Department of Life Sciences

About Life Sciences

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90 principal investigators Academic and research staff
1000 undergraduates Undergraduate (BSc)
300 Masters students Masters courses
140 PhD students Postgraduate research

News

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Mathematics reveals hidden architecture of life using 3D protein structures

01 October 2025
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New Wellcome award to harness evolution for mosquito control

26 September 2025
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Collaboration & Innovation at Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology Symposium

25 September 2025
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Super-resolution microscopy shows how new therapy turbocharges immune cells

22 September 2025

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Research

Discover our research themes, our state of the art facilities and the centres and institutes we work with.

Undergraduate study

Explore the breadth of our life sciences degrees, spanning the full breadth of life sciences from molecules through to ecosystems.
Twenty 3rd-year biology students explore the Ugandan rainforest on the College's first annual tropical biology field trip, September 2009. Accompanied by Professors Vincent Savolainen and Donald Quicke.

Postgraduate study

Learn more about the expertise of our research labs where we deliver world-class Masters courses and conduct ground-breaking PhD research projects.

Outreach

We are committed to inspiring young people to share our passion for the life sciences. Find out more.

Silwood Park

Discover our rural campus at Silwood Park, a leading international centre for research and teaching in ecology, evolution, and conservation.
Queens Lawn, Dangoor Plaza

Staff and students

Useful information for all of our life sciences community

Apply for our MSc or PhD programmes

We offer advanced taught courses in a wide range of subjects across the breadth of the life sciences.

As a recognised centre of excellence in both training and research, we support research labs whose expertise helps us to deliver world-class Masters courses and conduct ground-breaking PhD research projects.

Events

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CBRB Seminar: Jess Thompson, Editor, Microbiology

Flowers Building, South Kensington Campus
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Imperial Fungal Science Network | Seminar Series | Keynote Speaker – Venizelos Papayannopoulos (The Francis Crick Institute)

Flowers Building, South Kensington Campus
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Grantham Institute Annual Lecture 2025 with Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland

City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus
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How to Prepare and Assess Living Myocardial Slices – Workshop

Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental Medicine (ICTEM), Hammersmith Campus

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