Department of Biology
Tackling global challenges through bioscience education and impactful research.

Study with us
We're a friendly and supportive academic community committed to sharing our expertise with the next generation of bioscientists.
Our courses span the full range of contemporary biological sciences including biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology and biomedical science.

Our research
Our world-class bioscience research addresses major global challenges.
Grounded in excellent fundamental science, our research spans the discipline and generates solutions for a sustainable green future and a healthy human population.
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Biology at York is a really exciting place to be! Amazing staff, enthusiastic students and exceptional facilities drive interactions between research and teaching, which in turn create collaborations and innovations that produce positive impacts on global challenges.
Professor James Chong, Head of Department