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Biological Sciences
Advancing Life Begins With You
Biological Sciences is becoming an increasingly important area of study due to worldwide problems such as climate change, food supply and security, biodiversity loss and global health issues.
In each of our degrees, we aim to make sure you are applying what you are learning in the classroom, to the lab bench or in the field. We use cutting edge techniques and technologies so that what we teach is relevant to your future career and to society today.
Study at the School of Biological Sciences
Ranked 1st in the UK for Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science
(Times Higher Education REF 2021 Subject Rankings)
Welcome to The School of Biological Sciences
Join us on one of our programmes located in our state-of-the-art building, providing world class facilities to help grow our life sciences sector, especially in areas such as agriculture/food science, food safety, disease/infection biology, diagnostics, waste management, ecosystems and the environment.
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Undergraduate Courses
Food Science and Nutrition BSc*
Courses marked with an * are also available with a Professional Studies or MSci award option
- Postgraduate Taught Courses
- Postgraduate Research Courses
Student Experience
MSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
MSc Advanced Food Safety
Ecological Management and Conservation Biology
Hear from our Graduates
"I always wanted to study food is really topical at the minute, there is always going to be plenty of jobs, so it seemed like a great industry to go into. This course involves lots of various group’s projects ranging from allergen awareness to business development."
Ellen McKnight, Food BSc, Alumni 2022
Dr Connor Bamford studied a BSc in the School of Biological Sciences and now is a Research Fellow in Virology and Antiviral Immunity at the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine. He is currently working on research which investigates already licenced therapies to be used in the clinic to block COVID-19 and any damaging inflammation.
"The covid-19 crisis has really reinforced the importance of learning Biology and Microbiology throughout school and university."
Dr Connor Bamford, Research Fellow
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