Department of Animal and Plant Sciences

Welcome

Welcome to the web pages for the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, at the University of Sheffield.

We are one of the largest biological sciences Departments in the UK devoted to the study of whole organism biology.

Our research

Our research ranges from seeking to understand the mechanisms of evolution using molecular genetics, through to predicting the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss on ecosystem function.

Our research

View our list of PhD projects

Our teaching

We teach seven degree courses in the Department, and a further course jointly with the Department of Geography.

In the last Teaching Quality Assessment, Animal and Plant Sciences received the maximum score (24/24) for teaching quality. We are ranked 4th in the UK for biological sciences teaching in the Complete University Guide, 2010.

Our undergraduate courses

See our Newest Course: Biology with a Year Abroad MBiolSci (C10C)

See our NEW Postgraduate Taught Course

News and events

Urban Biodiversity and the feel-good factor. Visitors to urban green spaces in Sheffield feel better in areas they perceive to have greater biodiversity [more...]

Birds Are Amazing! More than 870 children from 20 Sheffield schools took part in the exciting and interactive event modelled on the famous Royal Society Christmas Lectures. [more... ]

Human hairs help stop the bed bugs biting
Hairy humans do not let the bed bugs bite according to research at the University of Sheffield which shows how hair helps us defend against and detect blood-thirsty invaders on our bodies. [more...]