Department of Biology & Biochemistry

The Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Bath is one of the premier UK bioscience departments, consistently ranked among the very best in all major UK bioscience league tables. The Department is a vibrant, dynamic and ambitious department, with world-leading scientists, first-rate facilities and an outstanding research environment.

The Department has adopted an integrated approach, embracing the view that tomorrow's breakthroughs are likely to occur at the interfaces of traditional biological subdivisions. This aim is well served by the amalgamation of all of the Department's research in adjacent buildings and close links with the Departments of Pharmacy & Pharmacology and Chemical Engineering.

With 45 academic staff our research is diverse. In the Research Assessment Exercise 2008, 90% of our research was judged to be internationally recognised, excellent or world-leading. Approximately 125 papers are published in peer reviewed journals each year. Our current research grant portfolio stands at £14.7 million and we have over 100 full time MPhil/PhD and MRes students.

Graduate workrooms are purpose-designed with PCs, printers and online access to a multitude of electronic journals via the library interface. Both PhD and Masters students work alongside post-doctoral scientists and academic staff in our state-of-the-art laboratories. The combination of first-class physical facilities, a stimulating intellectual environment and a structured graduate training programme makes the Department an outstanding centre for graduate studies.

The Department of Biology and Biochemistry offers both taught and research-based postgraduate degrees. We also offer advice on choosing the right programme.

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