Explore life, solve global challenges – Biology studies at Uppsala University

In our rapidly changing world, biology plays an increasingly important role in protecting biodiversity, understanding disease and improving healthcare.

At Uppsala University, we take on these research challenges through our research-driven Master’s programmes in biology. From molecular mechanisms of disease to ecosystems, evolution and biodiversity, our programmes explore life at different scales.

Studying biology at Uppsala University means developing your scientific skills in an active, international research environment, preparing you for a career in research, biotechnology, healthcare, environmental management and other life science fields.

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What do you want to solve?

Biology helps us understand and address some of the most pressing challenges facing people and the planet. Explore the areas that interest you and find a Master’s programme that matches your goals.

Protect biodiversity and ecosystems

Explore how organisms, species and ecosystems interact, and how we can protect biodiversity in a changing world.

Research areas: Biodiversity

Programmes: Ecology and Conservation, Ecosystems and Aquatic Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, NABiS

Understand disease and improve health

Explore the molecular and cellular processes behind disease and contribute to new approaches in diagnosis, treatment and personalised medicine.

Research areas: Drug Development

Programmes: Cell and Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Medical Research, Precision Medicine

Fight infections and antimicrobial resistance

Study pathogens, immune responses and new approaches to preventing and treating infectious diseases.

Research areas: Antibiotic Resistance

Programmes: Infection Biology, Immunology and Microbiology, Biopharmaceuticals

Use biological data to answer complex questions

Combine biology with computational methods to analyse large-scale biological data and advance research and healthcare.

Research areas: Medical Technology, AI - Artificial Intellegence

Programmes: Bioinformatics, Precision Medicine

Connect with world-leading research

Your studies are connected to research across four biology departments at Uppsala University, covering areas from cell and molecular biology to ecology, evolution and environmental biology. Biology also intersects with medicine, technology and other life sciences, with access to advanced research infrastructure through environments such as SciLifeLab Uppsala. This gives you opportunities to work with current research questions and methods as part of your Master’s studies.

What to expect

Uppsala University is academically demanding. That is not a disclaimer, it is the point. You will be expected to think independently, engage with competing theoretical frameworks, work across disciplines, and grapple with problems that do not have clean solutions. The classroom at Uppsala University is not a space where information is delivered to be absorbed. It is a space where knowledge is contested, examined, and sometimes produced. Faculty expect intellectual contribution, not just participation. Knowledge here is not something you receive. It is something you create.

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