Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg

Welcome to the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (BioEnv)!

We give courses and programs and conduct research within areas that deals with the world around us. Biology is the the study of life, that is all living organisms and the processes that control them, whereas environmental sciences focus on the interplay between humans and nature.
You find us who work at the department in the Botanical building (close to the Botanical garden) and the Zoology building (at Medicinareberget) in Gothenburg as well as at Kristineberg Marine Research Station in Fiskebäckskil.

News

Here you find news from the department and upcoming seminars, dissertations and other events

Evenemang

Start date 21 Jan 2021

Sustainability and environment
West coast microalgae as year-round sustainable source of food and
bioenergy
Start date 21 Jan 2021

Science and Information Technology
Heat and drought-induced mortality in tropical
trees
Start date 5 Oct 2021 To End date 8 Oct 2021

Science and Information Technology
15th Nordic Photosynthesis Congress
(NPC15)

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News

Science and Information Technology
Flightless bird species at risk of
extinction
Science and Information Technology
The first sea cucumber bred in
captivity
Sustainability and environment
If we do not learn to utilise plants and fungi, it could cost us our planet, according to a new
report
Sustainability and environment
Humans, not climate, have driven rapidly rising mammal extinction
rate
Pollen season carries extra concern during Covid-19
pandemic

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About our educations

We offer courses and programs at both graduate and undergraduate level, in mainly biology and environmental science

Study here

At the department we teach students in mainly biology and environmental sciences. Most are enrolled to one of our Bachelor…

Our courses and programs

About our research

At the department we study diverse organisms in many different habitats and from many different perspectives

Our research

The research the department covers topics spanning from cellular level to population and ecosystems. We study plants and…

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Research groups at BioEnv

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Rwandan tropical forests in a warming world

Herbarium GB

Herbarium GB is a common research infrastructure at the University of Gothenburg, located at the Department of Biological…

Herbarium

Herbarium GB dates back to the 18th century and is a university-wide research infrastructure at the University of Gothenburg, with placement at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Here, dried plants, fungi, algae, etc. are stored for comparative and evolutionary studies.