Biomedical and Life Sciences

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1st in the UK for Biomedical Sciences (of IBMS-accredited courses)

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3rd in the UK for Biomedical Sciences

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3rd

3rd in the UK for graduate prospects (Biomedical Science)

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4th in the UK for satisfied with teaching (Biomedical Science)

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Our Teaching Facilities

Our teaching laboratories provide bench space for 216 students and include cold store rooms, preparation rooms, a muffle furnace room, 12 fume cupboards, storage space, locker space for students and office space for technical staff.

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Athena SWAN

The Athena Swan Charter is a framework which is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education (HE) and research.

The Athena Swan Silver Award recognises our commitment to advancing the careers of women in higher education and research. As part of the Faculty of Health and Medicine, the Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences promotes and supports women across all academic roles and at all levels.

Read about our commitment to gender equality.

Latest News and Events

Map showing proposed site for replacement Royal Lancaster Infirmary

New hospital planned for site near campus

An area close to Lancaster University’s Bailrigg campus has been announced by the NHS as the potential site for a new hospital.

Amar Daud Iskandar Abdullah

BLS Seminar Series- Amar Daud Iskandar Abdullah, Senior Lecturer at Sunway University

Seminar Details:

Date: Wednesday, 11th of December, 2024, 13:00

Venue: Furness College, Lecture Theatre 1

Title: "Screening for neuroprotective compounds in brain injury models"

BLS Seminar Series- Emma Briggs, Newcastle University

Seminar Details:

Date: Wednesday, 4th of December, 2024, 13:00

Venue: Furness College, Lecture Theatre 1

Title: "Applying single cell transcriptomics to resolve the trypanosome life cycle and cell cycle"

BLS Seminar Series- David Elliott, Professor at Newcastle University

Seminar Details:

Date: Wednesday, 27th of November, 2024, 13:00

Venue: Furness College, Lecture Theatre 1

Title: "Why a noncoding “poison exon” in a splicing regulator gene has been ultraconserved across animal genomes?"

Victoria Sanz Moreno

BLS Seminar Series- Victoria Sanz-Moreno, Professor at the Institute of Cancer Research (London)

Seminar Details:

Date: Wednesday, 20th of November, 2024, 13:00

Venue: Furness College, Lecture Theatre 1

Title: "Biomechanical adaptations in metastatic cancer cells"

BLS Seminar Series- Helen Walden, Professor at University of Glasgow

Seminar Details:

Date: Wednesday, 13th of November, 2024, 13:00

Venue: Furness College, Lecture Theatre 1

Title: "Regulation of DNA repair by monoubiquitin"

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Public events at the Faculty of Health and Medicine

From public lecture series, to student-focused webinars, there's always something going on at the Faculty of Health and Medicine.

9th Jan

Stemming the tide: Healthier jobs to tackle economic inactivity

Thursday 9 January 2025, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

13th Jan

Are you ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow? Find your future in Cyber, Data or AI

Monday 13 January 2025, 10:00am to Tuesday 14 January 2025, 4:00pm