Department of Life Sciences
Improving the lives and wellbeing of everyone around us.
About the department
I lead a team of dedicated academics who deliver excellent education and impactful research. We work with other higher education institutions and industry partners, forming collaborations that are greater than the sum of their parts.
Carol Ainley, Head of Department
I lead a team of dedicated academics who deliver excellent education and impactful research. We work with other higher education institutions and industry partners, forming collaborations that are greater than the sum of their parts.
Carol Ainley, Head of Department
Our research
Through our research, we’re advancing our understanding of biological systems in health and disease. We collaborate across the university with colleagues in engineering, mathematics, chemistry and computing.
Our recent research projects include:
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Advanced additive manufacturing of user-focused facial prostheses with real-life colour reproduction
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Investigating the influence of platelet-derived eicosanoids on NETosis during fungal infection
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Defining the biochemical basis of endothelial cell-extracellular environmental signalling