School of Biological SciencesSchool of Biological Sciences
Research

Overview

Our research ranges from fundamental cell and evolutionary biology through to biomedical and industrial applications.

We are one of the largest and most highly-rated centres of biological science in the UK. We place a particularly strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research, linking complementary approaches in theoretical and experimental science and working closely with physical sciences, engineering, medical and veterinary sciences.

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Research Themes

Our research is focused around four main themes.

Research themes

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Research Groups

Ther are over 100 research groups in the School, each led by a Principal Investigator.

Research groups listing

Research Institutes

Research Centres

SULSA

Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA)

We work with colleagues in other Scottish universities to maintain the country's world-class research base.

SULSA

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Research consortia

We are partners in national and international programmes.

Research consortia

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Research facilities

A very wide range of facilities is available to support our research projects.

Research facilities

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Commercial services

Access for industry to our scientific facilities and the expert staff who run them.

Commercial services

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Bioinformatics support

We have excellent Bioinformatics support and facilities in the School.

Bioinformatics support

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Research ethics

All researchers in the School follow the UKRIO code of good practice in research.

Research ethics

This article was published on Mar 19, 2013


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