About Us

We are one of the largest biology departments in the UK.

Teaching, research and administration activity is situated over several building complexes.

Please direct any enquiries to the relevant member of staff.

We offer a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral training.

Our School is a large and vibrant community of research and learning, with active programmes of seminars, social events, networks and training.

Our partnership with Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU) is a strategic project of the University of Edinburgh (UoE) in India.

The School continues to be a top performer as judged by both Research and Teaching Quality Assessment Exercises.

Our history can be traced back as far as the eighteenth century.

The University has been the home of some of the most notable names in the biological sciences, both living and historic.

Find out how to stay in contact with the School and stay up to date with the School’s public events and research.