Research
The global impact of our research is recognised by all major ratings, including the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. Studies into everything from wheat genomics to vision ecology and animal behaviour attract support from worldwide funders, including BBSRC, NERC, Marie Curie and the EU.
Teaching and assessment
Our degree programmes are flexible, and all students complete field courses or laboratory workshops and independent research projects chosen from a wide range of options.
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Why Bristol: academic insights
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Research highlights
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News
- The humidity of flowers acts as an invisible attractor for bumblebees 22 June 2021
- Palaeontologist, infectious disease mathematical modeller, anaesthetist and ecologist receive Queen’s Birthday Honours 14 June 2021
- Scientists develop the ‘evotype’ to help unlock the power of evolution for better engineering biology 9 June 2021