Stemming the flow of drugs into prisons

A multi-disciplinary team from Bath is developing the world's first portable device that detects synthetic drugs.
A brand new department offering a range of Biosciences and Biomedical degrees, including accredited Pharmacy degrees.
Our cutting-edge multi-disciplinary research spans human health to environmental sustainability and utilises bioengineering technologies and big data approaches.
Find out more about the creation of the new DepartmentOur research is helping to change the world for the better. We work in partnership to help create a healthier, more sustainable and connected future for us all.
A multi-disciplinary team from Bath is developing the world's first portable device that detects synthetic drugs.
Our research spans a diverse range of areas, from drug discovery science and healthcare, to evolutionary biology and biodiversity.
Advancing knowledge and delivering products and solutions with medical, industrial and agricultural impact, via study and use of molecules, cells and organisms.
Understanding the molecular and genomic processes regulating cell function in development, health and disease.
Applying evolutionary concepts to fundamental questions in biology with a drive to address real world challenges through research, education, and outreach.
Optimising patient and population health outcomes through translational research.
Understanding the role of microbes, and the host response to them, in health and disease.
Find out about our undergraduate courses.
Train as a healthcare professional in all aspects of medicines use and design.
Learn more about our Biology, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences courses, including entry requirements and course structure.
Play a vital role in the discovery, development and testing of therapeutic agents to improve global health.
Find out about our master's courses, PhD degrees, and taught postgraduate courses for practising pharmacists.
We offer a range of master's courses including molecular biosciences, biotechnology and drug discovery.
Part time, practice-based, career-long learning for pharmacists and other health professionals.
Find out about our PhD degrees, funding opportunities and how to apply.
We are firmly committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome a diverse population of both students and staff.
Find a member of staff in the department.
The Department is firmly committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
Read about the latest research news and press releases from the Department.
Professor Laurence Hurst from the Milner Centre for Evolution finds solution to the mystery of why most human embryos die young.
Scientists are starting to understand the precise workings of a type of gene that, unlike other genes, does not code for proteins – the building blocks of life.
Using inhaled antibiotics to treat lower respiratory tract infections could help reduce antimicrobial resistance.
A new paper identifies antioxidants that can be added to skin-care products to mop-up harmful iron, thereby lessening sun damage.
Anneka Mitchell was granted £180,000 to fund her research on the effectiveness of anticoagulants, commonly known as blood thinners.
An important link has been found between the intellectual disability seen in children with Joubert Syndrome and defects in a specific part of the brain.
Details on how we engage with schools and communities.
We offer a range of activities to local schools, colleges and communities.
During term-time, overnight on-campus accommodation may be available, for those schools/colleges travelling from further afield.
Five cross-disciplinary research themes are prioritised: biodiversity and evolution; biotechnology; cells, development and disease; microbiology, infection & inflammation; and diagnostics, therapeutics and patient care. These themes bridge across the Department, enabling new opportunities for wider collaboration and to define a new vision of Life Sciences.