School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Excellent Research

The School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences is a research-led department which had at least 90% of its research rated as International Quality in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). 50% of the School’s research was recognised as Internationally Excellent or World-Leading.

Welcome to The School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Durham University

The School aims for excellence in teaching and research across a wide range of bioscience; from the molecular biology of plants and human genetic disease to the population biology of whales. We were ranked the 5th best Biological Sciences Department in the UK in the 2010 Complete University Guide.

We are located in modern buildings with state-of-the-art research facilities in the beautiful wooded Mountjoy Park above the main University Science Site.

Watch the videos below for our students' perspective on studying Biological & Biomedical Sciences degrees at the Durham campus and Biomedical Sciences degree at Queen's Campus Stockton.

The School's teaching programmes scored 24/24 (Biology) and 23/24 (Biomedical Sciences) in the most recent national teaching quality review QAA.

We also support teaching programmes in Natural Sciences and Medicine.

To find out more about the School, please use the links on the left of your browser, or contact us directly.

Biomedical Sciences degree at Queen's Campus Stockton

Contact Details

School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences,

Durham University,

South Road,

Durham,

DH1 3LE

Telephone:

+44 (0)191 3341200