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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 Congratulations to the Butler lab on their new paper
Congratulations to the Butler lab on their new paper, "Alternative Sulphur Metabolism in the Fungal Pathogen Candida parapsilosis," now published in Nature Communications!
360x180 WINNER OF ENGAGE 2024 CLAIRE HUGHES
Congratulations to Claire Hughes, winner of the ENGAGE 2024 Accessible Science Grand Final, for her research presentation 'Undercover Allies: Cannabis Enhances Chemotherapy's Siege on Ovarian Cancer'.
Congratulations to the Class of 2024, who graduated this September from our five BSc programmes: Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology CLASS OF 2024 GRADUATION
Congratulations to the Class of 2024, who graduated this September from our five BSc programmes: Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology
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Assistant Professor Colm Collins appeared on Newstalk’s FutureProof to discuss his research and its potential impact.\nListen to the Podcast Here Newstalk’s FutureProof
Assistant Professor Colm Collins appeared on Newstalk’s FutureProof to discuss his research and its potential impact. Listen to the Podcast Here
We welcome staff and students of all orientation, gender and ethnicity to our school. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion pages to find out more. WELCOME
We welcome staff and students of all orientation, gender and ethnicity to our school. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion pages to find out more.
For current PhD opportunities in the School please see our Research vacancies page\n\n VACANCIES
For current PhD opportunities in the School please see our Research vacancies page

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)