School of Biological Sciences

Welcome to The School of Biological Sciences

We offer students, individuals wishing to upskill, and industry a wide range of world-renowned undergraduate and postgraduate subjects, facilities and services. Our school collaborates closely with several leading research centres, and in association with the Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology operates the first dedicated bio-incubator in New Zealand.

News

Whale researchers call for speed restrictions in Hauraki Gulf 20 February 2012

Innovative research has revealed why Bryde’s whales are so vulnerable to being killed by ships in the Hauraki Gulf, and University of Auckland scientists Dr Rochelle Constantine and Dr Natacha Aguilar are calling for speed restrictions >>

Four new professors appointed 1 February 2012

Four associate professors from the Faculty of Science have been promoted to professor. >>

Events

Faculty of Science Orientation 2012

23 February 2012 - 24 February 2012 9.30am

Gain basic skills in taking lecture notes, time management and balancing your academic and social life, and network with other new students. >>

SBS Seminar - ASML Applied Surgery and Metabolism

27 February 2012 1pm- 2pm

We are officially a new group, the Applied Surgery and Metabolism Laboratory (ASML). >>

Orientation Concert (Music)

1 March 2012 6pm- 10.30pm

The University of Auckland presents The Naked and Famous, Ruby Frost and Artisan Guns at the Orientation Concert >>

Notices

BSc (Hons), MSC Project - Structural biology of pore-forming antimicrobial proteins

Supervisor - Dr Andrew Dingley >>

One funded Landcare MSc topic is available

Landcare Research is offering support for an MSc students as part of the Joint Graduate School in Biodiversity and Biosecurity (University of Auckland and Landcare Research). >>

PhD, BSc (Hons), MSc project - Preventing bacterial biofilm formation by surface-immobilization of antimicrobial proteins

Supervisor - Dr Andrew Dingley >>

MSc Project - Comparative phylogeography of stick insects from the North Island

Supervisor - Associate Professor Thomas Buckley >>

PhD Project - Genome evolution, speciation and molecular population genetics of giant weta

Supervisor - Associate Professor Thomas Buckley >>

Research centres and resources

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BioSci Handbooks

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Undergraduate study options