Research in Life Sciences

We make fundamental discoveries on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying health, development and disease in humans, animals, plants, parasites and bacteria. We apply them to global challenges in infectious disease (particularly neglected tropical diseases), morbidities associated with ageing (including neurodegeneration and cancer) and sustainable agriculture. Recent assessments and rankings widely recognized as indicators of scientific excellence place Dundee high in their rankings.

In the most recent UK-wide assessment of research quality in UK higher education institutions – REF2021 – Dundee was ranked the top university in Biological Sciences.