitigating the global food security crisis

Areas of underpinning expertise

Computational biology

Mass spectrometry

Biosciences research news

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Mass spectrometry uncovers actions of protein ‘glues’

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Birmingham spinout to develop 20-minute test following surge in sexually transmitted infections

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Centre for Environmental Research and Justice

This Centre blends technology and modern scientific approaches with law to establish a new cost-effective testing paradigm for chemical safety assessment
Birmingham Drug Discovery Hub

A community of researchers working to translate the best innovation from the University to patient benefit
Enabling Technologies

Our state of the art equipment and instrumentation
PhD opportunities

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