The Departments research equipment is organised into several research facilities, each managed by dedicated, highly experienced research staff.
Select a facility below to find out more.
Various work can be offered as a service to internal and external customers. This may include DNA sequencing or mass spectrometry.
More in depth work often requires a collaborative approach, working together to utilise multiple high-specification equipment to answer a biological question.
We work with a range of partners, both academic and non-academic, however are always keen to expand our collaborations.
Our staff will be happy to discuss your requirements, from building on current projects to designing new ones or perhaps novel method development.
Mammalian cell culture facilities provides researchers with a platform for the preparation of tissue culture.
Automated Petri plate imaging robot housed in a controlled plant growth unit
Image of an tobacco cell in anaphase stage of cell division, created in the Bioimaging light microscopy facility
Scanning Electron Microscope is one of many microscopes available in the Bioimaging facility.
At Durham, we provide an outstanding environment for research and education in animal, plant and bacterial biology encompassing expertise from the atomic to whole ecosystem scale. Trained by Durham Biosciences in the skills and knowledge required, our students are able to succeed in a wide range of careers or training environments and help society tackle the challenges for the future.
