Research
The School of Biological Sciences has research strengths in three broad discipline areas:
- Ecology and Conservation;
- Evolution in a Changing World; and
- Genetics, Genomics, and Health.
Research Centres and Special Initiatives
Research within, and across, the discipline areas of the School addresses key problems in the life sciences that encompass: molecular and cellular genetics; evolutionary genetics, disease causality, adaptation to environmental change and disease resistance; community ecology and ecosystem functioning; the impacts on biodiversity, and strategies to mitigate major environmental challenges. Simply put, we are interested in all forms of life, the interactions between the environment and genetics / genomics and strategies to improve human and environmental health.
This research is undertaken in freshwater, marine and terrestrial environments, from the tropics to the Antarctic, and in state-of-the-art laboratory settings. Investigations span a range of organisms, from unicellular algae and bacteria to plants, invertebrates and vertebrates including humans. The School has a global network of collaborators that includes the university sector, not-for-profit organizations, industry and government agencies. The Members of the School contribute to the work of several international conventions and agreements, and play leading roles in professional societies spanning evolution, ecology, developmental biology, the environment, and human health.
