Living systems broadly includes cell and molecular biology is core activity for life sciences.
Southampton research themes include:
- Evolution: Our research examines fundamental scientific questions about how living systems, from microbes to humans to ecosystems, change over time.
- Biofilms: Our researchers are engaged in the many opportunities and research challenges that lie in understanding how best to manipulate the activity of biofilms across a range of sectors.
- Ecology & Organismal Biology: Our researchers apply a multitude of approaches to study the interactions between organisms and their environment.