Join our diverse Life Sciences community, whose leading academics are dedicated to understanding and improving the living world through ground-breaking advances in scientific research. 

Our outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate degrees are divided into four main areas of study: anthropology, ecology, health sciences, and sport and exercise science. Whether you want to gain an insight into humanity, conserve animal diversity, improve our overall health by studying diseases or nutrition, or optimise athlete’s sport performance, we have the ideal programmes for your career ambitions.

You will be taught by passionate and leading academics, who are at the forefront of their fields and have excellent industry partnerships.

There are four research centres in the department:

• Health Sciences Research Centre
• Centre for Research in Evolutionary, Social and Interdisciplinary Anthropology
• Sport and Exercise Research Centre
• Centre for Research in Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour