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Welcome to the Department of Biological Sciences The Department of Biological Sciences is one of the largest science departments in the University, with some 52 teaching and academic staff, 45 administrative and technical staff, 35 research staff, over 680 undergraduates and about 165 postgraduates, half of whom are from outside the UK. The Department staff carry out internationally recognised research across a spectrum of topics. The quality of research in the Department has been confirmed in the 2008 national Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) with 40 per cent of our research rated as ‘internationally excellent’ or higher, and a further 45 per cent rated as of ‘internationally recognised’ quality. The Department is very well equipped for a wide range of teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels: BSc degrees MSc degrees News Public Understanding of Environmental Science New Masters Courses for 2009 MSc Course in Environmental Resource Management MSc Course in Natural Environment and Society MSc Course in Biotechnology: Future Crops for Food and Biofuels MSc Courses in Biomedical Science

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