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Faculty of Biological Sciences

Taster Lectures

Watch all our undergraduate taster lectures below, and find out more about studying in the Faculty of Biological Sciences. If you have any questions please get in touch with our admissions team.

School of Biology - Taster Lectures

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“The buzz about bees”
Related degrees: BiologyGeneticsEcology and Conservation BiologyZoology

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“Sex, genes & rock 'n' roll”
Related degrees: GeneticsBiology

 

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology - Taster Lectures

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“Proteostasis or how frying an egg relates to neurodegenerative diseases”
Related degrees: Biological Sciences, Biotechnology and Enterprise, Biochemistry, Medical Biochemistry, Microbiology, Medical Microbiology.

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“The mechanism of bacterial peptide import by the RagAB transporter”
Related degrees: Biological Sciences, Biotechnology and Enterprise, Biochemistry, Medical Biochemistry, Microbiology, Medical Microbiology.

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School of Biomedical Sciences - Taster Lectures

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“Seeing the past, predicting the future: vision and perception”
Related degrees: Neuroscience

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“Insulin in the brain and the regulation of food intake”
Related degrees: Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences

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“A tale of two drugs”
Related degrees: Pharmacology

 

Sports and Exercise Science - Taster Lectures

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“Controlling complex movements”
Related degrees: Sport and Exercise Sciences, Human Physiology, Physical Activity & Health 

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“At the heart of your exercise limit”
Related degrees: Sport and Exercise SciencesHuman Physiology, Physical Activity & Health 

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“Using differentiation to understand how we beat a 100m world record”
Related degrees: Sport and Exercise SciencesHuman Physiology, Physical Activity & Health