About the School
Current Students
Prospective Students
Research
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Degree Structures
Undergraduate Degrees
The School of Biological Sciences offers a range of undergraduate degrees including Bachelor of Science (including Marine Studies, Ecology, Biochemistry), Bachelor of Biotechnology, Bachelor of Environmental Science.
More Information on Undergraduate Degrees
Postgraduate Degrees
The School of Biological Sciences has a very vibrant, active research program and has over 40 post-graduate students carrying out PhD projects.
Please see the Biology Research Pages and Biology Staff Page for more details of potential research areas.
If you are interested in applying for a PhD or Masters Research Degree please see the Postgraduate Research Degrees Page.
For Coursework Degrees see the Postgraduate Coursework Degrees Page.
Research Areas
The following areas of research are available to candidates undertaking the Doctor of Philosophy and the Master of Science Research:
Terrestrial Ecology |
Pollination biology and genetics Weeds and urban ecology Avian biology and physiological ecology Fire ecology Antarctic ecology and climate change research Biodiversity and conservation studies Plant/animal interaction Threatened species biology and legislation |
Plant physiology and molecular biology |
Photoprotection and photoinhibition Phytoremediation UV-B damage to plants Signal transduction Secondary product metabolism |
Marine Biology |
Marine ecology and genetics Seabird physiological ecology Marine invertebrate self-recognition Marine chemical ecology Marine bioprospecting Biological invasions of marine environments |
Cell biology and biotechnology |
Marine bioprospecting Vaccine development Microbial pathogenesis Bacterial genetics Apoptosis Extracellular chaperones Signal transduction Cancer therapy Biotechnology policy and ethics Intellectual property in biotechnology |
Animal Physiology & Systematics |
Marine bioprospecting Hormones and environment Effects of pesticides on non-target species Energetics, thermobiology and metabolic physiology Insect molecular systematics Evolutionary genetics Applications of insects to forensic science |
PhD Program
There are currently over 40 PhD students enrolled in the School. A number of these students are working on projects in partnership with industry.
There is a high degree of collaboration between the school and others within the University of Wollongong with joint supervision of projects spanning more than one area of biology or biology & chemistry, biomedical science or environmental science.
Postgraduate Research Degrees Page
Masters Program
Information on Masters Coursework Degrees