Biotechnology is a broad but specialist area of biology responsible for some of the most exciting developments of recent times.
The earliest biotechnologists used microorganisms to produce food products such as bread, cheese, beer and wine. Now they are responsible for food advances like precision fermentation and cultured meat, not to mention medical breakthroughs like the COVID vaccine, new Alzheimer’s drugs and gene therapies,
Situated next to the Irish Sea, Menai Strait and mountains of Eryri, (Snowdonia) your studies on this Biology with Biotechnology degree take place within easy reach of a diverse range of habitats, soil types, climate and topography, ideal for field work. Extensive facilities for practical classes include Europe’s largest underground soil laboratory, a natural history museum with various vertebrate and invertebrate specimens, our own botanical gardens and 252 hectare site for field research and the study farm at Henfaes Research Centre.
Biology covers the entirety of life on earth, and considers the interactions, dependencies, unity and diversity of its organisms. Biotechnology combines research in biology and technology to develop the breakthrough products and technologies to improve our quality of life and the health of our planet.
