The University of Dundee has a global reputation in Life Sciences research and we rank in the top 5 universities in Europe in Biological Sciences. Recruitment and retention of talented scientists from around the world is the key to success. The leadership and expertise of established scientists who have achieved global acclaim includes: 9 Fellows of The Royal Society, 33 Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 12 Members of EMBO, 16 Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences plus a cohort of dynamic young scientists and rising stars in their fields.
The University aims to maintain its position as a leading Life Sciences research institution by recruitment of the strongest individuals and providing them with the infrastructure and support they need to reach their full potential, individually and collectively.
The College of Life Sciences
With more than 1,000 staff and research students, representing 62 nationalities, and research funding in excess of £30 million per year, the School of Research of the College of Life Sciences enjoys a reputation as an international centre for molecular cell biology.
The College of Life Sciences provides a collegiate and supportive environment for its researchers and has been consistently voted “one of the best places for scientists and post-docs to work” by The Scientist magazine since 2006.
The College is organized into 11 research divisions and units and expertise ranges from drug design to genetic control mechanisms. Many of our researchers have joint students and research grants, and share their expertise to help push forward the pace of scientific discovery. ‘Lateral’ and ‘vertical’ interactions within and between all our divisions and across the University are actively encouraged and 13% of publications in the past 5 years have been collaborations between two or more groups.
Some of the distinguishing features of the College of Life Sciences include:
- Advanced Quantitative Proteomics
- Advanced Light Microscopy
- Early Stage Drug Discovery
- Enterprise-level High-Performance Computing
- Extensive interactions with industry
- Active and independent (but financially and administratively supported) Post-Graduate and Post-Doctoral Associations