Prions have typically a bad press being largely implicated as the infectious agents linked to fatal brain degeneration in humans and farm animals. It turns … Read more
Taught Postgraduate MSc Prizewinners
Postgraduate taught students at the School of Biosciences, attended a graduate reception following the Graduation Ceremony at the Cathedral on 23 November 2018. Postgraduate taught … Read more
Hands-on experience of genome editing
Genome editing is a revolutionary area of modern science. For many of our MSc students, gaining experience of these emerging techniques is one of the … Read more
University recognised in UK’s Best Breakthroughs list
Research from the University has been named as one of the UK’s 100 Best Breakthroughs of the last century for its significant impact on people’s … Read more
Launch of new website for the School of Biosciences
The School of Biosciences proudly announces the launch of the School’s new website. We hope you’ll enjoy browsing the new style pages showcasing the School … Read more
Research Seminar: Structural basis for prodrug transport through the SLC15 family of proton coupled peptide transporters
Professor Simon Newstead, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford Tuesday 11th December, 1.00 p.m., Stacey Lecture Theatre 1 Research in my laboratory focuses on understanding … Read more
Research Seminar: The radical SAM protein HemW is a Haem Chaperone
Dr. Martina Jahn, Institute of Microbiology, Technical University of Braunschweig Tuesday 4th December, 1.00 p.m., Stacey Lecture Theatre 1 Haem transfer has so far … Read more
Research Seminar: Transcriptomic signature of longevity in C. elegans
Dr. Collin Ewald, ETH Zurich, Institute for Translational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences and Technology Tuesday 27th November, 12.00 noon, Ingram Lecture Theatre Aging is … Read more
Research Seminar: Chromatin and Chromosome dynamics during DNA Double Strand break repair
Dr. Gaëlle Legube, Chromatin and DNA Repair Group, Integrative Biology Centre, University of Toulouse, France Tuesday 20th November, 1.00 p.m., Stacey Lecture Theatre 1 … Read more
Diagnosing sleeping sickness with a £1 test
Researchers in the School of Biosciences have developed a simple and cost-effective test to diagnose sleeping sickness, a disease widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. The test … Read more