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A Research Intensive School

With a strong history of research, the School’s aim is to broaden the understanding of health and disease with the ultimate aim of translating this knowledge to the production of novel drug therapies.

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Our Programmes

Our BSc and MSc courses provide a first-rate training for a career in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical sectors.

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Our Community

Our School's community is gender balanced, diverse, and international. Our staff and students come from many cultural and social backgrounds, offering a wealth of different life experiences and perspectives.

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Spotlights

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Lab BUTLER LAB IDENTIFIES SULPHUR METABOLISM AS KEY VULNERABILITY IN WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION-PRIORITY FUNGAL PATHOGEN
Congratulations to the Butler lab on their new paper, "Alternative Sulphur Metabolism in the Fungal Pathogen Candida parapsilosis," now published in Nature Communications
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ENGAGE 2025 ENGAGE 2025 ACCESSIBLE SCIENCE FINAL
Registration now open! The ENGAGE 2025 Accessible Science Grand Final 🏆 is on Wed, April 16 at 5 PM—in person at UCD Science Centre or online via Zoom. Click here to register & learn more about ENGAGE 2025
Congratulations to the Class of 2024, who graduated in September from our five BSc programmes: Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology BSc CLASS OF 2024 GRADUATION
Congratulations to the Class of 2024, who graduated in September from our five BSc programmes: Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology
Congratulations to the MSc Class of 2024, who graduated in December from our 5 MSc programmes in Biotechnology, Biotechnology & Business, Biotherapeutics, Biotherapeutics & Business & Regulatory Affairs & Toxicology MSC CLASS OF 2024 GRADUATION
Congratulations to the MSc Class of 2024, who graduated in December from our 5 MSc programmes in Biotechnology, Biotechnology & Business, Biotherapeutics, Biotherapeutics & Business & Regulatory Affairs & Toxicology
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SBBS achieves Athena Swan Silver Award for our school\'s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion SBBS RECOGNISED WITH ATHENA SWAN SILVER AWARD
SBBS achieves Athena Swan Silver Award for our school's commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are seeking two Assistant Professors as part of the UCD Ad Astra Fellows programme.\nClosing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on the 21st February 2025.\nClick here to apply.\n APPLY TO UCD AD ASTRA FELLOWS PROGRAMME
We are seeking two Assistant Professors as part of the UCD Ad Astra Fellows programme. Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on the 21st February 2025. Click here to apply.

EXPLORE OUR MSc PROGRAMMES AND BUSINESS OPTIONS

We are currently accepting applications for entry into our MSc Programmes in September 2025.  Explore your options in Biotechnology, Biotherapeutics, Regulatory Affairs & Toxicology, Biological and Biomolecular Science and related business programmes.

 

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Contact the UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science

H1.38 O’Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 2130 | E: undergrad.sbbs@ucd.ie | Location Map(opens in a new window)