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Department of University of Oxford
The Department of Biology , established in 2022, is a science department in the University of Oxford 's Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division .[1] [2] Department of Plant Sciences and Department of Zoology .[3]
The department has two main buildings: Department of Biology (Mansfield Road) and Department of Biology (South Parks Road).[4] Wytham .[5]
Overview [ edit ]
The Department's research spans levels from molecules to ecosystems in order to address fundamental questions relating to food security , plant molecular biology , disease biology , evolutionary mechanisms , conservation biology , biodiversity , evolutionary developmental biology , climate change and animal behaviour . This department also delivers the teaching of an undergraduate MBiol degree in biology.[6] [7] Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology (EGI), the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) ; as well as housing the Oxford University Herbaria . Several members of academic staff work within the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research[8] [9] [10]
Additional partnerships and resources of the Department include the Oxford University Museum of Natural History , the Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum, the John Krebs Field Station and Wytham Woods .
Research themes [ edit ]
Research at the Department of Biology is grouped into five broad and cross-cutting themes:[11]
Ecology & Conservation
Evolutionary Biology
Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Molecular Plant Biology
Notable staff [ edit ]
The following people of note are or have been associated with the Department:
Richard Dawkins
Charles Elton
E S Goodrich
Sunetra Gupta
Bill Hamilton
Sir Alistair Hardy
Paul Harvey (Former Head of Department)
Peter Holland (Former Head of Department)
John Krebs
David Lack
Sir E Ray Lankester
Bob May
Angela McLean
Desmond Morris
E.J. Milner-Gulland (Former Head of Department)
Chris Perrins
John Pringle
Ben Sheldon (Former Head of Department)
Sir Richard Southwood
Niko Tinbergen
Liam Dolan
Nicholas Harberd
Jane A. Langdale
Chris J. Leaver
Steven A. Hill
History [ edit ]
The Department of Biology was formed from the merging of the former Departments of Plant Sciences and Zoology on the 1 August 2022.[3]
The former Department of Zoology, founded in 1860, was housed in the Tinbergen Building until it was demolished in Spring 2022.[12] Sir Leslie Martin (who also designed the Royal Festival Hall ) and opened in 1971, the Tinbergen Building was a large Modernist building housing over 1,600 staff and students.[13] asbestos than had been previously known; too much than could be removed during necessary maintenance with the building remaining occupied.[14] [12]
The former Department of Plant Sciences was formed from the Imperial Forestry Institute. The 'Imperial Forestry Institute' was formed from in 1924,;[15] [16] Commonwealth Forestry Institute from 1939.[17] [18] [19]
In January 2021, the Oxford City Council approved the £200m construction of the Life and Mind Building, which will be the university's largest building project and house the Departments of Experimental Psychology and Biology.[20] [21] South Parks Road . The building will feature multiple laboratories, teaching and testing spaces providing research facilities for 800 students and 1200 researchers. Work started in 2021, with the building expected to open in 2025.[22] [23]
External links [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Oxford launches new department to further bioscience teaching and research | University of Oxford" . www.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-08-01 .
^ "Contact Us" . www.biology.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-07-28 .
^ "The John Krebs Field Station, Oxford University · The John Krebs Field Station, Wytham, Oxford OX2 8QJ, United Kingdom" . The John Krebs Field Station, Oxford University · The John Krebs Field Station, Wytham, Oxford OX2 8QJ, United Kingdom . Retrieved 2022-07-28 .
^ "Biology | University of Oxford" . www.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-07-28 .
^ "Undergraduate Study" . www.biology.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-07-27 .
^ "People" . www.biology.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-07-28 .
^ "COVID-19 Research" . www.biology.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-07-29 .
^ Riley, Duncan (28 February 2021). "Oxford University lab studying COVID-19 targeted by cyberattack" . SiliconANGLE . Retrieved 15 August 2022 .
^ "Research Sections" . www.biology.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-07-27 .
^ a b "Asbestos find closes Oxford University building for two years" . BBC News . 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2022-07-28 .
^ "The Tinbergen Building — Department of Experimental Psychology" . www.psy.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-07-28 .
^ "Oxford University buildings to close for two years due to asbestos" . Oxford Mail . Retrieved 2022-07-28 .
^ "Imperial Forestry Institute, Oxford" . Nature . 137 (3466): 573. 1936-04-01. doi :10.1038/137573a0 ISSN 1476-4687 . S2CID 46407833 .
^ "The Imperial Forestry Institute, Oxford" . Nature . 139 (3522): 731–732. 1937-05-01. doi :10.1038/139731a0 ISSN 1476-4687 . S2CID 4070262 .
^ Harrison, Brian Howard, ed. (1994). The History of the University of Oxford doi :10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198229742.001.0001 . ISBN 9780198229742
^ United States Department for Agriculture Making Our Forests and Rangelands More Productive: 1985 Research Accomplishments Google Books
^ Burley, Jeffery; Mills, Roger A; Plumptre, Robert A; Savill, Peter S; Wood, Peter J; Wright, Howard L (March 2009). "A History of Forestry at Oxford University" . British Scholar . 1 2 ): 236–261. doi :10.3366/brs.2009.0007 . ISSN 1941-6105 .
^ "Life and Mind Building | University of Oxford" . www.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-07-28 .
^ Marshall, Jordan (15 January 2020). "O'Rourke joins chase for Oxford university's largest ever building project" . Building . Retrieved 15 August 2022 .
^ "University of Oxford's £200m life sciences building plan approved" . BBC News . 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-07-28 .
^ "Current Progress" . lifeandmind.web.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-07-29 .
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