Department of Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences is an active, focused department that is at the forefront of many exciting fields in biology. Over the last decade it has developed an international reputation in Biomedical Science, Evolutionary Biology and Functional Ecology.

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• UN body rejects bluefin tuna ban

  A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, which is a sushi mainstay in Japan, has been rejected by a UN wildlife meeting.

• 'Hobbit' island's deeper history

  New tool discoveries push back the date for the earliest human occupation of Flores Island, home of the famous hobbit species.