School of Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences
Use your curious and creative mind to analyse and interpret data. Discover the hows and whys of our world.

Honours
Genetics/genomics, ecology, evolution, plant sciences and zoology. Use your love of biology to make the world a better place. New! 2021 Honours Projects now available

Research Master's Degrees
Create the future you want to live in.

Postgraduate
Whether you think global or local, a PhD helps you make an impact on your community. See our Academic Prospectus for research projects.

Research
We have research strengths in three broad discipline areas:
Other research areas include: The Centre for Geometric Biology
See our New Research Prospectus to find out what our researchers are currently working on.

Teaching
We are dedicated to excellence in teaching and providing a first class, international education to students from all around the world.
Latest news from The School of Biological Sciences

New discovery shows how living longer can be achieved without eating less
Monash scientists have provided new insights into the role of protein and cholesterol in diet which may have implications for ageing.
Monash University leads breakthrough against antibiotic-resistance

A major risk of being hospitalised is catching a bacterial infection.
Keeping up appearances: male fairy-wrens show looks can be deceiving
In many animals, female preference for males with the most elaborate appearance is an important factor in the evolution of bright and dramatic colours.
New study shows Charles Darwin was right about why insects are losing the ability to fly
Most insects can fly.
Yet scores of species have lost that extraordinary ability, particularly on islands.
On the small islands that lie halfway between Antarctica and continents like Australia, almost all the insects have done so.

New fossil seal species rewrites history
An international team of biologists, led by Monash University, has discovered a new species of extinct monk seal from the Southern Hemisphere – describing it as the biggest breakthrough in seal evolution in 70 years.
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What happens when the medicines we take end up in our waterways? @BBM_Wong summarises what we know as well as new r… https://t.co/OiZ0yrTlZx