School of Life
Sciences
Prof. Laurence Pearl
FRS
Head of School
The School of Life Sciences
largest School in the University
> Annual research income > £10M
~60 Faculty
~140 Research Fellows and Technicians
>1000 Students
8th in UK for Biological Sciences
11th in UK for Chemistry
standing on the shoulders of giants
...
Sir John Cornforth FRS
b 1917
Nobel Prize for Chemistry
1975
John Maynard Smith FRS
1920-2004
Crafoord Prize 1999
Kyoto Prize 2001
Sir Harry Kroto FRS
b 1939
Nobel Prize for Chemistry
1996
Sir Paul Nurse FRS
b 1949
Nobel Prize for Physiology
or Medicine 2001
School of Life Sciences
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Evolution, Behaviour and Environment
Neuroscience
Genome Damage and Stability
Cell building in honey bees
is “the most wonderful of all
known instincts”
Charles Darwin
Origin of Species
School of Life Sciences
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Evolution, Behaviour and Environment
Neuroscience
Genome Damage and Stability
Research Subject Groups
Chemistry
Evolution,
Behaviour and
Environment
Genome Damage
and Stability
Prof. Geoff Cloke FRS
Prof. Jeremy Field
Prof. Keith Caldecott
Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Prof. Simon Morley
Prof. Guy Richardson FRS
Genome Damage and Stability Centre
Prof Tony Carr
Director
what do our‘Students’study ?
Biochemistry (40-50)
Chemistry (40-50)
•Biochemistry BSc
•Biochemistry (with a sandwich year) BSc
•Biosciences (with a Foundation Year)
BSc
•Chemistry BSc
•Chemistry MChem
•Chemistry (with a sandwich year)
MChem
Biology (60-70)
•Biology BSc
Ecology and Conservation
(20-30)
Biomedical Sciences (90-100)
•Ecology and Conservation BSc
•Biomedical Science BSc
(sandwich year available)
Neuroscience (60-70)
•Neuroscience BSc
•Medical Neuroscience BSc
•Neuroscience with Cognitive
Neuroscience BSc
MSc Courses and Convenors
• Genetic Manipulation and Molecular Cell Biology Dr Neil Crickmore
• Developmental Cell Biology
• Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Dr Neil Crickmore
Dr Camilla Tornoe &
Prof George Kemenes
Future developments and some issues
MChem with Medicinal Chemistry
Ecology and Environment
BSc
Tropical Rainforest MSc
Prof Simon Ward
Cancer Cell Biology MSc
Future of MScs?
4-Year Degrees?
Dr Mika Peck
School of Life Sciences,
John Maynard Smith (JMS) Building,
Room 3B12a University of Sussex, Falmer,
Brighton, BN1 9QG
T: 01273 678057 | F: 01273 877586
E lifesci@sussex.ac.uk