About our research

Themes

Themes

We have a vibrant and internationally leading research programme that spans levels of organisation from atoms to the biosphere, that strongly supports multidisciplinary collaborations and that actively fosters the development of new fields.

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Centres

Institutes and Centres

In addition to our core research themes, the Department is involved in research with a number of research centres and institutes

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Facilities

Facilities

The department supports a number of state of the art facilities at both the South Kensington and Silwood Park Campuses

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Postgraduate research

Interested in studying a PhD at the Department of Life Sciences? Find out more about postgraduate research opportunties.

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