23 May 2018
The British Science Association (BSA) has announced that the University of Birmingham's Professor Jeremy Pritchard will become the Biological Sciences Section President for 2018.
21 May 2018
A major new campaign to protect the UK's oak trees includes help from BIFoR.
16 May 2018
The answer is complex. Dr Scott Hayward gives his perspective on his recent research.
03 May 2018
A new paper from the Grzechnik lab (Cells & Molecules research area) published in Nature Communications reveals another mechanism differentiating synthesis of non-coding and coding RNA.
30 April 2018
Our Biosciences courses are ranked in the Top 5 in the Russell Group for Graduate Prospects in The Complete University Guide 2019 rankings.
27 April 2018
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a unique mechanism that drives the spread of a deadly infection.
14 April 2018
We were delighted to welcome Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on a visit to the College of Life and Environmental Sciences on Wednesday 11 April 2018, alongside Counsellor Robert Alden of Birmingham City Council.
12 April 2018
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have revealed how plants 'hedge their bets' by getting their seeds to germinate at different times.
05 April 2018
The annual Biosciences Graduate Research School symposium will take place on 19 April 2018. The symposium is a chance for students and staff within the University of Birmingham to see what research is currently being undertaken in the school of Biosciences.
27 November 2017
The UK's world-class expertise in the research of biofilms has been recognised through the launch of a new National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC).
11 July 2017
Rachael Ununuma Akpiri, a Commonwealth funded PhD scholar in the laboratory of Dr Nik Hodges first collected the new sponge sample during a field trip to Nigeria in February 2013 as part of her PhD studies