
Biology
Our Department is home to faculty and researchers with research interests in ecology, environmental biology, physiology, microbiology, cellular biology and molecular biology. Our research facilities include an aquatics facility, a field station in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchwean, the Institute of Environmental Change and Society (IECS) and the Institute for Microbial Systems and Society (IMSS). The IECS and IMSS provide infrastructure and research expertise in environmental and microbial sciences via state-of-the-art microscopy, proteomics
We offer high quality undergraduate and graduate programs. The undergraduate programs have strong hands-on components as many courses include laboratories developed and overseen by full-time laboratory instructors. Junior and senior students also benefit from small classes (10 - 30 students in some courses). We have an active
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Ledingham Herbarium Receives Donation of 165 Year-Old Preserved Plants
These plant specimens were collected in 1857-1858, during the Palliser expeditions in western Canada. They have been kindly donated to the U of R's George Ledingham Herbarium by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
50th Birthday of the U of R Field Station
2023 Spring Convocation
Congratulations to two Biology graduates who won major awards at the 2023 Spring Convocation:
Nicole Lerminiaux, who recently completed her PhD program, was awarded the 2023 Governor General's Gold Medal.
Mackenzie Evans (BSc Hons 2023) was awarded the University Prize in Science.