School of Biological Sciences

Te Kura Mātauranga Koiora offers state-of-the-art research and teaching across a range of subject areas within the field of biological sciences.

Model of a human heart

Explore the variety of undergraduate and postgraduate study options we offer in Biological Sciences.

Hōpara kowhiringa | Explore options
Neurobiologist Melanie Cheung

Meet our students and graduates and find out where their Biological Sciences degree has taken them.

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PhD student Rebekah Bower with Associate Professor Debbie Hay.

We operate cutting edge research facilities and services supporting both academic groups and co-located companies.

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PhD student Rebekah Bower with Associate Professor Debbie Hay.

Discover some of the exciting research happening in the School of Biological Sciences with interviews from early-career and up-and-coming academics.

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Invasive fruit fly

Find out more about our collaborative research partnerships with New Zealand's Crown Research Institutes.

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Plant and Food Researcher

We foster strong collaborative relationships with several prominent New Zealand research organisations.

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