School of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Constituted in 2019, we are a new and interdisciplinary School committed to the study of all life forms on our planet and the environmental dynamics and socio-cultural controls that shape their distributions in time and space.

Central to our mission is to play a significant role in offering solutions to fundamental problems facing our planet’s ecosystems, and to sustain research-informed curricula for the creation of globally aware graduates equipped with relevant knowledge and skills for careers tackling the grand challenges of our era.

Planet resilience

As we experience an unprecedented phase of human-induced ecological disruption and degradation, we recognise that biological and environmental studies will play a vital part in informing the management and policy decisions that will confer resilience to our ecosystems and their functioning, which provide the services our sustainable future relies upon. The urgency and complexity of the current climate and biodiversity crises means that students and researchers must be able to contend with problems that cut across disciplines. We encompass a diverse range of expertise, embodied by our four research centres and we nurture a global collaborative network, which places us in a strong position to play a significant part in tackling the challenges of the Anthropocene.


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I enjoy the hands-on learning and getting lots of experience with forensic work and bones. LJMU’s science facilities, libraries and places to work are excellent.

Tristan Speakman
BSc (Hons) Forensic Anthropology

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